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Cyclone Hudhud at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, Vishakhapatnam

Sandhyavani, K.V Naidu; Taviti G.; Arunkumar M.; Dutta, Goutam

IIMA-PSG0130 | | 33 pages Case

Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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This is a case of a crisis project management which showcases the unpredictable nature of the project and the role of management in handling the crisis. It is the case of a very severe cyclonic storm hitting the city of Visakhapatnam plant during October, 2014. The whole city was devastated and so was the situation in the Steel plant as it was under zero power conditions for around 10 days. This case gives need for managing an integrated steel plant in case of very severe cyclonic storm and documents the sequence of events and managing unforeseen uncertainty using NTCP concepts.

Functioning of an integrated steel plant and its critical nature with respect to disaster. To study how the complexity, uncertainty, risk, while handling a blitz project using modern concepts. To understand the role of a leader, time, resources, planning and monitoring, decision making etc. in handling a blitz project. To develop a crisis management plan for a steel plant to face a cyclone.