Wednesday, December 27, 2006

HONDA – FIRING ALL CYLINDERS...

Set to grab more of the Indian auto mart, it’s all cylinders fi ring at Honda Motors. The company’s new fully owned Indian subsidiary – Honda Motor India has Commenced operations formally and will deal with logistics for all Honda holdings in the country. Set up at Rs.150 million, it is believed that the new company will also take Hero Honda in its purlieu apart from including the present portfolio (Honda Siel cars, Honda Motorcycles and Honda Siel power products). With so much happening at Honda, it seems that the Japanese car major is quite upbeat about the country. Its product range is already burgeoning and had a new addition recently with the launch of the new CR-V.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Professor Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?

It’s sale time at Trinity Mirror! After a four month review by investment bank NM Rothschild, the board of the Trinity Group will meet on December 13 to ponder over the findings of the review. The Trinity Mirror group is one of the largest publisher of newspapers in the UK and the owner of over 500 brands. As of the now the group has an option to either sell off its national brands (The Daily Mirror, The People and The Sunday Mirror) or its regional newspapers group. Though the group has been receiving several offers for its newspaper brands (especially The Daily Mirror), there are also chances that the group might resort to restructuring rather than selling. The final decision is expected to be announced on December 14.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

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Monday, December 18, 2006

A. V. BIRLA NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION...

...& NEITHER DOES THE MERCURIAL KUMARAMANGALAM
On the outset of nineties, the Birla empire was struck by two storms at once – one was the competitive scenario post liberalization and the other was the death of the legendary A.V. Birla at an early age of 52, in 1995. The group now depended on the young shoulders of Kumaramangalam Birla. Many worried whether he could be as dynamic as his father.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

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Monday, December 11, 2006

A BENQ BLAST!

If you are a couch potato, then this idiot box should be an interesting gadget for you. BenQ FP241W’s 24-inch has a widescreen design which will allow you to view two independent A4- size windows concurrently. It’s apt for professional use related to finance, healthcare, research & communication centers. Furthermore, the purpose of the entrenched PIP (picture-in-picture) is to playback video from the DVD player as well as the personal computer. So, be ready to pick this intelligent box at Rs.49,999.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, December 07, 2006

BRAND : HP

HEADLINE : Where can I get to the pub?

BASELINE : Invent

AGENCY : McCann Erickson

4Ps TAKE : ‘You name it and you have it’ is the case when you hold HP’s IPAQ HW 6965 in your hand. The focus of this communication is not only to introduce India’s first GPS enabled windows mobile phone, but a gadget with advanced features (built-in GPS receiver with in-the-box navigation, Microsoft office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook in-built, et al) that answers all possible questions of a business tourist! Targetting the business professionals (who are also ardent travellers), HP has indeed blessed major Indian cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad) with this technology. So feel like ‘Alexander’ with HP’s new mobile phone and conquer the sea of business information with an idea of the best dining places and the closest multiplex for a change!

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

UN’ XENOPHOBIC XENITIS

Looks like the Chinese are extremely bullish on the Indian market. After forays into high and low-end electronics markets there will be a prospective entry in two-wheelers market as well. Chinese manufacturer Guangzhau Motor Company is all set to launch motorbikes with Indian partner Xenitis Group. Global Motors, a separate company was floated by the duo, for the same purpose in November 2005. According to market reports, the company will start selling motorbikes not before January 2007, and would later bring in its ungeared scooters to the market as well.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

THE ‘BIG APPLE’ OF THE WOODS!

Quintessential Americana, that’s what makes New York City such a talismanic destination for all films that choose an American frame to showcase their masterpieces. And a city that boasts of cultural vignettes like Broadway and a skyline like Manhattan, give or take a tower or two, can’t help but be an ideal backdrop for any story, whether epic or comic, reel or real. With landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge and the lady on Ellis Island, setting the stage for blockbusters like The Godfather and Spiderman, no other city would let you have a star free with the location – the spirit of New York City!


