Reference No: PROD0040Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: The main focus of the case is on improving work methods. The present work method results in low output per piece of equipment and poor utilization of equipment. The poor utilization of equipment (steam locomotives) suggests that the present level of output can be obtained by using only two locomotives ... More
Reference No: F&A0378Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: The case deals with the following points: 1)To find how Reliable Texamill Limited (RTL) has raised funds to finance its activities in the past; 2)To evaluate RTL's estimate of bank borrowing for 1983, and its overall financial and operating plans; and 3)To explore the wisdom of proceeding with a rapidly expanding ... More
Reference No: CMA0647TECPages: 2Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: The note is based on the experience of an IAS officer regarding social change in a hut construction programme in a west Indian district. It brings out issues in organizing change, political-bureaucratic interface; time frame for appraising individual risk, consequence of change, etc. ... More
Reference No: MAR0293TECPages: 28 Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: A field exercise to find out prices charged to consumers forms the basis of this note. An attempt was made by student researchers to conceptualize as to what considerations organizations take into account while fixing their prices and pricing strategies. The reasons for a much larger or smaller spread between ... More
Reference No: BP0198Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: The case describes the process by which the company was formed and how from a very weak financial and technical position it has developed into a leading firm in the tractor industry. The case provides the historical background of the organization and discusses in detail the nature of foreign collaboration ... More
Reference No: CMA0644TECPages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: The note is based on the minutes of the district dairy union in a backward district during the period 1972 to 1982. The purpose is to analyse the challenge that an evolving loosely-coupled organization faces in an uncertain environment. The issues relating to the process of organizational evolution are given in Part ... More
Reference No: P&IR0176TECPages: 7 Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: The analysis is based on a questionnaire response from a cross- section of practising managers. Part I identifies the major problem areas in the P&IR field, while Part II provides some of the solutions as identified by the same set of respondents. ... More
Reference No: BP0196TECPages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: This note describes the structure of the chemical fertilizers industry in India, and the economic and regulatory environment in which it operates. Adequate nformation has been given regarding the nature of the product, performance of major manufacturers, determinants of demand for fertilizers, performance of the industry as a whole, and ... More
Reference No: BP0194Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: Deals with the problem Mohan Verma faces within a week of joining Panacea Pharma as Manager, Corporate Planning. He has to answer the following questions: How should I define my role in this company? What support structure should I ask for in fulfilling this role? What should be my relationship ... More
Reference No: F&A0377Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: An introductory exercise in cost accounting which helps students to view the elements of costs from three different perspectives: 1) on a functional basis? manufacturing, selling, administration, research and development, etc; 2) on a traceability basis? direct versus indirect; and 3) on a behavioural basis? fixed versus variable. It is presented in an ... More
Reference No: CMA0632Pages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: A minor irrigation project has been proposed for Dangri watershed area in Haryana. The case discusses the socio-economic and administrative profile of the area and identifies the need for installation of shallow tubewells by individual farmers. It also describes the financial environment and the likely impact the proposed investment would ... More
Reference No: CMA0630TECPages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: The note gives a historical account of the public intervention in rural financial market (RFM) in India, especially institutionalization of rural credit supply. It highlights the efforts made from time to time to improve the operational efficiency of RFM. As such it discusses the salient features of the formal segment ... More
Reference No: QM0201TECPages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: Defines the concept of the managerial decision- making process (MDP) and introduces linear programming as one of the powerful tools of Operations Research (OR) in managerial decision- making. ... More
Reference No: ECO0308TECPages: 18 Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: Describes the implications of the assumption of constant returns to scale very often made in economic theorizing; and deals with mathematical proofs and derivations of the properties of constant returns to scale. In all, nineteen properties have been discussed in this technical note. ... More
