...Advertisement: At most jewelry stores, the person assessing the diamond is the person selling it so you can see why an assessor might say that a diamond is of higher quality than it really is. But because all diamonds sold at Gem World are certified in writing, you’re assured of a fair price when purchasing a diamond from Gem World. The reasoning in the advertisement would be most strengthened if which one of the following were true? a) Many jewelry stores other than Gem World also provide written certification of the quality of their diamonds. b) The certifications of diamonds at Gem World are written by people with years of experience in appraising gems. c) The diamonds sold at Gem World are generally of higher quality than those sold at other jewelry stores. d) The diamond market is so volatile that prices of the most expensive diamonds can change by hundreds of dollars from one day to the next. e) The written certifications of diamonds at Gem World are provided by an independent company of gem specialists. Statistician: A financial magazine claimed that its survey of its subscribers showed that North Americans are more concerned about their personal finances than about politics. One question was: "Which do you think about more: politics or the joy of earning money?" This question is clearly biased. Also, the readers of the magazine are a self-selecting sample. Thus, there is reason to be skeptical about the conclusion drawn in the magazine’s survey. ...
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...along with required exhibits are enclosed herewith. Please go through the report and feel free to contact us in case of any query. Yours sincerely, Ashutosh Shukla Chief Executive Officer XYZ Consultants Connaught Place New Delhi-110001 Xyz_consultants_in@gmail.com 2 Outline of report The constituents and brief summary Situational Analysis: Foundation of KPCL, critical analysis of KPCL as an entity, what led to the present situation, competitors of KPCL and its standing amongst them. Problem Definition: For which entity the biscuits are to be manufactured keeping in mind the profits, using the surplus capacity and augmenting the value of MKG brand. Options: 1) Manufacture for KPCL and Pearson 2) Manufacture for KPCL and APL 3) Manufacture for KPCL, Pearson and APL 4) Manufacture only for KPCL Criteria for evaluation: Increasing profits, long term consequences should be favorable, surplus capacity should be put to use, MKG should be strengthened as a brand and there should be independent control over manufacturing. Evalaution: After evaluating the options the most profitable option comes out to be manufacturing for KPCL, Pearson and APL which gives a profit of 22.16%, marketing strategies like endorsing Good Health Biscuits as “high fibre” will give...
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...got stuck in the competition as it did not have the large enough presence to increase the scale of production nor it had the premium image to demand higher price for its product. As a result its sales declined in mid 80’s and it was not able to utilise its capacity fully. In 1985 Pearson Health Drinks Limited decided to outsource its supply from KCPL. KCPL considered it as a good offer because it will provide it with technical expertise but later Pearson did not provide it with any technical guidance and market response to the new line of biscuits was not good. In 1987, national market leader APL offered KCPL to be its Contract Manufacturing Unit (CMU). Problem Definition • KPCL is finding it difficult to survive in a high competition market because of competitive pricing in the market. KPCL is not being able to reduce its production cost and is not in a position to raise prices because of lack of brand value....
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...Situation Analysis: Kanpur Confectionaries Private Limited (KCPL) was the second largest biscuit manufacturer in the Northern region in 1973-74, with monthly sales of 110 tonnes under its MKG brand. In 1980-81,with a view to grow further in the region and also expand into the national market, the production capacity was doubled to 240 tonnes, but only 50% of that capacity is currently being utilized for the MKG brand. In the past 13 years, the MKG brand has grown by only 9.1%, even though the production capacity increased by 100%. In the first 10 years after the increase in production capacity, the sales turnover increased year over year, but started following a declining trend after that. In the previous year, 1986-87, the sales turnover under the MKG brand was ₨ 2.6 crores; a drop of 13.12% from 1983-84. The drop in sales can be directly attributed to two reasons: 1) Rising unorganized competition – The unorganized sector evaded excise duties and sales taxes and had no onus on quality, which helped them price their biscuits much lower than MKG. In the previous year, MKG paid taxes of Rs 4163 per tonne of biscuits sold. 2) Rising organized competition – Due to increased organized sector manufacturing units, MKG could not increase its prices to compensate for rising costs of labor and material, which led to declining margins. Apart from the above, there were various indirect reasons which resulted in MKG not being able to sustain competitive pressure: 1) Raw Material wastage...
