SUGGESTED AREAS FOR SELECTION

OF PROJECT TOPICS

FINANCE
• ADD VALUE IN WHOLESALING

• WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• AWARENESS OF MUTUAL FUND AMONG INVESTORS

• TRIGGERS OF REAL ESTATE VALUATION

• COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO INVESTING COMPANIES

• CHART PATTERN ANALYSIS IN SECURITIES MARKET

• CREDIT APPRAISAL SYSTEM

• FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF CO-OPERATIVE BANK

• FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

• INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MAJOR CITIES IN INDIA

• FINANCIAL COST EFFICIENCY

• INVESTORS PREFERENCE TOWARDS MUTUAL FUND

• INVESTORS LIFESTYLE AND INVESTMENT CHARACTERISTICS

• AWARENESS OF TRADING ACTIVITY AMONG PEOPLE

• INVESTOR PERCEPTION IN REAL ESTATE

• FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

• KARVY-BEST PERFORMING EQUITY DIVERSIFIED MUTUAL FUND

• NON PERFORMING ASSETS

• PUBLIC AWARENESS OF INSURANCE

• AWARENESS AMONG THE TRADERS ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT OF ONLINE
TRADING

• PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

• WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND EQUITY STOCK

• INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

• IMPROVEMENT OF PROFITABILITY

• INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES & PREFERNCE

• CREDIT MANAGEMENT

• DEBIT REPAYMENT

• ACTIVITY BASED COSTING FOR AUTO DIVISION

• BEST PERFORMING SCRIPTS OF NIFTY

• THE EFFECT OF ACTIVATION ELEMENTS

• FACTORS INFLUENCED THE CHOICE OF MUTUAL FUNDS

• FEASIBILITY OF LCL MARKET STUDY AT COIMBATORE/TIRUPUR CLUSTER

• GIFTING SYSTEM

• IMPLICATION OF BIOMETRICIN THE CURRENT SCENARIO

• IMPORT & EXPORT TARIFFIC

• IDENTIFICATION OF INNOVATIVE SAVINGS PRODUCTS FOR IASC

• INVESTMENT AVENUES

• STRATEGIES ON DERIVATIVE TRADING

• TREASURY MANAGEMENT

• VALUE AT RISK

• TRADING SYSTEM
MARKETING
• RETAILERS PERCEPTION AND LOYALTY

• POLICY HOLDERS ATTITUDE AND SATISFACTION

• MARKETING STRATEGY ADOPTED FOR SELLING DIFFERENT MOBILES

• MARKET POTENTIAL FOR TURNKEY CONFERENCING

• MARKET FEASIBILITY

• EFFECTIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION IN INSURANCE

• DEALERSHIP NETWORK & EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

• DEALERS ATTITUTE IN TILES

• CUSTOMER PREFERENCE FOR MULTI FUNCTION PRODUCTION

• CUSTOMER PERCEPTION ON MUTUAL FUND

• CUSTOMER TASTE AND PREFERENCE

• CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

• CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

• CUSTOMER PREFERENCE TOWARDS PHOTO STUDIO

• CUSTOMER PERCEPTION ON PERFORMANCE OF COMMODITY FUTURES

• CUSTOMER PERCEPTION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EQUITY TRADING

• CUSTOMER PERCEPTION ON INSURANCE

• CUSTOMER PERCEPTION ON PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUND

• CUSTOMER BEHAVIOUR
• CUSTOMER AWARENESS

• CUSTOMER PREFERENCE TOWARDS PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• BRAND IMAGE

• COMPARATIVE STUDY ON BRAND LOYALTY

• CONSUMER PREFRENCE TOWARDS BRANDED AND ASSEMBLED

COMPUTERS

• BRAND AWARENESS

• BRAND PREFERNCE DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL

• DEVELOPING MARKETING STRATEGIES

• DISTRIBUTION & PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES

• EFFECTIVENESS OF RURAL DISTRIBUTION

• GLOBAL SCENARIO & MARKET POTENTIAL

• IMPORT CONSOLIDATION

• LOGISTICS OPERATION

• MANAGEMENT AUTOMATION

• MARKETING MIX

• MICRO DYNAMICS

• GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MGT & LOGISTICS

• MARKET CHARACTERISTICS

• MARKET NATURE

• MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS

• INDUSTRIAL DRIVES

• THE MARKET FOR LIGHTNING ARRESTORS

• MEDIA STRATEGIES
 • MARKETING STRATEGY FOR MULTI HEAD COMPUTER EMBROIDERY
MACHINES

• CUSTOMER PERCEPTION FOR ONLINE TRADING

• EFFECTIVENESS OF BLACK-SCHOLES MODEL IN THE INDIAN OPTIONS

MARKET

• MARKETING GIFT VOUCHERS TO CORPORATES

• THE PROCESS OF BILLING (SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RECURRING

