Reference No: STR0468Pages: 23Published on: 11, November, 2022
Abstract: What started as a FMCG distributor in 1967 in Kenya as Export Finance Company, is now a dynamic global conglomerate across 48 countries and 5 continents — Export Trading Group. ETG was taken over by the then CFO Mahesh Patel after exit of the founding stakeholders. It was then when the company shifted its ... More
Reference No: RJMC0008Pages: 37Published on: 15, April, 2008
Abstract: The case describes TVS Lakshmi Matriculation Higher Secondary School (TVSLMHSS) and its functioning. The school has shown consistently good results and is very well-known in Madurai (a town in southern part of India). It is an example of a school which thinks from the perspective of the various stakeholders. Efficiently ... More
Reference No: F&A0115(B)Pages: 11 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: A newly recruited management trainee presents a breakeven chart to explain the reasons for the losses the company has been sustaining since inception. The chart provokes a lot of discussion. Several questions are raised as to the utility of breakeven analysis in a multiproduct situation. Suggestions are also made ... 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: CISG0087EXPages: 10Published on: 19, July, 2005
Abstract: This case is based on the experience of a small financial firm, Shiva Financial Services (SFS), involved in the collection of bills for a large cell phone operator. SFS uses electronic spreadsheets extensively in monitoring the collection process. The case illustrates the way SFS uses the spreadsheet software for data ... More
Reference No: F&A0555Pages: 20Published on: 22, May, 2020
Abstract: When Prime Broking defaulted on its equity derivative positions at the National Stock Exchange, the central counterparty (CCP) suffered substantial losses, although there was no significant movement in the relevant market prices. This revealed hidden risks arising from collateral, liquidity and concentration, wrong-way risks and operational risks in the default ... More
Reference No: P&IR0120EXPages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: Covers the situation where the management is forced to evolve alternative strategies in profit sharing, combining improved productivity incentive payments and annual bonus payments. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0203Pages: 14Published on: 4, March, 2008
Abstract: The knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) industry employs some of the most highly skilled knowledge workers in India. The employees in this industry are mostly post-graduates and come from diverse backgrounds?engineering, economics, statistics, management, commerce, sciences,etc. Being an industry of recent origin the career paths of the employees in ... More
Reference No: PSG0091Pages: 17Published on: 24, September, 2003
Abstract: The management of the Vadodara Halol Toll Road Company Limited (VHTRL) was worried about the toll revenues. The actual revenues as a proportion of the projected revenues had declined from 63 percent to 34 percent over the three financial years of operation. Given the cash flows, the VHTRL could run smoothly only ... More
Reference No: OB0253(A)Pages: 26Published on: 1, July, 2026
Abstract: On August 7, 2020, Air India Express Flight AXB 1344 overran the tabletop runway at Kozhikode, killing 21 of the 190 people on board. The accident echoed the 2010 Mangalore disaster, occurring under strikingly identical circumstances. This case examines why organisations fail to learn from catastrophic failures. The cockpit is the starting point, not the explanation: ... More
Reference No: HRM0239(A)Pages: 8Published on: 13, December, 2017
Abstract: The chairman of the 60-year old company Texica, Ashutosh Verma approached Dr. Asim Vakil, who has a wide experience in consulting turnaround activities in declining organizations. The organization had undergone few rounds of downsizing and was also reporting about 15-20% attrition in the organization. Dr. Vakil was requested to redesign ... More
Reference No: PROD0006(A)Pages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1965
Abstract: A trading organization starts manufacturing some of the machine tools it was selling, and finds difficulty in meeting the delivery schedules. The case highlights the need for inventory control, raw material standardization, establishment of operation standards, reorganization of functions, and other systems and procedures. A good deal of data on ... More
Reference No: BP0289Pages: 39Published on: 23, January, 2003
Abstract: This case describes the steps taken by the top management of Cosmo Films Limited, a company in the business of packing films, to turnaround the company. It provides an opportunity to develop an integrated scheme for evaluating the turnaround of Cosmo Films Limited. The company had been losing around Rs. ... More
Reference No: CISG0120Pages: 14Published on: 6, February, 2014
Abstract: In this case, we discuss how internet based technology and information technology can be leveraged to re-engineer a pharmaceuticals company, Pharmacia (India). We discuss problems faced by Pharmacia in their sales and distribution management and how they have used in 2000-2002 the internet based technology to address the problem faced ... More