MBA Project is an integral part of the MBA program conducted at IBA Karachi. It provides MBA students, the opportunity to learn by capitalizing Karachi’s ‘business-hub’ position. However, the project is not restricted to Karachi. A group of 4-6 final year students undertake a management consulting assignment in real life business environment related to managerial and organizational problems. It is where they apply the concepts studied in class.
MBA Project not only enables students to develop interviewing, report writing and presenting skills, but also provides an opportunity for them to enhance their managerial and leadership skills, besides their problem-solving, decision-making and project management skills.
MBA Research Projects from 2023
Tapal Iced Tea Launch, Taleah Irfan Aziz, Anum Arshad, Mohammad Saud Ahmed, and Ehsn Ahmed Suri
Oraan's Study Now Pay Later (SNPL) - Catalyzing a Paradigm Shift in Educational Financing, Farhangesh Gul, Muniba Saeed, and Shaz Shahid
Impact of age, education, and gender on risk attitudes, Aina Haroon, Amna Ali, and Muhammad Usman
Daraz - Customer Retention Strategy, Saad Bin Hasnain, Mahad Saleem Qayyum, Muhammad Yahya Sameen, Danish Abdul Razzaq, and Taha Ansari
Post Covid-19 Marketing Strategy for Dettol Liquid Hand Wash, Sabir Khawaja, Tehreem Siraj, Yumna Mobin Ahmed, and Zainab Masood
Exploring Shopper Perceptions towards Online Pharmacy Purchase, Usama Shahid, Sana Ahmed Alvi, Hadia Munir, and Muzammil Shafiq
Attitudes of parents towards learning toys in Pakistan, Sundeep -, Areeba Mohsen, Taha Usman Sani, and Syed Fahad Zafar
Marketing strategy Jaffer Business Systems (JBS) exports unit, Ehsaan Tanoli, Bisma Amin, Hiba Badar, and Naufil Dar
MBA Research Projects from 2022
Optimization of Supply Chain through demand/sales forecasting for Steel Pipe Manufacturing in Pakistan, Rimsha Afzal, Maryam Siddiqui, Zaid Bin Khalid, Quratulain Hafeez, Muhammad Hammad Sadiq, and Usama Shahood Ahmed
What measures, if not taken in the q-commerce industry, will result in the ceasing of operations – a case-study of munchies pakistan, an initiative by Unilever and venturedive, Abdul Ahad, Asad Ullah Hashmi, Muhammad Haris Memon, Sharoz Sadiq, and Syed Farzan Ahmed
Exploration of factors impacting the adaptation to eB2B Marketplaces by grocery retailers in Pakistan –a project on Retailo, one of the fastest growing eB2B Marketplace in Pakistan, Huraina Asif Akhai, Muhammad Saud Shakeel, Naureen Amir Ali, Hamna Usman, Faizan Rafiq, and Noorulain Fatima
Customer preference and satisfaction level towards their expectation with special reference to MG Pakistan, Mohammad Ahsan Arshad, Jahangir Khan, Arslan Atta, Maliha Nasir, and Sonia Aamir
Cherry blossom: insights into shoe polish consumption in Pakistan, Muhammad Azhar, Muhammad Ghayas Uddin, Muhammad Rafey Khan, Muhammad Siraj Ur Rehman, Munira Ahmed, and Saroosh Zahid
CarFirst– Brand Audit, Danial Ali Baig, Osama Akhter Khan, Syed Akif Ali, Syeda Amna Jamil, and Umer Rizwan Akhter
Valeem marketplace launch strategy, Arishma Imtiaz, Maryam Akhlaq, Maryam Fatima, Muhammad Omer Sheikh, Sarmad Bin Wasim, and Shah Asad Alam
Devise a strategy for lifebuoy to overcome the threat of new entrants without losing the market share, Ifrahim Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Talha Zafar, Najmus Sahar, Rabesh war, Salah Zakai, and Sameer Nadeem
