Reference No: F&A0435Pages: 35Published on: 9, March, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the first power project with foreign financing using project finance after `liberalization' of the Indian economy. It provides an opportunity for analyzing the risks in such projects and the manner in which they are contracted out. Students can also address questions of appropriate capital structure and return ... More
Reference No: BP0246Pages: 6Published on: 22, February, 1996
Abstract: The case narrates the background and the process of implementation of a button cell manufacturing project. Although the promoters were professionally qualified and market potential impressive on paper, they failed to realize the market realities. The financial position of the company erodes over a period of time especially with the ... More
Reference No: BP0244TECPages: 25Published on: 22, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the structure of India's TV industry in 1992. It gives the evolution of the industry, the entry barriers, the profiles of the major players, the market and the main suppliers, both for black & white (B&W) and colour TVs. The note enables a structural analysis of the industry ... More
Reference No: BP0245TECPages: 14Published on: 22, February, 1996
Abstract: This note describes the structure of India's computer industry in 1992. It gives the evolution of the industry, the entry barriers, the profiles of the major players and the market in the various segments of the computer industry. The note enables a structural analysis of the industry to be made and ... More
Reference No: BP0235(E)Pages: 9Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the situation faced by the Computer Group of ECIL, a multiproduct, multidivisional company. This Group is one of ECIL's most important Groups in terms of turnover and in terms of the importance of the product. It had developed, through its own efforts, India's first computer and subsequent ... More
Reference No: BP0235(C)Pages: 29Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes a situation faced by a multiproduct, multidivisional public sector company, ECIL. The company deals with a wide variety of electronic equipment, components and systems. The company is running into losses and needs to be turned around. The case presents an overall picture of the company at the ... More
Reference No: BP0235(A)Pages: 44Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: Electronics Corporation of India Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy, faces the problem of formulating product market strategy and evolving an overall corporate strategy. Consideration has to be given to the needs of the planned nuclear programme, cash generations, opportunities of growth, and the needs ... More
Reference No: BP0235(H)Pages: 8Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the situation faced by the Instruments Group (IG) of ECIL, a multiproduct, multidivisional company. IG deals with a variety of instruments, both nuclear and non-nuclear. Its main feature is that it deals with a very wide variety of products, and many of these are sold in very ... More
Reference No: BP0235(F)Pages: 9Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the situation faced by the Communication Systems Group (CNSG) of ECIL, a multiproduct, multidivisional company. This Group is one of ECIL's most important Groups in terms of turnover and in terms of the importance of the product. CNSG is in the business of communication equipment, including antennae, ... More
Reference No: BP0235(D)Pages: 12Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the situation faced by the Consumer Electronics Group (CEG) of ECIL, a multiproduct, multidivisional company. CEG is mainly in the business of manufacturing and marketing black and white and colour TVs. It was among the earliest manufacturers of TVs and had built a solid brand image in ... More
Reference No: BP0235(B)Pages: 22Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes a situation faced by a multiproduct, multidivisional company when its environment underwent a considerable change. The Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) was formed as a public sector undertaking to develop electronics products, mainly import substitutes. ECIL had a protected and supportive environment till 1976. In this environment, ECIL ... More
Reference No: BP0235(I)Pages: 11Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the situation faced by the Components and Special Products Group (CSPG) of ECIL, a multiproduct, multidivisional company. It deals with electronics components, active as well as passive, and sub assemblies including PCBs. The case turns around the question of what to do with a set of products ... More
Reference No: BP0235(G)Pages: 8Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the situation faced by the Control Systems Group (CSG) of ECIL, a multiproduct, multidivisional company. This Group is one of ECIL's most important Groups in terms of turnover and in terms of the importance of the product. The Group is in the business of producing and supplying ... More
Reference No: F&A0425TECPages: 4Published on: 8, February, 1996
Abstract: This note discusses the assumptions underlying the M-M dividend irrelevance proposition and the implications of the violations of these assumptions for optimal dividend policy. ... More
Reference No: MAR0307(B)Pages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1996
Abstract: The case describes the situation of an Indian company that has successfully supplied chlorine containers, manufactured according to British specifications, to a buyer in Malaysia. The same buyer has a requirement for ammonia containers and has been using ammonia containers manufactured according to Japanese specifications. The company has to decide ... More
