‘There’s no business like the car business!’Within months of its launch in late 1998, with every well-known global automobile brand jockeying for a foothold in a small-car market almost monopolized by Maruti Udyog Limited, Hyundai Motor India’s debut production, the Santro, emerged as a force to reckon with. The first car to be conceptualized and designed for – and then developed and manufactured in – India, the ‘Sunshine Car’ has, over a period of sixteen years, se...

Commemorating the 100th Birthday of Taiichi Ohno “This book brings to us Taiichi Ohno's philosophy of workplace management―the thinking behind the Toyota Production System. I personally get a thrill down my spine to read these thoughts in Ohno's own words.” ―Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Director, Japan Technology Management Program, University of Michigan and Author, The Toyota Way This unique volume delivers a clear, concise overview of the Toyota Production System and kaizen in ...

The development of international trade is driven by international logistics and management and the provision of the global supply chain. The ultimate objective of global supply chain management is to link the market place, distribution network, manufacturing/processing/assembly process, and procurement activity in such a way that customers are serviced at a higher level yet lower cost. Overall this has introduced a new breed of management in a computer literate environment operating in a g...

Meet your new global consumerYou’ve heard of the burgeoning consumer markets in China and India that are driving the world economy. But do you know enough about these new consumers to convert them into customers?Do you know that: There will be nearly one billion middle-class consumers in China and India within the next ten years? More than 135 million Chinese and Indians will graduate from college in this timeframe, compared to just 30 milli...

Globality primarily involves large western corporations expanding their operations and moving aggressively into new overseas markets. GLOBALITY radically defines a 'post-globalization' world, where companies from India, China, Russia, eastern Europe, Brazil and Mexico are expanding beyond their home base, entering and building new markets, creating whole industries, and competing for customers, resources, market share and attention. In short, the tide has turned. As a result, western compa...

India is back! With the country’s general elections in 2014 resulting in a government formed by a new political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by a business-friendly prime minister, Narendra Kumar Modi, the world’s largest democracy is once again on the minds of business leaders the world over.The renewal of interest in India is all the greater because of what’s happening in neighboring China. For over thirty years, China was the growth engine for many Western multinational...

"Most books on personal or business success start with the theory that you need to understand, digest and then put in into practice. However, this book is different. It bypasses the theory port and straightaway hits the practical road.This book shows you 101 ways to boost your business. They are simple and easily adaptable in your normal business practice. Go ahead and try them out and you will be amazed to see your business grow, just as you were dreaming to do so for quite some time.You may...

The Nano car disrupted an entire industry and changed the game in India forever. But this inspiring book is more than the story of one ingenious invention. Nanovation explains how revolutionary business thinking and product design can have profound effects on companies, industries, and the world. Discover the thought processes that bred innovation, the leadership that overcame adversity, the risks that were necessary to avoid failure, and how all of these efforts resulted in success beyond...

Concise, accessible, and indispensible, Doing Business in 21st-Century India is the perfect primer for anyone who's long on enterprise, short on time, and eager to profit from this fascinating new market.By now, you probably know that India has the second-fastest growing economy in the world. That the spending power of its middle class is rapidly increasing and its population is eager to acquire Western conveniences. And that new opportunities abound in it...

The Japanese automotive industry enjoyed spectacular success in the 1980s. This was largely due to the so-called 'Lean Production System' - the combination of an efficient production system, an effective supplier system, and a product development system. In the 1990s the industry fell on hard times because of the Japanese asset price bubble and extreme currency appreciation. In this book, eminent industry specialist Koichi Shimokawa draws on his thirty years of research and fieldwork with ...

In Boom Country?, Alan Rosling, entrepreneur and strategic advisor in India for over 35 years, explores an unmistakable and profound change that is underway in the Indian business landscape.A fresh wave of enterprise and start-ups; rapid advancements in technology; government reform; and recently developed pools of risk capital, he holds, are contributing increasingly to a massive expansion in new business – all of it underpinned by a deep social change, a willingn...

Here we explore the kind of job opportunities available in electronics industry in India, specially in the surface mount technology (SMT) sector. Also covered are skills required and pay packages that may be expected