Industry Awareness Briefing 2014-15

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INDUSTRY

AWARENESSAugust 2014PGP-1 / 2014-15

IIM Indore


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Placement Feedback

Expectations of Recruiters Interview Expectations

Knowledge about industry / company / product line

Roles offered by the company

The top management of the company

GD Expectations General awareness

Collective participation

Candidates approach towards a solution

General Expectations Enthusiasm and zeal during interaction

Project their candidature so as to fit the role


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Placement Feedback on IIMI Students

Lack of general awareness Latest happenings in sectors such as FMCG, Telecom,

macro-economic policies, political and social awareness

Lack of communication skills

Lack of clarity on basics in Marketing, Finance,Operations, IT domains; especially definitions of

commonly used terms

Finance Companies: Lack of basic knowledgesuch as important ratios and their role in differenttypes of companies/ industries


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Course on Industry Awareness (1 credit)

Objective To increase participants awareness and knowledge of

industries in which they hope / target to be placed

To improve through each others feedback

To learn from each others research and experience

Groups will compile a report on one industry andpresent the same to the class

The presentations (PPT) and the detailed reports willbe uploaded on to the dataserverfor all to access

No GradesPass/ Fail to be part of the grade sheet


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List of Industries

1. Auto Industry

1.1 Commercial vehicles (Truck, Bus, Tractor)

1.2 Passenger cars

1.3 Two wheelers

1.4 Auto Ancillary

2. Infrastructure

2.1 Cement

2.2 Steel

2.3 Heavy and Light Engineering / Machine Tools

2.4 Paints, Chemical, Fertilizers2.5 Textile

2.6 Telecom

2.7 IT & ITES

2.8 Power and Energy

2.9 Oil and Petroleum


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List of Industries

3. Transport

3.1 Roads

3.2 Airports

3.3 Aviation

3.4 Seaports

4. Services

4.1 EducationPrimary, Secondary, Higher, Coaching

4.2 Entertainment / MediaPrint, TV, Film, Theme parks

4.3 Hospitality IndustryHotels, Tourism4.4 Management Research and Consulting

4.5 Advertising and Promotion

4.6 Legal

4.7 Accounting and Auditing


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List of Industries5. Finance

5.1 BankingInvestment, Corporate, HNI, Retail

5.2 NBFCs

5.3 Insurance

5.4 Mutual Fund

5.5 Portfolio / Wealth Management

6. Miscellaneous

6.1 Pulp and Paper

6.2 FMCG

6.3 FoodAgro, food processing6.4 Consumer Durables

6.5 Retail

6.6 Real estate / Construction

6.7 Health carePharmaceutical, Bio-Technology, Diagnostics,

Hospital


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Contents of the Report: Industry Profile

Overview of the industry Growth over last few years

Present and future trends

Major events related to the industry in the last 2-3 years

Importance to the economy (employment, contribution to GDP)

Technological trends and major innovations Key drivers of innovations / growth / profitability / cost

Merger - Acquisition activity in the industry

Analysts views of companies / industry


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Contents of the Report: Players Profile

Major Players Profile (Domestic and International) Market shares (Indian market / International market)

Key products

Competition and Profitability

Production facilities with capacity,relative strengths

Regional or product dominance if any

Listed or unlisted, Market-cap

Latest financial performance indicators Assets, EBITDA, PAT of major players


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Structure of the report

Report should have (in the same sequence)

Cover Page

Executive summary (500 words max.) Content page indicating topics and page no.

Main body: 3 sections & n sub-sections Industry Profile

Players Profile Macroeconomic Profile

Appendices / Exhibits / Tables / Charts

References / data sources


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Plagiarism

Every single quotation, figure, table, information etc. to be

clearly attributed and referenced

References should be provided in the appropriate format

Any plagiarism is to be dealt with most severely

Entire group is responsible for each members conduct

Ignorance is no explanation of innocence


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Referencing in Text and Tables

A firm will expand until the cost of

organizing an extra transaction within the

firm becomes equal to the cost of carrying

out the same transaction on the open

market.(Coase, 1937)


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Reference Section: Websites

Carl, T. (2013) China not only worry, USA Today, Jul 20;

http://www.usatoday.com/2007-07-20x.htm (as on Jun 25, 2013).

