Supply Chain Management



A summer project reportOnSupply Chain ManagementAt BILT Unit SEWABallarpur Industries LimitedUnit: Sewa An ISO 9001 Certified Company Gaganapur, Jeypore – RS – 764002, Dist.: Koraput (Odisha) Telephone: 06854 – 230227, 230220, 9777469596/597/598/599, Fax: 232931 Registered Office: Ballarpur, Dist. Chandrapur, Maharastra (India)Report Submitted By: - Pinaka SahuA SUMMER INTERSHIP PROJECT REPORTONSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTATAt BILT Unit SEWABallarpur Industries LimitedUnit: SewaSUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THEAWAARD OF THE DEGREE OF M.B.A(MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)B.P.U.T (2009-2011)Submitted By:Pinaka sahuRegd No. -:0906272074ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIESBHUBANESWARUnder the guidance of Mr Anil Mishra Mr. Shiva Prasad Pattnaik (Faculty of Marketing, A.M.S, BBSR) (Asst. Manager-MSD, BILT Unit SEWA)CERTIFICATEThis is to certify that this project work entitled is submitted by Mr. Pinaka sahu Registration No.-0906272074 under my guidance. This report the standard of fulfilling the requirement for the award of Master In Business Administration. I also certify that the matter embodied in this project is original and has not been submitted before for the award of any other degree.I wish him success in future endeavour.Prof. Anil MishraFaculty-cum-Internal Guide(Marketing) DECLARATIONI do hereby declare that the project report on the topic “ Branding in BILT , JEYPORE “ is submitted by me to the master of business administration of A.M.S ,Bhubaneswar in partial fulfilment of the requirement M.B.A degree of B.P.U.T .Under the guidance of Prof Anil Mishra is my own work and submitted to any other institute or published anywhere before.DatePlace(PINAKA SAHU)PREFACEThe objective of training is to help the student understand business environment well and equip themselves with the work culture of companies in the present era.I Pinaka sahu take the Opportunity to introduce the reader to the outline of my Project on Supply Chain Management at BILT Unit SEWA.This 8 weeks period which started from 26th of July 2010 to 4th of September 2010 gave me an in depth exposure in the field of Paper Manufacturing.During my project my main focus was to get maximum real work life experience which can help me in long run and I am satisfied that I have achieved the Target. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “Words often fail to express one’s inner feelings of gratitude and indebtedness, but it is the only readily available medium through which the undersigned can express their sincere thanks to all those who are associated with the work in any ways or other”. A project can never exist and thrive in solitude. Project work is never the work of an individual; it is more a combination of views, suggestions, contributions and involving many individuals. This project also bears the impact of many people. Thus one of the most pleasant parts of writing this report is the opportunity to thank all those who have contributed towards it. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to my faculty guide Mr Anil Mishra, Faculty A.M.S, BBSR and my Project Guide Mr. Shiv Pattnaik, Asst. Manager, MSD, Bilt Unit SEWA for their excellent guidance, constant advice and granting personal freedom in the course of this work. Pinaka SahuTABLE OF CONTENTDeclaration 03Preface04Acknowledgement05Table of Contents06Executive Summary07Introduction To Industry08Introduction To Ballarpur Industries Ltd13Profile of the Company (BILT Unit SEWA)25Need of Study34Literature Survey35 Objective39Supply Chain Management40Research Methodology58Data Analysis60Observation73Suggestion75Conclusion76Questioners77Bibliography81EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe competitive and global nature of today’s business environment dictates that this direction and transformation takes place in a way that is efficient and effective as possible. Continuing emphasis on time, cost and quality improvements have sharpened the need to coordinate and cooperate with trading partners around the world to achieve results that allow customers to be successful. Thus Supply chain management focuses on the integration of activities across several companies to manage the flow of products, services, people, equipment, facilities and other resources. The report gives an overview of the Indian Paper manufacturing Industry, its major players, growth and outlook. This report also provide ample of information regarding Ballarpur Industries Ltd. (BILT), the Conglomerate AVANTA Group of which BILT is a Strategic Business Unit. This report provides an analysis of the Internal as well as External situation