Why Atlas Cycle Failed- A brief case study
A brief history : It was the year 1951 when a man with his dreams to provide quality bicycles to his countrymen set up his first 25-acre factory complex in a record period of 12 months .it was a modest beginning in an improvised tin shed at sonepat. In the very first year of operation it rolled out 12000 atlas cycles out of the plant. Soon it started looking to expand and send its first overseas consignment in 1958.by the end of the year 1965 atlas emerged as India's largest cycle manufacturer. Awards and recognition : Atlas was presented with the Ficci award for “Best Industrial Relations”. Italy’s Gold Mercury Award was conferred. It also received the prestigious EEPC Award for export excellence. The honour of being appointed official supplier of bicycles to the IXth Asiad, at Delhi in 1982. 2014 onwards : everything was going fine but since 2014 the company started facing a financial crunch. Due to the loss the company closed its first plant of the atlas in decemb...