of the work force. However, these commodities markets and specifically the soybean was still very isolated and managed in the same traditional way as the farmers’ ancestors did. This led to a clear opportunity for ITC, to help improve the supply chain model where both the farmers and ITC where loosing profits, this adding up to the fact that the agricultural commodities division was behind in sales compared to other divisions of the company. Among the inefficiencies found through the supply chain
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CASE ANALYSIS: ITC IN RURAL INDIA * GROUP K2 INDIAN CONTEXT: India is a secular state, majority being Hindus. A large chunk of the Indian population still continues to live in the rural areas, their major occupation being agriculture. After independence, Indian economic strategy favoured production of capital goods which lead to development of industrial base. Private sector had to obtain manufacturing licenses for other industries With changing times and conditions, various economic reforms
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apenas pueden acceder a información y formación en técnicas agrícolas. El caso describe el uso de tecnologías de Internet para llegar hasta estos agricultores y, en concreto, examina un nuevo sistema llamado eChoupal, desarrollado por la empresa india ITC. La iniciativa eChoupal, comenzó en el estado central de Madhya Pradesh, Dahod, que estaba dedicado al cultivo del frijol de soya, los agricultores tenían generaciones realizando este tipo de cultivos. La población era de aproximadamente 3000 personas
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ITC In Rural India: Case Study By Group X2 Indian context- * 88 % of rural population lived on less than $2/day * NGO’s provided assistance to the poor & voiceless * Foreign investment was discouraged * Great effort was devoted to improve agriculture * Organized sector labour was privileged compared to the poorest people * Government announced rural jobs program to lift 60 million people out of poverty * The IT sector grew rapidly as foreign companies aggressively outsourced
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3/17/2016 3/17/2016 ITC LIMITED: INDIA FIRST Case analysis ITC LIMITED: INDIA FIRST Case analysis Kabita khanal Roll no. 14206 MBA 4th term South Asian Institute of Management Kabita khanal Roll no. 14206 MBA 4th term South Asian Institute of Management ITC LIMITED: INDIA FIRST Introduction: ITC Ltd (ITC) was incorporated on August 24, 1910, under the name Imperial Tobacco Company of India Ltd. to make cigarettes and
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Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow ITC Ltd: A Strategic Analysis Submitted to: Prof. Arun K Jain In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course Strategic Management I Submitted by Saurav Goswami (ABM08012) Anuj Saraf (PGP27204) Kaushal Mathur (PGP27219) Sudhanshu Chawla (PGP27255) Section “D” Group 1 Letter of Transmission TO: Prof. Arun K. Jain, Strategy Group Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow FROM: Group 1, Section D Strategic Management
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Information Technology and Rural Development in India – Nirvikar Singh, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA Information technology and rural development in India* Nirvikar Singh University of California, Santa Cruz, USA April 2004 Abstract How can information technology (IT) contribute to rural development? What are the channels through which impacts can be realized, and what are the practical means for realizing potential benefits? This paper examines several ongoing projects that aim to
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ITC Weaknesses The company's original business was traded in tobacco. ITC stands for Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited. It is interesting that a business that is now so involved in branding continues to use its original name, despite the negative connection of tobacco with poor health and premature death. To fund its cash guzzling FMCG start-up, the company is still dependant upon its tobacco revenues. Cigarettes account for 47 per cent of the company's turnover, and that in itself is
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International Business Division (IBD) of ITC, whose main focus is agricultural commodities, was faced with the challenge of underperformance in sales when compared to other divisions, to include tobacco, paperboard, retail, hospitality and foods, within the company. The chief executive of the IBD was aware of the dilemma and was exploring his options to bring about a change to the current conditions. He was considering the concept of the present Choupal system wherein farmers gather at a meeting
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experience of transporting and distributing tobacco products to remote and distant parts of India to the advantage of its FMCG products. 4. Environmental Friendly: ITC has a status of being ‘Water Positive’ for the 8th consecutive year, ‘Carbon Positive’ for the 5th year in succession and ‘solid waste recycling positive’ for 3 years in a row. ITC is the only enterprise in the world of its size to have achieved and sustained these three global environmental distinctions. As consumers and investors become
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