KMAT case studies
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KMAT (Karnataka Management Admission Test) is the entrance examination run by the Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges Association (KPPGCA), a body founded on 29th January 2003 to promote professional education and streamline admission to postgraduate programmes such as MBA, PGDM and MCA. KMAT is the consolidated test used for admission to AICTE-approved, university-affiliated self-financing colleges in Karnataka, and the site states the examination is authorised by the Government of Karnataka. The KMAT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,745 words.
1Carton Mix with a Mandatory Print Job
Meera runs a packing unit with a cutting machine and a sealing machine. Each small carton (S) needs 4 minutes of cutting and 3 minutes of sealing; each large carton (L) needs 6 minutes of cutting and 5 minutes of sealing.
608 words, about 3 min2Bus Depot Yield and Subsidy
Urban Transit Ltd operates three depots. For September it reports: Depot A has 20 lakh passengers, 25% of them AC, with average AC fare ₹40 and average non-AC fare ₹12.
536 words, about 3 min3Recruitment Note Clean-Up
Rohan, an intern at a recruitment firm, drafts this note for candidates: 'Dear Candidate, Your application for the post of Management Trainee have been received. The role requires excellent communication skills, a willingness to learn, and you should be able to work in shifts.
553 words, about 3 min4Hourly Pay Pilot at CityCab
When CityCab, a food-delivery platform, switched 200 riders in one zone from per-delivery pay to a fixed hourly wage for a three-month pilot, the company expected slower deliveries. Instead, average delivery time fell by four minutes.
509 words, about 3 min5Five Vendor Audits in Five Days
The retail chain's audit team has one slot per day from Monday to Friday and must place five external vendor audits-F, G, H, J and K-without overlap. The rules agreed with vendors are: H must be before J; K must be immediately after G; F cannot be on Monday or Friday; J cannot be on Wednesday; and there must be exactly one audit between F and H.
539 words, about 3 min