of BILT in the form of SWOT Analysis and PORTER’S FIVE FORCES Model.Though the project work has been done in UNIT SEWA of Ballarpur Industries Ltd. it contains the History, Organizational Structure, Products and some HR related data of the Organization. Logistics is an Important Part of Supply Chain management, so this report also covers some basic ideas of Logistics, its various aspects and the functions of Logistic Department.The Report contains the literature review of Supply Chain Management, its importance in current competitive business scenario, and the various objectives and analysis. Efforts have been made to interconnect and establish a relationship in between both the theoretical as well as practical aspects of Supply Chain Management in Context with BILT Unit SEWA.This report also includes practical implications to understand how supply chain is being managed in BILT Unit SEWA by taking into account six major elements of Supply Chain Management Customer, Purchasing, Planning, Inventory, Production and Transportation.There are many elements which form a backbone of Supply chain management and Supply Chain Management Technology is one of them. So efforts have been made to give a brief idea about OPTIVISION (Technology BILT uses in its Supply Chain), its workings and benefits. INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRYThe Indian Paper Industry is among the top 15 global players today, with an output of more than 6 millions tones annually with an estimated turnover of Rs. 150,000 millions. (approx. USD 3400 million).Paper Industry in India is riding on a strong demand and on an expanding mood to meet the projected demand of 8 million tones by 2010 & 13 million tones by 2020.A large number of expansion programme & expansion of capacities with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crores have been announced covering the various sectors like paper, paperboard, newsprint etc. The Indian Economy is?progressing well and targeting 8%+ growth. The economic reforms coupled with the liberalized Government Policies, India today offers excellent business opportunity for investments.One of the first FDI Projects may come through the proposed Finnish proposal to set up a 400,000 TPA capacity plant with an investment of US$240 million.The expanding Industrial Scenario calls for efforts to tackle related problems:Industry needs capital and technology.Since energy cost accounts nearly 25 per cent of cost of production there is an urgency to improve energy management and energy consumption.Quantum jump in production, called for by the demand projection is possible only by expansion of existing capacity and creation of additional capability. Up gradation of technology and new capacities also involve massive investment.Use of agro residues for preparation of pulp also throws up challenges like pollution control, recycling, use of cost effective technology for utilization of agro residues, etc.The first mill set up in India more than 100 yrs ago. The industry operated under a Protective tariff since 1925. Attracted by high profits under the protective tariff umbrella, many new paper industries were set up. During the period of planned development, the paper industry made rapid progress, India’s forest providing abundant raw arterial for its smooth working. Production use from 3.5 lakh MT in 1960-61 to 31 lakh MT in 1997-98 the production of newsprint rose from 0.4 lakh MT to 4.6 lakh MT between 1961 and 1998.Major Players Plant Locations all over IndiaGrowth of paper industry in India There are at present 340 units producing paperboard in the private sector with installed capacity of 31 lakh MT. There are about 30 units are of diverse size, type and magnitude, and about 30 large integrated mills, well organized and well equipped and there are about 270 small units, which are too small and too moderately equipped. The last decade witnessed a phenomenal growth in the small paper sector (a small paper mill, has installed capacity of 24000 MT per annum), actively promoted by the Govt. As a result, the small sector now account for 50 percent of the installed capacity and of production of paper in the country.Rapid Growth of Small UnitsIn the early 1970s, when the country was faced with paper famine, the Govt. came to appreciate the role of small paper units because of the short gestation period, the use of cheep second hand machinery readily available in foreign countries, the use of non-conventional raw materials such as rice, wheat, straw, biogases, jute stalks and waste papers. The small units could be set up in any part of the country and would have an important role to play in backward areas. The Govt. gave necessary fillip and encouragement to