Reference No: CMA0538(D)Pages: 23Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: Deals with cashewnut development through the Plantation Corporation of Kerala as a sub-project of the Kerala Agricultural Development Project. A delay in government procedures in transferring property from one department to the government-owned corporation has created problems. It raises questions as to why these procedural problems were not taken into ... More
Reference No: PROD0171Pages: 19Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: CPCL is a joint sector firm set up with Japanese collaboration to produce acrylic plastic using the by?product of a petrochemical complex??a highly poisonous gas??as a key raw material. Although the manufacturing process was sound, the company was beset with a number of problems during its two? ... More
Reference No: P&IR0145Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: The case deals with a situation of conflict leading to lockout in a company. After a comparatively peaceful existence for nearly fifteen years, the industrial relations situation started deteriorating. The internal as well as the external environment had undergone a radical change. A new union leader adopts the strategy of ... More
Reference No: CMA0548Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: Helps in understanding the gains of vertical integration in a commodity system, and the long-term gains of processing versus short-term gains of marketing the commodity in original form. ... More
Reference No: F&A0349Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: The basic elements of the control system initially envisaged by the company were 1) PERT/cost system to monitor project progress and related costs; 2) material and labour cost standards to form the basis of comparison with actuals; and 3) an overhead budget which identified the various manufacturing, finance, and administration overheads by ... More
Reference No: P&IR0149Pages: 19Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: The case provides a series of advertisements issued by employer organizations in national newspapers over the past decade. The industrial relations issues that these advertisements highlight have been suggested in the opening note for discussion in the case. ... More
Reference No: CMA0538(B)Pages: 62Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: The case deals with the sub-project on small farm development with special reference to tree crop development (coconut and pepper). It goes into the details of the cost-benefit analysis of the sub-project and raises questions as to what impact the delay in the implementation of the project and changes in ... More
Reference No: QM0163TEC(A)Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: Deals with the basic concepts of simulation modelling through GPSS. The reader is taken through an example to get familiarized with the basic concepts. ... More
