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IIM Udaipur, PGPX Batch (Dual degree program in Global supply chain in management) – Final Placement Report 2014-2015

IIM Udaipur, PGPX Batch (Dual degree program in Global supply chain in management) – Final Placement Report 2014-2015

IIM Udaipur recently concluded the final placement for their one-year MBA PGPX program in Supply Chain Management. The Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) offered at IIM Udaipur is an intensive 15 month regular full time residential programme for aspirants with work experience. The PGPX provides students with the same solid foundation in key management concepts and disciplines as a two year MBA, with similar rigor and grading criteria. As part of the program, the students undergo two semesters in IIM Udaipur and one in Purdue University, Indiana.

Animesh Choubey
How E-Commerce Algorithms Have Been Practicing 'Surge' Pricing On You

How E-Commerce Algorithms Have Been Practicing 'Surge' Pricing On You

Uber, made ‘surge’ price enter popular parlance. It is the price that is charged to customers depending upon demand, environment factors & more. For example, if it rains suddenly & demand for taxi goes up in an area, Uber will immediately raise the price under the guise of getting more drivers on the road! And when the demand falls the price too comes back to the ‘normal’. This strategy has caused an uproar with many labelling it as unethical & amoral because a user’s helplessness is being exploited for commercial gain.

Rajesh Srivastava
The Formula To Tackle Reading Comprehension

The Formula To Tackle Reading Comprehension

For most CAT aspirants, Reading Comprehension is a nightmare. “It takes too much time” “The answer choices are too close” and so on. So how does one attempt and more importantly crack Reading Comprehension?

Rahul Reddy
Lessons From Sweden's Revolutionary Blood SMS - Strategy With RS

Lessons From Sweden's Revolutionary Blood SMS - Strategy With RS

As a person handling business / brand you know how difficult it is to get your customers to emotionally engage with your business / brand? You may erroneously lay the blame at the doorsteps of your customers surmising that they are 'cash rich' but ‘time & attention’ poor.

Rajesh Srivastava
The Birth of Re-Commerce - Strategy with RS

The Birth of Re-Commerce - Strategy with RS

E-Commerce poster boys – Flipkart, Snapdeal & Amazon created a platform for connecting sellers, offering fresh stock, with buyers. Over time it has lead to creation of a new market place for selling used products. OLX, Quikr cater to this market. These 2 market places feed on each other. The 1st sells fresh stock while the 2nd take it out making room for the 1st to step in again. This cycle is self perpetuating. A new business model – Re-commerce may threaten these business models.

Rajesh Srivastava
MBA Sojourn - IIFT

MBA Sojourn - IIFT

It was the usual hectic office day and with somnolent eyes I boarded the cab back home. Nothing else to do than dosing off, I just switched on my cellphone to check the mail. First mail in the inbox flashed before my eyes, a flash that I can never forget. It read, "Selected for provisional admission at IIFT". My happiness knew no bounds.

UDIT BHATIA
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