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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

OUR SIN, THEIR SIN

WHAT MATTERS IS ECONOMY
So as it was bound to happen, sanctions have been imposed on North Korea and the entire world is simply waiting to see who would be the next to detonate the nuclear bomb. This time even when the sanctions have been imposed by the Security Council, there are many who are not convinced about the efficacy of these sanctions and whether it would serve its purpose (still who would dare to question against the US lest they are reminded about the amount they owe to USA?). Many rightly believe that such sanctions would corner the rogue nations like North Korea to more proliferation, leading to nukes in wrong hands. Sanctions would no doubt cripple the already crumbling North Korean economy, possibly leading them to more desperate acts.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

TATA TELESERVICES, BETTING BIG ON CDMA

Tata Tele services (TTSL), the second-largest CDMA operator in the country, has chalked-out a major expansion plan to enhance its retail presence, investing somewhere between Rs.800 million and Rs.1 billion by March next year. TTSL looks forward to increase its retail count from present 2,700 outlets to 3,500 outlets. The operator currently enjoys a customer base of 12 million and wants to increase it by a n o t h e r 50% by the end of year 2007.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

STRIKING THE IRON When It’s Hot

SAIL IS ON THE THRESHOLD OF EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES
“There’s a little bit of steel in everyone’s life!” Just like the catch phrase goes, SAIL has ensured its presence into everyone’s life. It is the 15th largest producer of steel in the world and stands tall and mighty amongst the top ten public sector companies of India. The performance of its Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), in particular, has been astounding, which received the Prime Minister’s trophy for the best steel plant in the country (seven times out of the thirteen that the trophy has been awarded till date). Of late, players like Tatas and Jindals and others have made life a bit rusty for SAIL, but the company continues to sit pretty on a market share of 30%. While the sector is poised to grow at a healthy rate of 10%, good times lie ahead for the company, since SAIL, being the largest steel producer in India, will be the biggest beneficiary of this growth. Despite all this, troubled waters are sprinkling around SAIL.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


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Thursday, October 12, 2006

BRAND : TVS

HEADLINE : Break free with GLX 125 and Sachin
BASELINE : New GLX 125 with electric start.
AGENCY : Saatchi & Saatchi

4Ps TAKE : Sachin signifies ‘speed’ and the power idea in this ad, flouting Sachin as TVS’ brand ambassador, is to create a common brand association of ‘speed’ between Tendulkar and the mobike. The reward to the prospect comes in the form of a dinner with the master blaster (of course on a lucky draw basis) for prospective TVS buyers. Apart from the promise of Tendulkar, this one successfully captures the USP (undoubtedly speed and style) of the Victor GLX 125 model too. There is complete product positioning clarity, and thank God for the missing ‘woman’ in this bike ad!

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, October 09, 2006

DLF Featuring SRK

Each concept focuses on a different vertical like malls, offices and homes. In other words, within 2-3 months there will be around 10-12 films from the DLF stable, featuring SRK.” So, for the next one year, expect Shahrukh to grace most DLF ads and promotions across the nation. DLF feels that the ‘Baadshah’ of Bollywood is the best brand fit for them, with his multi-faceted and dynamic personality. Hands down, Shahrukh Khan is one of the biggest style icons today, but the million dollar question is, whether he would be able to prove himself a ‘trend setter’ in the real estate domain too? Would he have the aura of the Big B to lure consumers and to influence them into investing in DLF homes? Also, considering that Khan already endorses several brands – Compact Presario, Tag Heur, Pepsi, among others – hope his brand association with DLF will not disappear amidst the clutter. So, are the investments by DLF in Khan justified? We’ll know soon enough...

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Munnabhai Calls It Gandhigiri!

I’m sure we’ve all watched the film (most of us on more than one occasion!) by this time, and experienced in equal parts the thrill, amusement, sincerity and sentiment that sparks the soul of one moony-eyed tapori gangster, as he embarks on a crash course in spiritual and moral rectitude guided by the spirit of the Mahatma himself. It’s no longer dadagiri for the don then, as his modus operandi changes in sync with Bapu’s benevolent counsel to that of truth, patience and peacefulness. And miracle of miracles, this way of life works…and Munnabhai calls it Gandhigiri!

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

‘CHAIR’, A RITZY FRITZ AFFAIR!


Formed of synthetic shell, this chair is either padded with cold foam or covered with fabrics or made of different types of leathers resting on a star-shaped aluminium base. This egg shaped throne was developed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and provides an exclusive and cozy place to relax for Rs.2.5 lakh. Now all you need is somebody to go get those grapes...!

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

TRACING THE...

