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Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Retailing IIIrd Year
ASSIGNMENTS
2019-20
School of Management Studies Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi -110 068
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Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Third Year
ASSIGNMENTS − 2019-20
Dear Students,
As explained in the Programme Guide, you have to do one Tutor Marked Assignment in each course. We are sending the assignments for BRL-010, BRL-011, BRL-012, BRL-013 and BRL-015 together.
Assignments are given 30% weightage in the final assessment. To be eligible to appear in the Term-End Examination, it is compulsory for you to submit the assignments as per the schedule. You must submit Assignments to the Coordinator of your study centre before submitting the Term-End Examination Form. Before attempting the assignments, you should carefully read the instructions given in the Programme Guide.
These assignments are valid for two admission cycles (July 2019 and January 2020). The validity is given below:
- Those who are enrolled in July 2019, it is valid upto June 2020.
- Those who are enrolled in, January 2020 it is valid upto December 2020.
You have to submit the assignment of all the courses to The Coordinator of your Study Centre. For appearing in June Term-end Examination, you must submit assignment to the Coordinator of your study centre latest by 15th March Similarly for appearing in December Term-end Examination, you must submit assignments to the Coordinator of your study centre latest by 15th September.
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TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
| Course Code | : | BRL- 10 |
| Course Title | : | Buying and Merchandising-II |
| Assignment Code | : | BRL- 10/TMA/2019-20 |
| Coverage | : | All Blocks |
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions.
(A) Short Answer type Questions
| 1. | Define merchandising. Describe the steps involved in the process of merchandising. | (2+8) | |
| 2. | What do you mean by operating expenses ? | Distinguish between direct and indirect expenses. | |
| Give their examples in relation to a departmental retail store. | (2+8) | ||
| 3. | “Mark-up is an important tool for the retail business.” Elaborate on the statement and explain the | ||
| two methods of mark-up calculation. | (10) | ||
| 4. | What is meant by the inventory at the front | level ? Describe the two methods of determining | |
| inventory on the retail floor. | (2+8) | ||
| 5. | Explain the ‘open-to-buy’ system and state its advantages. Also show | how is it | |
| calculated? | (2+6+2) | ||
| 6. | Explain the concept of product development and state its advantages and disadvantages. | ||
| (10) | |||
| 7. | Explain the various factors affecting retail pricing. | (10) |
(B) Essay type Questions
| 8. | “The organized retail has miles to go in India.” Elaborate on the statement giving suitable | |
| examples. | (15) | |
| 9. | Write short notes on any two of the following : | (15) |
- Pricing in retail
- Store development index
- SPF as a planning measure
- Sales curves
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
| Course Code | : | BRL – 11 |
| Course Title | : | Retail Operations and store Management – II |
| Assignment Code | : | BRL – 11/TMA/2019-20 |
| Coverage | : | All Blocks |
| Maximum Marks: 100 | ||
| Attempt all the questions |
(A) Short Answer type Questions
- “Probably with the success of an isolated store, many others want to open stores selling similar
| product lines to cash in on the shoppers flow into the area”. Explain. | (10) |
- “Community shopping centre usually offers moderate assortment of shopping and convenience
goods and services to consumers from Explain and Elucidate.
the nearby residential areas”. (10)
- How do demographics, life – style and stages in life – cycle influence consumer’s decision
| making? | (10) |
- Distinguish between the following :
- Merchandise Planning and Unit stock Planning
- Retailer’s advertising strategy and manufacturer’s advertising strategy
- Advertisement and Personal selling
| (d) On pricing and flexible pricing policy | (10) |
- Write short notes on the following :
- Store Image
- Consumer Pyramid
- Merchandise Plan
| (d) Customer retention | (10) |
- Briefly comment on the following :
- Balance sheet represents the corporate strength of the retail business.
- Companies provide incentives based on achievement of financial targets.
