SHAKY START Left to himself‚ Ratan Tata would probably have stayed on in the United States after training as an architect at Cornell University. But the son of deputy group chairman Naval Tata and the nephew of JRD Tata couldn’t be allowed to work outside the group (he had an offer from IBM). In 1962‚ Ratan joined the family business‚ working on the Tata Steel shopfloor at Jamshedpur‚ just one of several thousand employees. He got his first independent assignment less than a decade later --
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Tata Nano The Tata Nano is a small‚ affordable‚ rear-engine‚ four-passenger car aimed primarily at the Indian market. It was first presented by India’s Tata Motors at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10‚ 2008‚ at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi‚ India. The car was envisioned by‚ Ratan Tata‚ Chairman of the Tata Group and Tata Motors‚ who has described it as an eco-friendly "people’s car". The prefix "nano" derives from the Greek root ’nanos’‚ meaning dwarf. "Nano" also means "small" in Gujarati
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RATAN TATA One of the most well-known and respected industrialists in India‚ Ratan Tata (Ratan Naval Tata)‚ is the Chairman of the salt to software conglomerate‚ Tata Group which is based in India and comprising 98 operating companies in seven business sectors across 80 countries. Ratan Tata was born to Soonoo & Naval Hormusji Tata on December 28‚ 1937. He was brought up their grandmother Lady Navajbai after his mother moved out following a troubled marriage. He studied at the Campion School in Mumbai
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The Haier Group The Company Haier Group started in 1984 manufacturing and selling refrigerators to the Chinese market. Under the leadership of Zhang Ruimin‚ Haier’s CEO grew a collective run factory into a global multi-national with over $12 billion USD in global sales. Haier produces a wide range of household electrical appliances‚ 15‚100 varieties of items in 96 product categories‚ and exports products to over 100 countries including Wal-Mart and Target. In just 20 years‚ Haier became the
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What sales goal would you recommend for the Tata Nano? When Tata Motors Ldt. decided to create the Tato Nano they wanted to make the most fuel-efficient‚ smallest and cheapest car in the world. They had the advantage of already having the trust of consumers’ in India and being known for its commitment to ethics‚ by promising to improve the quality of life of its consumers. However‚ they were not the market leaders for the passenger vehicles with a market share of 16‚45% against 46‚07% for their
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harbinger of modern retail revolution to the masses of India. Today‚ with over 90 stores across the country‚ it is difficult to miss a Big Bazaar hypermarket store in most of the tier-I and tier-II cities across the country. In the past few years‚ the group has grown exponentially as can be seen from the fact that today it operates over 1‚000 stores under several formats across 53 cities‚ occupies seven million sq ft of space‚ and employs over 25‚000 people. It has already successfully enhanced individual
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TATA MOTORS Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai ‚ India. It is the eighteenth largest motor vehicle manufacturing company in the world by volume. Part of the Tata Group ‚ it was formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company). Its products include passenger cars‚ trucks‚ vans and coaches. Tata Motors is South Asia’s largest automobile company; it is the leader in commercial vehicles and among the top three in passenger
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Tata Steel: A Legacy and Competitive Edge The foundation of steel production in India was set by Jamestji Nusserwanji Tata when India’s first steel plant was registered as The Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited in 1907.[1] Soon the company diversified from rails and embarked on a journey‚ capitalizing on the unmet need of steel in India in an industry monopolized by it. Post-independence Tata steel completed its expansion of capacity to produce 2 Mn tonnes of ingot steel every year‚ making it largest
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National Farmer’s Federation and the Minerals Council of Australia Introduction Pressure groups‚ also known as advocacy groups and special interest groups‚ are organised group that use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion or policy in the interest of a particular cause or promote a specific issue. Two of these pressure groups in Australia are the National Farmer’s Federation (NFF) and the Minerals Council of Australia. Core Values Minerals Council of Australia A condition of MCA
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Trust INTRODUCTION Tata Steel Limited (NSE: TATASTEEL‚ BSE: 500470) (formerly Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited‚ abbreviated as TISCO) is an Indian multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai‚ Maharashtra‚ India‚ and a subsidiary of the Tata Group. It is the 12th-largest steel producing company in the world‚ with an annual crude steel capacity of 23.5 million tonnes‚ and the largest private-sector steel company in India measured by domestic production. Tata Steel has manufacturing
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