Browsing Working Papers by Author "Raghuram, G."

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    • Introducing Competition in Container Movement by Rail 

      Morris, Sebastian; Pandey, Ajay; Raghuram, G.; Gangwar, Rachna (2011-05-26)
      Container movement by rail was a monopoly of Indian Railways (IR) until recently and its subsidiary, Container Corporation (CONCOR), was the sole operator of container trains. Entry of other entities has been driven by ...

    • Issues in Infrastructure for Export of Marine Products from India 

      Raghuram, G.; Asopa, V. N. (2009-03-09)
      Indian marine products are wanted internationally. There is potential for a higher market share in importing countries. Shrimp contributed 62% by value and 28% by volume of exports in 2002-03. The potential market for ...

    • Issues in Infrastructure for Export of Rice from India 

      Raghuram, G.; Asopa, V. N. (2009-07-29)
      Rice is exported in two varieties, basmati (aromatic) and non-basmati. The basmati rice exports are in three categories: white, brown and parboiled. India earned Rs 18.4 billion in 2001-02 from exports of basmati rice and ...

    • Issues in PPPs in ports in India 

      Raghuram, G.; Shukla, Niraja (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)
      PPP mode of investment in Indian ports has made a significant headway and is preferred for investments today. The 12 major ports and about 200 minor ports along the 7,500 km coastline of the country have together traded ...

    • Lessons from Leveraging Land: A Case of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor 

      Raghuram, G.; Sundaram, Satyam S. (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 ...

    • Lessons of reforms of the telecom sector 

      Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
      The telecommunications sector has emerged as one of the key sectors that have put the Indian economy on a revival path. Proactive policies such as opening up the sector to private players and competition, unbundling the ...

    • Management of intangibles in Indian railways 

      Bhatnagar, Deepti; Chhokar, Jagdeep S.; Raghuram, G.; Bhandari, R. R.; Nigam, A. K.; Thomas, K. M. (2010-04-01)
      Managing intangibles is a major challenge before organizations. Increasingly there is an appreciation that for managing hard performance parameters, the softer aspects of management need to be looked into. In fact, several ...

    • Management of large it projects: the passenger reservation system of Indian railways 

      Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G. (2010-03-26)
      The Passenger Reservation System of Indian Railways is a major computer application in a visible, consumer sensitive area. The involves a distributed database, spread over five host computers located in five metropolitan ...

    • Mega projects in India Environmental and Land Acquisition Issues in the Road Sector 

      Raghuram, G.; Samantha, Bastian; Sundaram, Satyam S. (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 ...

    • A note on the Indian motor vehicle industry 

      Dixit, Mukund R.; Mathew, Dilip; Raghuram, G. (2010-03-21)
      This note describes the history of the Indian Motor Vehicles Industry and its current status. There are a number of manufacturers in the public, joint and private sectors. Several new manufacturers also intend to enter the ...

    • An overview of the trucking sector in india: Significance and structure 

      Raghuram, G. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015-12-23)
      The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the trucking sector. It describes the significance of road transport and the structure of the trucking industry. It also explores the causes and consequences of the ...

    • Privatization of ports - framework for governmental action 

      Raghuram, G. (2010-04-05)
      Given the delays and congestions at ports, leading to extensive demurrage charges for ships, a lot of attention on improving port productivity through better management systems and infrastructure developments are being ...

    • Public expenditure accountability in the telecom sector 

      Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G.; Venkatraman, Krishnan (2010-01-16)
      The telecom sector has seen much change during the past two decades. At first, it was the opening up of the equipment manufacturing sector, followed by the corporatisation of the government owned entities, Videsh Sanchar ...

    • Public private partnership in airport development- Governance and risk management implications from Cochin International Airport Ltd. 

      Varkkey, Biju; Raghuram, G. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-10-01)
      In India, airports were totally owned and managed by central government or the armed forces. The Airport Authority of India (AAI), a body functioning under the Ministry of Civil Aviation was responsible for managing the ...

    • Resource mobilisation strategies for financing of transport infrastructure and services 

      Pangotra, Prem P.; Raghuram, G. (2010-03-27)
      Transport infrastructure development in India has been slow and unsatisfactory due to the excessive dependence on budgetary support from the State and due to the dominance of state controlled enterprises. Future investment ...

    • Retail sales data: the hidden treasure 

      Raghuram, G. (2010-01-18)
      Increasingly, retail outlets; be it in the large organized sector or unorganized sector, have started computerizing their point of sale (POS) transactions. This opens up opportunities for using the information towards ...

    • Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Ordinance 2014: A Process Perspective 

      Raghuram, G.; Sunny, Simi (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
      This paper captures the policy processes leading to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Ordinance, 2014. It maps the role and the influence of the ...

    • Roadmap for logistics excellence: need to break the unholy equilibrium 

      Raghuram, G.; Shah, Janat (2010-01-16)
      This white paper attempts to provide a roadmap for India to move towards logistics excellence. Apart from raising issues that are currently relevant, it also draws from the issues that were raised in the previous three ...

    • Role of Universal Service Obligation Fund in Rural Telecom Services: Lessons from the Indian Experience 

      Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G. (2011-05-26)
      This paper outlines India’s experience of increasing rural teledensity, including its recent policy initiative to increase penetration through creation of a Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) that supports a variety ...

    • Safety management in transportation 

      Mathew, Dilip; Chhokar, Jagdeep S.; Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G. (2010-03-21)
      This paper presents a framework for identification and analysis of issues in Safety Management in Transportation. The paper analysis Safety Management in the three modes of transport namely Road, Rail and Air. Safety ...