Commercial’s Operations Management & Strategic Management (CMA Inter) – (New Syllabus) by CMA G.C. Rao for June 2026 Exam – 3rd Edition Reprint 2025.

Overview

Operations Management and Strategic Management is one of the harder papers in CMA Inter Group 2 to connect end-to-end — students often treat the operational tools (network analysis, productivity and quality management) and the strategic concepts (strategic analysis, formulation, digital strategy) as two unrelated halves of Paper 9. This 3rd edition by FCMA G.C. Rao and CMA Monica AV puts both halves into one syllabus-aligned volume, working through each topic with concept notes, MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, and solved problems before moving into past ICMAI exam questions. At Bharati Law House, we recommend this edition to students preparing for the Dec. 2025 or June 2026 attempt — G.C. Rao secured an All India 12th Rank in CMA Inter himself, and that exam-first approach shows in how closely the Bit Bank section tracks the 2022 syllabus exam pattern rather than just summarising theory.

Who This Book Is For

• CMA Intermediate students preparing for the December 2025 or June 2026 attempt (Group 2, Paper 9)
• Faculty members and coaching institutes teaching the CMA 2022 syllabus
• Working professionals and management students looking to strengthen their grasp of operations and strategy

Key Features of the 3rd Edition (Reprint 2025)

• Full coverage of the 2022 syllabus for CMA Inter, Group 2, Paper 9
• Around 200 worked illustrations with step-by-step working notes
• Topic-wise “Bit Bank” — MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, and true/false — matching the CMA online exam pattern
• Twelve years of past ICMAI exam questions, organised by topic
• Updated for the December 2025 and June 2026 exam cycles

What’s Inside — Operations Management and Strategic Management, Chapter by Chapter

(12 chapters across two sections — [confirm total page count before publishing])

Section A — Operations Management:

• Introduction to Operations Management
• Operations Planning
• Designing of Operational System and Control
• Production Planning and Control
• Productivity Management and Quality Management
• Project Management – Network Analysis
• Economics of Maintenance and Spares Management

Section B — Strategic Management:

• Strategic Management – Introduction
• Strategic Analysis and Strategic Planning
• Formulation and Implementation of Strategy
• Digital Strategy
• 2022 Syllabus Exam Bit Bank (MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, true/false, past ICMAI questions)

About the Authors

G.C. Rao is a graduate in Commerce and a fellow member of the institute of Cost Accountants of India. He Secured All India 12th Rank in CMA Inter and 16th Rank in CMA Final

He is faculty member at G.C. Rao Academy an exclusive coaching centre for CMA. He is a visiting faculty at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bangalore Chapter.

Areas of Specialization include Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting. Cost and Management Accounting and Financial Management Company Accounts, Direct Taxation, Indirect Taxation , Strategic Cost Management, Strategic Financial Management , Strategic Tax Management, SPM & Business Valuation, Financial Reporting and Cost Audit.

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