of the value chain is referred to as horizontal integration. This form of expansion contrasts with vertical integration by which the firm expands into upstream or downstream activities. Horizontal growth can be achieved by internal expansion or by external expansion through mergers and acquisitions of firms offering similar products and services. A firm may diversify by growing horizontally into unrelated businesses. Some examples of horizontal integration include: * The Standard
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Tata Motors Limited: Ratan’s Next Step Executive Summary Ratan Tata‚ chairman of Tata Motors Limited (Tata Motors)‚ came out with the good reputation "the world’s cheapest car" into New Delhi Auto Expo. Introduction of Tata’s background Situational Analysis Strengths Manufacturer of the world’s cheapest car 81% of domestic sales in India Diverse and complete range of resources (98 companies in 80 countries) Own steel factory resource Ratan’s well-known understanding of business (auto design
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Industry Attractiveness 6 Emerging Trends in the Industry 7 Value Chain Analysis 7 VRIO FRamework 8 1. Design and technological capability 8 2. Loyal vendor base 8 3. Manufacturing synergies 8 4. Sales and Distribution Network 8 TATA Group 9 Problem statement 9 Slack 10 Core Competencies 10 Challenges - Mid Size cars and Utility vehicles 11 Recommendations 11 Improvements in Cars and UV vehicles 11 Increased competition 11 Evaluation of Recommendations 12 Strategy
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TERM PAPER OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT ON “CHANGE MANAGEMENT AT TATA MOTORS” SUBMITTED TO: Ms. ANUMEHA SUBMITTED BY: ANCHAL DHAWAN MBA-LIT (IV-D) RT1804B33 Reg. no.: 10810204 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The satisfaction and euphoria that accompany the successful completion of any task would be incompletes without the mention of people who made it possible‚ those consistent guidance and encouragement crowned my efforts with success. In the completion of my master degree first of
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Introduction An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transporting passengers; which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads‚ to have . seating for one to eight people‚ to typically have four wheels‚ and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. Automobile comes via the French language‚ from the Greek auto [self] and mobiles [moving]; meaning a vehicle that
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Tata Motors The Indian Automobile industry The automotive sector is one of the core industries of the Indian economy‚ Continuous economic liberalization over the years by the government of India has resulted in making India as one of the prime business destination for many global automotive players. The automotive sector in India is growing at around 18 per cent per annum. The cumulative annual growth rate of production of the automotive industry from the year 2000-2001 to 2005-2006 was 17 per
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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 MOTORS I. INTRODUCTION Tata Group is an Indian multinational company headquartered MUMBAI‚ MAHARASHTRA‚ INDIA. Tata group business is spread across 7 sectors their main sector being steels. Their empire is spread across 6 continents and has its presence in 80 nations. The combined market capitalization of all the 31 listed Tata companies was $89.88 billion as of March 2012.Tata group gets its major revenue from overseas market contributing 58%. Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational
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1. Cultural and political issues can affect Tata Motor’s Nano car. Cultural issues such as differences in languages‚ customs‚ and social issue can contribute either positively or negatively towards the Nano car. Tata Motor’s has to learn all of the legal ramifications in each country they plan to sell their car. For instance‚ just because the Nano meets the safety requirements in India does not mean it will pass the safety requirements of another because that culture may have stricter standards
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Introduction The Tata group comprises over 100 operating companies in seven business sectors. The group has operations in more than 80 countries across six continents‚ and its companies export products and services to 85 countries. Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company‚it is a public limited company with consolidated revenues of INR 1‚65‚654 crores in 2011-12. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment‚ and among the top in passenger vehicles with winning products
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