Bakshi, K. and Loader, P. (2012) SPS under WTO, Working Paper

0501, India Development Foundation;http://www.idfresearch.org/SPS-Agreement.pdf (as on Aug 9, 2013).

Asian Age (2007) Wheat import: Centre to go slow Sep 20,

http://www.asianage.com/Wheatimport.html (as on Jul 9, 2013).

Confproceed (1999) SPS Measures and Exports, Conference on

WTO Negotiations, Oct 1-2, Geneva;

http://worldbank.org/trade/papers.pdf (as on Jan 2, 2013).


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Reference Section: Other sources

Journal Reference: Abla, A.L. and Nugent, J.B. (1996) Transaction Costs and Egyptian

Exporters Choice of Channels, Contemporary Economic Policy, 5(1), pp. 1-9.

Book Chapter: Bigsby, H. and Whyte, C. (2001) Quantifying Phytosanitary Barriers to

Trade, Chapter 4, Interdisciplinary Food Safety Research (2001), (ed.)

Hooker, N. and Murano, E., CRC Press, New York.

Newspaper: Modi, A. (2007) Wheat Import now Under CVC Scrutiny, September 24,

Business Standard, Ahmedabad edition.


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Formatting

File name: Section_Group_Industry

F_01_Telecom or F_05_ManagementConsulting

Cover Page

industry, group & section, members roll no & name

Main body 14 pages max

Entire report to not exceed 20 pages

1.5 line spacing, 1 margin on each side Times New Roman, 12 Font size, heading in bold

Page no.Yes; Page borderNo

No fancy formatting, only fantastic content


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Submission: Timeline & Instructions

Upload REPORTand PPTbefore 1600 hrs. on Fri,Aug 22

Presentation Date:August 25; 1145-1815 hrs

Dataserver upload URL to be intimated by PGP office

15 minutes per group followed by 5 minutes of Q&A

Dress-code: Business Casuals

Any group member can be asked to presentthegroup is held responsible for each performance

Resubmission of project, if not found satisfactory


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Corporate Databases

Dion Insight (earlier, Asian CERC):An exclusive database on Indianindustry and corporate information

ISI Emerging MarketsIndia: Analyst reports, News magazine stories,Press releases

Prowess (CMIE): It contains detailed information on over 9,300 Indianfirms. These comprise all companies traded on India's major stock

exchanges and several others, including central public sector enterprises.

Capitaline: It covers 7000 listed and unlisted companies in India, giving

extensive financial and non-financial information. It covers BackgroundData, 10 year Profit & Loss Accounts & Balance Sheets, Key Financial

Ratios and News Extracts etc.


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Industry Databases

CapEx (CMIE): It is a database on new and ongoing investmentactivities in India. CapEx provides a large number of well-designed

reports that highlight the investment characteristics and trends in

individual industries, regions, companies, ownerships groups, etc.

Industry Analysis Service (CMIE):It provides an incisive analysis ofentire range of Indian industries, presenting detailed data on

demand and supply, prices, and financial performance. Similar

reports also available on ICRA Industry Reports

ETIG: This site is a product of the ET Intelligence Group (ETIG), theresearch arm of The Economic Times. This site aims to provide

economic and business research on India.


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Economy Databases

CRISIL Research:One of the most reliable sources of information, it hasinformation, analysis, and forecasts on Indian economic and business

environment. It also has regular updates on the present and future

performance of several industries.

India Trade: India Trade packages India's official foreign trade statistics anda host of related data, analysis, and reports in an interactive system.

Additionally, one may look at the websites of:

Regulators and Facilitators (RBI, DGFT, TRAI, SEBI, CCI, WTO)

Relevant Ministries (MoSPI, Finmin, Commerce, HRD)

Industry Groups (FICCI, ASSOCHAM, CII, COAI, IBA) Respective Companies / Firms


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