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A
world to win
Globalisation was never
meant to be a
mandate every Tata enterprise had to blindly follow,
says Group chairman Ratan Tata. Rather, it
should be up to each company to evaluate according
to its capability |
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Long-distance
call: Acquisition time for Tata companies
Tata companies have been in acquisition mode for
a while now, and their efforts on this front have
been gathering pace
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Year’s
looking at 2004
For the Tata family of people and companies, the
year gone by was a call to remembrance as much as
it was a time for achievements and accolades |
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The
world as oyster
Having crossed the $1-billion milestone in turnover,
Tata International is priming itself for
further growth |
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Taking on the world
Is globalisation an imperative in today's business?
What are the challenges that define this path? Ratan
Tata, J.
J. Irani,
R. Gopalakrishnan, Kishor
Chaukar,
Satish Pradhan and
Bharat Vasani share their views on the subject
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Towards new frontiers
Leading the charge of the Indian brigade in the
new world business order is a clutch of Tata Group
enterprises. We chronicle the stories of TCS,
Titan,
Tata
International, TACO,
Tata
Steel, Tata
Motors, Indian
Hotels, Tata
Tea, Tata
Technologies and Tata
BP Solar |
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Looking
back, looking forward
The Tata Group hit
the high note in 2003 as its stalwart companies
recorded standout performances. We review the thoroughbreds:
TCS, Tata
Steel, Tata
Motors, Tata
Teleservices,
Titan,
Tata
Tea |
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Watch
and wait
Titan is considering
new strategies to face the threat posed by multinational
players in the wake of WTO, and to make the best
of the opportunities the new order is bound to throw
up |
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Future
perfect
Tata AIG is among
the leaders in India’s private general insurance
segment and Dalip Verma, the company’s managing
director, intends to keep it that way in a potentially
rich business environment |
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Dishing
out a winner
The delectable crockery
created by Tata Ceramics adorns stylish dining
tables across the world. While retaining its focus
on exports, the company is now aiming for enhanced
domestic sales |
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Nerves
of steel
Tata Steel is
well on its way to making the most its plans on
the ferro-chrome front, thereby creating value in
a business that was on the verge of being buried |
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Prince
of parts
Taco has made
a name for itself in the automotive components industry
— with plenty of dash and drive and a little
help from friends spread out across the world |
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Beyond
the great wall
Doing business in China
is fraught with challenges of many hues, but that
has not deterred Tata Consultancy Services from
charting a course that will secure it a foothold
in the land of the dragon |
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Taking
on the world
Tata Chemicals
is gearing up to take on all comers in the age of
the World Trade Organisation. That means an emphasis
on customer satisfaction and efficiency
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Out
of the box
Developed by Tata
Consultancy Services in collaboration with the
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology,
SmartBox is a futuristic industrial controller that
promises to deliver multiple benefits to the manufacturing
and process industries |
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Sunny
days ahead
Tata BP Solar has
played a pioneering role in the country’s energy
sector, lighting up the lives of people in rural
areas while substantially improving its own |
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Insuring
a better future
Indians are buying more
insurance, thanks to private players in the market.
The consumer is now spoilt for choice in services
and innovative customer-friendly products, says
Ian J. Watts, managing director, Tata AIG Life
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Rebuilding
success stories
The automobile industry
is creating newer vehicles based on existing platforms.
Dr V. Sumantran, executive director, Tata
Engineering, talks about platform strategies in
the auto industry |
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A
car is born
The Indica has a sibling,
and she’s bigger, stronger and more sophisticated
than the real McCoy. The Indigo, Tata Engineering’s
latest breakthrough offering, is a refined blend
of the powerful, the comfortable and the affordable
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Thinking
global, acting global
The opportunities and
challenges thrown up by the World Trade Organisation
are changing Tata International in ways more
than one. What’s emerging is a truly global
company |
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Working
wonders
Working with TCS
is an experience as enlightening as it is enriching.
