65 Case Study Ideas In Production,operation,supply Chain And Logistics Management

Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of case study ideas in the areas of production, operation, supply chain and logistics management (POM-SCL) ,also incorporating operation strategies. This book has been designed conforming to the standards of this common subject for the courses of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) prescribed by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC). The book consists of sixty five case study ideas covering almost the entire gamut of the subject concerned. All these cases are based on Indian organizations/industries using the characters with names typically Indian and the narrations of these cases reflect Indian work culture, value systems and ethos. All these cases are followed by a set of about half a dozen questions pertaining to the narrations with the corresponding answers suggested for the guidance of the teachers and the students alike. Apart from making the book very convenient and handy for studying the subject, it is also aimed at dispelling fears and apprehensions among the students with non –science/non-technical background that they seem to have about this subject. Getting familiar with the numerical exercises given and solved in this book by practice will make passing this subject a cakewalk for any average student. The cases are so designed as to expose the students to the realities and challenges to the actual professional life while still seating in the class rooms, much before entering a professional career. The book provides a colossal value addition as both a complement and a supplement to the theories in the text books.