On a visit to a Wal-Mart store abroad, if your hands brush with a material that feels like Khadi, don’t be intrigued. It just might really be Khadi, and exported right here from India (see box on right). Wal-Mart also stacks apparel (especially leather), home textiles and accessories made ‘from’ India, though they are hard to pin down among the wide array of goods stocked. Unbelievable? Wal-Mart sourced $420 million worth goods from India in 2005 and expects to source a thundering $630 million in 2006 (a titanic growth of over 50%)! Go on, take a walk in any of outlets of Nike, Adidas or Tommy Hilfiger, and you can almost be sure that you will be trying on something that no longer comes just from China, Thailand and Vietnam, but could well have been sewed up in the backyards of India. Against common belief, the ‘Made in India’ ready-to-wear garments are being bought by foreign giants to cater – surprisingly – least to the Indian markets, and most to the wardrobes worldwide.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


Monday, September 18, 2006

Indian Bike Enthusiasts



In a country like India, where affluence is still a pipe dream for millions, the bike segment has been serving the common man since years. The sector has been the single largest contributor to India’s phenomenal rise as a major fuel consumer. It is a windfall now for Indian bike enthusiasts, as latest models like Bajaj Pulsar, TVS Apache & Hero Honda Glamour Fi can now be seen on just any Indian road. While bike sales are on a consistent growth path, there are two trends worth noting. Firstly, the premium segment (125cc – 150cc) is clearly outstripping the executive (less than 125cc) segment in terms of growth rates. Secondly, easy finance schemes are resulting in more and more customers going for cars. The proposed compact car by the Tatas is already creating hype. Speculation is rampant with regard to how the two wheeler segment will evolve in the face of these emerging trends.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Jack Sparrow

With (rock) stars in his eyes, Depp wandered with his band The Flames (later ‘The Kids’) into the avenues of Hollywood. Failing to pay his bills, he grudgingly entered the world of movies, debuting in A Nightmare on Elm Street, and was appalled when necessity demanded that he act in a new mainstream TV show, 21 Jump Street, that (to his dismay!) catapulted him to the status of a teen idol. Despite their long lists of hits and critically acclaimed movies, both thespians have wrestled dark periods in their lives. Self-mutilating in his teenage years to battle depression, Depp often turned to drugs and alcohol even after his success in tinsel town, besides getting into scrapes with the law, like when he trashed a hotel room in New York.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


Friday, September 08, 2006

Festival Season


For this very reason, many realtors are pushing back their project launches to the gala season. Vikram Bhatia, Chairman and MD, Splendor Land base Ltd. explains, “Around 10-20% Indians, in spite of technological developments, are still bound by deep rooted traditions & cultures, and they try to make important landmarks of their lives on auspicious/religious days.” The festival season serves as a huge opportunity for both consumers and companies. Consumer spending is at its peak during the festival season. Manish Gupta, VP, Commercial & Finance, Hiranandani Constructions adds, “During the festival season, there is overall buoyancy in the market.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

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Monday, September 04, 2006

NO ‘FUJI SMILE’ FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC

General Electric’s future in the digital breast cancer market seems uncertain. GE, which had a firm footing in the American market, is being challenged by Fuji Photo Film. The latter has received a green signal from US Food and Drug Administration to inaugurate its device, which is priced lower than that of General Electric. By the year 2010, Fuji Photo Film would have shipped 7,000 pieces of the medical device into America. Since 2003, the company has already sold 3,000 such units, which has helped it to fetch $300,000 across the globe.

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Source:- IIPM-
Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Saturday, August 26, 2006

TIME TO MEL'LOW?

In this Year of Living Dangerously, Mel Gibson has managed to get himself embroiled in another anti- Semitic controversy. When caught driving under the influence of alcohol in late July, he let out a barrage of anti-Jew insults. Being the Good Samaritan that he is, he did apologise profusely for being inebriated & saying things, which he later stated are “despicable.” Really Mel! If only apologising were the straightforward solution to "despicable" statements... Sigh!

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Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Friday, August 25, 2006

25 Billion Tons of Carbon Monoxide...

Otherwise we would anyway choke to death, once 5 billion people in the industrializing countries will begin to use the same amount of fossil fuels as the roughly 700 million people in America and Europe do nowadays, leading to a destructive path of irreversible pollution. Mankind pollutes the air with close to 25 billion tons of carbon monoxide per year. Global warming, ozone holes and the cost to our health and the nature from pollution add up to a nasty bill we pay for the joy of cheap personal mobility. Governments face a double-edged sword. Easing the pain by reducing gasoline taxes – amounting to between 14% and 30% of the pump price in India – could have a devastating effect on the country’s budget. While such a move may prove popular in the short term, the government would have to make up for the shortfall by raising taxes elsewhere.

