Business Case Studies: Recent submissions

  • SHAUKAT KHANUM MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER ENDOWMENT FUND 
    Akhtar MF; BHATTI A; ASHRAF J (YES, )
    The case looks at issues pertaining to the financial management of the endowment fund of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC. The Chairman of SKMCH&RC, Mr. Imran Khan, is also the head of ...
  • EMCO INDUSTRIES LTD PRESENTATION TO F A 
    Ashraf J (YES, )
    The purpose of this case is to enable students to determine the quality of a corporation’s current earnings by detecting red flags, which could indicate changes in a company’s fortunes that might not be readily identifiable ...
  • FINANCIAL SUSTAINBILITY OF FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL PROGRAMME 
    Adil J; Ali S M (YES, )
    A team from Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) was prevented from entering a school for a routine visit by the Chairperson of the School Committee. He behaved aggressively and refused to cooperate. The team reported the ...
  • SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (SPARC) 
    Khan BA (YES, )
    This case focuses on a common problem faced by many small limited focus NGOs, namely the need to strategically re-evaluate the direction of the organization following the initial period of growth and expansion. In the case ...
  • SUGAR PRODUCTION IN PAKISTAN: AN INDUSTRY NOTE 
    Erskine J; Rana A I (NO, )
    This note studies the development of the sugar industry in Pakistan and the environment it operates in, and gives a short description of the production process. It illustrates the different statutes, regulations, taxes and ...
  • THE CASE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS IN PAKISTAN 
    NAQVI B (YES, )
    This note is second in the sequence of “Municipal Bond Financing” series, specifically designed and written to give readers a brief idea about municipal bond financing in Pakistan and also its application and performance ...
  • PAKISTAN’S ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL FUTURE: MUST-KNOW FOR LEADERS 
    Naqvi B (NO, )
    This note provides a re-articulation of two divergent views on Pakistan by international experts. The first view compiled by Stephen P. Cohen, based on his own and the views of other experts, is influenced by socio-political ...
  • SHARIAH COMPLIANT WORKING CAPITAL FINANCE AT SHAFI TEXCEL 
    Zeeshan Ahmed; Imran Chaudhary (YES, )
    The case describes the quandary that Umair Haleem, Director of Finance at Shafi Texcel, finds himself in after learning about the sudden withdrawal of the Rs. 100 million credit line. The steady increase in working capital ...
  • PACKAGES LIMITED-THE PACKAGING DIVISION 
    Khan J H; Hafeez A (NO, )
    The Production Manager at Packages prepared a study on the quality control situation in the offset printing line of the packaging division, in order to be able to devise ways to improve quality and lower costs. The case ...
  • ZARRAR SHAHEED TRUST HOSPITAL 
    Haroon O (YES, )
    Lt Zarrar Ahmad’s plane was shot down by Indian jets in 1999. His parents wanted to build a hospital in memory of their son. Preliminary work on the project was started on a piece of land near Lahore Cantonment. Lt Zarrar’s ...
  • A NOTE ON PRICING OF INTEREST RATE OPTIONS 
    Sipra N (NO, )
    Interest rate options are options on underlying assets such as bonds the value of which depends on interest rates. For these options it is generally not possible to use Black and Scholes option pricing model for their ...
  • ALLIED BANK OF PAKISTAN 
    Sipra N; Khan B A; Carmen; Aijazuddin M (YES, )
    This case focuses on the privatization of a major public sector bank in Pakistan. It captures both macro and micro issues. The former includes the policy of liberalization and changes in banking structure during the period ...
  • FASHION KNITS: ALI’S VISION 
    Jaffer SM; Ali SM (YES, )
    Ali had just completed his MBA from a renowned university in Pakistan. Despite lucrative offers from multinational companies he decided to set-up a Stitching Unit manufacturing knit garments. Based on his market research ...
  • A NOTE ON OPTION PRICING 
    Sipra N (NO, )
    In 1970, very few business schools offered courses on derivative securities such as options, forwards and futures. In the new millennium, no one can be considered adequately prepared for a career in finance ...
  • HEAVY MECHANICAL COMPLEX LIMITED TAXILA (B) 
    Sipra N; Malik N (NO, )
    Case B gives financial projections for HMC as done by the analyst of an investment bank which was the financial advisor for the privatization of this unit.
  • A NOTE ON THE BANKING SECTOR IN PAKISTAN: 2000 TO 2009 
    Munir KA; Sultan A (NO, )
    This note is an accompaniment to the case Up for Sale (Condition: Hardly Used) The Royal Bank of Scotland, Pakistan in 2010 (LUMS No: 30-119-2010-1). In a country where other modes of financing via bond and equity markets ...
  • HELLO - REVENUE 
    Rasheed K (YES, )
  • PRIVATIZATION OF PAK-SAUDI FERTILIZERS 
    Sipra N (YES, )
    To provide a context in which virtually all aspects of a standard cash flow based company valuated can be discussed. Given the detailed analysis required to value Pak-Saudi, this case should be used at the end of the ...
  • FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK 
    Khan BA (NO, )
    This case focuses on a critical weakness of Pakistan’s commercial banks, namely the insufficient attention paid to the costs involved in banking operations. The decision-maker, Ali Ahmed, (disguised name) served as ...
  • SHAUKAT KHANUM DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE 
    Riffat A; Ali SM (YES, )
    In Jauary 2001, SKMCH started a Diagnostic Center at 134-Habitat Villas, adjacent to Jail Road in Lahore, to provide quality diagnostic services to the people at a convenient location. It was believed that the center would ...

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