Reference No: BP0253Pages: 17Published on: 2, March, 2000
Abstract: The case discusses the evolution and growth of a start-up entrepreneurial venture in ice cream manufacture. It examines the overall corporate strategy and the consistency or otherwise of the functional strategies pursued by the company management. ... More
Reference No: ECO0339TECPages: 10 Published on: 1, March, 2000
Abstract: This note presents some results in Optimization Theory that are useful in economics. The theory is developed for the case of two variable optimization problems in a self-contained manner. ... More
Reference No: PROD0228(C)Pages: 9Published on: 1, January, 2000
Abstract: This case follows up the case Lotus Thread Company Limited(A) (LTCL-A) by focusing on an important area in the logistical decision making hierarchy. The main issue is that of distribution network design and some of its major consequences. The company, while examining its logistics network has identified three options ... More
Reference No: MAR0325(D)Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 2000
Abstract: The case focuses on the need for an effective Management Information System, especially for monitoring store performance in a retail chain. The key issues are: 1) Identifying key performance and decision areas, 2) Understanding the role and criticality of information processing, 3) Identifying performance indicators and 4) Specifying the systems required for the information ... More
Reference No: MAR0325(B)Pages: 36Published on: 27, September, 1999
Abstract: FoodWorld is a division of Spencer's, the retailing company of RPG Enterprises (RPG). This case focuses on the supply chain strategy. The key issues were 1) what to stock, 2) where and whom to source from, 3) how to reduce total delivery time from vendor to store and 4) how to reduce the cost ... More
Reference No: MAR0325(C)Pages: 30Published on: 27, September, 1999
Abstract: In May 1996, RPG Enterprises, one of the top five Indian business houses, formally entered the nascent sector of large-scale organized food retailing with the opening of the first FoodWorld, a supermarket grocery store. By the end of 1998, the FoodWorld chain had expanded into 19 stores with hubs in Chennai, Bangalore and ... 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: BP0252Pages: 27Published on: 12, July, 1999
Abstract: The case describes the events leading to the quitting and subsequent arrest of the CEO of ITC, Mr. K.L. Chug. It examines the events with respect to (i) ITC's relationship with its British parent, BAT, and (ii) ITC's systems of corporate governance. ... More
Reference No: BP0251Pages: 17Published on: 12, July, 1999
Abstract: The case deals with the competitive situation faced by Coca-Cola and Pepsi in India in the soft drinks industry. It gives a description of the industry structure, suppliers, substitutes, recent and potential entrants, and the market. It describes how both giants compete, bringing out the similarities and differences in their ... More
Reference No: MAR0321Pages: 29Published on: 3, May, 1999
Abstract: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRC) was set up as a Public Sector company under the Ministry of Railways in July 1990 to bridge the 738 km "Konkan Gap" by providing a railway connection between Roha (150 kms South of Mumbai) and Thokur (about 22 kms North of Mangalore). KRC completed the project at a ... More
