Reference No: CMA0164Pages: 14Published on: 4, March, 1968
Abstract: Deals with "pricing" of hybrid seed under the conditions of imperfect competition. The hybrid maize seeds are grown on private fields under the supervision of the government which wants to promote high-yielding varieties. The government wants to fix the price of hybrid maize so that it is not too high ... More
Reference No: O&DS0004Pages: 8Published on: 9, January, 2024
Abstract: Bharat Footwear Limited (BFL) is an Indian upmarket footwear manufacturer with an extensive retail network. The case presents the experience of a customer while purchasing a pair of shoes in a BFL retail outlet in Ahmedabad, India. The purchase price of the footwear was INR 4000. The customer was offered a 20% ... More
Reference No: MAR0505Pages: 6Published on: 2, May, 2019
Abstract: Sai Coating, a small entrepreneurial firm, was one of the three firms that had received the license from ARCI for marketing the Detonation Spray Coating (DSC). Sai Coating made and sold the detonation gun (D-Gun) to three sectors, namely: Wire Drawing, Textiles and Aero components. The coating enhanced the life ... More
Reference No: MAR0015(B)Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1964
Abstract: This is a sequel to the Western India Pharmaceutical Company (M) case in which issues were raised as to what would be the appropriate pricing strategies for a small unit to fight with large multinationals. This case deals with problems of price competition faced by the same unit from still ... More
Reference No: QM0268Pages: 24Published on: 14, February, 2014
Abstract: This is the first implementation of Revenue Management System in a major international hotel chain in India. The case describes the history of development, corporate story of overdrive for profit, system integration issues. It describes two components of a revenue management system, forecasting and optimization. It also raises several questions ... More
Reference No: F&A0531TECPages: 21Published on: 5, February, 2016
Abstract: This note describes the intuition and the mathematics behind the Vanna-Volga method for pricing derivatives in the foreign-exchange markets. After building the intuition through the lens of risk neutral density and movement in volatility smile, the note explains the mathematics of the necessary adjustment to the Black-Scholes valuation formula in ... More
Reference No: F&A0567Pages: 11Published on: 2, November, 2022
Abstract: Nicolas Dupont, the owner of Chateau de Montana, a struggling (and old) boutique hotel in Crans-Montana Ski Resort, Switzerland, wished to renovate and reposition his family-owned hotel to target higher room rates. Dupont commissioned Olga Mitireva and Yulia Belopilskaya as consultants to assess the proposition. The consultants had to extract ... More
Reference No: MAR0312(A)Pages: 9Published on: 5, August, 1998
Abstract: With complete liberalization of imports, blending, and pricing in the lubricants sector, announced by the government of India in the early 1990s, Lubol Petroleum Inc (USA) (LPI) was one of numerous multinational companies, which flocked to India. They entered into a 50-50 partnership with NOC, a leading public sector petroleum ... More
Reference No: MAR0312(B)Pages: 13Published on: 5, August, 1998
Abstract: With complete liberalization of imports, blending, and pricing in the lubricants sector announced by the Government of India in the early 1990s, Lubol Petroleum Inc, (USA) (LPL) was one of numerous multinational companies who flocked to India. LPL entered into a 50-50 partnership with NOC, a leading public sector petroleum ... More
Reference No: MAR0460TECPages: 6Published on: 16, March, 2015
Abstract: This note aims at introducing the students to the concept of sponsorship valuation and pricing. It explains challenges to sponsorship valuation, factors affecting valuation. It discusses sources of sponsorship value and various approaches for sponsorship valuation like cost plus pricing, historical data approach, equivalent opportunity approach, etc. It also highlights ... More
Reference No: PSG0100Pages: 47Published on: 27, December, 2006
Abstract: Axle loading had contributed significantly to the ?turnaround' of
Indian Railways (IR) over the two years 2004-06. As the Minister
of Railways (MR) stated, "A one ton extra loading per wagon implied
additional revenue of Rs 500 crores per annum for the IR."
The axle loading initiative was a significant step ... More
Reference No: MAR0513Pages: 19Published on: 19, May, 2020
Abstract: HSBC (The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Holdings Plc. is a part of various trade finance consortia which aimed to digitise the traditional paper-based trade finance process. It had successfully executed multiple trade finance pilots using a blockchain based platform Voltron and was launching its Contour blockchain trade ... More
