Productivity Transformation  (English, Paperback, Ramapati Singhania,Shefali Pathak-Nefdt,Ravindr Deshpande,Krishna K. Garg,Vinod K. Gupta,Bal K. Somani,Mahendra K. Mathur)

“Nostalgic reading the book and reliving all that you and Rajeshree went through. But what comes out loud and clear is that you made a very positive life changing impact on so many people and this book is a testimony to that. I think you both should be proud of what you did. This book traces the often tumultuous journey of a remarkable individual, Ramapati Singhania, who through an unexpected turn of fate finds himself with his wife, a medical doctor, in an industrial town in the heartland of Rajasthan. The young professionally qualified and deeply motivated Singhania is sent to turnaround a massive industrial complex that was once one of the --- largest companies in the country. Now in dire straits faced with wrenching competitive forces, outdated management practices and far away from the more dynamic urban centers, Singhania finds himself caught in the middle of a perfect storm of challenges. Deregulation is bringing new competition from leaner companies with new technology and imported products while legacy companies, like JK Synthetics, are saddled with high cost structure, paternalistic and unproductive management policies and government regulations that make restructuring difficult. In addition, Singhania faces labor disputes, a devastating flood and a huge and unsustainable debt burden.