Browsing Working Papers by Author "Chandra, Pankaj"
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Building technological capabilities in a liberalising developing economy: firm strategies and public policy
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj (2009-12-14)As a consequence of economic reforms, the Indian manufacturing sector faces a variety of technology related challenges. It not only has to quickly develop world-class manufacturing capabilities, but also gear up to develop ... -
Competing through capabilities strategies for global competitiveness of the Indian textile industry
Chandra, Pankaj (2009-12-12)The global textile trading regime is going to change drastically from the year 2005 with the phase-out of the MFA. Its implication on competition will be significant. Countries that have already put competition policies ... -
Competitiveness of Indian manufacturing: findings of the 1997 manufacturing futures survey
Chandra, Pankaj (2009-12-16)This paper reports the findings of a survey to study the competitiveness of Indian manufacturing sector. The paper conceptualizes these findings in terms of priorities of Indian manufacturing firms, the programmes that ... -
Conceptualizing strategies for technology development: a case study of an Indian licensee
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj (2010-03-31)The ensuing economic liberalization in the country has been a rapid increase in licensing and joint venture arrangements involving Indian firms. For long term growth, the domestic firms will have to develop mechanisms and ... -
Elements of a world class management school
Chandra, Pankaj (2010-07-27)This paper delineates the best practices that are commonly followed by world class management schools in their governance and pursuit of scholarly activities. It tries to highlight the processes required to become a world ... -
Inter-firm linkages in the IT industry in India: a case study of Telecom technologies
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj (2010-01-18)In this paper we focus on the telecom segment of the IT sector with an objective to understand the nature and extent of inter-firm linkages in the industry, the role these linkages play in developing technological capabilities ... -
Involving Private Healthcare Providers to Reduce Maternal Mortality in India: A Simulation Study to Understand Implications on Provider Incentives
Bhat, Ramesh; Chandra, Pankaj; Mukherjee, Shantanu (2009-08-13)Gujarat State has implemented the “Chiranjeevi Yojana” to improve access to institutional delivery with an objective to reduce maternal mortality and at the same time providing financial protection to poor families. The ... -
Linking Technical Education to Business Growth:
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj (2009-08-22)Education has been recognized as the most important source of competitive advantage for a nation. It is the key determinant of firm level productivity which in turn drives business growth and profitability. Technical ... -
Linking telecome technologies: complementarities, capabilities and policies
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj (2010-04-03)This paper is a preliminary exploration to develop a methodology for assessing the technological capabilities and needs of the telecommunications sector in India. It makes a case for strategic policy interventions to build ... -
The Logistics Sector in India: Overview and Challenges
Chandra, Pankaj; Jain, Nimit (2009-08-22)The logistics industry in India is evolving rapidly and it is the interplay of infrastructure, technology and new types of service providers that will define whether the industry is able to help its customers reduce their ... -
Managing batch processors to reduce lead time in a semiconductor packaging line
Chandra, Pankaj; Gupta, Sudheer (2010-03-28)In this paper we study a semiconductor packaging line at IBM Bromont. At the line, modules are assembled and then tested in a Burn-in oven. The Burn-in oven is a batch processing station. We outline a procedure to determine ... -
Managing complex networks in emerging markets: the story of amul
Chandra, Pankaj; Tirupati, Devanath (2010-01-16)Firms that desire to do business in large emerging markets need to develop a new paradigm for looking at opportunities in these markets. The success of many such firms has depended on how well have they formed or managed ... -
Networks of Small Producers for Technological Innovation: Some Models
Chandra, Pankaj (2009-07-25)Small producers face a variety of challenges - some related to markets and others related to capabilities. Inability to develop technological capabilities has often restricted small firms from growing large. In this paper, ... -
Order release and product mix coordination in a complex PCB manufacturing line with batch processors
Bhatnagar, Rohit; Chandra, Pankaj; Loulou, Richard; Qui, Jin (2010-03-28)In this paper, we study the role of order releases and product mix coordination in a complex manufacturing line with batch processors. We develop a planning methodology for synchronizing production in such manufacturing ... -
Organizational practices and employee's performance: a case of Canadian Textile Industry
Patibandla, Murali; Chandra, Pankaj (2010-04-06)This study undertakes empirical explanation of inter-firm variations in employee s productivity by a set of organizational factors on the basis of firm level survey data drawn from the Canadian textile industry. Organizational ... -
Permutation Flowshop Scheduling with Earliness and Tardiness Penalties
Chandra, Pankaj; Mehta, Peeyush; Tirupati, Devanath (2009-09-02)We address the permutation flowshop scheduling problem with earliness and tardiness penalties (E/T) and common due date of jobs. Large number of process and discrete parts industries follow flowshop type of production ... -
Permutation flowshop scheduling with earlines and tradiness penalties
Mehta, Peeyush; Chandra, Pankaj; Tirupati, Devanath (2010-01-16)The permutation flowshop scheduling problem with earliness and tardiness penalties (E/T) and common due date of jobs. Large number of process and discrete parts industries flow flowshop type of production process. There ... -
Role of Educational and R&D Institutions in City Clusters: An Exploratory Study of Bangalore and Pune Regions in India
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj (2009-07-24)his paper explores the role played by academic institutions in Bangalore and Pune cities of India. It shows that there exists a large variety of linkages between industry and academia in the two Indian cities; a hierarchy ... -
Strategic partnering in telecom software: northern telecom technology network in India
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj; Mytelka, Lynn K. (2009-12-14)Inter-firm linkages are becoming strategically important for transfer and development of technological capabilities. In this paper, we present how one such network of partnership between a MNC and some Indian software firms ... -
Technology strategy of Indian firms: Searching for the role of complementary assets and technology supply chains
Basant, Rakesh; Chandra, Pankaj (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1998-11-01)As a consequence of economic reforms, the Indian manufacturing sector faces a variety of technology related challenges. It not only has to quickly develop world-class manufacturing capabilities but also gear up to develop ...