. Explain the following organization-wide incentive systems:

(a) The Scanlon Plan

(b) The Kaiser Plan

In any organization of your choice try to find out the different types of Responsibility Centres that are established and the reasons for having such centres. Give a report on your findings and suggestions if any. 

Discuss the integration of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Just In Time (JIT) techniques with the management control systems.

Network topologies.

Work measurement.

System development life cycle. 

Types of information systems.

What is DBMS? Describe the problems which may arise if the DBMS evaluation team consists entirely of persons from systems and programming in the data processing department

What are expert systems and how do they help in decision-making? Discuss with suitable examples.

What are the design considerations in on-line systems which are especially important for it or different from conventional systems and in what way? Give suitable examples.

Discuss the rational and individual models of decision making. What are the implications of these models to information systems analysis? 

“Choice of location for a plant is one of the earliest problems facing management.” Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.

“Logistics Management impacts not only upon the profit and loss account of business but also upon the balance sheet?” Comment on the statement.

Information is the key to the decision making in Business.” Explain the concept of information and technology in the integrated supply chain. Also, explain the importance of information in integrated business.

It is a fact; SCM and BPR have a common goal and are interrelated. Explain the sentence with examples.

“The supply chain management (SCM) is viewed as a system that links an enterprise with its customers and suppliers.” Comment on the statement.

Why control is needed in materials management? Explain the different types of control needed in materials management?

“Process Inventory is concerned with the material or semi-finished good on the production floor”. Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.

What do you understand by Manufacturing Resource Planning? Is MRPII the ultimate manufacturing planning and control system?

“Negotiations with foreign suppliers call for a good deal of understanding and insight in addition to the normal planning required for such sessions”. Explain the concept of negotiation with foreign suppliers in the view of the statement.