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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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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Should Ratan Tata acquire Jaguar and Land Rover? New technology and markets But they really focused on the middle class Is M&A the best route for Tata to move forward globally? Wanted to diversify country risk Infrastructure lim itations Regulations loosened Growth of the indian economy Watches‚ hotels‚ steel‚ tea competitiveness diminished by aid from government thru tarrifs Steel deomestic expansion or de-integrated strategy Mature market m&a Raw materials security Downstream
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MARCH 2009 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS During the year‚ the Company reported its highest ever Profit after Tax (PAT) of Rs. 922.20 crores‚ as against Rs. 869.90 crores for the previous year‚ a growth of 6%.The Operating Revenue is also higher at Rs. 7‚236.23 crores‚ as against Rs. 5‚915.91 crores‚ a growth of 22.3%. Operating Revenue is higher mainly owing to new tariff approved by the
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October Sky Marion Eady The film October Sky (1999)‚ directed by Joe Johnson is based on a true story of Homer Hickman ( a coal miners son) who is inspired to build a rocket after the Russian launch of the first artificial satellite (Sputnik) into orbit. The film definitely focuses on the course theme of being a social outcast. This is explored in the film through three people‚ John Hickman (Homers Father)‚ the town of Coalwood and Mr.Turner (Homers principle). Firstly‚ John Hickman
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Autocar 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
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October Sky Homer Hickam Characters: Homer Hickam John Hickam Miss Riley Quentin Wilson O’Dell Warner Von Braun Setting: Coalwood‚ in West Virginia Climax: The most important part was when Homer Hickam finally achieved to launch his rocket sky high. Plot: Homer Hickam had problems with launching rockets at first because the rockets didn’t have the chemicals needed so the rockets can’t fly so far from he launches them. Conclusion: Homer Hickam had to use other chemicals
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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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October Sky‚ Homer Hickam is a young boy who has dreams outside of his mining town of Coalwood‚ West Virginia. He stretched his dreams and pushed himself until he launched his rocket to turn everyone into believers. He saw a little further and wanted opportunities outside of Coalwood .Throughout the movie Homer encounters many obstacles from learning how to build rockets‚ the constant disapproval from his father‚ and negative remarks from his school. One of the main conflicts of October Sky is Homer
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observation to help her students to orient their dreams. All the positive impacts on the students came from the unique personality of the instructor. There is a remarkable dialogue that touches my heart and wins my approval in the movie October Sky. When Homer and his partners were going to launch their rocket‚ some of the town residents had found their blockhouse and had been waiting for their launch. Miss Riley said to Homer‚ “You do not have to prove anything to anybody.” Miss Riley said
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