technocrats and entrepreneur’s to venture into the paper industry and the investment funds came easily from the public sector financial institutions such as the IDBI, IFCI and the ICICI. The small paper units went to production and averted the paper crisis and also the need to import paper and paperboard and thus have helped the country to save Rs.300 Crores of foreign exchange annually. To some extent, the small units were uneconomic, their cost was high and their quality was low. In order to ensure that these mills exist along with large paper mills, the Govt. gave various excise concessions and relieves from time to time and as 741 mentioned earlier, the small paper mills have grown so rapidly that they account for 50 percent of the installed capacity as well as of annual production.Following measures need to be taken to make Indian paper industry more competitive:Improvements of key ports, roads and railways and communication facilities.Revision of forest policy is required for wood based paper industry so that plantation can be raised by industry, cooperatives of farmers, and state government. Degraded forest land should be made available to the industry for raising plantations.Import duty on waste paper should be reduced.Duty free imports of new & second hand machinery/equipment should be allowed for technology up gradation.OutlookOutlook for paper industry in India looks extremely positive as the demand for upstream market of paper products, like, tissue paper, tea bags, filter paper, light weight online coated paper, medical grade coated paper, etc., is growing up.INTRODUCTION TO BALLARPUR INDUSTRIES LIMITEDBallarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of the US$ 3 bn Avantha Group, is the undisputed leader of the Indian paper industry. It is India's largest manufacturer and exporter of paper, with a strong presence in all segments of the usage spectrum, including writing and printing (W&P) paper, industrial paper and specialty paper. Complementing this is a diversified production infrastructure with six manufacturing units spread across the country.In recent years,?BILT?has evolved as a dynamic, knowledge-driven organization focused towards creation of stakeholder value. In the process, it has also transformed the paper industry from its traditional 'commodity market' mindset to a branded one. A concerted programme of innovation and technological excellence helps it proactively respond to the needs of each individual segment. Today, BILT not only has the range, but also a well entrenched distribution network that enables it to reach customers, any time, any place.As the industry leader,?BILT?is committed to developing its business towards ecological, social and economic sustainability. Community development and upliftment of the marginalized sections have been identified as focus areas.?BILT?offers vocational training and programmes on micro financing for the unemployed. The company works extensively with the communities on a broad range of issues, including health, education and strengthening of the village?panchayat?system through training of members on issues relating to governance, development, and fund management.?BILT, in collaboration with its partner NGOs, has helped established Self Help Groups (SHGs) at the village level to implement its social programmes. It has also joined hands with Pratham, an NGO that runs primary education programmes all over the country. A key initiative in environmental accountability is the?BILT?farm forestry programme, which has, to date, brought 32,000 hectares under plantation, benefitting nearly 37,000 farmers.MISSSION STATEMENT -- Our aspiration is to become a leading creator of Shareholder Value in the Paper Industry.VISION STATEMENT -- To consistently outperform expectations and deliver superior value to both our Customers and Stakeholders.CORE VALUES --Honesty-To be principled, straight-forward and fair in all dealingsIntegrity- Maintaining the highest standards of ProfessionalismFlexibility- Adapting ourselves to always stay a step ahead of changesRespect for Individual- Giving each person room to contribute and growRespect for Knowledge- To acquire and apply leading expertise in all aspects of our businessTeam Performance- The team comes first; none of us is as good as all of usSTRATEGIC INTENTBILT, in the recent years has evolved as a more dynamic, knowledge driven organization with a singular focus on creating stakeholders value. Aimed at making the organization more market-oriented and customer centric, the following initiatives are to drive BILT forward in the rapidly changing business environment. Consolidation – A continuous streaming of capacities and products in our core business area-Paper.Brand