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July 09-16 - KAM - Session Plan
July 09-16 - KAM - Session Plan
July 09-16 - KAM - Session Plan
Session Plan
Key accounts or strategic accounts are the most valuable customers and managing them is critical for a
firm’s growth. A systematic approach is required in setting up key account management systems and
managing them. The case ABB and Caterpillar offers an opportunity to analyze and understand issues
in KAM both at the corporate level and at the operational level.
Essential Prior Reading – CASE: ABB and Caterpillar: Key Account Management (A)
Do come prepared to the session after reading and analyzing the case and addressing the preparatory
questions given below:
2. Aaccording to you, what are the initiatives required to rebuild the ABB- CAT relationship to attain
business goals?
Session 2: July 16 (Sunday), 10:00AM -01:00PM
PFS was a strategic account for Infosys Technologies in 2003. The case on Infosys Technologies gives
offers a valuable opportunity to understand KAM issues in depth.
Essential Prior Reading- CASE: Infosys Technologies Ltd.: Growing Share of a Customer’s Business
Do come prepared to the session after reading and analyzing the case and addressing the preparatory
questions given below:
Supplementary Reading: Towards an integrated approach for key account management in Journal of
Business and Industrial Marketing 23(5) 323-331.