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...Situation Analysis Kanpur Confectionaries Private Limited (KCPL) is a family owned business, producing glucose, cream, salt and Marie biscuits under the ‘MKG’ brand. MKG is a popular brand among the middle class families in urban and semi-urban areas of North India and the biscuits are known for its quality and affordability. KCPL’s founder’s vision is to emerge as a leading national brand in future. Once among the leaders of the market in 70’s with fairly high revenue, KCCL stands stuck in the middle of competitive environment today. The glucose biscuit industry is very attractive due to growing demand in India and due to high margins as much as 25%. The process of production is very simple, requires low investment and less skilled labor, making it an easy to enter industry. Rise of unorganized sector has increased competition. Two national players, A-One Confectioneries Private Limited (APL) and International Biscuits Limited dominate the industry. APL’s average monthly sale was 200 tonnes. Being on the number two position with monthly sale of 110 tonnes in the regional market and responding to the growing demand of glucose biscuits, KCPL doubled its capacity from 120 tonne per month to 240 tonne per month in 1980-1981. But high absenteeism rate of employees, 50% and scarcity of ingredients like maida, sugar and vanaspathi led to uneven production. Current average monthly production is 120 tonnes. Costs of labor and materials are rising. 70 units in unorganized sector were...
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...Written analysis and Communication I Assignment 1: Kanpur Confectioneries Private Limited Case Analysis Submitted to Dr. Gita Chaudhuri By Varun Jha 08.11.2014 School Of Management And Entrepreneurship Gautam Budh Nagar, U.P., 201314 MEMO November 08, 2014 To: Alok Kumar Gupta (Chairman and Managing Director-KCPL) From: Varun Jha (Executive Assistant to Chairman KCPL) Subject: Report for APL proposal The offer by A-One Confectioneries Private Limited has been analyzed. The report contains the Situation analysis, problem identified and options available. The options available have been evaluated. Recommendation has been made considering the critical criteria of evaluation. An action plan in regard to the recommended option has also been enclosed. Situation Analysis Since the biscuit industry provides an easy setup and lucrative net profit margin, there had been a proliferation of both organized and unorganized units in this sector. With increased competition from both the sectors, KCPL has stuck in the middle. It cannot increase the price to cater the rising cost of labor and capital; nor does it have the premier image to get a higher price. For last three years, sales had been continuously declining and it had not acted diligently to identify and overcome the issue. To utilize its surplus capacity, the company contracted with PHDL (Pearson). The market response to Good Health Biscuits is not encouraging. Customers perceive A-One biscuit as health...
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...| KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED(A Govt. of Karnataka Enterprise) | Registered Office: No.82,Shakthi Bhavan, Race Course Road, Bangalore - 560 001 | 2. Steps for Submitting application :ONLY ONLINE (THROUGH COMPUTER) APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH POST, PERSONAL DELIVERY, COURIER OR ANY OTHER MODE. a. Preparation before filling online application form : i. Download and print the entire notification along with application form. ii. Please read and fill up the application form manually (for your reference only). iii. Application fee Rs.200/- (Rs.100/- for SC/ST candidates). Mode of Payment : Candidates should remit the application fee in any branches of State Bank of India only. The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited Current Account No. 00000031480010180 at State Bank of India, IFB, Residency Road, Bangalore. (Please click to get the proforma for reference.) In case of State Bank of India branch is not available, the candidates can remit the application fee to the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited Current Account No. 00000031480010180 with State Bank of India, IFB, Residency Road, Bangalore, through any branches of State Bank Groups. (Please click to get the proforma for reference.) In case of non availability of SBI or State Bank Groups, the candidate can remit the application fee to the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited Current Account No. 00000031480010180 with State Bank of India, IFB, Residency Road, Bangalore...
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...[pic] TERM PAPER ON INVESTMENT THEORY Submitted To Rafiqul Matin Course Instructor Investment Theory East West University Submitted By A. K. M. Mamunur Rashid ID # 2011-2-90-005 Md.Reza-E- Mostafa ID # 2011-3-90-010 Md. Rakibul Islam ID # 2011-1-90-011 Sabiqun Nahar ID # 2011-1-90-005 Date of Submission: 11th December, 2012 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL December 11, 2012 Md. Rafiqul Matin Course Instructor Investment Theory East West University Dear sir, The term paper writing in the assigned topic by you is a part if the course, Investment Theory to judge our understanding. In response to that our group prepared this report. As you will see this report tries to find out the term paper on the of the analysis of Investment Theory & Market Investment you asked us to conduct. Our study reveals some specific trends of how DSE basically operates it’s functions. Based on annual report and website of DSE, we have tried to find out the security trade functionality of 10 individual stocks regarding different category & sectors. According to it’s process, It will help you to understand the prevailing perception of how the securities are traded considering all factors & what steps DSE usually takes to maintain the whole trade functions. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to work on this report. It’s been a real education for us. If you have any question to ask us, please...
