Jaipur Model-Jaipur Rugs

Part A

Vinnie Jauhari. (2005)  Information technology, corporate business firms and sustainable development: lessons from cases of success from India. Journal of Services Research 5(2): 37-76.

Thesis statement

The use of information technology not only develops the efficiency of business organization but it also links the community evolution from the success of the business.

Development

The paper critically analyzes some of the cases of some success of intervention by the corporate firms, which lead the community development. The cases highlighted the practices that can be utilized in any part of the world to get the success in the business. The situation is win-win both for corporate and the community. The range of intervention ranges from being very specific to wide in their approach, which helps grass root level communities to emerge out of the trap. The ITC's case study is an outstanding example of self-sustaining intervention, which leads to identification of a new business channel, which also empowers rural communities and brings in efficiency in the business processes

Example- The business development should have Positive impact on food, shelter, water, education, employment, women empowerment (as in SWRC Barefoot College initiative). The complex or sophisticated technologies in many cases are not able to generate the desired effect. For areas, which have some basic resources, IT and other related technologies can be channelized as in case of HP and Tarahaat for evolving new commercial products and services. 

Background

1,170 million people lived in extreme poverty by 1999 (World Bank, 2003).  The general poverty levels have reduced in East Asia and Pacific, in Sub Saharan Africa, the number of people steeped in extreme poverty increased by 74 million. In present condition, the public sector does not have the expertise and resources to provide goods and services on a scale sufficient to spread among the approximately four billion people who presently earning less than $2000 year. But the private sector has expertise and resources to reach these people easily.

Conclusion

The research summarizes that the interventions have to be linked with the stage of development and resource strength in a particular geographical location. The resource can have different form such as raw material or work force, which could lead to the turnaround of that region. The place where the stage of development is low and people do not even have access to basic amenities the business development should help in developing the community through the help of technology.

Part-B

Jaipur Rugs Empowering Weavers as Innovators with ICT Mediation in the Supply Chaina) How sustainable is the development based on Jaipur Rugs model for India in political, economic, social, and environmental terms?

Answer- Jaipur rugs model sustainability model is best suited in Indian context because it involves the poor work force in one hand and use of innovative technology in other hand. In India, no scheme is going to get success until it can address the common people problem. The use of technology help in saving the time through better utilization and saving time in logistic, transportation and production. In India it is necessary the intervention should be cheap and there should be low running cost involve in the process of execution. Jaipur rug model satisfy these criteria of sustainability. The use of ERP helps in automation in the process of resources allocation and better efficiency in the production process. 

The main task is to distribute a large task into simple task so the each part can be executed efficiently. The modern techniques such as PERT and CPM helps in monitoring the progress of the projects. Im logistic the use FIFO and just in time inventory techniques helps in saving the time and wastage of the resources. Seeing the present situation of India, it is necessary that the techniques of development should be multiphase because it should not be only economical but also long lasting in nature. India is still a labour excessive market. The development should also be socially accepted otherwise it creates division in the society.

b) How transferable is the Jaipur Rugs business system as a model for the other nations that are culturally different?

Answer-

India has unique set of parameter of development such as abundance of workforce, lesser number of skilled labour, manual intensive developments techniques and vulnerable political situation. If we try to fit these techniques of development in other part of the world then it need some modification. In Europe, the main emphasis is on the quality but in India the main emphasis is on cost cutting. Some time excessive cost cutting effects the quality of the products in long run. 

Secondly, the society of western countries is also different from the India because in developed countries the consumer are more aware of their rights and legal system has more responsive in comparison to India.

Despite of these minor differences the Jaipur model suited in different countries because it is sustainable in nature, cost effective in operation and overall tested for durability in long run. Before implementing the Jaipur model to other country it is necessary that some modification should be done to make it compatible with culture of that country.