Reference No: MAR0154(A)Pages: 9Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: A large consumer products company, which relies on direct distribution to the retail level, is concerned about the selling skills of its sales force in a competitive environment. Sales training in the form of short refresher courses is being proposed to upgrade selling skills. ... More
Reference No: MAR0173(A)Pages: 11 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Dunlop needed a much more distinctive and powerful advertising campaign in 1967 to give its highway tyres an advantageous competitive position in a crowded truck and bus tyre market. In the search for its unique qualities, as against claims of the competitors, Dunlop asked its agency to find out the importance ... More
Reference No: F&A0280Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The process of collecting environmental information is outlined and a framework for stratification of the environment is provided. A list of sources of national and international environmental information, along with the contents of each source, is provided. ... More
Reference No: BP0067(A)Pages: 21Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: A top executive with experience in the manufacturing business of a multinationals consumer goods subsidiary and Government of Indias international trading company is appointed by the Finance Ministry to the top post of a large nationalized bank. The case highlights the dilemma this executive faces in reconciling sharply differing views ... More
Reference No: QM0101(B)Pages: 4Published 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: BP0069(C)Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Presents the problems the authorized controller faced in running a unit after taking over the company under the Industries Act. The case is particularly useful in focusing or re establishing the relations with foreign collaborators and suppliers for turning the company around. ... More
Reference No: F&A0263(D)Pages: 12 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The exercise of formulating the policy guidelines by way of systematic analysis of the environment in which the bank operated, its competition, end users, operations and past performance is described in the case. It was now possible to formulate the expected performance of the various operating units for the next ... More
Reference No: F&A0289Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Describes a corporate planner's perceptions of his roles and responsibilities in the corporate planning process. Questions are raised about the organizational relationship between the corporate planner and the line manager. A related issue for discussion is the need for career development for the corporate planner. ... More
Reference No: BP0076(C)Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Gives extracts from the recommendation of a study committee on Indian Airlines which submitted its recommendations in 1971. Only recommendations dealing with reorganization are highlighted. ... More
Reference No: QM0107Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case is mainly a transport problem. There are three factories delivering three product groups to twenty- three warehouses. The solution calls for an optimization of total costs for the company, taking into account the production constraints at each factory, the local demand, and the export needs. The data problems ... More
Reference No: MAR0151Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: This note deals with the use of editorial publicity in the technical trade press, secured through press communications at the time of introducing the fork lift truck in the market. Over twenty three publications featured news stories and a debate was initiated in newspaper columns on the efficiency of a ... More
Reference No: P&IR0010Pages: 26Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case deals with a conflict situation between Air India and its pilots, the pattern of work allocation, and what is now known as the "slip" system of operation. ... 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
