CHAPTER 6
6. Opportunities, Challenges and Constraints
India’s rapidly growing economy will offer promising possibilities for growth in fu-ture. However, such growth will not be automatic and will be attained only if Rail-ways approach the task with a carefully crafted and meticulously executed plan. Railways can outperform other competing modes by offering mass-scale services very reliably and efficiently and providing differentiated services at value-based rates. Efficiency of railway operations is predicated upon capacity, more tonnage/passengers per train and speed. Identification and satisfaction of customers' specific needs would be necessary for premium services. To achieve the Vision for ambitious growth, Indian Railways has to offer a range of cost-competitive and differentiated services. The
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However, major tasks that still remain are development of special-purpose roll-ing-stock to suit specific needs of the customers and the ability to promise and deliver time-sensitive cargo in time. At present Railways are neither geared to meet pre-registered requirements of customers for specified pick-up and delivery schedules nor those of guaranteed transit times. This issue is closely related to carrying capacity and reliability of the system. There is also an issue of marketing and mindset to develop closer market linkages with customers so that products are tailored to meet their specific needs. Also pertinent is the fact that although, there is generally no shortage, occasional peaking of demand and mismatch in rolling stock procurement programs have at times exposed the Railways to the risk of losing customer loyalty. These issues need to be resolved through close linkages with customers and evolving responsive market-driven systems for procurement of rolling-stock and operational
Executive Summary- Allround is the leading medical product for cold in the OTC market. It is the most frequent purchase with a high conversation ratio, though the retention ratio has been decreasing, along with market share. Some competitors have introduced new products, and Allround is slowly waning having reached maturity. Therefore, the OCM Marketing team has developed a long term Marketing mix strategy until 10th period.
Amtrak is a state-owned, for profit, national railroad Company that provides efficient rail service both long and short distance transportation services. Being the primary provider of passenger-rail service in the U.S has a network that connects more than 500 cities and towns in 46 states. It offers long-distance and short-distance service corridors throughout nationwide operating daily, offering several choice of service class – first class sleeping car, custom class and economic services for different age groups with different travel needs. Amtrak receives federal funds to be used for their operating expenses. Its ridership and revenue growth have progressively increased in the past five-year successfully building relationships with the public and customers, recreating branding, and improving new services/quality, and it projects a continued growth in passenger revenue at about 4% per year with modest growth in passenger ridership (Exhibit C4.1, Page 245).
In America between 1860 and 1910 transcontinental railroads also generated major corruption. Corruption began with constitution, with the court case, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, it allowed corporations to be “person” to receive personal rights. The railroad was the first of corporations to use it. “A construction company organized in 1864 by a few important stockholders to build the Union Pacific Railroad. The company bribed congressmen by selling them shares of stock at half the market value in return for favorable legislation regarding public land grants. Exposed in 1873 during the Grant administration, the unraveling Credit Mobilier scandal revealed that Congressman Oakes Ames had distributed such stock to Vice President Schuyler
The rail systems put into place in Chicago have always been a major factor in freight transportation. The city provides a centralized hub for the railways throughout the country. After a long run the system is bound to find flaws as old technologies are passed by new ones. The existing railroad structures have in time taken a toll over the years of service. “The railroad system of Chicago has been around for a long time now. After many years it has gone past time time of despair. With the new project it is hoping to bring the popularity back to where it once was” (Chicago Transit Renovation to Improve Service). This update needed will guide Chicagos railroad system into the future. The city also has to take a look on how it is going to keep up with the constant increase of railcars on their tracks. With the new technologies of the future Chicago can only make their infrastructure better. The aim is to stay on time with the railcars to diminish the amount of overcrowding presented in the old rail systems in Chicago.
In strategic planning, strength, weakness, opportunity and threat (SWOT) analysis is a tool used to identify those issues most likely to have an impact on a planned change now and in the future (Laureate Education, 2013f; Marquis & Huston, 2015). A SWOT analysis helps an organization further its mission, vision, and values by ensuring the planned change remains true to these statements.
