Previous year question paper for PPC (Diploma Mechanical Engineering 5th)

1. Production Planning and Control (04 hrs)

1.1 Types of production. - Job, batch and mass production.

1.2 Concept of planning, scheduling, routing, dispatching and follow up.

1.3 Break even analysis and Gantt chart.

2. Plant Location and Layout (06 hrs)

2.1 Definition

2.2 Factors affecting the site selection of plant.

2.3 Factors affecting plant layout.

2.4 Types of layout - Process, product, combination and fixed position,

layout patterns

2.5 Techniques of making layout - Flow diagram, templates, distance

volume matrix, travel chart..

3. Work Study (10 hrs)

3.1 Definition, advantages and procedure of Work study.

 3.2 Difference between production and Productivity, measures to

Improve productivity.

3.3 Method study - Definition, Objectives and Procedure.

3.4 Symbols, Flow process chart, Flow diagram, Machine chart, Two hand chart.

3.5 Principles of motion economy, Therblig symbols, Simo chart.

3.6 Work Measurement - Time study, definition, principle and method of time

study.

3.7 Stop watch study - Number of readings, calculation of basic time, rating

techniques, normal time, allowance, standard time, simple numerical problems.

4. Inventory Control (08 hrs)

4.1 Material purchasing, store keeping, functions and duties of store department.

4.2 Definition of inventory, Types of inventory

4.3 ABC analysis

4.4 Procurement cost, carrying charges, lead-time, reorder point, Economic

ordering quantity, simple numerical problems.

4.5 Codification and standardization.

4.6 Concept of JIT

5. Inspection and Quality Control (08 hrs)

5.1 Inspection needs, types of inspection, stages of inspection.

5.2 Statistical quality control.

5.3 Process capability.

5.4 Control charts for variables - X and R chart, control chart for

 fraction defectives (P chart), control chart for number of defects (C chart) .

5.5 Concept of ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and TQM.

5.6 QC tools.

6 Material Handling (06 hrs)

6.1 Principles of material handling

6.2 Hoisting equipment - Fork lift truck, cranes

6.3 Conveying equipment - Package conveyor, gravity roller conveyors, screw

conveyors, flight or scraper conveyors, bucket conveyors, bucket elevators,

belt conveyors, and pneumatic conveyors.

6.4 Work station design

7 Repair and maintenance (07hrs)

7.1 Objectives and importance of maintenance

7.2 Different types of maintenance

7.3 Nature of maintenance problem

7.4 Range of maintenance activities

7.5 Procedure of preventive maintenance

7.6 Schedules of preventive maintenance

7.7 Advantages of preventive maintenance

8. Cost estimation and control: (07 hrs)

8.1 Functions of cost estimation

8.2 Estimation procedure

8.3 Elements of cost, ladder of costs

8.4 Depreciation-concept and methods of calculating depreciation

8.5 Overhead expanses

8.6 Cost control-capital cost control (planning and scheduling) operatingcost

control.