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Policy initiative for countering imbalances in dairy sector in the post-WTO era
(2003-10-21)
This paper responds to some of these issues by reviewing the experience of implementing the commitments made under the WTO AoA and its implications for the milk producers in India. The paper then suggests policy options ...
A more relaxed view of fiscal consolidation
(2003-10-21)
Branch and peg algorithms for the simple plant location problems
(2003-10-20)
The simple plant location problem is a well-studied problem in combinatorial optimization. It is one of
deciding where to locate a set of plants so that a set of clients can be supplied by them at the minimum
cost. This ...
Solving the simple plant location problem using a data correcting approach
(2003-10-20)
The Data Correcting Algorithm is a branch and bound type algorithm in which the data of
a given problem instance is ‘corrected’ at each branching in such a way that the new instance will be
as close as possible to a ...
Mobilizing grassroots' technological innovations and traditional knowledge, values and institutions: articulating social and ethical capital
(2003-10-22)
The Honey Bee Network has helped provide a sort of loose platform to converge creative,
but uncoordinated individuals across not only Indian states having varying cultural, linguistic
and social ethos, but also in 75 ...
TI cycles: new product strategy (A)
(2003-10-20)
There are a few points about the context of TI Cycles that need to be
recognized explicitly. The company is operating in a mature industry
where competition is very high. Product innovations are few and
incremental. A ...
Ahmedabad regional passport office: rapid response time by process redesign
(2003-10-21)
If all your documents are in order, you should get your fresh passport in five weeks. If you
already hold a passport, then your passport should be re-issued in one week. In case of
damaged or lost passports (except in ...
Measurement issues in comparing fiscal performance of states
(2003-10-20)
Interstate comparison of fiscal performance requires the use of appropriate concepts and proper
measurement of state income, fiscal deficit and debt. GSDP at market prices and a comprehensive
concept of debt consistent ...
Estimates of state income originating in entertainment sub-sector in Gujarat
(2003-10-22)
[The paper provides detailed estimates of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)
at current market prices (m.p.) for Gujarat state for the period 1990-91 to 2000-01.
It considers the estimates of GSDP at current factor ...
Binary knapsack problems with random budgets
(2003-10-21)
The binary knapsack problem is a combinatorial optimization problem in which a subset of a given set of elements
needs to be chosen in order to maximize profit, given a budget constraint. In this paper, we study a stochastic ...