Supply Chain Segmentation for Unilever Pakistan Limited, Qasim Khan, Syed Salman Haider Naqvi, Hurain Shaikh, and Abdullah Saeed Uddin Khan
Understanding food solutions market and how to win it, Abiha Mujahid, Maria Nazim, Muhammad Saud Siddiqi, and Syed Talha Uddin Hyder
Mortgage refinancing - Scope and potential within Pakistan, Moiz Najmuddin, Arsalan Raza, Abbas Raza Naqvi, and Farid Ahmed
Lifebuoy virtual perfect store, Muhammad Arsalan Rasheed, Muhammad Fawwad Obaida, Muneeba Hamid, Rimsha Ramzan, Saif Ahmed Khan, and Tayyaba Jaffar
Business analysis & strategy focusing on opportunities and areas of improvement, Khan Akhter Rumman, Khwaja Nabeel Ahmed, Mohammad Ashhaad Waheed, Saif Ur Rehman, and Taha Muhammad Farooqui
Business analysis & strategy focusing on opportunities and areas of improvement, Khan Akhter Rumman, Khwaja Nabeel Ahmed, Mohammad Ashhaad Waheed, Saif Ur Rehman, and Taha Muhammad Farooqui
Daraz pk Digital Onboarding - A deep dive project, Zehra Saad, Iraj Ilyas, Mehak Zehra, Areeba Agha, Shaheryar Baber, and Yousaf Hassan
Hyundai Nishat Motors – New Product Launch, Hamza Shafiq, Hamza Zaidi, Syed Fariz Ahmed, Hiba Arshad, Omer Tariq, and Zain Wahab
Valeem - expansion into international market, Enza Siddiqui, Maleeha Tariq, Mirza Jawwad Ul Hassan, Momal Naveed, Nudrat Fatima, and Umme Shiza Siddiqui
MBA Research Projects from 2021
Business case of e-commerce pharmacy and allied services portal for Pakistan, Sarah Ahmad, Rahema Ashraf, Nimra Shahzad Ansari, and Nimrah Zubairy
Feasibility for selecting road transportation mode from Pakistan to Turkey, Ambreen Ahmed, Asad Ali Iqbal, Farah Naz, Malik Mehr Khan, Mobin Ahmed Idrees, and Sarim Alam Rizvi
Business case of a b2b e-commerce portal for Pakistan, Ahmed Ali, Ali Kamal, Javeria Arshad, Mehak Khalid, and Mian Muhammad Arsalan Saeed
Black n white - designing a digital marketing strategy, Fatima Mohsin Ali, Nazeem Baig, Syed Ali Roshaan Raza, and Tehreem Anwar
Ensuring supply chain resilience at engro fertilizers using scram 2.0, Syed Usman Ali, Sana Majeed, Muhammad Farhan Jawaid, Hussain Marvi, and Syed Armash Ali
Warehouse optimization: a case of ismail industries, Areeba Asad, Ghazi Taimoor Ahmed, Hajra Nawaz, Hareem Ahmed, Maira Khan, and Nauman Javaid
Designing of a contemporary undergrad program in entrepreneurship: a multiple case design, Affan Asif, Angela Shah, Maha Siddiqui, Muhammad Ali Khan, and Neha Ekhlaque
Feasibility study for breakfast cereal launch, Hafsa Asif, Insiya M. Tejani, Rabia Zaman, Sumaira Sindhu, and Umair Ahmed
Acceptability research & feasibility by comparison of light steel framing technology for low-cost housing to mid-rise structures, Bilal Hanif, Maaz Azam, Sanaullah Ramay, Shaikh Rabiuddin, and Umer Khan
Go to market strategy – after market sales of front suspension assembly and front and rear shock absorbers of motorcycles, Farah Idrees, Haneefa Soomro, Mohammad Bilal, Mubashir Zuka, Tabinda Kazmi, and Talha Javed
EBM - market research, Danyal Imran, Nidal Imran, Sameen Beg, Syed Mustafa Hasan, and Zia Ahmed