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Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

IIPM-News:- India Inc.

Net sales figures of the companies considered have also moved to Rs.4.54 trillion from Rs.3.56 trillion for the corresponding period in previous year; up by almost 28%. According to K. K. Mittal, Vice President and Head, Escorts Asset Management Limited, “Indian companies are on a roll at the moment... Results for this quarter are very good and the trend is expected to continue in future.” The best part is that India Inc. has achieved this growth despite the fact that oil prices remained at their all time high and the raw material prices hiked to record levels in the last quarter. Cement companies have been smiling all the way to the bank during this quarter


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Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, August 21, 2006

IIPM-Press:- Come on Paris! It's just a ferret... this time!

Quite an animal lover (no pun intended) this Paris Hilton of ours is. Now that she's done tinkering with Tinkerbell, our virtuous-fora- year lady has been labouring for love of a fine young ferret. Who fell out with, or of what, is yet unclear, but she was allegedly spotted rescuing (really?) her pet ferret from the garbage bin. Wonder what Paris' ferret's choices were – garbage love or beloved garbage?!!

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Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


Thursday, August 17, 2006

Every dog has his day, but bet you wish you could have lived one like this!

The Grande Dame of Boston, the almost century old Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel at Boston, spent millions of bucks on its renovation. And guess what its most admired upgrade was. No, it was not any Italian antique or a Da Vinci painting, but a 68 pound black Labrador, named Catie Copley, who welcomes all his guests with a warm wag and sniff . And if you want to contact the now most famous hotel pet in the world, simply pick one of his own business cards… or just drop in an e-mail to him, if doing the previous bit gives you an inferiority complex!

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Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

IIPM-4Ps:- REBELLIOUS, ERRONEOUS & STILL QUITE JUVENILE


For Hardware And Software Failures, It's The Industry That Is To Be Blamed, Not Users

Computers shouldn’t be unusable. You don’t need to know how to work a telephone switch to make a phone call, or how to use the Hoover Dam to take a shower, or how to work a nuclear-power plant to turn on the lights.
Scott McNealy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sun Microsystems

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician and Philosopher

An obvious, but I think, often overlooked fact is that every industry has a level of maturity. Young industries are less mature than old industries. Because their habits and processes have not yet been firmly fixed in industrial “consciousness”, innovations in young industries happen more frequently than innovations in established industries.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Greek & 'Latino'

With such glaring discrepancies in the economic structure of the country and with everlasting American quest for dominance in Central and South America, the country stands in great danger of steadily slipping into the gory past of internecine war. And ironically, the solution is not in the realm of Greek & ‘Latino’, and is quite simple! No strategy without inclusive structural reforms and distributive justice can ever succeed in Guatemala, and for that to happen, redistribution of land and other productive assets among the ‘have-nots’ is sine-qua-non.

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  • Thursday, July 20, 2006

    Six Key Nations of WTO

    Though Lamy is out on a visit to the six key nations of WTO (first being Japan) to discuss and settle fairer trading conditions, chances of being in time are slim. The Cancun Ministerial – the WTO’s highest decision making body – fell apart in just four days in 2003. Though everybody knows why things are failing, WTO members could never reach a consensus. The issue of the US agricultural subsidies and the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy has always been at the core of split between the developed and developing nations. Noticeable here is the deadline of December 2006 and hopes for reaching a deal by 2007, after which the US fast track legislation expires. It means that after 2007, it would be harder to get ratification on any deal from the US Senate. Before the WTO falls, member nations must either disband it or respect it. Time is going by. Speed is of essence.

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    Thursday, July 13, 2006

    Joint Study by the Swiss and American Commerce Ministries

    As per a joint study by the Swiss and American commerce ministries, Switzerland ranks the highest in terms of attracting FDI; much ahead of its EU counterparts. It takes 6 procedures and around 20 days to start up a business in Switzerland. Major global giants like Compaq, Intel & Philip Morris, and over a thousand other international firms, have their offices in the country. The array of its own MNCs is no lesser. Companies like Nestlé (the world’s largest FMCG company), Novartis (formerly Ciba Geigy & Sandoz), Schindler (now America’s largest elevator firm), Sulzer (one of the world’s largest infrastructure corporations), Credit Suisse (globally, the third largest bank), Swatch Group (world’s largest watch conglomerate with brands like Omega, Rado et al), ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), UBS (fourth largest bank across the globe), Swisscom et al allow Switzerland to be at the forefront of even the Fortune 500 list.

