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Delhi Metro Airport Express Line: Making it Viable
In 2014, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had just taken over operations of the Delhi Airport Metro (DAM), which connected the Indira Gandhi International Airport to the New Delhi railway station. However, high capital expenditures, excess operational expenditures, and low ridership meant that the concessionaire, which had been operating since 2011 on a public–private partnership model, was continuously reporting losses and therefore decided to quit the project in June 2013. When project operations were transferred to the DMRC, the metro’s overall capacity utilization was a very low 5 per cent and the line had few riders and operational losses. The DMRC’s director of operations had the challenging task of making the DAM operationally viable. There were several available options. Should he consider rationalizing the fares; increasing ridership by connecting the Delhi Metro Airport Express Line to passenger hubs; improving the amenities or attractions at the metro stations; or offering hassle-free travel for different groups of customers? -
Harmonizing Demand Forecasting and Supply at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. - Instructor Spreadsheet
Instructor Excel spreadsheet for product 8B13D019. -
Harmonizing Demand Forecasting and Supply at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. - Student Spreadsheet
Student Excel spreadsheet for product 9B13D019. -
Harmonizing Demand Forecasting and Supply at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a US$15.4 billion company in 2012, has been the number one tractor manufacturer in India for the last 30 years. The agriculture tractor sale market in India is seasonal in nature and growing. To meet demand, the company has four manufacturing plants and 26 sales offices across the country; their main job is to coordinate supplies between its 800 dealers and the company. The sales offices provide a rolling tractor demand forecast for the current month plus two months in the future; it is used to determine the number and models of tractors to manufacture and to enable placing parts supply orders in advance. The deputy general manager of sales in the company’s Farm Division has been receiving an increasing number of complaints from irate dealers about the irregular and short supply of tractors from the company’s stockyards. This has created stress and low dealer satisfaction. The deputy general manager has decided to improve the demand forecasting of agriculture tractor sales and hence supply management.<br><br>Student spreadsheet 7B13D019 with data is available.