Reference No: PROD0152TECPages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: ABC analysis is a basic tool for analysing the characteristics of a range of items at an aggregate level. In this note the applications of ABC analysis to two important areas of inventory management is considered:( 1 ) the estimation of aggregate inventory characteristics, and ( 2 ) designing individual item decision models using ABC ... More
Reference No: PROD0259Pages: 20Published on: 1, June, 2004
Abstract: Product Development (PD) in an organization has two critical parameters for competitive advantage: One is meeting customer's needs and the other being time-to-market or speed of delivery. This case discusses these and other important issues in the process of product development at HFCL, and tries to find out how PD ... More
Reference No: MAR0036(A)Pages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1965
Abstract: The case deals with purchase of imported items by an authorized agent and the implications of government policy on the planning of the company. ... More
Reference No: PSG0092(A)Pages: 32Published on: 31, March, 2004
Abstract: The case focuses on the bidding decision faced by Bharti Cellular Limited in the context of the fourth cellular licensing for cellular services in India. The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) announced the guidelines for the fourth cellular operator's license using the GSM standard in the 1800 MHz range, on January 5, 2001. There ... More
Reference No: MAR0071Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1968
Abstract: The case involves the students in a realistic situation wherein they have to understand the consumption behaviour and buying pattern of the consumers with regard to bread, and develop a distribution plan for a large public sector bakery set up in Ahmedabad, keeping fully in view the types of retail ... More
Reference No: PROD0228(A)Pages: 8Published on: 23, February, 1995
Abstract: This case provides information about Lotus Thread Company Limited (LTCL); about the past and present company situation, production range, manufacturing process, regional sales, competition with other manufacturers, sales and production planning, dispatch planning and inventory. This case is helpful in examining the various decision areas related to logistics, as would ... More
Reference No: PROD0287(B)Pages: 3Published on: 4, July, 2006
Abstract: Hakkai Creates has been supplying precision plastic parts to one of its key customers (who had moved its operations to China) from a plant in China. The end product of this customer has failed in the global market. Hakkai Creates is looking for option-should it return back to Niigata or ... More
Reference No: BP0263(B)Pages: 12Published on: 8, January, 2001
Abstract: This case describes the efforts of Torrent Gujarat Biotech Limited to mitigate unexpected developments in implementing a backward integration project. The management decided to develop the technology indigenously. It collaborated with a consortium of scientists in Europe and a research laboratory in USA. As of 1995, it was required to evaluate ... More
Reference No: BP0144(C)Pages: 52Published on: 1, January, 1983
Abstract: Gives a historical overview of the manufacturing operations, and outlines the organizational setup for manufacturing. Discusses the strengths, weaknesses, threats, opportunities and the thrust of the manufacturing policy, and the strategic shift required for attaining the corporate objective of "Profit-Growth-Excellence." ... More
Reference No: MAR0325(A)Pages: 21Published on: 27, September, 1999
Abstract: RPG Enterprises, one of the top five business houses of India, decided in 1996 to enter organized food retailing by opening a chain of supermarket grocery stores under the name "FoodWorld" in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, the three major cities in south India. This case describes the background and rationale of ... More
Reference No: CMHS0014(A)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1999
Abstract: Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, was founded in 1900 as a one-bed clinic by Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder. Since then, CMCH has grown into an institution of international repute with over 1800 beds and 4000 employees. CMCH attends to more than 1800 inpatients and 2500 outpatients daily. Outpatient services at CMCH ... More
Reference No: F&A0423TECPages: 7Published on: 8, February, 1996
Abstract: This note discusses portfolio theory and the principles of diversification; the role of market model assumptions in simplifying the portfolio selection problem; and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) as an equilibrium condition flowing from portfolio theory. ... More
Reference No: CIPR0010Pages: 44Published on: 13, July, 2011
Abstract: The case focuses on the problems of getting environmental clearance for the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). While the concept of a second airport for Mumbai began as early as 1995, the planning began more actively in 2007, after the modernisation process of the existing airport was put in place. The NMIA ... More
