Reference No: QM0086Pages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Concerns the establishment of a suitable policy for purchase and stocking of hydraulic oil, a significant item in the company's raw material consumptions. The company has the option of purchasing from a local installation of IOC or from IOC's refinery (taking their blending programme into account) more than five hundred ... More
Reference No: QM0101(C)Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case deals with cost reduction measures through minimum utilization of raw material in a gasket making unit. The use of mathematical models and the need for information systems (linkages) can be illustrated through this series. The series has been designed to illustrate the process of identifying, formulating and solving ... More
Reference No: BP0081(A)Pages: 17Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Focuses on a new chief executive who has taken over the fourth largest nationalized bank in India at a time when the banking industry is undergoing profound changes, adapting itself to the needs of a developing economy. It describes the industry problems, the organization and culture of Punjab National Bank, ... More
Reference No: P&IR0052(A)Pages: 13 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case relates to collective bargaining. It highlights the type of data that managements should prepare in order to bargain with the union. This case may also be used as the first part of a two- part collective bargaining exercise. ... More
Reference No: ECO0223TECPages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: This note discusses the environmental implications of the process of rapid industrialization. It is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the concepts of ecology and environment. The second part examines the relationship between environmental deterioration and the limits to growth. The third part examines the costs of ... More
Reference No: P&IR0088Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case deals with the problems of performance appraisal at the officer level. The system being used in the organization includes self- reporting, followed by ratings by the superior officer against a list of personality traits and job responsibilities. The organizational diagnosis indicates problems at the time of recruitment, work ... More
Reference No: MAR0171(B)Pages: 10 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Certain doubts were raised about the effectiveness of promoting Minadex as an iron tonic. The agency set to work on a new proposition which would highlight specific benefits rather than make general claims about health and energy. A survey of tonic users, carried out before test marketing, reflected consumers' perception ... More
Reference No: OB0098TECPages: 9 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The note attempts to systematize some of the multiple definitions, meanings and approaches to socialization. The dominant matrix of socialization is the interplay of biogenic needs of the child and the cultural modes of meeting them. The concept of stages in terms of time and growth is central to the ... More
Reference No: QM0097Pages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Deals with resource allocation for district planning. When many projects compete for resources, the choice of a set of projects within the budget poses problem to the planner. ... More
Reference No: QM0105TECPages: 28Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: This is an introductory note on linear programming. It discusses the graphical solution of LP problems and gives the logic of the method of solving general LP problems. Primal and dual problems have been discussed and their relationships outlined. ... More
Reference No: OB0152TECPages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The present note outlines the nature and functions of trade unions in India. The note deals with growth and structure of trade unions in the country, their finance, status and functions. Finally the problems and prospects of trade unions in the country are discussed. ... More
