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“Natures Friend” is an NGO that makes books and pencils from recycled paper and
supplies to government run schools. Goods are made in remote villages, transported to
cities and distributed to schools every month.
a. Describe players in Transportation in this case situation.
b. Describe Transport Economics in this case situation?
Cricket and Soccer Graphics make gift items like Jerseys, Shorts, Cups, Caps etc with
cricketers’ and footballers’ name, image and print jerseys and shorts with different club
names which fans and enthusiasts buy for them and as gift items. This is a dynamic
kind of business and they want to forecast demand as items get out of stock and some
remain in stock after season is over. Owner believes that this type of business cannot
be forecasted at all, while staff believes it can be forecasted. Advise them on how they
can approach demand forecasting and how you would put owner and staff perspective
in place?
. “SV caterers and party services” are into the business of catering custom made food
menu for birthday parties, wedding receptions and corporate events. They get about 5
to 6 events a week across different places within the city. They want to look at maintaining some inventory of consumables, long lasting catering ingredients and other
feasible items. How will you advise SV caterers on their move to hold inventory?
. “Dhart i” is a social enterprise obtaining naturally grown cotton from West Bengal,
Telangana and gets unisex T-shirts made out of Tirupur and sold online, through kiosks
at shopping malls, at exhibitions and in various seasonal fairs across country. They use the surplus after covering the costs to fund various educational purposes of the needy.
How can they leverage various supply chain drivers to meet their objectives?
. Mo-Bike is electric two-wheeler mobility service provider. Their model is to provide
quick, flexible, self-driving mobility from Metro Station to near by Business and IT park
where about 5000 people commute every day. They want to forecast next 5 years
number of users to plan business model.
a. Describe steps in demand forecasting in this case situation?
b. Describe methods of demand forecasting?
“Fruit Basket” is a fresh vegetable and fruit shopping chain. Their specialty is
organically grown and seasonal fruits/vegetables. They have outlets at about 20 points
across Bangalore. Fruits and vegetables come from nearby states from farmers they
have tie-up with. With increase in business they also have FRUITBASKET.COM as
online portal which facilitates home delivery within 2 hours within Bangalore. Their
challenge is costs, freshness, quality, delays, availability etc. Their aim is to reach lean
and agile value chain over next 2 years. Prepare a road map to enable them transition
levels of supply chain improvement to be lean and agile value chain?
Amaan is also a victim to this situation. As a single parent and a son to an ailing mother, he often is at the edge of breaking point due to this setup. Being the team leader, his major task is to communicate with the team members and coordinate between his team and the higher management. Most of his time is spent conducting meetings, explaining tasks to his team members, coordinating with the management and sometimes even communicating with the overseas clients which usually occurs at odd hours usually after midnight. This has been a continued practice for more than a year and a half. Amaan has decided to write a letter to the senior management to persuade them to make strict guidelines for employees, regarding the office communication, which should occur between 9am and 7 pm unless there is an emergency/ international caller to attend to. As Amaan, write a persuasive letter to the managemen
Is perception management applicable in current times when we are working from home
virtually and not interacting personally with our coworkers and managers? Rationalize
your opinion with steps and measures that help you manage the process.
Lemon Tree, a premium chain of hotels across the country has suffered tremendous losses
during this pandemic and have hired you as a consultant in order to analyze the same
a. Can you explain Political, Economic and Social forces which have had an impact on the
business?
How does learning through reinforcement bring about behavior modification in employees?
