Knowledge in Strategy

Engineers vs Managers; Are the two different?

Available below is the review of basic organisational ethics and behaviours, and what would yu do when confonted with an issue? Read more to debunk certain old theories of management. #KIIT

BCG

NOTE ON THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP CONCEPT OF COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS AND CORPORATE STRATEGY -Competitive Portfolio Analysis -Portfolio Strategy -Competitive Analysis of the Product Portfolio

Diversification as Strategy

Note on Diversification as a Strategy -Rumelt’s definition of Relatedness -Categories of Diversified Companies -Performance of Diversified Companies(1950-70) -Value Creation and Strategic “Fit”

Diversification of Business

Diversify or not to diversify business What can a company do better than its current market What strategic assents do we need in order to succeed in the current market Can we catch up to or leapfrog the competitors at their own game? Will diversification breakup strategic assets that need to be kept together Will we simply be a new player or emerge as a winner What can our company learn by diversifying and are we sufficiently organized to learn it?

Eicher Motors Dilemma

Eicher Motors Dilemma  -If you could go back in 2001, would you still buy an Enfield or invest in it? -History -Contrast -Infographics -Our Call

Indian Pharma-Market

Indian Pharma Market Study -Thriving Indian Pharma -An Exception -Few Hiccups -Opportunities and Threats -The Road Ahead

Indian Railway-Market Research

Indian Railway-Market Research -Segmentation -Products -Demand and Supply Behaviour -Types of costs in Indian Railways -Pricing Strategy -Profit Maximization -Consumer & Producer Surplus -Third Party Regulation

Healthcare Industry-Market Study

Healthcare Industry-Market Study -Sector Overview -Opportunities -Target Market -Present Technologies -Business Model -Road Ahead

Agri-Business: Market and Industry Overview

Agri-Business: Market and Industry Overview -MARKET AND INDUSTRY OVERVIEW -INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS -INDIAN SCENARIO -OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

ITT Automative – Global Manufacturing Strategy

ITT Automotive – Global Manufacturing Strategy1994 -What are the implications for both cost and the flexibility of automation? Do you agree with the assertion made by one of the managers in the case: “If you automate, you stagnate?” -What are your recommendations regarding the issue of Standardizing process technology across all the plants? Are these motives behind the proposal, other than those stated in the case? -As Juergen Geissinger, how would you go about implementing your recommendations? -How would you overcome resistance from the plants?