Arthur D. Little opens Bombay Office.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1995--Arthur D. Little, Inc., one of the world's leading consulting firms, announced today the opening of its newest office in Bombay, India. Established in 1886 with headquarters in Cambridge, U.S.A., Arthur D. Little Arthur D. Little, Inc. is the world's first management consulting firm. Founded in 1886 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who discovered acetate, and co-worker Roger Griffin, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted technology research. has 2,700 staff members based in offices and laboratories around the globe and provides consulting in three areas; management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , environmental, health, and safety consulting; and technology and product development. Services provided to clients in India, as well as to clients elsewhere that are interested in the new economic opportunities in India, include management consulting in strategy, internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation , privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned , organizational restructuring, productivity and quality improvement, R&D management, and environmental consulting Environmental consulting is often a form of compliance consulting, in which the consultant ensures that the client maintains an appropriate measure of compliance with environmental regulations. ; as well as techno-economic studies in energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, telecoms, food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. , consumer electronics, information technology, and steel and metallurgical industries, among others. Little Cites Confidence in Reform Measures "While Arthur D. Little has been involved in projects in India for many years, our decision to expand our operations in India is a vote of confidence in the government's commitment to the 'New Economic Policy,'" said Dr. Ranganath Nayak, senior vice president of Arthur D. Little in Cambridge, and president of Arthur D. Little India, Inc. Nayak noted that the reform measures of 1991 "snuffed out protectionism protectionism Policy of protecting domestic industries against foreign competition by means of tariffs, subsidies, import quotas, or other handicaps placed on imports. and isolationism isolationism National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries. Isolationism has been a recurrent theme in U.S. history. It was given expression in the Farewell Address of Pres. and gave a free rein to a liberal economy while creating an urgent need for world-class management expertise." "Indian companies This is a list of major companies based in India. Please note that the list is highly incomplete and does not have every company of all sizes. More information about the companies can be found in the links to the company articles. A
One of Arthur D. Little's early initiatives, through its Management Education Institute, will be the development of a training program in export strategies for Indian senior marketing executives. Working with the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited (ICICI ICICI Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India ), one of the country's leading financial institutions, Little will host a national conference of India's leading CEO's in May to examine strategies for winning the global competition. Little and ICICI will also conduct a series of week-long industry-specific seminars for export managers and help individual companies implement strategic export plans. Arthur D. Little Provides Industry and Technology Expertise "Throughout the Indian industrial sector, rapid change is taking place with executives recognizing the need to become globally minded in their own local markets and abroad," said Newell. "Arthur D. Little is uniquely positioned to help clients become successful in the Indian marketplace. Of all the international consulting firms with a presence in India, only Arthur D. Little has a full breadth of industry and technology expertise to help companies develop world-class competitive strategies. We are working in close collaboration with ICICI and feel privileged to be participating in the historic changes now surging through India." CONTACT: Arthur D. Little In the U.S. Ann Gillespie 617/498-5582 fax 617/498-7137 In Bombay Robin Newell 9122-202-3366 fax 9122-287-2711 In Delhi (Friday, Feb. 17 only) Robin Newell 9111-301-6162 fax 9111-301-7299 |
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