Building – Increasing brand involvement for the products amongst customers to reduce market fragmentation and ‘generic brand’ status for BILT via strategic branding. Decommoditasation and Service Orientation – Redefining paper industry with customer at the centre-stage.Wider Product range - Adding high value-added products to BILT’s portfolio expanding it to cover the widest range of basic to high-end usage paper products.Product-mix Rationalization – Maintaining an intelligent product-mix based on value and demand curves to maximize returns. Exploring Global Markets – Reaching out to international markets with world-class products while maintaining leadership in India.Operational Improvements & Cost Competitiveness – To attain higher efficiency levels and world-class quality in production processes.Increasing Capacities – Expansion of manufacturing and processing capabilities across product range, in line with market dynamics.Sound Investments - Accelerate growth by way of investments into focused, synergetic acquisitions.Captive Market Share – Sustaining and strengthening BILT’s leadership position in its market segments way ahead of competitors.Extending Touch-Points – Building a wider and ‘intelligent’ distribution network that enables BILT to serve its markets in a customized and localized manner and attain higher penetration, without losing the economies of scale.Unit Locations all over INDIAUNIT BALLARPURUNIT SHREE GOPALUNIT SEWA UNIT KAMALAPURAMUNIT BHIGWANUNIT ASHTIPRODUCTS OF BILTBILT provides for all major and usage’s ranging from world class coated paper for catalogues and calendars to hi-speed uncoated printing paper from water market premium business stationary to hi-end copy used in office and folding box of packaging.BILT is the leader in the Indian paper industry with an impressive annual production of 50, 0000 MT. BILT provides paper for all major end usage’s ranging from world class coated paper for catalogues and calendars to hi-speed uncoated printing paper, from water marked premium business stationary to hi-end copy paper used in offices and folding box boards for packaging.In housing R&D based on long standing experiences and expertise in papermaking has enabled BILT to be brand of choice. BILT produces the finest varieties of paper that have already made a mark in more than thirty nations across the globe including developed countries market like USA, Australia and Europe. The BILT Products range comprises of the following brands, which have become generic to their category. 1. BILT Royal2. Sunshine Super Printing3. Royal Executive Bond4. Copy Power5. Easy Print. BILT’s product process is supported by 7 world class manufacturing facilities the use the latest equipment along with stringent quality control processes. Undisputed market leadership combined with the largest distribution network and commitment towards customer care ensures that there is BILT IN EVERY PAPER.SWOT Analysis of BILTStrength (S) Maximum Varity & high quality Of PaperGood Employer-employee RelationshipEfficient managementTotally Computerized CSR by keeping Environment cleanStrategic Location for easy availability Of Raw materialWeaknesses (W)Large Structure of organization Old MachineryHigh Fixed CostRemote Location of PlantsLogistic IssuesOpportunities (O)Setting up a new plant in central part of IndiaExploring new overseas marketMaximize production capacity by replacing old machinery Decreasing cost by increasing Rail & Water as mode of TransportationAcquiring some weak and poor Paper manufacturing companiesThreats (T)Global WarmingRaw material UnavailabilityIncreasing CompetitionImport of PapersORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL for BILTPOTENTIAL ENTRANTSThreat of New Entrants is LOWBUYERS POWERSUPPLIERS POWER Industry Rivalry is HIGHINDUSTRY RIVALRYBargaining power of Supplier is HIGH Bargaining Power of Buyer is HIGHSUBSTITUTESThreat of Substitute is LOWSome Major Dates of BILTIts pathway through the history can be summarized below:1945: Ballarpur paper and straw Board Mills Limited incorporated. First brand Names ‘three Aces’ for paper and wisdom for stationary.1969: Shree Gopal Paper mills limited merged with Ballarpur paper and straw Board mills Ltd.1975: Entity name changed to Ballarpur Industries Ltd.1883: Modernization of Ballarpur and Shree Gopal Mills initiated.1988: Entry into industrial paper segment.1990: SEWA paper Mills acquired.1992: Choudwar unit acquired.1994: US $ 35 Million FCCB issue launched.2000: Business portfolio restructuring completed.2001: Sinar Mas Pulp and Paper (India) Limited acquired and re-named BILT Graphics Papers Limited (BGPL).BILT’s New Group Identity The Gautam Thapar-led Group of Companies, a leading global