Reference No: MAR0240Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: Mr. Sundeep, the Regional Sales Manager for the Lighting Division, had lost a contract order that he had been getting for the last two years. He analyzed the situation and wondered what had gone wrong. He was getting worried as his Western Region sales were dropping. He wanted to plan ... More
Reference No: CMA0488Pages: 17Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The case opens by highlighting that over 2,27,000 hectares or 59 per cent of the total forest land in Tripura supports less than twenty trees per hectare and is, thus, utilized. The Tripura Forest Development and Plantations Corporation has prepared a project to place 5,200 hectares of this land under intensive management. The ... More
Reference No: PSG0027(A)Pages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The first Case (A) describes how the state family planning bureau guides and controls the field operations, particularly the nature of interaction between the state bureau and the district bureau. Based on an interview with the chief of family planning at state level, the case provides information on the functions ... More
Reference No: MAR0224Pages: 13Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: This case deals with the promotion of artificial insemination programme by a developmental agency. Results of a survey, which investigated the motivation for and barriers against the widespread use of artificial insemination, are presented. Based on the survey findings, a communications strategy for popularizing the programme has been suggested. Students ... More
Reference No: OB0045Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The personnel manager of a recently?formed handloom development corporation introduces a format and procedures for the annual performance reporting of the corporation's employees. The corporation's managing director wants to know how the performance assessment system can be improved for monitoring output and spending more effectively. ... More
Reference No: BP0154Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The company, sponsored jointly by the government and small scale industrialists, is meant to assist small industries in the state in various ways. The case describes how the company's performance was considered satisfactory for a number of years until it suddenly faced a crisis. For the first time questions arise ... More
Reference No: CMA0507Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The problem here is to introduce a rudimentary marketing orientation in a forest service operation which is already engaged in logging and sale activities. A variety of sales arrangements - auctions, long term contracts, transfers to a sister unit (saw mill) "retail" sale of firewood etc are described in the ... More
Reference No: F&A0330(B)Pages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: Introduces, in a very general fashion, specific price-level accounting. The case series can be used to give an introduction to inflation accounting and how conventional financial statements can mask the true state of affairs. ... More
Reference No: MAR0238Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The case describes the implementation problems of the cash credit scheme for handloom cooperatives. The scheme disburses central funds through local cooperative banks under state handloom officials' supervision. Three conversational situations describe the operating problems when the scheme is put into action. ... More
Reference No: ECO0263Pages: 10 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: It is a case on demand forecasting through the regression and trend methods. The annual data for nineteen years for cotton textile demand in India and its determinants are used to analyze and project future demand for cotton textiles. It provides a review of the demand theory, and insights for ... More
Reference No: BP0143Pages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited, designed, engineered, and constructed by one of the most experienced engineering organizations in the world, and employing the most modern technology for producing chemical fertilizers, faced a closure threat immediately after a few months of starting operations when the effluent discharged by the plant, polluted water ... More
Reference No: CMA0483Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The case raises several questions about how to prioritize the relative importance of credit and non-credit factors in promoting fertilizer use. It also discusses the relative importance of two types of short-term agricultural credit - direct and indirect. These questions are posed with a view to understanding the contribution of ... More
Reference No: F&A0321Pages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: Describes a controversy between the marketing manager, who instructs his department to dispose of the accumulated stock of sarees at a price discount of 15%, and the financial advisor, who asserts that the discount would result in a huge loss to the corporation. The controversy provides an opportunity for discussing the ... More
Reference No: PROD0155Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The case is intended to provide a setting for exploring relational databases. It uses a specific software package, RISS, to illustrate the power and limitations of the relational approach to data base management. ... More
Reference No: CMA0545Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: This case deals with the decision-making criteria about the choice of the alternative energy sources for lift irrigation in semi-arid regions. The decision-making process and alternatives are focused both in relation to the farmers (i.e., the consumers) and the manufacturers or dealers (i.e., the markets of irrigation pumps, ... More
