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Rohtas Kumar, MBA
OTA ID#: 104554
| Education Experience: |
BEng, Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India, 1993 MBA, Management , Delhi University, 1999 CFA (Indian accrediation not US) , Finance, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, 1998 Fellow Program in Management (Ph.D. Program), Quantitative Methods and Information Systems, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India, Currently doing |
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| Focus of Study: | Currently doing research in Quantitative methods and informations systems area. |
| Awards: | Director’s Merit Award (IIMB) – 2002, Directors Merit List
(IIMB) -2001 for 4th rank out of 192 students Certificate of Merit for first rank in class in Term I (2000-IIMB). Awarded Infosys Scholarship-2001-04 Received C.B.S.E. Merit Award for being amongst top 0.5% of successful candidates in X standard. |
| Publications: | * With Jagdale, S and others, “Understanding Employee Cycle Through Exit Interviews – A Case of Software Company” accepted for Publication in South Asian Journal of Management. This was earlier accepted for presentation at Mercer Research Award Asia, Singapore 2003.
* With Advani, J Y and others, “Influence of Burnout on Performance of Service Personnel – A Case of India Software Professionals” accepted for Publication in South Asian Journal of Management. This was earlier accepted for presentation at Mercer Research Award Asia, Singapore 2003. * With Jagdale, S and others, “Can Developing Countries Leverage Knowledge for Faster Economic Growth – A Case of India, Paper accepted for presentation at 2nd international Conference on Knowledge Economy and Development of Science and Technology “KEST 2004” Beijing, China * With Srinivasan, V, “Career Anchors-A Case of Indian Software Professionals” presented in IFIP WG9.4 Conference in May 2002. |
| Work Experience: | Industry
7 years * Responsible for identification of projects, preparation of feasibility report. * Technical, commercial and financial appraisal of projects for strategic participation by MMTC to strengthen trade infrastructure and supply base for trade. * The work involved extensive interaction with promoters, creditors and other stakeholders of the project, data gathering and analysis. * Appraised around fifty major/minor projects. Major projects handled are NINL, KMCL, GPDP & KPWP. * Member MMTC’s brainstorming team to design strategic plan for MMTC in the light to decanalization of its core business. ERP implementation team 1999-2000 Core Group Member * Worked on several cross-functional teams for specific assignments such as member of Jewellery Exhibition Management Team for MMTC’s first Jewellery Exhibition in New Delhi, Core Group Member of ERP implementation team, etc. * Developed computer models for project appraisal and leasing and simulation model for management decision-making. |
| Skills & Achievements: | Love to solve problems related to any aspect of management.
I was a Runner-up in the Asia-Pacific Regional Competition for Business Management Simulation, 1997 (RMG-97) held in Perth, Australia and Fifth in RMG-96 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after winning the National Competition for Business Management Simulation (NMG) – 1997 and 1996 held in New Delhi. I was MMTC nominee in “World Leadership Conference 2000” at Australian Institute of Management Perth, Australia. |
| Career Interests: | Upon completion of my PhD I will join research or / and consutling organization. |
| Outside Interests: | Cricket and playing with kids. |
| Postings Answered: | 3445 |
| Cumulative OTA Rating: | 4.9/5 What is OTA Rating? |
- Accounting Theory - J&J Enterprises is formed on December 31, 2000. At that point it has one asset costing $2,487. The asset has a three-year life with no salvage value and is expected to generate cash flows of $1,000 on ...
- Installment - (Installment-Sales Method and Cost Recovery) Kenny Harrison Corp., a capital goods manufacturing business that started on January 4, 2004, and operates on a calendar-year basis, uses the installment-s ...
- Ken's Bicycle Shop sells mountain bikes. For purposes of a cost-volume-profit analysis, the shop owner has divided sales into two categories, as follows: Product Category Sales Price Invoice Cost Sales Commissions High quality $700 $375 20% of sales Medium quality 500 235 20% of sales The shop anticipates selling 500 bicycles, 300 of which will be medium quality. Annual fixed costs are $80,000. Ignore taxes. Required a. What is the shop's sales mix? b. What is the shop's break-even sales volume in dollars? (Hint: Find the break-even sales volume first.) c. How many bicycles of each type must the firm sell to earn a target net income of $50,000? d. Build your own spreadsheet. Prepare a computer spreadsheet to complete requirements (a)-(c) of this exercise. What if the market for high quality bikes drops 20 percent and Ken maintains market share? - Ken's Bicycle Shop sells mountain bikes. For purposes of a cost-volume-profit analysis, the shop owner has divided sales into two categories, as follows: Product Category Sales Price Invoice Co ...