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...sense to continue with the factor analysis, therefore it is concluded that there are relationships between the variables. After careful examination, it is decided to obtain three factors as they produced the most meaningful solution. Here vary max rotation is used where the major objective is to get a factor structure in which each variable observed loaded highly on one and only one factor. The decision to include a variable in a factor was based on the values of the factor loadings. The higher the value of a factor loading between the variable and the individual factor, the higher is the probability that the factor represents this variable. Such factor structure will result in each factor representing a distinct organizational culture of KPCL. Following suggestions from previous literature that only factor loadings greater than 0.50 should be interpreted, factor loadings less than 0.50 are not presented in the matrix, which made interpretation noticeably easier. The results of the rotated factor matrix are interpreted paying attention to which variables had greater loadings in individual factors. The five factors extracted together account for 65.46 per cent of total variance. The results are presented in the Table .4.9. ...
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...| | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Top of FormBottom of Form | Banglapedia in Bengali | | | Citibank N A a foreign private bank in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh branch commenced its banking operations on 24 June 1995 after obtaining license from bangladesh bank in January 1995. Before starting full-fledged banking activity through the branch at dhaka, it established a foreign representative office here in 1987. The present branch of the bank is the upgraded and transformed shape of the representative office. Citi Group Inc., a merger of Citicorp Inc. and Travelers Group Inc. formed on 8 October 1998, is a bank holding company under the laws of United States of America. It is the sole shareholder of Citibank N A and its head office in New York governs the businesses of its Bangladesh branch. The bank commenced business in Bangladesh with a paid up capital of Tk 204 million and total assets of Tk 809 million. The principal activities of the Dhaka branch of Citibank N A are to provide all kinds of commercial and merchant banking services to its customers. Deposit mobilisation of the bank during the initial six months of its operations in Bangladesh amounted to Tk 541.89 million, which rose to Tk 1,577 million in 2000. The deposits were in traditional savings, current, fixed and other accounts. The interest rates offered by the bank on various deposit accounts since August 2000 have fluctuated between 5.50% and 8.50%...
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...Introduction: KCPL was started in 1945 by Mohan Kumar Gupta in jaipur to sell sugar candies under the brand MKG.after successful start Mohan Kumar shifted production to another state UP.to build further on his success he established network in Bihar and MP.went into candy business as raw material required were the same.1973-74 2nd in northen region. Reasons for decline in business: scarcity of ingredients, absentism of workers, stringent government laws.biscuit business is all that they have. Major problem: Kcpl is in dilemma and has to decide their response to the offer of becoming a contract manufacturing unit (CMU) of APL along with pros and cons of the offer. Possible solution available: * Rebuild ‘MKG’ brand Reason: vision of Mohan kumar gupta to be a national leader Legacy that they want to give to their sons (prestige issue) They take salary dependent business About brand: Mid range player: Consumers: Middle class families, urban and semi urban areas Small and medium sized institutions (360/2400 tonnes) Strategies to rebrand: Solve HR problem (casual workers) Increase Canteen share by targeting large institutions (quality, not premium brand problems) Control loose sell of biscuits (by spreading awareness about health issues that can arise by consuming loose biscuits) Brand advetisement: Vernacular newspaper Possible Solutions to HR problems: Restructure production process by introducing new machienary less workers Quality control ...
