To: Ravi Kant (Managing Director‚ TML) From: Subject: Nano Tata-logy: The People’s Car Date: 17 the September‚ 2011 Situation Overview TML is currently posed with a tricky question of how to go about the Tata-Nano (the much-hyped “People’s Car”) business strategy‚ given its commitment to release it on time with the promised cost and the spectrum of issues and recent developments that pose potential hurdles. Issues Operations 1. Political problems at Singur Plant which will certainly
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House of Tata : Acquiring a Global Footprint. In order for Tata Group to implement acquisition and/or restructuring strategies‚ it would be helpful to know existing scope of the group operating company structure‚ especially‚ profitability and financing activities. The following table shows the detail information of Tata group company structure. Additionally‚ the financing and profitability of each operating company under Tata group in year 2007 (FY07). [pic] • The following table shows
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India editor Hormazd Sorabjee. "There was a bit of overconfidence at the start and not much marketing push from the company. The hype fizzled out even before Tata Motors could effectively roll out sizeable (number of) cars on the road." A person close to the company said‚ "Somehow it got slotted as a Rs 1-lakh car or a cheap car. Tata Motors did not intend to position it like that‚ but they did not do enough to manage perceptions." Making too much of the price tag was a mistake‚ said Zia Patel‚ principal
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RATAN NAVAL TATA INTRODUCTION: Ratan Naval Tata‚ present chairman of Tata group was born on December 28‚ 1937‚ in Mumbai. He was born into the wealthy and famous Tata family. Ratan is the great grandson of Jamsedji Tata founder of Tata group. Rattan’s childhood was troubled‚ his parents separated in the mid-1940s. Ratan and his brother were raised by their grandmother. Ratan Tata owns 1% shares in Tata sons‚ the holding company of Tata group valuing his total personal wealth at approximately US
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INDUSTRY: BRIEF History Tata Sky is set to revolutionize television viewing in India through its superior digital quality picture and sound. The service aims to empower the Indian viewer with Choice‚ Control and Convenience through its wide array of programming choices and interactive features. Tata Sky offers viewers a variety of channels ranging from entertainment‚ sports‚ movies and music to news and documentaries in DVD quality picture and CD quality sound. Tata Sky has established an extensive
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Introduction The Tata Nano‚ first unveiled at the New Delhi auto Expo in 2009‚ was expected to change the face of automobile sector in India and expand the Indian car market by as much as 65 per cent. However what was supposed to be a game changer failed to take off miserably in spite of the massive hype and the goodwill of Brand TATA. The problem – Strategy Though capable of single-handedly making four-wheeled transportation ubiquitous in India‚ the project as a whole failed miserable‚ the main
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International Expansion Opportunities for BYD Auto | Country-Based Project | THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL Master of International Business Course: Global Business Operations Course Code: Intbus 721 By Liwen Ji (1401148)‚ August‚ 2010 Contents 1. Executive Summary 1 2. Introduction 1 3. Internal Analysis: Strategy and Structure 1 3.1 Company Background 1 3.2. Value Chain Analysis 2 3.3. Porter’s Generic Strategy 3 3.4. Product Lifecycle & BCG Matrix 4
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Table of Contents Ratan Tata: Leading the Tata Group into 21st Century 2 Introduction 2 Case Question 1 3 How much of such a transformation can be attributed to one individual? Discuss the role of the leader in initiating and managing change. 3 Case Question 2 4 a) What advantages and disadvantages did the Group gain through the streamlining of businesses? 4 b) Do you think‚ as of 2009‚ the Group is still present in too many businesses? 4 Case Question 3 10 Critically discuss
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It was a rainy‚ humid morning on Wednesday‚ October 8‚ 2008‚ a day I could never forget. I turned over calmly and realized it was 4:30am‚ time to get out of bed. It was the big day. All these thoughts were racing through my head. “What am I doing? Am I sure this is right for me? Will I succeed in this?” I was timid‚ excited‚ and fluttered all at the same time. It was the day I’d no longer be a civilian. Eight weeks from that day I’d be calling myself a United States Navy Sailor. As I woke up and
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Cases Tata Group uses two different strategies locally and internationally when dealing with its businesses. Local businesses under Tata Group’ umbrella uses the Domestic Strategy which requires product differentiation base on the local adaption. Such example is the Tata Nano Car and the Tata Ace Truck (picture below)‚ produced by Tata Motors at an affordable price for the people in India. Ratan Tata wanted to produce a car which is super cheap yet reliable. Aside from this example‚ Tata Group
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