Gap analysis of beef meat industry in Pakistan with special reference to Chinese standards for meat slaughtering and processing, Ahsan Iqbal, Daniyal Mustafa, Omer Khan, Saad Nazir, and Minhaj Uddin
ISO – 9001 implementation in a training firm, Aamer Ishfaque, Ahadullah Khawaja, Misba Azim, Muhammad Bilal Athar, Som Dev, and Tooba Ahmed
Analysis of customer feedback to determine key factors affecting customer satisfaction for foodpanda, Asghar Hussain Jaffery, Gulraiz Haider, Maisam Raza, Syed Shiraz Sabri, Tauseef Ahmed, and Waqas Javed
Penetrating the millennial and gen z market segment, Amna Kashif, Dania Tabassum, Gauhar Mushtaq, Muhammad Mahmood Ali Siddiqui, Muhammad Taha Mushtaq, and Samreen Janjua
The transition of in-house it systems into standard erp: feasibility and limitations, Ahmer Dad Khan, Ahmer Khan, Mariam Naseem, Saad Sohail, S. M. Belal Qadri, and S. M. Saad Ali
Arresting the decline in salt sales, Junaid Ullah Khan, Muhammad Shahbaz Khan, Saba Ashfaq, and Syed Muhammad Taqi Rizvi
Inventory management practices and their optimization at Agriauto Industries Limited - Ail, Manoj Kumar, Mohammad Zuhair Hussain Khan, Qaiser Asif, and Samir Mahmood
Feasibility of foreign CMT operations International textiles limited, Manoj Kumar, Muhammad Arham Iqbal Siddiqui, Sher Ali Hijazi, Umar Farooqui, and Valeed Kidwai
Acheving organizational efficiencies, Ahmed Hassaan Latki, Hijab Fatima, M. Humayun Shahid, Zain Ali Khan, and Zeeshan A. Choudary
Philips in the Pakistani air fryer market, Amna Ahmad Malik, Anusha Ahmad, Areesha Arif, Javeria Nadeem, and Khizra Khan
HR structure & design at Pakitex boards (Pvt.) Ltd., Fahad Aziz Malik, Faizan Rahmatullah, and Hareem Zoya Warsi
Market research and potential of after sales for Atlas Honda, Farhan Naseem, Hamza Ashfaq Ibrahim, Hassaan Ayub, Muhammad Mubeen Ul Haq, and Rayyan Arif Ahmed
Developing competency framework for retail team at Khaadi, Daniyal Naveed and Muhammad Zohaib Amir
Developing competency framework for retail team at Khaadi, Daniyal Naveed, Muhammad Zohaib Amir, Murk Najam Hussain, Nooria Khan, and Soha Ghayas
A predictive analytics approach for demand forecasting in the textile industry of Pakistan, Ahmed Abdur Rahman, Ali Abdullah Khan, and Shoaib Hassan Memon
B2B marketing strategy for Systems Limited, Kasim Rauf, M. Umair Qureshi, Sohail Shahid, M. Ali Dojky, and Ibrahim Javed Memon
Market and business strategy of methanol in Pakistan, Hassan Saifuddin Saifuddin, S M Abbas Jafri, M Jawwad Admani, Rafia Adeel, and Idrees Aun Ali
Feasibility study of KIA genuine motor oil launch, Faiq Saleem, Mashhood Ahmad, Shaeerah Bint e Sohail, Syeda Falak Zehra, and Zoha Kamal
Applying singapore airline’s human resource management strategy for service excellence at Pakistan International Airline, Abdul Basit Sami Shaikh, Fahad Habib, Muhammad Zulfiqar Hadi, and Osama Ahmed
Design of framework for assessing target market and retail positioning of new product launch – lighting, Arslan Iqbal Siddiqui, Sameer Ali, Zain Aslam, and Zohaib Rizvi
Reckitt Pakistan DTC model landscape and execution strategy, Ayesha Tahir, Muhammad Ahmed Tughlaq Khan, Rumaisa Khan, Syed Aijaz Rasool, Syed Ali Saboor Zaidi, and Syed Asad Zaffar
Revolutionizing the corporate philanthropy of pakistan through digital transformation, Adnan ul Haq, Ali Aakash Abid, Dawar Qureshi, Rida Ahmed Usmani, and Shaikh Farhaj Ahmed