- Strategic Management - The managers of your company are deciding whether to develop a brand new product not yet seen in the marketplace or a version of a competitor's product that has already been launched into the marketpl ...
- Debt Financing; Capital Structure/Budget/Cost, Cash Conversion Cycle; Payout Ratio, Trade-Off Theory etc.. - Please assist me with the attached problems. Thanks! Keywords: Trade-off theory, debt financing, target debt ratio, capital structure, residual/optimal dividend policy, cash conversion cycle, marke ...
- Quantitative Methods (Stats) Multiple Choice & True/False Probs - 1. Random numbers generated by a mathematical process instead of a physical process are pseudorandom numbers. (Points: 4) True False 2. Experimental outcomes must occur as numeri ...
- Payroll Audit Procedures, Computers, and Sampling - 9.81 Payroll Audit Procedures, Computers, and Sampling. You are the senior auditor in charge of the annual audit of Onward Manufacturing Corporation for the year ending December 31. The company is o ...
- An short analysis (sheet) needs to be prepared using excel to decide whether the proposal should be accepted or rejected. - An short analysis (sheet) needs to be prepared using excel to decide whether the proposal should be accepted or rejected. --- You have the following data on Joe's Corporation: EBIT: $1,000, ...
- How much additional external capital will be required for next year if sales increase 15%? (assume the company is already operating at full capacity) - Mansfield Corporation had 2007 sales of $100 million. The balance sheet items that vary directly with sales and the profit margin are as follows: Cash 5% Accounts Receivable 15% Inventory 20% Ne ...
- True False questions on Linear Programming - TRUE/FALSE 1. A linear programming model consists of decision variables, constraints, but no objective function. 2. In a linear programming model, the number of constraints must be less than the ...
- Personal Finance Question #2 - Nancy Tai has recently opened a revolving charge account with MasterCard. Her credit limit is $1000, but she has not charged that much since opening the account. Nancy hasn't had the time to review he ...
- Time Value Money - Company A is considering the acquisition of a firm in the Czech Republic and would like your opinion on this. It plans to operate the firm for 3 years and then reevaluate the holding. Free Cash flo ...
- Liquidation - Can you give me a hand? At the time it defaulted on its interest payments and filed for bankruptcy, the McDaniel Mining Company had the following balance sheet (in thousands of dollars). The court, ...
- Quantitative Methods: Prepare a report for the management of the Carlson Department Store that summarizes your findings, forecasts,, and recommendations. Include the following: 1. An estimate of sales had there been no hurricane. 2. An estimate of countywide department store sales had there been no hurricane. 3. Use the countywide actual department stores sales for September through December 1996 and the estimate in part (2) to make a case for or against excess storm related sales. 4. An estimate of lost sales for the Carlson Department Store for September through December 1996. - Case Problem 1 The Carlson Department Store suffered heavy damage when a hurricane struck on August 31, 1996. The store was closed for four months (September 1996 through December 1996), and Carlso ...
- Your firm has debt worth $200,000, with a yield of 9 percent, and equity worth $300,000. It is growing at a 4 percent rate, and faces a 40 percent tax rate. A similar firm with no debt has a cost of equity of 12 percent. Under the MM extension with growth, what is the value of your firm's tax shield? - Your firm has debt worth $200,000, with a yield of 9 percent, and equity worth $300,000. It is growing at a 4 percent rate, and faces a 40 percent tax rate. A similar firm with no debt has a cost of ...
- Edison Electronics - Edison Electronics is considering whether to borrow funds and purchase an asset or to lease the asset under an operating lease arrangement. If it purchases the asset, the cost will be $8,000. It can b ...
- Pharmaceutical Companies - You have been asked to provide your expertise and opinion on the issue below to a Congressional Committee State your position on this issue: Pharmaceutical companies are unfair in charging pric ...
- financing - Nancy Tai has recently opened a revolving charge account with MasterCard. Her credit limit is $1000, but she has not charged that much since opening the account. Nancy hasn't had the time to review he ...
- Dividend Policy - Here are several assertions about typical corporate dividend policis. Which of them are true? Write out a corrected version of any false statements. a. Most companies set a target dividend payou ...
- Activity-Based Costing - The Minnetonka Corporation, which produces and sells to wholesalers a highly successful line of water skis, has decided to diversify to stabilize sales throughout the year. The company is considering ...