And the organisation is now making it better than
ever before for its worldwide family of employees
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Small
is profitable
Tata Metaliks
may be small of size and young in age, but it is
walking tall by playing the percentages to considerable
advantage |
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Tata
Group gears up for WTO age
The Tata Group is better
prepared than most to tackle the intangibles of
the impending World Trade Organisation regime —
thanks to an exercise aimed at harmonising the operations
of its companies with the requirements of the new
global business order |
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All
the president’s plans
TCS America has
many goals — from attracting the best local
talent to establishing the Tata brand in the United
States. And president Arup Gupta is leading the
organisation’s operations from the front
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If
only India knew what Indians know
The Indian manager thinks
in the Western idiom, but follows the Eastern pattern
in his behaviour. It is this duality that is being
severely challenged now, says R. Gopalakrishnan,
executive director of Tata Sons and a member of
the Group Executive Office |
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Wiring
the world
The global market is
Tata SSL’s oyster as it pursues its
goal of being among the world’s top steel wire
manufacturers. But that hasn’t dulled the company’s
ambitions on the domestic front |
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Chilling
out, the Voltas way
The launch of Vertis,
an air-conditioning range with ‘American quality
and Chinese prices’, reaffirms the Voltas
mantra of leveraging international alliances
to deliver cutting-edge technology at great value.
Remaining cold to its charms is not an option |
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The
power to excavate
Pick from Telco Construction’s
wide range of hydraulic excavators to power your
construction projects |
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Back
to school
The process of acquiring
knowledge never ceases in today’s age of constant
technological change and global integration. Syamal
Gupta, the chairman of Tata International, stresses
the need for modern professionals to see and pursue
learning as a lifelong process
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Reaching
for the tech stars
Tata Technologies
has made a name for itself by delivering competitive
benefits to a slew of blue-chip companies. It is
now looking to expand its horizons, increase profitability
and improve customer focus. A report |
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Tea
for two
The blending of Tata
Tea and Tetley is about to start in right
earnest shortly. That, says Tata Tea managing director
Homi Khusrokhan, will mean integrated operations,
reduced costs and Tetley’s cuppas for Indian
tea connoisseurs |
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The
power of one
A new initiative to
encourage closer collaboration among Tata Group
companies in automotive engineering services will
exploit synergies and expand business. A report
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Calling
the shots
Call centres make sound economic sense at a time
when customer service is an essential part of every
company’s survival kit. Sudipto Mukherjee,
CEO of Sitel India, talks about the nuts and bolts
of running a call centre business |
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The
case for deficit financing
To champion the cause of deficit financing in these
times of fiscal orthodoxy may be considered outrageous
or, worse, stupid. At the risk of inviting derision,
S. S. Bhandare advocates its strategic urgency
in the difficult days ahead |
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India
feels the pain of global meltdown
The terrorist attacks in the US have once again
proved that the Indian economy is vulnerable to
any global calamity. S. S. Bhandare suggests
what the country should do to avoid such situations
in the future |
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On
the premium track
The underwriting is on the wall as far as Tata
AIG General Insurance is concerned: cut down
on risks and costs while offering top-quality products
and service to make the most of a market full of
potential and possibilities. We profile a company
which believes in the safety-first route to success |
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Breaking
barriers
S. Ramadorai has experienced first-hand the
turbulent evolution of the IT industry. It is this
unique advantage, coupled with his keen intellect,
that gives the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services
the daring to dream big. To think of taking his
Rs.3,000-crore company to the top of the global
IT consulting business. |
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On
the international fast track
Tata International aims to become a globally
successful, billion-dollar company by 2003-04. Sudhir
Deoras, managing director, reveals the strategy
for achieving this goal |
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The
making of the Indica
The December 1998 launch of the Indica by Tata
Engineering marked the advent of India's first
fully indigenously made car. Group chairman Ratan
Tata's presentation on an idea that has worked |
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Tata
Tea: Brewing up global success
The synergies between Tata Tea and Tetley
will add enormous value to the company and help
the Indian tea industry become globally competitive
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Stirring
up success
With the Tetley tea business takeover, the
Tata Group has signalled its intention to be a more
active player in the global marketplace. Among the
areas in which it is best positioned to expand aggressively
is the communications and information technology
business |
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