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    THATCHER’S UNION WARS

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    Only lady Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, formed a government for the first time during 1979 and over the period of 12 years, her focus was to bring in privatization, which she did by decreasing tax rates and increasing interest rates. But she acquired the Iron Lady reputation after the unflinching manner in which she stood up to the powerful trade unions of UK in a grand showdown. Though a series of strikes crippled Britain during the early 1980s, it was the trade unions that blinked first. Ever since, they have never managed to regain the glory, power and prestige they once boasted of. All thanks to the Iron Lady Maggie.

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    Saturday, May 27, 2006

    Sun’s Fall From Grace (IIPM-News Release)

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    “I came, I saw, and I lost it” this is probably what Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy would have burped. The company faces an uncertain future since the dotcom bust, as the web world basks in revivification. In the 1990s, Sun became a powerful force competing with the likes of Microsoft and IBM. Sadly, the impertinence and determination that marked Sun’s success also caused its downfall.
    During the Internet bubble, Sun’s servers became the must have paraphernalia for the millions of Internet firms (it called itself the dot in dotcom) – sales rocketed and so did profits. When the bust came, Sun refused to cut down R&D spending, employee costs or adapt its product portfolio. The CEO believed that Internet had essentially altered the nature of the economy and this bust is just a fleeting phase. But the wreckage was far from over. Finally the company not only lost out on new opportunities, but eventually lost its edge as well.

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    Tuesday, April 18, 2006

    Customer Requirements (IIPM-Article)

    In acknowledgement of this change, the players must realign their strategies towards greater investments in latest technologies and higher capacity vehicles, in accordance with the customer requirements. Once the MCV & HCV sector picks up again to touch the growth rates of 2004, as anticipated, it is certain that there will be enough business for all.

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    Friday, April 07, 2006

    Reconciliation and Justice (IIPM-Press Release)

    It’s just a question of timing and balance of reconciliation and justice. Right now, we think we will start with reconciliation. ”Sirleaf wants the UN Peacekeeping force to continue in Liberia for at least three years till warring factions, who were till recently openly fighting pitched battles on the streets of capital Monrovia, agree on a durable compromise.

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    Tuesday, April 04, 2006

    IIPM-EDITORIAL AND ARTICLE

    His office costs $500 a month, and some of the employees also sleep there. Almost all of the software that runs Toodou.com is from free, open-source material on the Web:

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    Thursday, March 30, 2006

    Let go the SSI


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    An exhaustive endeavour is required to extenuate SSI exemptions

    From the era of ‘Nayak committee’ (1991-92) to ‘Comprehensive Policy Package’ (2000), the list of exemptions and privileges to Small Scale Industry (SSI) units have been swelling. The Union budget for the current fiscal year had a provision of Rs. 1.73bn, earmarked for further development of SSIs.

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    ALLIANCE UNICHEM

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    After the planned merger, Alliance UniChem stores will be rebranded as Boots stores.For Boots, which has a history of being a stand-alone company for over 156 years, the merger comes as a surprise, even as the iconic chemist chain tries to battle a 1.6% fall in this year’s second quarter sales.
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    LAS VEGAS BILLIONAIRE

    IIPM-PRESS CENTRE

    The move has been prompted by reports of Kirk Kerkorian, the Las Vegas billionaire investor, who already owns a 9.53% stake in General Motors, vying to buy a stake in the auto maker. Volkswagen has not been finding the ride easy lately, with its US businesses incurring losses; it plans to axe 10,000 jobs in its home base.

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    Source: IIPM-Editorial,2006

    Canoeing to Hawaii

    RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION, IIPM

    Setting sail to Kailua-Kona bay, for the largest canoe raceScores of single hull fiberglass canoes splashed with a slew of colours line the palm-tree-dotted landscape of the Kailua- Kona bay. Crossing many an ocean, competitors from world over converge to compete over the Hawaiian waters on the strenuous 18 mile long course between Kailua and Honaunau. The official team sport of Hawaii, thousands throng to the Big Island for the largest long distance outrigger canoe race.

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    JAPANESE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

    It is the Japanese democratic process that is certain to change forever for the first time in post-war years, with in-fighting, horse-trading, and power politicking expected to be seen at levels like never before. Unless of course the ruling party LDP can discover a way of dealing with changes in the international scenario, as it did when its main ally US reopened diplomatic relations with China during the Nixon years...

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