Company conference cases

Case 1. Sales forecast predicts 10% rise but production is running at full capacity. What is the solution?
(Sales ,Operations, Finance)
Case 2. A companys core competency is in steel making. However it has a lot of loss making peripheral
companies in mainly coal mining and power distribution. However selling off the loss making units in a
fire sale would drastically reduce the asset value of the company. Also a US firm is in the process of
acquiring, or merging with, this company. What should you do? CEO, Manager Finance, Production
Manager Steel, Operations Head- Power, Operations Head Coal
Case 3. A big deal is likely to go through next week. The IT Manager hence will need 300 systems
engineers which the HR manager has to plan for. How will they plan for this task?
Case 4. An IIT-JEE coaching institute has near monopoly in a major city. An investor has offered them
200 crores to spend over the next five years after which the institute will go public. The objective in this
period is growth rather than profits. What strategies would you suggest? Two partners, Investor, Head-
Knowledge Management, Finance Head
Case 5. After the FDI policy change, Walmart is planning to start operations in India by next year end.
You being the team -sales & marketing, finance & HR managers have to plan for the same.