Reference No: OB0032Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: The case is a synopsis of a meeting between the chief executive and six departmental heads of a company employing over five hundred workers. The meeting has been held in order to decide whether a loan of Rsá1,000 should be given for flood relief. Crisis in cash collections, low profitability ... More
Reference No: QM0144Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Deals with the design, collection, and analysis of data. The preference of IIMA students for certain types of magazines forms the basic theme of the case. Application of proper statistical techniques is stressed. ... More
Reference No: F&A0320Pages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: The case describes in detail the costing system of a handloom development corporation. The immediate problem faced by the organization is the apparent overpricing of its silk sarees and the resultant inventory build-up. Students can suggest revised prices and evaluate the system from the point of view of cost ... More
Reference No: PSG0035Pages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: The case describes a visit to a sub-centre and the discussions the case writer had with the ANM about her work, her problems, and her relationships with the village dais. The problems of meagre medicine supply to the sub-centre and slack in demand for services have also been outlined. ... More
Reference No: MAR0195Pages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Describes the recent entry of a textile machinery components manufacturer into the market, and discusses the old pricing strategy. The company needs a strategy with regard to pricing and other elements for introducing new products. The case can be used to illustrate alternative pricing strategies at the introductory and other ... More
Reference No: CMA0460Pages: 8Published on: 14, February, 1978
Abstract: Discusses problems in managing the government/enterprise interface in the marketing of pesticides. Changes in government policies regarding credit, distribution channels, subsidy and other factors, and their impact on the pesticides market in general and that of the company in particular have been highlighted. ... More
Reference No: CMA0461(A)Pages: 11Published on: 15, February, 1978
Abstract: Part A raises the following issues: 1) What factors would a rural borrower consider in his decision to substitute formal lenders for informal ones in an area like Dharampur? and 2) What should be the objectives and broad content of the credit policies of the formal lenders who are required to substitute ... More
Reference No: CMA0450Pages: 14Published on: 4, May, 1978
Abstract: The chief of the agricultural finance division of a southern bank was examining the guidelines for implementing the programme of financing primary agricultural credit cooperative societies. His main concern was to operationalize this programme keeping in mind the financial and organizational efficiency of the primaries and the present system of ... More