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Vijaya Sunder M

Wat-a-Burger: AIMING FOR GROWTH IN A VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, COMPLEX, AND AMBIGUOUS (VUCA) ENVIRONMENT

Navaneetha Krishnan S. ; Ashwin Baliga J. ; Mohit Maurya ; Vijaya Sunder M

ISB391 | Published July 10, 2023 | 12 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Wat-a-Burger, a quick service restaurant chain, was incorporated by Rajat Jaiswal and Farman Beig on February 14, 2016. Their burgers, customized to s Read More

AADHAAR: THE DIGITAL MULTIPLIER OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY

Vijaya Sunder M ; Siddhartha Modukuri ; Rajesndra Srivastava

ISB384 | Published June 20, 2023 | 20 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case study underscores the complex problem-solving using digital transformation and associated change management. The case was set at the beginning of 2022 when the Chief Executive Officer of the... Read More

Account Opening in Blue Bank – Part B: Root Cause Analysis

Vijaya Sunder M

ISB371 | Published March 31, 2023 | 5 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The fictional case is set in 2023 when Blue Bank, a rural retail bank, was set up to respond to the economic distress surfacing in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Read More

Account Opening in Blue Bank – Part A: Process Visualization

Vijaya Sunder M

ISB370 | Published March 31, 2023 | 4 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The fictional case is set in 2023 when Blue Bank, a rural retail bank, was set up to respond to the economic distress surfacing in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Read More

An Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Disruptive Innovation in Cataract Screening: The Case of E-Paarvai

Vijaya Sunder M ; Rithica Mamidi

ISB368 | Published March 28, 2023 | 18 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case examines the vital social problem of the rising incidence of cataracts in India, especially in the elderly population. It describes the design and deployment of e-Paarvai, an AI-based digita... Read More

Artificial Intelligence for Improving the Procurement Experience of Non-Stock Items at Indian Railways

Sumanta Singha ; Milind Sohoni ; Sripad Devalkar ; Vijaya Sunder M

ISB365 | Published March 27, 2023 | 6 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

During the summer of 2021, Sumana G., Chief Technology Officer of South Central Railway, was reviewing the annual productivity reports of field employees. Read More

TELANGANA GRADUATES’ MLC ELECTIONS 2021: HANDLING KNOWN AND UNKNOWN UNCERTAINTIES

Vijaya Sunder M ; Vinodini Saihjpal ; Geetika Shah

ISB359 | Published January 17, 2023 | 17 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case is centered around the 2021 Telangana Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) elections, held against the backdrop of a known unknown: the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

DATA-ANALYTICS-BASED DECISION-MAKING AT TEACH FOR INDIA

Milind Sohoni ; Vijaya Sunder M ; Sandeep Chitla ; Arun Rout ; Aditya Mallya

ISB325 | Published July 04, 2022 | 9 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case is designed to be used in courses on Nonprofit Operations Management, Data Analytics, Six Sigma, and Business Process Excellence/Improvement in MBA or Executive MBA programs. Read More

PROJECT ASHRAY: PLANNING A TIME-CONSTRAINED PROJECT

Vijaya Sunder M ; Sarang Deo ; Siddhartha Modukuri

ISB316 | Published May 30, 2022 | 12 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

In response to the uncontrollable second wave of COVID-19 in the south Indian state of Telangana in April 2021, a few like-minded social activists in the capital city of Hyderabad came together to est... Read More

HOPES CRITICAL CARE: SCALE-UP OF A TELE-INTENSIVE CARE SOLUTION

Vijaya Sunder M ; Meghna Raman ; DVR Seshadri

ISB321 | Published May 27, 2022 | 14 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case is set in 2021 and follows the journey of Dr. Shailesh Jhawar, an intensivist trained in the United Kingdom, who returned to India to join his father, Dr. Shiv Bhagwan Jhawar, at Apex Hospita... Read More

Creative Chocolates in Nigeria: To Test Market or Not?

Vijaya Sunder M

ISB303 | Published March 21, 2022 | 4 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case is set in 2022 when Creative Chocolates, a popular United States based chocolate manufacturer, plans to enter the African market. Read More

EXECUTING THE BOGIBEEL BRIDGE FOR SOCIAL IMPACT: RISK PLANNING AND MANAGING EARNED VALUE

Vijaya Sunder M ; Milind Sohoni ; Ripunjaya Kumari Chauhan ; Sudheer Kumar

ISB265 | Published July 23, 2021 | 17 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case goes on to describe the enormous challenges involved in building the 4.94 km long Bogibeel Bridge in the North Eastern Region (NER) of India. Read More

The Premamrutha Dhaara Project: A Sustainable Drinking Water Solution with Social Impact

Vijaya Sunder M ; Shashank Shah

ISB263 | Published June 23, 2021 | 19 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Access to clean water is so critical for development and survival that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal number 6 (SDG-6) was to ensure availability and sustained management of water an... Read More

Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat (Clean Railways, Clean India): Adoption of Bio-Toilets by the Indian Railways

Vijaya Sunder M ; Milind Sohoni ; Sanjeev Kishore ; Alok Kumar Tewari ; Sudheer Kumar

ISB254 | Published February 18, 2021 | 15 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case describes a complex problem faced by the Indian Railways (IR), a more than 150-year-old public sector enterprise, in India. During the summer of 2009, IR was under tremendous public pressure ... Read More

Technology Decision-Making in a Semi-Urban ICU: An Intensivist's Dilemma

Vijaya Sunder M ; Sarang Deo

ISB247 | Published January 10, 2021 | 8 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Set in April 2017, this case centers around the digital technology dilemma facing the protagonist Dr. Vimohan, the chief intensivist of Prashant Hospital. Read More