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Essays on revenue management
(2010)
Revenue Management (RM) is the process of understanding, anticipating and reacting to consumer behavior in order to maximize expected future revenue from a perishable resource. The challenge here is to sell the right product ...
Role of operational capabilities on performance in Indian apparel retail sector
(2010)
Indian apparel retail sector has shown tremendous growth rates over the last decade. Owning to tremendous growth rates and more stores getting added up, gives the customer a variety of choices in terms of store formats and ...
Human resource planning in hotel industry
(1986)
As awareness of the need for an effective HRP has grown, so has the number of organizations looking for guidance as to the ways in which Human Resource Planning (HRP) can make a practical contribution. The focus of this ...
A study of the process of evaluation of the internal environment of a nascent organization
(1986)
This is an exploratory study of the process of evolution of the internal environment of a nascent organization. This study was conducted over a period of seven months while the organization was in the process of undergoing ...
Identification and measurement of work-dedication
(1986)
People frequently use the word dedication to make social attributions and judgements. The imprecision of literary definitions of dedication restricts their operational use. Consequently, a more precise formulation of the ...
Life cycle costs and energy market equilibrium: a policy assessment for India
(2009)
Energy production and consumption cause unintended impacts. Their exclusion by the market leads to sub-optimal resource allocations. Conventionally, market correction is proposed through Pigouviantaxes or Coasianbar gaining ...
A study of career mobility decisions of dual career couples
(2009)
Presently, women in India comprise approximately thirty one present of the total workforce including rural and urban sectors (Budhwar, Saini & Bhatnagar, 2005). This statistics indicates a major social change in the country ...
A Simulation and Genetic Algorithm Based Optimization of Closed – Loop Multi – Echelon Inventory System
(2009)
The objective of this research is to develop a Genetic Algorithm (GA) - based optimization approach for a multi - echelon closed - loop inventory system of items which are repairable in nature. In the context of the passenger ...
Managing climate change risks in cities: a study of mitigation and adaptation strategies
(2009)
Climate change is an extreme case of externality. Its global nature has prompted analysis at higher geographical scales like country, region or global levels. However the origin of most emissions and impacts of climate ...
Formation process of public private partnership in transport infrastructure in India
(2009)
The dissertation suggests that an attempt to create strong relational arrangements along with the contractual arrangements would lead to higher rate of success in PPP. Relational arrangements have become a major determinant ...