The polyhedral structure of various versions of the single item lot-sizing problem have been studies previously. These include the uncapacitated and capacitated versions of the problem, with and without changeover costs. However, the polyhedral structure of the multi item problem has not been...

The paper critically examines the accounting standards setting process in India and compares the Indian process with the processes prevailing elsewhere in the world. The paper concludes that the Indian standards setting process is neither transparent nor robust. Even though the Accounting...

This paper attempts to conceptualise some of the thoughts that are emerging in the area of corporate networking. While some research has been done in this area in the advanced western countries, nothing so far has happened in India. The purpose of this paper is to put our thoughts together to...

This is a continuation of Technical Report No. 77. There are 5 sets of practice stories. Scoring system is described at the end of each set. Reliability coefficients have to be computed on the basis these stories and the keys supplied in this.

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) has been shown to be an efficient tool for non-parametric modeling of data in a variety of different contexts where the output is a non-linear function of the inputs. These include business forecasting, credit scoring, bond rating, business failure prediction,...

This paper outlines a change management program undertaken at Maritime Engineering Institute in India. The intervention came in the form of a focused three month effort where the first author, a professor of OB at a leading management school in India was invited to stay on the campus of the...

An experimental greenhouse coupled to an Earth Tube Heat Exchanger (ETHE) in closed-loop mode has been installed at Kothara (23o 40N 72o 38E), India. Area is hot and extremely arid. ETHE is used to warm the greenhouse in winter nights and cool it in hot days. The saw-tooth house is of 6 m span,...

By mid-September, 2003 it is becoming clear that Gujarat is likely to experience a bumper crop in the year 2003-04. The State Ministry of Agriculture is looking for some concrete suggestions, advice and policy recommendations to better manage the situation likely to be created by the bumper crop...

This paper, in the nature of a case study, discusses the entire range of managerial issues addressed by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) in the acquisition, subsequent merger and post-merger integration of IBP Co. Limited (IBP) following IBP's disinvestment by the Government of India. The...

In this paper an attempt has been made to comment on the contents of the Draft Regulation for ‘Substantial Acquisition of Shares in Listed Companies’ of SEBI (Consultative Paper 1). The authors broadly concur with the guiding principles, thrust and coverage of the proposed regulation. They...