Reference No: ECO0350(B)Pages: 26Published on: 26, December, 2006
Abstract: This case follows case (A) which discusses NTPC's response to the Simhadri project that created a record of sorts in timely implementation of large projects and within a tight budget NTPC's record of 39 months for a green-field project in India. That has taken project implementation in India to international standards. ... More
Reference No: MAR0382Pages: 29Published on: 14, July, 2006
Abstract: The case opens with a brief description of the challenge posed by a leading company in petroleum retailing, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, to the ClubHP brand of HPCL. The case provides brief description of Indian Petroleum Industry and the profiles of key competitors in the industry. It also briefly describes ... More
Reference No: BP0317Pages: 7Published on: 14, July, 2006
Abstract: The case describes the situation faced by an Executive Sales Officer in justifying the investment in the dealership faced with low sales and mounting competition for improving the performance of the dealership. The case describes the infrastructure available at the outlet, the market in and around the dealership, competitor performance, ... More
Reference No: MAR0381Pages: 10Published on: 14, July, 2006
Abstract: The case describes the situation faced by a Sales Officer who had recently taken charge of his area in a Mini Metro. He was trying to understand the dealership in his area from the point of view of their operations, performances, competition, and opportunities for improvement.
The case describes one ... More
Reference No: BP0313(B)Pages: 7Published on: 13, July, 2006
Abstract: This case describes how corporate strategy and competitive strategy enmesh. The case introduces an inflexion point at which the company was faced with a prisoners' dilemma situation with regard to a critical set of operational decisions of tactical significance affecting manufacturing operations. The unintended consequences, regardless of which path is ... More
Reference No: PROD0287(A)Pages: 20Published on: 4, July, 2006
Abstract: Hakkai Creates, a successful SME in Japan, is a producer of tiny precision plastic parts as well as molds used for making these miniature parts. It is a supplier to some of the leading manufacturers of electronics and telecom products like Sony, National Panasonic, Casio, Sanyo etc. It has developed ... More
Reference No: PROD0287(B)Pages: 3Published on: 4, July, 2006
Abstract: Hakkai Creates has been supplying precision plastic parts to one of its key customers (who had moved its operations to China) from a plant in China. The end product of this customer has failed in the global market. Hakkai Creates is looking for option-should it return back to Niigata or ... More
Reference No: MAR0380Pages: 34Published on: 26, June, 2006
Abstract: Hidesign® is perhaps the only brand from India in the fashion leather accessory category to adorn the shelves of prestigious departmental stores in some of the big cities of the world. The reputation of the brand in some sense is more in proportion to the sales that the brand had ... More
Reference No: PROD0289Pages: 17Published on: 22, June, 2006
Abstract: The case presents the details of logistics operations of a consumer durable product in India. Based on the description related to forecasting, production, planning, dispatches and Information Systems, the participants are encouraged to understand the existing logistics system and identify areas of improvement. ... More
Reference No: MAR0371Pages: 3Published on: 13, February, 2006
Abstract: The case adds to the data presented in the case “Quick Photo (A)" (MAR0370). Students should have read case (A) before proceeding to (B). Rohit had an expensive camera that had developed a technical problem. He decided to get his camera repaired and gave his camera at the Quick Photo ... More
Reference No: MAR0370Pages: 10Published on: 13, February, 2006
Abstract: Rohit had an expensive camera that had developed a technical problem. He decided to get his camera repaired and gave his camera at the Quick Photo shop for an estimate for repair. What had followed became a nightmare. The case describes his experience and the sequence of events that had ... More
Reference No: BP0306Pages: 11Published on: 30, December, 2005
Abstract: Computronix Solutions Private Limited (CSPL) is a part of the incubator promoted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, a leading technology institute in India. It is a ?start up' company, set up by the graduates of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The case describes the early days of ... More
Reference No: MAR0368Pages: 22Published on: 27, December, 2005
Abstract: Crossword, a leading book retailer, runs a loyalty programme called the Book Rewards Programme (BRP). The programme was first of its kind to be initiated in the book retail industry with the aim of developing a competitive edge by maintaining a large database of regular and high value customers and ... More
Reference No: PROD0286Pages: 20Published on: 14, December, 2005
Abstract: The Belur Plant of indal is facing a significant increase in power tariffs. Power tariffs have significant influence in shaping the competitive advantage of firms in the aluminum industry. The extent to which this increase in power tariff would affect the competitive position of indal needs to be examined. A ... More