Reference No: ECO0071(B)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: Tisco-II carries the story further. It raises the question: What should the Tatas do in the Fourth Plan? It discusses the same topics with greater emphasis on the government's economic policy and the company's strategy. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0070Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: Labour problems arise due to shifting of a factory to a different location after expansion. The issues pertain to providing transport and housing to workmen and to adjusting their wages. ... More
Reference No: BP0022Pages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: The case deals with the expressed objectives of retaining the small size of the business by the founder and chief executive of a pharmaceutical company with a record for rapid growth in the fast growing pharmaceutical industry. The case includes the history, growth and financial data of the company as ... More
Reference No: MAR0285(E)Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: The case is centred around identification of relevant information for studying the prescription behaviour of doctors in order to help the company evolve an appropriate marketing mix. It is used to depict the issues that arise in the problem definition stage of research studies. ... More
Reference No: PROD0032Pages: 37 Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: A large printing press employing about six hundred persons is operating like a service organization for a state government. There is a large backlog of orders in some sections of the press, whereas some other sections are having excess capacity. The management is working under several constraints, particularly under several ... More
Reference No: F&A0027Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: Outlines a development bank's appraisal of a loan and underwriting proposal from an electrical manufacturing company. The student is required to fashion the terms and conditions of the loan. ... More
Reference No: OB0001(A)Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: The case deals with problems of expansion of a company in Baroda, i.e. finding appropriate land, and negotiations with the government for acquiring this land. It raises questions regarding the government's industrial development policy. ... More
Reference No: ECO0004Pages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: Considers the demand, production and investment targets of the three Five Year Plans to reassess the growth prospects of the machine tools industry. The case is also concerned with the development of demand indicators for the industry as a guideline for the company's planning. "A Note on Machine Tool Industry" ... More
Reference No: PROD0006(D)Pages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: This is an exercise in establishing economic batch quantities for manufacture. In the light of the concepts covered in a background note, "A Case against the Economic Batch Quantity" (The Manager, January 1964, Management Publications Limited, London), throughout time, setup time, etc are to be used. ... More
Reference No: F&A0005Pages: 7 Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: A comprehensive case on the conflicting considerations affecting the dividend policy in a well-established chemical and fertilizer company. ... More