Reference No: CMA0533Pages: 21Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: A state marketing federation, taking advantage of the scheme of the National Cooperative Development Corporation, started a cold storage without a detailed feasibility report. The unit failed to get sufficient volume of business. Inefficient management made the cold storage unpopular with the users. some consultants were called in to suggest ... More
Reference No: CMA0553Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: This case deals with the issues arising out of circumstances in which the farmers make decisions about the management of capital flows on their farms. It primarily concerns the financial environment existing in the rural areas. The objective is to identify the areas of intervention in the flow process for ... More
Reference No: MAR0276(A)Pages: 17Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: The case describes broad decision problems, research objectives, a two phase research plan, and details of each phase of research about a stores item (V belts) used by industrial units. The sampling plan and data collection approach/instrument used in each phase of the study are also described. A preliminary ... More
Reference No: P&IR0153Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: The case relates to a strike situation. It shows how the management deals with the situation and how, with the help of government intervention, an agreement is finally reached between the management and the trade union. ... More
Reference No: CMA0538(E)Pages: 32Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: Pertains to the sub-project on Agricultural Research. With a very laudable objective to help accelerate research on tree crops, this activity was included as a sub-project. The case raises the question of relevance of the type of research to be included in this sub-project. It also raises questions as to ... More
Reference No: MAR0261(B)Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: In Case (A) (MAR0261(A)), four proposed studies were presented. In this case, data generated through these studies is presented. Problems of data preparation and analysis are raised. Special problems related to interpretation of data collected through depth interview studies are brought into focus. ... More
Reference No: BP0170Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: Mr Soni, Branch Manager of Safe Bank, is called upon to handle an altercation between a bank employee and a client, which, while seemingly trivial, has the potential to turn into a union- management conflict. The situation unfolds itself in bits and pieces over two days and becomes a matter ... More
Reference No: P&IR0147(B)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: Refers to the preparations made by a union for negotiating a new wage agreement. Case (A) P&IR0147(A) deals with collection of data by the union. Case (B) shows how the union obtains the help of a group of academicians in analyzing and interpreting the data with a view ... More
Reference No: CMA0551Pages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: Relates to the high per-unit cost of sugar production in cane processing unit. It aims at a decision about expansion of existing cane crushing capacity and integration of best processing to prolong the crushing season so that overhead costs per unit of output of sugar are reduced. The analysis involves ... 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: 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: CMA0538(C)Pages: 39Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: This case deals with the sub-project of establishing rubber processing factories in the cooperative sector in Kerala to improve the economic conditions of small farmers. It shows how project management becomes helpless as action is delayed by authorities which have entered into an agreement with the World Bank. It also ... 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: PSG0047(A)Pages: 19 Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: The cases Antyodaya (A) and (B) present the experience of planning and implementing a target group specific development programme of a state government. The cases highlight the positive features in the implementation of the programme and raise questions about its design in the context of the kind of beneficiaries, the ... More
Reference No: ECO0279Pages: 28Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: The report deals with entrepreneurial selection of a project, and working out and analyzing details of feasibility report. It makes use of tools of management decision making, applicable at various stages in the planning of a project by an entrepreneur. ... More
