Reference No: ECO0132Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: Deals with the raw material problem faced by the Indian cotton textile industry in 1965. A number of alternatives were suggested for meeting the cotton shortage. Students are expected to recommend suitable measures for meeting the foreign exchange crisis on behalf of the cotton Mills Federation. ... 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: P&IR0017(B)Pages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: The case deals with the problems of succession in an expanding organization, the way the Chairman handles the problem, and the reorganization involved. At another level, it deals with problems of authority and peer relationships. ... More
Reference No: F&A0031Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: This case highlights the problems of transfer pricing where a) only a limited market (in terms of volume) exists, and b) costs and assets are transferred to measure returns on investment as an index of departmental performance appraisal. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0080Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: The case highlights a problem faced by the factory manager in strict interpretation of the Factory Laws and its overenthusiastic interpretation by the authorities. ... More
Reference No: ECO0011(A)Pages: 11 Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: This case, which is the first in the series, gives background information on the problem, the problem itself, and the report of Analyst (A) on the demand for electric motors. The company was interested in taking up manufacture of electric motors as a new line of business and example the ... More
Reference No: ECO0071(A)Pages: 30Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: The case discusses Tata Iron and Steel Company's decision to expand the output of steel to 2 million tonnes in 1956. It involves all the relevant micro and macro level factors such as government policy, project planning, technological change, return on investment, etc. ... More
Reference No: BP0012Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: Manager must decide future company policy on export of a commodity where two government units (state and national) have followed fluctuating restirictive policies regarding exports. ... 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: P&IR0016Pages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: The case relates to problems of technological change in a textile mill and negotiations with the recognized union on increase in workload. ... More
Reference No: OB0001(B)Pages: 2Published 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