COMPLAINTS ON BILL NOT RECEIVED)

• PROFITABILITY MEASURES & ANALYSIS

• PRODUCTIVITY STUDY

• PROMOTIONAL EFFECTS

H.R
• WELFARE MEASURES IN SUGAR MILL

• WELFARE MEASURES IN EXPORT COMPANY

• JOB SATISFACTION AMONG EMPLOYEES

• STAFF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM

• RECRUITMENT POLICIES

• POTENTIAL PERSON TO BECOME A FINANCIAL ADVISOR

• ORGANISATIONAL CLIMATE

• JOB STRESS AMONG PRIVATE AND GOVT EMPLOYEES

• JOB SATISFACTION AMONG EMPLOYEES

• INSURANCE AS A CAREER

• EMPLOYEES WELFARE
 • EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING

• ABSENTEEISM

• ATTRITION IN BPO

• ATTRITION AND RETENTION

• TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

• SATISFACTION OF HANDLOOM WEAVERS

• ORGANISATIONAL CLIMATE I

• IMPACT OF INTRA ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIP

• EMPLOYEE CAREER PLANNING

• ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION AND BEHAVIOR

• ALTERNATE PAYROLL

• AUTOMATED SELECTION SYSTEM

• CHANNEL RECRUITMENT & DEVELOPMENT

• COMPETENCY LEVEL

• COMPETENCY MAPPING

• CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS

• JOY AT WORK PLACE

• RECRUITMENT PROCESS

• SERVICE LEVEL SATISFACTION

• PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL.

Productivity
1. A study of productivity in manufacturing sector in Developing
Countries: (Study to measure productivity and analyze problems and
provide solutions. Students can select any country of their choice for
their
study. Students can also select any particular industry of their choice)

2. What is ailing productivity in Developing Countries? A comparative

study of productivity in manufacturing sector in Developing Countries.

3. A study of productivity in small and medium manufacturing

enterprises in
Developing Countries:

4. A study of productivity in government services in India:

Problems and Solutions.

5. Enhancing productivity in services sector through effective operations

management: A study of banking organizations.

6. Enhancing productivity in services sector through effective operations

management: A study of Insurance Industry.

7. Is measuring productivity in services sector difficult? An empirical

study.

Operations and Strategy

8. Role of effective service operations in survival and growth of

organizations: A study of Tourism Industry in Himachal Pradesh (Resorts)

9. Customer service as a competitive strategy: A study of banking

organizations.

10. Global Operations Strategy: Mass customization an end of mass

production.

11. Strategic issues in logistics and Supply Chain Management

12. Strategic Operations Management practices of Global manufacturing

organizations.

13. Factors affecting evolution of manufacturing in Developing Countries;

A
study of India (Historical and Current perspective)

14. Study of operations management in insurance organizations; A case

of
India
15. A study of effects of operations strategy on the business strategy of
an
organization

16. Study of Operational efficiency of IGI airport.

17. Global Strategy: Operations strategy of Indian waterways

Project Management

18. Reengineering the Business Processes in Sugar industry in India

19. Management by Projects: Application of project management

techniques
to manufacturing/ services operations

Forecasting

20. A study of forecasting practices in manufacturing sector in India:

Textile/Consumer goods Industries

21. Forecasting the seasonality and trends in health care: A study of Max
Private Hospital

22. Forecasting practices in Telecommunications Industry: A study of

Airtel/Vodafone/ Tata/Reliance

23. Applying Time series forecasting to tourism industry

24. Using regression and correlation Analysis in forecasting the demand

for
hospital services.

25. Demand forecasting for a retail company.

Design of Goods and services

26. Collaborative product development with customers and suppliers.

27. Use of cross functional teams in Product/service design.

28. Designing and delivery of services in hospitals: An examination of

operations management problem in health care

29. Managing service operations in restaurants

30. Innovation and planned obsolescence: A study of Nokia

31. Innovation in design as tool for sustained competitive advantage

32. Outsourcing in manufacturing sector: Long term implications for

developed and developing nations.

