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Time for Food Reforms at IIMs?

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reader

food for thought!

22 Jun 2012, 03.33 PM

LOL

"In fact I’m happy it has been reported and attention has been given to it. I’d actually complement the IIM Indore administration for coming out with daily updates on the progress." ---- LOL ...... dis is exactly the same way congress reacts when questioned about corruption scams ---it pats its back for RTI act wch it introduced nd claims all the scams are coming out in public coz of it . --safety of students is institute's responsibility, the blame partially lies with IIM indore administration , accept it !

22 Jun 2012, 04.34 PM

+Read Replies (7)

Ankit Doshi

I don't represent the IIM I administration. There was never any question of anyone being absolved of their responsibility either. There is no mention of it. Please raise any greivance with IIM Indore administration directly with the institute. All details are in the link in the first paragraph itself.

22 Jun 2012, 05.55 PM |

Nishant

I don't know how can mess fess be compulsory! It is not so at IIMC. But trust me, it does not change much.

22 Jun 2012, 07.01 PM |

Rohit

You don't eat at the mess? Where do most people eat?

22 Jun 2012, 07.17 PM |

Nishant

I ate at the mess. But it was not compulsory. Some people who did not like the food did not pay the mess fees and ate elsewhere inside/outside the campus

22 Jun 2012, 08.57 PM |

troll

this can only happen in Indore..The food at IIMK is absolutely top notch

29 Jun 2012, 03.49 PM |

dinesh

There you go..Another IIMK troll. You guys dont leave a chance to put IIM I down..Even in the food scenario. May be from now on you guys will put Food as a point while discussiong IIM I vs IIMK.

29 Jun 2012, 04.23 PM |

Easy A

the IIM Indore note linked in the article also does not mention the word 'apologize' anywhere but ends on a note of appreciation of officials. i found it very weird. you wud put up a public note on your website to convey your sentiment about the incident to the PUBLIC, which wud like to see that the institute is sorry about the lapse. it cud always pat its officer's backs internally. you read that note, and you see the workings of a mind that is too proud to make the appropriate and mature gesture of saying sorry in a public response. ps: i am not from iim-k

2 Jul 2012, 02.05 PM |

a1gaurav

How about the concept of multiple student run messes where the student pay monthly fees to a mess and eat there. Since the mess is student run (administering it right from hiring cook to overlooking daily expense account) and mess manager rotated on a monthly basis, the food quality could be kept check on. If the quality goes bad the mess manager can change staff/cook etc... Also students have choice to shift to a different mess serving better food. We had a similar system in my engineering college...Worked pretty well !

22 Jun 2012, 09.37 PM

Kartik

For the mess manager to effectively leverage economies of scale, he needs a good estimate of the demand. A well-run mess should ideally be able to take variations in demand in account and manage his pricing and supply, but if this is practicable is the question.

26 Jun 2012, 10.07 PM

atul

We at Spjain have system of daily pay when you eat. We might enter into a monthly subscription or we might pay that tiume for that meal. The best part is that many a times Bschoolers eat outside and since you have already paid for the mess, it results in wastage of money and food. This syatem helps in preventing that

28 Jun 2012, 02.11 AM

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Nishant

But on the flip side, monthly subscription helps in reducing costs.

28 Jun 2012, 12.18 PM |

Ameeth

At NITIE we have two contractors in campus, students are free to choose one mess and cos of competition quality is good as they try to outdo each other and 82 bucks per day with an option to opt for mess only for 10 days a month, its a steal for the students especially considering being in Mumbai. The power of negotiation always lies with the students and we have been able to use that to a good extent when the contractors deviate or try to make some untoward profits.

7 Jul 2012, 04.01 PM

hog roast dublin

There needs to be an incentive for the caterers to not skip on quality to reduce costs

18 May 2013, 07.50 PM

tarun aggarwal

any body know the number of tiffin services provider who supply tiffin in iim indore campus....