- Management has to take into consideration the characteristics of the category in terms of its attributes.
| (d) Inventory management is the heart of store operations. | (10) |
- Explain the Balanced score card perspectives with references to a retail business, taking atleast
| two perspectives as example. | (10) |
(B) Essay type Questions
- What is Financial leverage? Explain the same with suitable examples extracted from retail
| business. | (15) |
- Which are the sales promotion objectives? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the
| same. | (15) |
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TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
| Course Code | : | BRL – 12 |
| Course Title | : | Visual Merchandising & Store Management |
| Assignment Code | : | BRL – 12/TMA/2019-20 |
| Coverage | : | All Blocks |
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions
(A) Short Type questions.
- What is Visual Merchandising? Explain the objectives and trends of visual merchandising in
| India. | (10) |
- What is display? Describe the different types of errors that may generally occur while
| planning to display the merchandise in a retail store. | (10) |
- What is harmony? What are its different forms? Describe the elements of design one
| should keep in mind while creating harmony. | (10) |
| 4. What are Planograms? What are the steps involved in creating a new planogram? | (10) |
- Explain the In-store Merchandise presentation for Furniture, Home ware and Home décor Accessories.
| 6. Describe the various VM approaches for Retail formats. | (10) |
- What do you mean by brown goods? Discuss the display approach and presentation of
| brown goods in a retail store. | (10) |
(B) Essay Type Questions
- Explain the display approach and merchandise presentation for Cafes and Food Courts.
(15)
- Explain the types of Fixtures for In-store visual Merchandises for food and groceries.
| Discuss the technique of merchandise presentation in food and groceries. | (15) |
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
| Course Code | : | BRL – 013 |
| Course Title | : | Customer Value Management |
| Assignment Code | : | BRL – 013 /TMA/2019-20 |
| Coverage | : | All Blocks |
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions
(A) Short Answer type Question:–
| 1. | What do you mean by Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)? | (10) | |
| 2. | Discuss the factors responsible for development of customer expectations. | (10) | |
| 3. | What are the tools for customer value communication? | (10) | |
| 4. | Explain Customer Loyalty Grid. | (10) | |
| 5. | Explain the service recovery process. | (10) | |
| 6. | Distinguish between the following:- | (5×2) | |
| (a) | Customer Perception and Customer Expectation. | ||
| (b) | Purchase Involvement and Product Involvement. | ||
| 7. | Write short notes on:- | (5×2) | |
| (a) | Holistic Value Perception. | ||
| (b) | Social Networking – As a marketing tool. |
(B) Essay type Questions:-
| 8. | Explain the customer Value communication Process. What is the need for customer value | |
| communication? | (15) | |
| 9. | ‘The principles and practices as applied to goods quality, are not sufficient for service Quality’. | |
| Elaborate and briefly explain the factors influencing service quality. | (15) |
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| TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT | ||
| Course Code | : | BRL – 15 |
| Course Title | : | IT Application in Retail |
| Assignment Code | : | BRL – 15/TMA/2019-20 |
| Coverage | : | All Blocks |
| Maximum Marks: 100 | ||
| Attempt all the questions |
(A) Short Answer type Questions
- “Information system is a combination of computer, technology and other components”. Justify
| this statement. | (10) |
- Explain the different types of purchase orders. Also define the functions of MMS related to
| purchase order. | (10) |
- “The POS system can provide standard and customized reports to the retailer”. Explain and
| Elucidate. | (10) |
| 4. Distinguish between the following : | (10) |
- Business Intelligence and Mobile business Intelligence
- CRM and Social CRM
- Institutional sign and informational sign
- Digital signature and signature
| 5. | Write short notes on the following : | (10) | |
| (a) | Cross Channel Execution | ||
| (b) | Planogram | ||
| (c) | Cross channel analytics | ||
| (d) ERP | |||
| 6. | Briefly comment on the following : | (10) |
- Networks and telecommunication are the important components of information system.
- In Hypermarkets, the basket size tend to be bigger.
- Seeing the growth of retail industry’ it can be safely said that future of MMS is bright in India.
- A successful IT project requires experience, understanding and commitment of the outcome.
- What are the areas of big data analytics in retail? Explain any two with their respective KPIs.(10)
(B) Essay type Questions
- What is retail business intelligence? Discuss the steps which are helpful to move towards
| advanced customer analytics. | (15) |
9. What is meant by online retailing? Discuss the advantages and shortcomings of e-retailing. (15)