TechNet^® worked with a well-established family managed group of companies in addressing the challenge of transition.  The group was a respected and renowned business group, which had been adversely affected by the economic changes, which had taken place over the last 15 years.  Further, the group also faced the challenge of management succession.   

TechNet^® studied the various businesses and suggested strengthening / restructuring / divestment plans depending on the strength of the business, its strategic importance to the group and potential.  TechNet^® also recommended a transition plan and an approach to succession planning.  During the process, TechNet^® extensively counseled with the owners and senior managers in the group. 

We worked with an established Indian textile company in developing strategy and building skills, systems and structures to deal with the impending globalization of the industry.  The Indian companies were facing severe competition on two fronts – (1) Chinese manufacturers with their lower costs and (2) European and American companies with their superior product design and development skills, knowledge of fast-changing fashions and superior product quality.  To remain in the competitive game, they had to either significantly drive down costs or move up the value chain.

Based on this diagnosis, we recommended that the Indian company acquire a European / American textile unit and derive substantial competitive advantage by combining it with its lower costs in India.  We helped the company identify and structure the acquisition of a leading German company.  We were also involved in the identification, negotiation and structuring of the deal and were working with a senior Professor- Consultant from Harvard Business School.  The deal however fell could not be consummated due to factors completely beyond the control of the

TechNet^® developed a new solution based on its proprietary model – ''a business as a living and evolving organism'' model of a business - to address these challenges.  This approach views the banks as enablers in the process of a business evolving from one state to another.  The tool also helps the bank to transfer the uncoded knowledge of senior bankers, often crucial in SME appraisals, across the organisation rapidly and effectively.  The client has already reaping the benefits of the solution and is integrating it with the current appraisal systems.  KPP worked with the client for about one year in developing this solution.Indian and German companies.  We have, however, acquired a large amount of experience in strategic cross border structuring as against a mere financial structuring.

We consulted with one of the largest air conditioner manufacturing companies in the world for process improvements in their USA plants, in close collaboration with a senior Professor-Consultant from Harvard Business School.  In order to reduce defects in the manufacture of heat exchange coils, experiments were designed and results studied through extensive root-cause analysis.  Based on the improved process design, substantial improvement was made in the process performance and stability.

We, studied in detail, the Indian apparel industry and the impact of the post Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) scenario on it, in collaboration with Professors from Harvard Business School.  The primary finding was that to be competitive Indian apparel companies must focus on services elements like quick response, communication, etc, in addition to lower costs.  We consulted in the setting up of a new apparel company in India, which was structured to meet these requirements of buyers.  The manufacturing processes were so designed and set up that the company would after receiving orders from its buyers, manufacture and ship the products within a week – consistently and reliably. 

TechNet^® worked with a Western India based investor, an industrialist, in identifying the possibility of making Ayurveda as popular as Chinese Medicine and creating a business model. 

TechNet^®, with the help of a detailed study, established the possibility of Ayurveda achieving global recognition and created a preliminary business model.  TechNet   was involved in developing a definitive business proposition, developing business concept and planning and setting up the business.   TechNet also helped the client to identify suitable funding model and structuring of the same.  TechNet was also instrumental in setting up an electronic database of Ayurvedic medicine as a single point repository of existing knowledge of Ayurveda.

TechNet^® worked with the client for more than fifteen months.