Reference No: PROD0326Pages: 18Published on: 28, November, 2020
Abstract: Mahindra Trucks and Buses forayed into India's commercial vehicles sector in 2005. However, they had to battle numerous supply chain challenges associated with introducing a new product (a new truck brand) in the market and to gain a noticeable foothold in the market. In this case, we attempt to align customer ... More
Reference No: CIPR0003(B)Pages: 35Published on: 8, January, 2010
Abstract: Towards the end of 90s, mounting losses forced Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (MPSRTC), the sole provider of public transport in Madhya Pradesh, to suspend their urban services. As a consequence, organized public transport services ceased to exist in Indore, the largest metropolitan city of the state of Madhya ... More
Reference No: OB0204(B)Pages: 37Published on: 19, August, 2008
Abstract: In May 2005, the Wilh Wilhelmsen (WW) group took the decision of acquiring Unitor. The price was settled at 73.5 NOK. Despite obvious complementarity, it wasn't an easy decision. The acquisition had posed major challenges due to diversity in geographies, systems, products and markets. It was anticipated that this move would, mainly, ... More
Reference No: BP0319(B)Pages: 23Published on: 14, February, 2007
Abstract: This case is a sequel to Thermax (A). It describes strategy formulation and implementation associated with decisions over investment and internationalization after the firm raised capital through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). While resolving top management succession issues, the firm finds itself in a business downturn that sharply erodes its ... More
Reference No: CIIE0015Pages: 22Published on: 13, August, 2019
Abstract: In 2006, four successful entrepreneurs decided to establish a world-class mega university. Initially, the project progressed slowly until Vineet Gupta was able to locate a small plot of land in Sonipat, Haryana. Forty-eight hours before the payment deadline, Ashish Dhawan and Sanjeev Bikchandani agreed to invest in their personal capital to ... More
Reference No: CISG0109Pages: 25Published on: 14, October, 2009
Abstract: BabaJob.com - based in Bangalore, India - is a unique for-profit venture that aims to connect workers in the informal job sector (cooks, gardeners, drivers etc) to potential employers. It uses a variety of information and communication technologies like the web, mobile phones, IVRS (interactive voice response systems) and ... More
Reference No: CIIE0007Pages: 14Published on: 26, October, 2016
Abstract: This case describes a situation in which Malkit Singh Bal (Bal) partner of Bal Roadlines shares with Mr. Ghura, who was about to be hired as consultant for Bal Roadlines, about the rise in issue of fraud and crime done by the fleet drivers and asked him to help a ... More
Reference No: ADCLOD0003Pages: 34Published on: 25, November, 2024
Abstract: The case discusses the organisation – planning, construction, running and the winding-up – of the month-long Pramukh Swami Maharaj (PSM) Shatabdi Mahotsav (centenary festival) on a gigantic 600-acre site called the ‘Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar ’ held at the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat from December 15, 2022 to January 15, 2023. The case presents the details of ... More
Reference No: BP0071Pages: 21Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Describes the process of formulation of objectives of Modern Bakeries, a public enterprise. Provides a good basis for evaluating the objectives and for discussing the accomplishments of the company with respect to its objectives. The objectives were formulated after the government accepted a recommendation by the Administrative Reforms Commission that ... More
Reference No: F&A0187Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1972
Abstract: The management of Brown (India) Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidy of the Brown Group, UK, was considering various alternatives for raising additional funds for expansion, either by borrowing or by an issue of shares to the Indian public. If the shares are issued to the Indian public, what should ... More
Reference No: CIIE0025(A)Pages: 14Published on: 3, December, 2021
Abstract: This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they saw an opportunity for aggregating credit card discounts and launched a pilot in February 2019 under the name Circles. Circles helped discount seekers and credit cardholders to connect and make ... More
Reference No: CMA0823Pages: 19Published on: 15, April, 2021
Abstract: The agricultural financial market in India was still underdeveloped, in part because the formal financial sector viewed the rural population in general and agriculture, in particular, to be high-risk. Warehouse receipt financing (WHR Financing) is a financial instrument that provides farmers and traders with access to working capital by allowing ... More
Reference No: PSG0030(A)Pages: 2Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The first part of the case describes the remarkable growth of the oral contraceptive industry in China, which dates back to 1958. In China, It is estimated, 50 per cent of the contraceptive adopters may be using the pill. In India, too, the history of contraceptive pill research dates back to late 1950 ... More
Reference No: IMG0017(A)Pages: 6Published on: 14, July, 2008
Abstract: Describes the evolution of an offshore Analytics organization in India. Traces three years of organization building and narrates the challenges faced in transacting business with onsite operations culture, communication, skill set differences across offices. ... More
Reference No: BP0186TECPages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1984
Abstract: In using the problem-solving and situational approach, the manager has to ask himself: (1) Whether he has understood the situation by rigorously and repeatedly asking the following questions: What? When? How? Why? Who(m)? Where? How much (many)? and (2) Whether he has brought all his creative, logical, and critical thought processes ... More