Nutraceutical marketing strategy, Faique Zameer, Mohammad Adeel Farooqui, Mohammad Aniq Asif, Muhammad Siraj, and Murad Nadeem
Analysis of customized products order cycle to achieve on time in full (OTIF) for textile firm in Pakistan, Hasan Zia, Muhammad Asif Nayani, Syed Yasir Hussain, Syed Danish Mushtaq, and Talha Tariq Khan
MBA Research Projects from 2020
Price perception of careem in relation to competitor and corrective action, Eesha Abbasi, Fahad Javed Siddiqui, Farah Nasir, Haya Baig, Neha Tariq, and Sohaib Waseem
National Foods Limited shopper's study, Zarrish Afreen, Syed Bilal Sabzwari, Bilal Ali, Ayesha Imran, Nabiha Anwar, and Fatima Ali
Exploring consumption patterns and ethnic preferences of overseas Indians with respect to masalas & recipe mixes, Ali Ahmed, Maneezeh Sami Shaikh, Sarah Feroz Aziz, Sidra Shehzeen, and Yusra Syed
Revamp of Toyota genuine accessories business in Pakistan, Aazim Akhtar, Muneeb Siddiqui, Sana Minaz Jamal, Shaan Haider Shirazi, Syed Shayan Kazmi, and Syed Umair Karim
Oil-palm plantation and crude palm-oil extraction plant - feasibility study, Kashif Akhtar, Muhammad Nabeel Akhtar, Saad Javed Khan, Syed Fareed Ahmed Shah, Yaseen Jan Allahwala, and Zeeshan Jawed
Market size estimation and consumer preferences of evaporated milk in Karachi, Aun Ali, M Mubashir A Piracha, Shehryar Humayun, Sultan Waleed Khan, and Uzair Haseeb
Bringing disruption to in-store visibility (general trade), Mohsin Ali, Omair Khalid, Syed Minhal Hasan, Shams Nasir, and Umair Siddiqui
Online marketplace for B2B surplus, Aisha Azam, Moiz ul Haq Mian, Muhammad Mustafa Fareed, and Syed Raza Abbas
New product launch – face wash, Aimun Baloch, Fahad Gulzar, Muhammad Faizan Rehan, Rabia Tabassum, and Sameel Noman Qureshi
Application of witness simulation software: cases from supply chain in Pakistani industries, Ariba Farrukh, Hamza Ikram, Hussain Moiz Ali, Muhammad Haroon Arshad, Muhammad Omar Sabir, and Sidra Aftab
Job Analysis of the positions of utilities department and to make standard Job descriptions for the management and staff tier positions of utilities department, Ammad Ghani, Muhammad Fahad, Imran Babar, and Mansoor Saeed
An analysis of trikes in the Icecream and frozen dessert market in Pakistan, Ahmed Saeed Gul, Farheen Mansur, Hoorain Kapadia, Mehreen Nadir, Rohail Khan, and Zoya Aly
Potentials of halal food industry in Pakistan opportunities, constraints and way forward, Abdul Haleem, Hassan Ahmed, M. Osama Farooqi, Syed Haider Hasan, and Tayyab Ahmed Jalali
Increasing Philips Pakistan's steam iron market share, Basim Jamil, Maaz Shahid, Meshal Sajjad, Muhammad Saad Yasin, and Syed Shah Taha Hasan
Role of tourism in shaping up Pakistan's economy, Ahsen Junaid, Ali Danish Mallick, Azeema Batool, Irfan Hussain, Jamshaid Ali Khan, and Muhammad Usman Rafique
Bringing disruption to in-store merchandising, Aisha Khalid, Bilal Shoaib, Erhan Naeem Farooqui, Hafiz Muneef ur Rahman, and Syed Saud Aidrus
Project Seamless, Abdus Sami Khan, Hammad Shuaib, Muhammad Umer Farooqui, Niaz Ahmad, and Syeda Durdana Momin
The Aman CED incubation impact determination of the success factors in the CED incubation, Aman Ullah Khan, Muhammad Taha, Syed Hashim Ali, Syed Taqi Abedi, and Areesh Shahid
