Reference No: MAR0235Pages: 13Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: The case deals with a large consumer panel (more than 5,000 families) operations. The Textiles Committee, Bombay, is operating this panel on a continuous basis. Executives of a group of textile mills have been considering how they use the information generated by the Textiles Committee. It requires evaluation of panel operation, ... More
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: 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: OB0053Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Deals with 1) the factors influencing the identification of products, the setting up of a small?scale industrial unit, and the motivation in entrepreneurial process; 2) a critical assessment of an entrepreneur??his relations with a major research (advanced technology) organization in the context of a time?bound national communication experiment. ... 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