16 Dec 2013, 03.37 PM

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Comments
 

reader

food for thought!

22 Jun 2012, 03.33 PM

LOL

"In fact I’m happy it has been reported and attention has been given to it. I’d actually complement the IIM Indore administration for coming out with daily updates on the progress." ---- LOL ...... dis is exactly the same way congress reacts when questioned about corruption scams ---it pats its back for RTI act wch it introduced nd claims all the scams are coming out in public coz of it . --safety of students is institute's responsibility, the blame partially lies with IIM indore administration , accept it !

22 Jun 2012, 04.34 PM

+Read Replies (7)

Ankit Doshi

I don't represent the IIM I administration. There was never any question of anyone being absolved of their responsibility either. There is no mention of it. Please raise any greivance with IIM Indore administration directly with the institute. All details are in the link in the first paragraph itself.

22 Jun 2012, 05.55 PM |

Nishant

I don't know how can mess fess be compulsory! It is not so at IIMC. But trust me, it does not change much.

22 Jun 2012, 07.01 PM |

Rohit

You don't eat at the mess? Where do most people eat?

22 Jun 2012, 07.17 PM |

Nishant

I ate at the mess. But it was not compulsory. Some people who did not like the food did not pay the mess fees and ate elsewhere inside/outside the campus

22 Jun 2012, 08.57 PM |

troll

this can only happen in Indore..The food at IIMK is absolutely top notch

29 Jun 2012, 03.49 PM |

dinesh

There you go..Another IIMK troll. You guys dont leave a chance to put IIM I down..Even in the food scenario. May be from now on you guys will put Food as a point while discussiong IIM I vs IIMK.

29 Jun 2012, 04.23 PM |

Easy A

the IIM Indore note linked in the article also does not mention the word 'apologize' anywhere but ends on a note of appreciation of officials. i found it very weird. you wud put up a public note on your website to convey your sentiment about the incident to the PUBLIC, which wud like to see that the institute is sorry about the lapse. it cud always pat its officer's backs internally. you read that note, and you see the workings of a mind that is too proud to make the appropriate and mature gesture of saying sorry in a public response. ps: i am not from iim-k

2 Jul 2012, 02.05 PM |

a1gaurav

How about the concept of multiple student run messes where the student pay monthly fees to a mess and eat there. Since the mess is student run (administering it right from hiring cook to overlooking daily expense account) and mess manager rotated on a monthly basis, the food quality could be kept check on. If the quality goes bad the mess manager can change staff/cook etc... Also students have choice to shift to a different mess serving better food. We had a similar system in my engineering college...Worked pretty well !

22 Jun 2012, 09.37 PM

Kartik

For the mess manager to effectively leverage economies of scale, he needs a good estimate of the demand. A well-run mess should ideally be able to take variations in demand in account and manage his pricing and supply, but if this is practicable is the question.

26 Jun 2012, 10.07 PM

atul

We at Spjain have system of daily pay when you eat. We might enter into a monthly subscription or we might pay that tiume for that meal. The best part is that many a times Bschoolers eat outside and since you have already paid for the mess, it results in wastage of money and food. This syatem helps in preventing that

28 Jun 2012, 02.11 AM

+Read Replies (1)

Nishant

But on the flip side, monthly subscription helps in reducing costs.

28 Jun 2012, 12.18 PM |

Ameeth

At NITIE we have two contractors in campus, students are free to choose one mess and cos of competition quality is good as they try to outdo each other and 82 bucks per day with an option to opt for mess only for 10 days a month, its a steal for the students especially considering being in Mumbai. The power of negotiation always lies with the students and we have been able to use that to a good extent when the contractors deviate or try to make some untoward profits.

7 Jul 2012, 04.01 PM

hog roast dublin

There needs to be an incentive for the caterers to not skip on quality to reduce costs

18 May 2013, 07.50 PM

tarun aggarwal

any body know the number of tiffin services provider who supply tiffin in iim indore campus....

16 Dec 2013, 03.37 PM