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Savings and Investment in Indian States: Implications for Growth and Public Finances
(2013)Regional imbalances in economic growth and development have always drawn attention of the policymakers in federal economies. Two important economic forces having implications for regional disparities are: i) market ... -
Security prices behaviour associated with rights issue-related events
(1993)In the Indian capital market, about half the funds raisedsince 1985 have been through rights issues. Equity, fully and partly convertible debentures, and nonconvertible debentures have been the major capital market ... -
Self-Initiated teacher innovations in government rural elementary schools: Evolution, impact, and sustainability
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017)The challenge to the production function approach has attracted the attention of education research towards the behavioural aspects of key educational change initiators, i.e., teachers and principals. The teaching profession ... -
The Semi-integrated steel industry of India
(1977)This dissertation attempts to examine the economics of the semi-integrated steel industry of India. The semi-integrated steel industry provided a central focus for the frenzied drive for meeting the persistent steel shortages ... -
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 ... -
A simulation model of paper industry in India
(1985)The role of information in planning process is two-fold. On the one hand, information serves as an input to planning and on the other, it serves as a bench-mark for the evaluation of planning or policy decisions. The policy ... -
Simulation model to determine minimum inventory level in grey room of textile industry
(1977)Under the ideal conditions, textile mills should have only that much of inventory of cloth, which is actually being processed. Therefore objective of the enterprise is to reduce the magnitude of express work in process ... -
Size, profitability and growth of some of the Indian manufacturing industries
(1978)What are the causes of growth of an industrial undertaking? One important cause, widely discussed in the economic literature, is the reduction in cost due to increase in size - economies of scale. Businessmen need the ... -
Small business behavior: development and test of a multivariate model
(1999)Small businesses have been the subject of research interest in at least three independent fields of inquiry: economics, entrepreneurship, and life cycle theory. However, a review of the literature indicates: (1) the absences ... -
Smallholder output market participation, channel choice and its impacts: empirical evidence from paddy markets in Uttar Pradesh, India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)Market access for smallholders is a key policy issue in developing economies. Smallholders face considerable challenges in accessing farm and allied output markets due to poor access to credit and output markets, high ... -
Solar And Bioenergy Scenarios For India: Modelling And Policy Assessment.
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Renewable energy resources and technologies are among the prime options to mitigate externalities from energy supply-chain. Typically energy externalities appear in different forms and vary across spatial and temporal ... -
Some issues in pricing bulk electricity
(1994)Power supply sector in India has been undergoing significant change during the last several years. The monopoly of the vertically integrated State Electricity Boards (SEBs) is yielding place to large scale electricity ... -
Spatial topology of urban policy assemblage: a post-structuralist analysis of making of India’s smart cities
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)Drawing on post-structuralist theories of space, power and policy-making, I examine the policy processes enveloping Smart Cities Mission (SCM), a flagship scheme of the Indian central government. Following act as guiding ... -
Stochastic modeling and analysis of automated Intra-logistics systems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)Logistics companies are adopting automated technologies for material handling operations in intralogistics facilities, such as sea container terminals and distribution warehouses, to improve operational efficiency and meet ... -
Stochastic models for omnichannel retail order fulfillment
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-30)With a massive increase in the number of internet users and rapid urbanization, online retail is on a path of unprecedented growth. The online retail sales in India - with over 600 million internet users - is expected ... -
Stochastic Optimization Based Decision Support System for Asset-liability Management in Life Insurance Firms
(2013)Asset Liability Management (ALM) is a critical part of financial planning for all financial institutions. ALM deals with the management of a mismatch between the assets and liabilities of such firms both in value as well ... -
Stochastic optimization based decision support system for strategic planning in process industries
(2008)Increased competitive pressure due to globalization has forced Indian companies to look for scientific methods of planning their operations, and efficient utilization of available resources.Recent surveys and literature ... -
Stock market reaction to macroeconomic events
(1996)The primary role of capital markets is allocation of capital among competing sectors of the economy. As a result of economic liberalization and reforms in the financial sector, Indian capital markets are expected to play ... -
Stocking policies for blood components: a case of substitutable, perishable items
(1988)Transfusion of blood from a healthy donor to a needy patient is a powerful therapeutic tool in modern medical practice. All major hospitals in India have blood banks, whose purpose is to provide 'safe' blood to patients ... -
Store format choice behavior for planned purchases – a case of bulk grocery
(2008)Store format choice is recognized as a significant and relatively long term decision for retailers as well as the consumers. The thesis studies this choice decision from consumer perspective in a planned purchase situation ...