Reference No: P&IR0207Pages: 22Published on: 31, March, 2009
Abstract: The Indian Insurance Industry is facing tough times not only in the business front but also in attracting and retaining talent in the sales function. Aviva India had re-entered the Indian life insurance market in 1995, but started business operations a few years later. In addition to the bank assurance business ... More
Reference No: PROD0173TECPages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: This note reviews the developments in the field of multiple?criteria decision-making (MCDM) together with developments in related areas such as utility theory and decision theory. Multiple criteria problems and basic approaches to solve these problems are mentioned. Direct estimation approach and interactive approach for estimating decision?makers' preferences are ... More
Reference No: JSW0001(A)Pages: 10Published on: 27, April, 2022
Abstract: This case is the first of a three-part series that follows the managerial, strategic, and communications decisions of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) or Clean India Mission, the flagship programme of the Government of India to eliminate the practice of open defecation (i.e., not using a toilet) from 2014 to 2019. ... More
Reference No: OB0258(B)Pages: 9Published on: 28, September, 2026
Abstract: Between 2018 and 2019, two Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts crashed after the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) activated on faulty sensor data, killing 346 people and prompting a worldwide grounding of the aircraft. This case reconstructs the aircraft's development, certification and entry into service to show how a competitive commercial programme, incremental design and ... More
Reference No: OB0258(A)Pages: 12Published on: 28, September, 2026
Abstract: Between 2018 and 2019, two Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts crashed after the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) activated on faulty sensor data, killing 346 people and prompting a worldwide grounding of the aircraft. This case reconstructs the aircraft's development, certification and entry into service to show how a competitive commercial programme, incremental design and ... More
Reference No: ECO0147TECPages: 28Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: The note discusses how all the aspects which textile industry has to take into account before making decisions in any field of activity--?? production, investment, modernization and the like. The note was used for providing an introduction to decision making at the macro level in the various textile cases of ... More
Reference No: F&A0475Pages: 8Published on: 22, March, 2005
Abstract: Accounting and Valuation of Interest Rate caps demarcation between intrinsic value and time value for the purposes of hedge accounting. Accounting errors and restatements geography: United States. ... More
Reference No: BP0424Pages: 22Published on: 29, March, 2019
Abstract: The year 2013-14 was very significant for Raychem RPG Ltd (RRL) - a joint venture between RPG group, India and TE Connectivity, USA. The sales were looking up and order book was promising. Newly restructured units were working well, and business in new segments was picking up. There were several ... More
Reference No: PSG0117Pages: 16Published on: 19, March, 2015
Abstract: With the establishment of Competition Commission of India (CCI), Competition law-class actions, especially with regards to abuse of dominance by monopolists, are slowly becoming unhappy realities with both government-owned as well as private companies. This case used Coal India Limited (CIL), a public monolith which was penalized recently by CCI, ... More
Reference No: MAR0421(A)Pages: 6Published on: 8, June, 2011
Abstract: The case describes the decision situation of assessing whether to set up production facilities for producing synthetic menthol. The context covers the description of the company, the product : menthol, production process of menthol, international trade, and government environment. The rest of the case describes the decision problems, research problems, information ... More
Reference No: CMA0521TECPages: 9Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: The note presents the social and economic profiles of three villages - Vilayatpur of Jullander district in Punjab, Sarangpur of Allahabad district in UP, and Zawar, a tribal village of Udaipur district in Rajasthan. It discusses the process and direction of social change which these villages witnessed due to (a) ... More
Reference No: PROD0210TECPages: 25Published on: 1, January, 1991
Abstract: This note deals with planning and scheduling implementation of projects. It begins by considering the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of a project as a fundamental requirement for development of planning and scheduling systems. Various methods of structuring the WBS of projects are first discussed at length, including ways of establishing ... More
Reference No: MAR0385(A)Pages: 22Published on: 17, August, 2007
Abstract: CavinKare Private Limited has emerged as an important player in the Indian fast moving consumer goods market. It has not only survived cut-throat competition from formidable multinational companies, but also has recorded sustained high growth over the years. Its business model has included converting important consumer insights into superior products, ... More
Reference No: HRM0259Pages: 25Published on: 29, December, 2023
Abstract: The case describes decade-long (1987-1997) struggles that NCJM employees went through while transforming a family-owned company deserted by its owners into an employee-owned worker cooperative. NCJM was one of the largest private worker cooperatives in India. In the backdrop of the challenges that the leaders and employees faced from suppliers, ... More
Reference No: CISG0005TECPages: 28Published on: 1, January, 1992
Abstract: This note is meant to give an introduction to stepwise refinement as a method of describing/developing an algorithm, which can be later converted to a computer program in a procedural language like BASIC, FORTRAN, or PASCAL. In developing an algorithm in this strategy, using an informal language is convenient. ... More
