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Hind Oil Industries: Demand Analysis
Abhishek Rohit; Debdatta Pal; Pradyumna DashCase IVEY-9B17M054-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn September 2015, the manager of Hind Oil Industries (HOI), a small edible oil manufacturer in Asansol, West Bengal, was challenged by a dilemma in pricing strategy. HOI had seen the price of mustard seeds, its primary raw ingredient, rise steeply because of harsh weather conditions in the previous harvesting season. HOI would need to raise the price of its product significantly in a price-competitive market dominated by larger companies. The ma...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing Telecom Licences in India
Srabanti Mukherjee; Debdatta PalCase IVEY-9B12A065-EMarketing, StrategyOn February 2, 2012, the Supreme Court of India cancelled all 122 second-generation (2G) telecom licences issued on or after January 10, 2008 by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT). This judgment, along with the announcement of the National Telecom Policy-2012, forced the DoT to rethink the issue of pricing spectrum, which was earlier bundled with 2G licences. First, was re-auctioning required? If so, what should be the minimum reserve pric...Starting at €8.20
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Krishna Textiles: Survival Strategy for a Wholesale Business
Sakhhi ChhabraCase IVEY-9B20A069-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyKamal Kapoor, a cotton shirting fabric wholesaler based in Delhi, India, was unable to decide whether or not to continue his business. Retailers had been procrastinating regarding their outstanding payments and international suppliers offering exclusive gStarting at €8.20
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JMD Oils: Deciding on a Growth Strategy
Sakhhi Chhabra; Jaydeep MukherjeeCase IVEY-9B15M055-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe director of JMD Oils, an edible oils firm, is considering the strategic options to drive his company to the next level of sales and profitability. The business has been showing a steady performance, but he feels that it could improve substantially. To increase profits, the director could increase sales volumes or increase gross margins. An increase in volume could be achieved by increasing the geographical footprint, which would require setti...Starting at €8.20
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Ratnagiri Alphonso Orchard: Bayesian Decision Analysis
Debdatta PalCase IVEY-9B16E007-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2012, the owner of the Ratnagiri Alphonso Orchard considered whether or not to purchase information from a climatology firm regarding the probability of unseasonable rains that could damage some or all of his family’s mango harvest. The owner needed to decide whether or not he should lease the orchard to a fruit merchant or keep the orchard for his family to harvest, despite the possibility of rain. Would the climatology firm provide help...Starting at €8.20