Mission Paani: resonance of cause related marketing in Pakistan for an IMC – Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan, Hussain Mustafa Khandwala, Rimsha Imran, Saud Tanveer, Syed Marij Hussain, Yusra Ahmed, and Zeeshan Ahmed
Local logistics competitive landscape development, Musaddeq Ahmed Khan, Saba Wasim, Shahan Anwar Lari, Syed Kazim Jamal, and Syeda Aaminah Asim
Reason behind stagnant sales of Nana Diaper brand in Karachi, Aroon Kumar, Jawad Tahsin, Maisam Ali, Mustafa Nasir, Syed Danish Mustafa Zaidi, and Usman Tarique
Rejuvenating 'Ideas by Gul Ahmed', Amjad Ali Memon, Hammad Qaiser, Hamayl Shaikh, Maha Naveed, Samita Ajaz Khoja, and Qazi Muhammad Ashraf Sayeed
Feasibility report of Decathlon sports store in Pakistan, Ahmed Munir, Ghufran Sheeraz, Muhammad Arsal Khan, Rehan Naeem, and Salman Lodhi
Omore perfect store, Afaf Mushtaq, Ahmed Mohammad Ismail, Maha Hameed Khan, Tarefa Hafesjee, and Usman Ahmed
Analysis of SERVQUAL dimensions in local automobile industry and proposal for improvement in service quality at KIA Lucky Motors, Hira Naeem, Muhammad Usman Irfan, and Syed Muhammad Ali Raza
Identifying consumer preferences in the B2C apparel market of Pakistan, Humaira Pervaiz, Umaira Mujtaba, and Zahra Waheed Khwaja
Nestle - Online retail shopping, Maryam Rashid, Muhammad Arsalan Amin, Muhammad Hamza Rauf, Rabeeya Tariq, and Shuja Khalid
Feasibilty study of Corrugated Pallets, Syed Aun Raza
Feasibility study of corrugated pallets, Syed Aun Raza, Haris Riaz, Muhammad Nabil Khan, Syed Talal Arif, Syed Saad Ali, and Yawar Hayat
Cold Chain feasibility study for an export based agri-business project, Abdul Rehman, Ahmed Javed Khan, Mohsin Ameen, Nauman Naseem, Omair Sharif, and Shahzeb Ali Memon
Mortein - Finding a new positioning idea, Javeria Salim, Syed Rameez Ali, Farheen Shah, Rida Sohail, and Anjali Chawla
Research on usability & value-added open-box and spot-opt delivery services, Muhammad Mustafa Sarwar, Muhammad Ramish Khan, Rashi Kumar, Saim Mumtaz, and Zohaib Qureshi
LED lighting OEM study, Ali Bin Tahir, Ayesha Jamil, Fatima Haq, Haya Faisal Siddiqui, Muhammad Saad Soban, and Taha Hussain Rizvi
GS1 barcode system implementation, Ahmed Abuzer Usmani, Javeria Rehan, and Muhammad Khan
MBA Research Projects from 2019
Business potential study of maintenance of rotating equipment in process industries in Pakistan (oil & gas, petro chemicals & fertilizer), Faraz Afzal, Hassan Ali Naqvi, Muhammad Dayan Bajwa, Irshad Ali, and Wajahat Ali
Service quality optimization at IRBT, Anum Abrar Ahmed, Ashfaque Ali Dasti, Mohsin Maqsood, Muhammad Ali Afzal Lilla, Muhammad Bilal Khan, and Muhammad Hasan Saeed
Revamping stand-alone investment banking industry in Pakistan, Afshan Ajaz, Muhammad Mohsin Jalil Khan, Sofia Riaz, Syed Qamber Ali, and Syeda Rabeea Masood
Boosting FDI inflows in Pakistan, Muhammad Bilal Akhter, Muhammad Sarim Khan, Muhammad Adil Faiyaz, and Muhammad Usman Ijaz
An outlook of Pakistan’s energy mix in the future, Abeer Fatima, Farah Muhammad Siddiq, Munim Hussain, Rafia Javed, and Salman Saeed
Demand planning and forecasting of Imtiaz supermarket (ISM), Mehak Fatima, Muhammad Zain, Musabbir Hussain, Shabana Ashraf, and Subiya Irfan