Reference No: MAR0302(B)Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1994
Abstract: The case describes the strategies developed and changes planned by a large trading company to deal with a radically changed economic environment in India. MMTC Limited, a public sector company, found itself facing a likely sharp fall in its turnover in mid 1992, due to the liberalization and restructuring of the ... More
Reference No: CISG0017TECPages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1994
Abstract: A time series is a sequence of values of some variable, or composite of variables, taken at successive time periods. Examples of time series are monthly demand for cement, yearly production of steel, etc. Time series analysis helps us to understand the nature of the past and present data in ... More
Reference No: CMA0719EXPages: 26Published on: 1, January, 1994
Abstract: This case focusses on policies concerning varietal planning and harvest scheduling of sugar cane for warna Sugar Cooperative Factory (WSCF). WSCF works in the extended winter season i.e.November to April, as cane weight per hectare and sugar recovery are viable in this period only. With proper planning the ... More
Reference No: CMA0717TECPages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1994
Abstract: This note discusses what is working capital, how to analyse working capital management performance and provides data on two sugarcane processing units to answer these questions. Based on these the note also raises questions related to working capital and overall management performance of agro-processing industries and comparative performance of the ... More
Reference No: CMA0715TECPages: 13Published on: 1, January, 1994
Abstract: Rural Financial Institutions (RFIs) have been built over decades by appropriate changes in institutional (non-price policies) and the interest rate structures and processes. Four significant achievements are: improved access of marginal and small farmers to credit; remarkable rural financial deepening; somewhat diversified multi-product loans to farmers, inputs dealers and agro-marketing ... More
Reference No: F&A0421Pages: 2Published on: 1, January, 1994
Abstract: Covers valuation of a foreign currency convertible bond containing embedded call and put options. Apart from issues in option valuation, the case raises issues of exchange rate and interest rate risk and highlights the true cost of borrowing for a company issuing a complex financial instrument. ... More
Reference No: CMA0718TECPages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1994
Abstract: This exercise posses a question of choosing one of the two sugar factories in private and cooperative sector for working capital assistance by a nationalised commercial bank. The readers are required to make this choice based on working capital management performance as well as agricultural and rural development activities that ... More
Reference No: PROD0225EXPages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1993
Abstract: This exercise focuses on the different technological choices available for handling coal from a mine to a washery nearby. The four choices are: (a) Rail; (b) Belt Conveyor; (c) Road; and (d) Aerial Ropeway. Data is provided for cost benefit analysis. ... More
Reference No: IMG0004Pages: 21Published on: 1, January, 1993
Abstract: This reviews the structure of the software industry in its global dimension, explores the global forces playing in it, details the strategies followed by Indian companies, and describes the nature of the buying process abroad. ... More
Reference No: CMA0714Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1993
Abstract: The paper industry in India is highly capital intensive and has grown rapidly in the past. Interesting to note that the number of pulp and paper units have increased from 17 in the early 1950's to 250 in 1985, and production of paper and paperboards from 1,35,000 tonnes in 1951 to 15,00,000 tonnes in 1985 - a ... More