33. Global Outsourcing in manufacturing : Opportunities for Developing

Countries

34. Global Outsourcing in services Industry : Opportunities for

Developing
Countries

35. Process Strategy: Creating value through mass customization.

36. Product differentiation strategy- Role of operations management

Process and Capacity Planning

37. Study of opportunities for transformation of traditional apparel

industries
with flexible manufacturing systems: A study of Indian apparel Industry

38. Retail Operations management at Big Bazar: Lessons learnt

39. A study of capacity planning in Tourism sector in India

40. Impact of process changes on customer perception of waiting times

in
Banking Industry

41. Service Process Design in banking industry /insurance industry

42. Measuring service delivery process in banking Industry; A study of

XXX
bank (Student can select any bank of his choice)
43. Managing successful retailing operations in a multi channel
environment

Location and Layout Strategy

44. Mass customization and effects on plant layout

45. Effectiveness of cellular layout under dynamic demand.

46. Demand chain management in manufacturing and services

47. Service location strategy: A study of (Hill Station) resorts

48. Effect of layout on productivity of employees (Students can select an

Industry)
49. Effect of layout on customer satisfaction(Students can select an
Industry)

Supply Chain Management and Logistics

50. Impact of Supply Chain Management on a firm’s overall performance:

Study of manufacturing industry in India

51. Supply Chain: as strong as the weakest link

52. Study of impact of revolutionary technologies on inventory

management:
RFID, Inventory and Supply Chain Management

53. Supply Chain management at Big bazar: lessons for retailing

industries

54. Effect of Globalization on Supply Chain management – (Students can

select industries)

Inventory Management

55. Are economic order quantity models effective: An empirical study.

56. Effect of lead time uncertainty on safety stocks

57. Inventory tracking systems: RFID in managing the inventories

58. Study of applicability of inventory models to health care industry

59. Pull system and inventory reduction

60. Efficiencies in large distribution systems: A case of the super market

in India

61. Online retail organizations (e-tailers) and inventory management

62. Controlling inventory costs in consumer good industries.

Aggregate planning

63. Matching Demand and supply in service organizations with

aggregate
planning.

64. Application of aggregate planning models in Developing countries.

65. Successful services operations management with aggregate

planning.

MRP and ERP

66. Study of high failure rate in ERP projects.

67. Effect of Operations strategy on MRP

Just In Time and Lean production

68. A comparative study of lean and mass production systems: Toyota

and
Ford systems.

69. Effect of culture on Lean manufacturing System:

70. Study of Kanban and applicability in Pacific countries

Total Quality Management

71. Improving Service Quality – Hospitals/ Financial organizations/

telecommunications/Internet Service Providers ( Any one Industry)
72. A comparative study of incremental change (TQM) and radical
change
(BPR) in operations management

73. Measuring quality in services industry: Academic institutions

74. Service quality assessment in private Hospital/ Government hospital

75. Statistical Process Control and applicability to service oriented

industries.

76. Total Quality Management in Tourism industry in India

77. Kaizen and benefits to operations.

78. Can TQM provide sustainable competitive advantage for small

businesses?

Human resources in Operations management

79. Effect of learning curves on hospital operations management.

80. Building a better buyer seller relationship with Partner Relationship

management..

81. Turning workers into problem solvers: a case study of Toyota

82. A study of customer service and customer satisfaction in outpatient

department in Government Hospital

83. Managing conflict between Operations and Marketing

84. Effect of employee motivation, training and satisfaction on Quality

85. Foreign knowledge workers as a strategic option: A case of Indian IT

industry.

86. Using balanced scorecard in partner and Employee Relationship

management

87. Operations management as a tool for better customer relationship

management

IT, Electronic Commerce and Operations Management

88. Challenges to Operations management in pure on line organizations:
A
study of Amazon.com

89. Creating synergy in operations of Click and Mortar organizations: A

study
of Barnes and Noble.

90. A study of operations management in IT (software) organizations

91. A study of operations management in call centers

92. Information sharing and cross functional integration for creating

effective
supply chains

93. Effect B2B e commerce on operations management:

Maintenance Management

94. Total productive maintenance