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IGNOU MMPO-06 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1. What is Materials Management? Discuss its importance and scope in contemporary organisations.
2. Describe the process of designing an effective supplier network. What criteria should organisations consider while selecting suppliers?
3. Define materials planning and budgeting. How do organisations ensure alignment between planning and budget constraints?
4. Explain the challenges and strategies of spare parts management. Why is it critical to maintain an optimal level of spare parts?
5. Define codification and standardisation of materials. How do these practices enhance warehouse efficiency and accuracy?
IGNOU MMPO-06 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. “Materials management contains an integrated process of materials flow, in, through and out of an organization”. Comment on it and talk about the reasons behind it.
2. Why has management of supplier network become a contemporary and critical issue? Explain with reference to the present industrial situations.
3. “Inventory hides problems and inefficiencies”. Explain this preposition and highlight the need for Pull Systems.
4. Differentiate between codification, standardisation and simplification?
5. Why are customer service, packaging and production scheduling considered to be interfunctional management activity? How can they be managed effectively within a functionally organized firm?