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...Indian Power Sector - Challenges and Opportunities 1. Evolution of Indian Power Sector Since independence in 1947 Indian Power Sector progress has been rapid. From mere 1713 MW of installed capacity in 1950 the capacity at the end of March 2007 rose to 124569 excluding capacity of renewable energy. Total generation in April 2006-March 2007 was 659419 GWh in the utility sector. The per capita consumption of electricity increased from 15 KWh in 1950 to 619 in 2006-07. 2. Demand/Availability Position for the Year 2006-07 Region Peak Demand (MW) 32487 Availability (+)(-) (%) -2826 -8.70% -6026 -17.15% -1799 -6.56% -474 -4.14% -161 -10.39% -11286 -10.44% Energy Requirement (GWH) 209137 Availability (+) (-) (%) -13150 -6.29% -27833 -11.92% -6536 -3.71% -2117 -3.00% -774 -9.07% -50410 -7.22% Northern 29661 195987 Western 35143 29117 233486 205653 Southern 27441 25642 176037 169501 Eastern 11436 10962 70547 68430 North Eastern 1549 1388 8534 7760 All India Aggregate peak 108056 96770 697741 647331 The summery of the energy requirement and expected peak demand from 2007-08 to 2011-12 are given below: Energy requirement at Power Station Bus bars (Utilities only) (in GWh) From 2007-08 to 2011-12 Region Northern Region Western Region Southern Region Eastern Region 2007-08 2008-09 223928 244481 189312 77221 239807 256075 203606 84601 2009-1 0 256859 268307 219001 92767 2010-11 275171 281220 235582...
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...Project Selection: A MCDM approach Site Selection for Hydro Power Plant using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Outline: NHPC Limited (Formerly known as National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.), A Govt. of India Enterprise was established with the objective to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of hydroelectric power in all aspects. Since its inception in 1975, NHPC has grown to become one of the largest organizations in the field of hydropower development in the country. With its present capabilities, NHPC can undertake all activities from concept to commissioning of Hydroelectric Projects. The Case describes an AHP based approach to evaluate the sites among those identified to potentially set up hydroelectric power plants beyond the XI Plan. Introduction NHPC Limited (Formerly known as National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.), A Govt. of India Enterprise, was incorporated in the year 1975 with an authorized capital of Rs. 2000 million and with an objective to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of hydroelectric power in all aspects. Later on NHPC expanded its objects to include development of power in all its aspects through conventional and non-conventional sources in India and abroad. At present, NHPC is a Mini Ratna Category-I Enterprise of the Govt. of India with an authorized share capital of Rs. 1,50,000 Million. With an investment base of over Rs.3,17,000 Million Approx. , NHPC...
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...State Environment Related Issues ENVIS Newsletter DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA January 2007 Vol.2 No. 6 Utility bonanza from dust F ly ash is one of the numerous substances that cause air, water and soil pollution, disrupt ecological cycles and set off environmental hazards. environmental dangers. Both in disposal, as well as in utilization, utmost care has to be taken, to safeguard the interest of human life, wild life, and environment. FLY ASH FLY The combustion of powdered coal in thermal power plants produces fly ash. The high temperature of burning coal turns the clay minerals present in the coal powder into fused fine particles mainly comprising aluminium silicate. Fly ash produced thus possesses both ceramic and pozzolanic properties. When pulverised coal is burnt to generate heat, the residue contains 80 per cent fly ash and 20 per cent bottom ash. The ash is carried away by flue gas collected at economiser, air pre-heater and ESP hoppers. Clinker type ash collected in the water-impounded hopper below the boilers is called bottom ash. The World Bank has cautioned India that by 2015, disposal of coal ash would require 1000 square kilometres or one square metre of land per person. Since coal currently accounts for 70 per cent of power production in the country, the Bank has highlighted the need for new and innovative methods for reducing impacts on the environment. ...
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...2013 Project on “Working Capital” Sumit Singh Registration No:-016-1121-0250-10 Roll No: - 301-0063 B-com (Honours), 3rd year Syma Prasad College 1 [Type the author name] 1/1/2013 DECLARATION I am Sumit Singh Student of SYMA PRASAD COLLEGE Of B-com( Honours) 3rd Year hereby declare that the project report entitled Working Capital the outcome of my own work and the same has not been submitted to any University / Institute for the award of any degree. Sumit Singh Registration No:-016-1121-0250-10 Roll No: - 301-0063 B-com (Honours), 3rd year Syma Prasad College 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Success is the outcome of diligence & perseverance, I, Sumit Singh, student of SYMA PRASAD COLLEGE Of B-com( Honours) of 3rd Year would, like to ascribe to my success in completing my project’ “Working Capital” and to my project supervisors My College Faculties who have extended their sincere help in accomplishing my project. I really want to thank the above mentioned to all my faculties and my mentors for their continuous support & guidance during the project, without their help my project would have been a distant dream. Sumit Singh Registration No:-016-1121-0250-10 Roll No: - 301-0063 B-com (Honours), 3rd year Syma Prasad College 3 Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………5 Company Overview………………………………………………………………………………….……6 Research Methodology……………………….……….………………………………………….....….….8 Objective ………………………………………………………………………...
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