MGT613 Production Operations Management Assignment No.1 Spring Semester 2013

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MGT613 Production Operations Management Assignment No.1 Spring Semester 2013



SEMESTER
SPRING
2013
P
RODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(MGT
613)
ASSIGNMENT
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01
D
UE
D
ATE
:
6
TH
M
AY
,
2013
M
ARKS
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20
A
SSIGNMENT
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Pakistan is one of the largest cotton-producin
g countries of the worl
d. Pakistan’s textile
industry is a major contributor to the nati
onal economy in terms of exports as well as
employment. Few years back textile industry of
Pakistan was considered as one of the
major contributors in GDP of the country, but
nowadays its share is
declining due to
many national and international reasons. Mughal Textile Mills (MTM) have started their
business in Pakistan in this drastic situati
on of the industry, they are basically dealing
with the manufacturing of textile items ma
jorly yarn, fabric and home textile.
In few years time Mughal Textile Mills (MTM
) is having great success in the market.
Their sales are increasing and they are able
to capture handsome portion of the market
share. Keeping in view the a
bove scenario and the current s
ituation of Paki
stani textile
industry; on the basis of your subj
ect knowledge you are required to:
1.
Discuss the major factors,
in terms of production operations management, that the
Mughal Textile Mills (MTM) has adopted to
gain market success in few years.
2.
Also suggest the operations manager of
Mughal Textile Mills
(MTM) that what
they can do in order to make
their forecasting more accurate?
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