There is an old cliché that states, “What goes up must come down.” That is certainly what happened to the trusted automobile company Toyota. The once famous, “ I love what you do for me, Toyota: motto that carried value in its brand such as quality, reliability and the passion for consumer happiness has evaporated into thin air as a result of Toyota’s biggest recall of vehicles within the United States in the years of 2009-2010. Birthed in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda, Toyota became an automobile manufacturing company (Parker, 2016). He built Toyota on the philosophy that in order to produce exponential growth to the manufacturer, you have to win the trust of the customer first with the dealer following closely behind (Parker, 2016).
In the first place distributed in 1956, Train to Pakistan is an exemplary of present day Indian fiction composing composed by Khushwant Singh. Khushwant Singh is India's best-known author and feature writer. He has been originator editorial manager of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is the creator of works of art, for example, Train to Pakistan, I might not hear the Nightingale and Delhi. His most recent novel The Summer Club, composed when he was 95, was distributed by Penguin Books in 2010. His true to life incorporates the exemplary two volume A History of the Sikhs, various interpretations and takes a shot at Sikh religion and culture, Delhi, nature, current issues and Urdu verse. Khushwant
The oil and gas industry, today, striving to discover a harmony between climbing worldwide request and lessening assets, and keep up control and circulation of working expenses. In the oil and gas industry today, most organizations are looking to expand the productivity of their worldwide portfolios during a period of developing questionable matter. Keep up superior ¬ pleasant pussy against high expenses, high costs, and expanded rivalry were never all the more testing.
Based on my research, one of the challenges faced by logistic company is capacity forecast. Capacity forecast is a general’s capacity theory that we should know it about warehousing. Warehousing it is very important in this industry where they play an important role to store the goods before its loading and unloading once it arrive at the destination point. The requirement for this phase is its transportation. As an example, the used of mode, carrier and protection class. Furthermore, capacity forecast has its own benefits in logistic. Which is, this solution ensure the logistic, manufacturing and supply chain to work together to the same plan (Byrne, 2011). The logistic industry had faced is, widespread their promotion and to work efficiently on land.
The SWOT analysis is a useful tool for identifying our personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to our plans and goals. According to a “Fuel My Motivation” article (2010), this analysis considers internal influences that can positively or negatively affect our ability to achieve our goals. The internal factors are our strengths and weaknesses. Also considered are opportunities and threats, which are external influences that can have a positive or negative impact on the ability to achieve our goals. I will share how the self-assessment instruments and self-exercises in this course have contributed to assessing and understanding my strengths and weaknesses. I will also discuss techniques I will use to leverage my strengths and understand my weaknesses. In addition, I will consider opportunities that I can take advantage of and the threats that can possibly impede my progress.
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Tech Mahindra restricted is associate Indian transnational supplier of data technology (IT), networking technology solutions and Business method Outsourcing (BPO) to the telecommunications trade. it's a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering solutions. Anand Mahindra is that the founding father of school Mahindra, that is headquartered at Pune, India.
Rail transportation is a transportation in which for movement of people and goods which from one location to another destination. Rail had been takes the important role in physical and economic development of town and cities in a country and it was developed over the world. Rail transport can be made a property value in a country increase and it must be needs improvement in transportation network expanding (Goldberg, 1970). Thus, the railway services need to be done with continuous improvement and it is important to the rail passengers of the range and quality of facilities and service on stations and trains (Gleave, S. D., 2000). The future development to a public transportation is a key to affect
My experience and erudition is my strength which I wish to embolden and use to my advantage. in the concentartions “Transportation and Logistics” and “Inventory Management”, are a combination of inventory ,logistics and management concepts, wherein I seek expertise. For that, I look forward to learning from the acclaimed faculty at your university, prof ______________ and _______. I am excited that their research interests perfectly match my own.