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Indian food specialities limited
(2002-10-21)
Indian Food Specialties Limited (IFS) introduced
tools of food quality management in May 2000
in response to changing market conditions and
poor profitability. Spoilage in the production
process was very high and the ...
Enercon India: project planning
(2007-11-01)
Prithwiraj Rathore had just finished his tea in the morning when his cellphone
rang. As the team leader of erection and commissioning activities at the
Nawapur site of Enercon, Prithwiraj was habituated to getting calls ...
Chilli in soup (A)
(2007-11-02)
I
t was a damp morning on June 10, 2003 with an overcast sky and rains lashing
outside. The monsoon had arrived in Kerala a few days ago. The Chairman of
the Spices Board of India (SBI), Mr C J Jose, a tall well-built ...
Crew scheduling in Indian railways: a case study of Vadodara division passenger train crews
(2010-03-14)
In this paper we discuss the crew scheduling problem in Indian Railways and propose a methodology to minimize crew requirements. In Particular, we deal with the scheduling of passenger train crews in Vadodara Division of ...
Simulation models to evaluate railway operating policies
(2010-03-23)
In this paper, we describe two applications of simulation models to evaluate the following railway operating policies: 1. Loco assignment at a junction, and 2. Twin single line versus orthodox double line operation. The ...
Freight Train Crew Scheduling - Case of Vadodara Division
(2010-07-28)
This case describes the crew scheduling process for freight trains at a crew change point in Vadodara division. The various labour related constraints are given. The objective of this case discussion is to develop an ...
Passenger Train: Crew Scheduling in Indian Railways - A Case of Vadodara
(2010-07-28)
This case describes the running of passenger trains within the Vadodara division for which the crew needs to be organized. Since passenger trains are scheduled services, crew schedules can be developed in advance and are ...
Lessons from Leveraging Land: A Case of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)
Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor pioneered the idea of leveraging land for revenue generation to make a project viable. The project was conceived as early as 1988. It had the twin objectives of (i) connecting ...
Mega projects in India Environmental and Land Acquisition Issues in the Road Sector
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)
Mega projects (primarily infrastructure) receive a sizable investment (~10%) of the gross fixed capital formation in India. Environmental clearances and land acquisitions have been the two major reasons for delays in the ...