transnational corporation, today unveiled its new Group Corporate Identity. The group with presence in more than six diverse business verticals globally is now the “AVANTHA” Group. The new logo was launched at special celebrations held in all Avantha offices worldwide today. The identity and logo commemorate nearly six months of work selecting and implementing a new brand identity.?With a global footprint and operations in ten countries, the Avantha group employs 20,000 people belonging to 20 different nationalities. The group is in diverse fields such as Power generation and distribution, Power transmission and distribution equipment and services; paper and pulp; food processing; farm forestry; chemicals; infrastructure, IT and ITES. This over US$ 3 bn group is on course to trebling to US$ 10 bn by 2013. Mr. Gautam Thapar, Chairman said, ““Consolidation involves coming together as a group, leveraging on individual and collective strengths and working together for higher ambitions and market aggressiveness.”? He added, “The group structure and formalizing it with a group identity is a step towards realizing our defined growth path.” ?This business house established 80 years ago is today known for its future orientation. It has successfully gone into uncharted waters and expanded with its winning M&A strategy. The group has also adapted to changed environment readily with pioneering, innovating and imagination.??Among the first manufacturing industries to see change as an opportunity, the group embraced globalization and set forth to acquire both markets and resource bases. ?The new group identity – AVANTHA – combines French and Sanskrit terms to express “Growth with stability”. ?Inspired by the lever, the three-pronged wheel of the Avantha logo is modern and signifies continuous forward movement.? It symbolizes the organization as a powerhouse of progress, impelled by its three fundamentals of Imagination, Integrity and Individual. Mr. Gautam Thapar explained, “as the new and emergent global translational, AVANTHA is based on a commitment to world class systems and processes and a 360 degrees reputation as a global employer brand.” MissionTo provide value at every interaction and not only match but exceed the expectations of our clients, customers, employees and stakeholders at any point in time. Every time. A Centre of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) has been set up at Thapar University by TIFAC Mission REACH of Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India in its first phase of setting up eight CORES at various Institutes and Universities spread all over the country. Science and Technology Entrepreneur’s Park (STEP) has been established jointly by Thapar University and DST, Govt. of India. Thapar University has impressively grown in size and activities during the last five decades of its existence. Nearly 10,500 engineers have left its portals so far, distinguishing themselves as proud Thaparians in diverse fields in our country and aboard. As a fitting recognition of its pioneering role in promoting the growth and development both at National and International levels, Thapar University was granted full autonomy and the status of a Deemed University? in 1985 UGC. Our offerings include IT infrastructure support management, professional and engineering services, and consulting and business process outsourcing Avantha enjoys an enviable image for its leadership status in IT, ITES, engineering, and manufacturing domains. It also has strong roots in education and research. This helps us in attracting and retaining the best talent and thus safeguards your investments & knowledge repository. Our group strength provides the capacity and capability to help ensure we serve our clients extraordinarily well. In addition our strong business alliance with leading players in this arena helps us in transferring technology to our clients and in helping them to adopt the best technology practices in the industry. Needles to say we follow strict procedures to maintain complete confidentiality and integrity of our customers’ data. Our backbone infrastructure meets the rigorous standards of ISO/IEC 27002:2005 - Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Ballarpur Industries Ltd. Ambulam Color Red…Stands for change, market leadership, achievement and a place of honour in the Indian Paper IndustryTurn of Paper…Shows that BILT is a paper company and speaks of expanding horizons, new heights, much more to come…of times unseen, unexplored.AWARDS RECEIVED BY BILTGolden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility by the World Council for corporate Governance.National Level Energy Award BEE (2006). CII Energy Efficient Unit Award (2006).Indian Manufacturing Excellence Award ( 2006 ).Safety Innovation Award (2006) from safety and quality forum.Green Tech Gold Award (2006) for both safety and environment.National Award for Excellence in Energy Management (2007) from confederation of Indian Industries (CII). The Unit- Kamalapuram was adjudged the winner from among 39 companies short listed for the award.Bilt has received ASIAN CSR award in the category of poverty alleviation and Golden peacock Global award for corporate social responsibility.TERI Corporate Award has been given to BILT in the field of Immunization, HIV and AIDS for the year 2007-08 by Govt. of India.BILT is the market leader in its segment. BILT controls 53% of the Indian coated wood fee paper market and 27% of the Hi-Bight map litho market and, with a 68% shares, is the leader in bond paper market, 90% of the Indian playing cards are made on BILT black centered boards, while a large proportion of industrial paper for comminutes too is manufactured by BILT. It has under taken several progressive measures aimed of creating a brand that is associated with excellent standard available at convenient proximity to the customer. It has already made musk in thirty courtiers across the globe including developed markets such as USA, Australia & Europe.Ownership: The company is a publicly held organization. The majority of the shares are held by the parent company Ballarpur industries Ltd.Share holding PatternPROFILE OF THE COMPANY (BILT Unit SEWA)The unit SEWA of Ballarpur industries limited at Gaganpur nearly 8 kilometers away from nearest town Jeypore is a major commercial town in the district of Koraput in south Orissa. Jeypore is nearly 600 kilometers away from the states capital Bhubaneswar.Koraput district holds mostly tribal population whose main source of income is agriculture forest by-products and daily labor. Basically, it is not an industrial area. But there are a few industries in the near by place like NALCO at Damanjodi HAL Sunabeda. In addition to these there are some major HYDEL project like the Dumas Hydroelectric project (major one of Orissa) and the Upper Kolab Hydroelectric project.The main river of the district is Kolab on with the hydroelectric project has been designed. The district is directly connected to Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, the neighboring states.Location advantageUnder this heading, it is expressed to describe he benefits that the organization is enjoying due to its location moreover the facilities at a particular position are mainly responsible for an organization can neither survive nor can it develop.The following locations facilities are enjoyed by the SEWA paper Mills.Being in a tribal belt, the unit is able to get laborers sufficiently at low wage senior, because of their low cost of living.Good communication helps the unit to function smoothly, because plenty of bus and transportation facilities are available for traveling to Chhattisgarh, A.P. Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur etc.Good Tele-Communication facilities through telephone, internet, fax etc. are available here.A small airstrip is there for landing of small planes, though regular services are not there.Electricity is available as per requirement.Due to good transportation facilities, the unit through roadways is able to acquire coal easily for indigenous power production. Raw material like wood, bamboo is cheaply procured from nearby districts. Because of availability of forest resources in plenty. A channel of river ‘Kolab’ is passing near the unit, with facilities acquiring of water and disposing, off its effluents into the channel. Lowland areas are available for the dumping of the solid wastes.Good medial facility is available there at Jeypore and a very good hospital is there at the district headquarters, Koraput that can deal with emergency and acute readily.As the area is not crowed with industries, the environmental pollution norms are not very strict and the district administration does not pose a threat for the survival of the plan in this regard moreover, the local community believes that the organization contributes for the betterment of the locality; they are co-operative with the organizations.Brief History of the OrganizationIn the year 1980 Mr. A.C. Varma, basically is an NRI was planned to open the paper industry with collaboration of the Orissa Government and then the Orissa Government given permission to open a paper industry in the district of Koraput and place name is Gaganapur near Jeypore R.S. The annual capacity was 35 thousand metric tones per annum. In the year 1984, the production was started and it was lasted up to 1987 October the last part of 1987 the SEWA Paper Mill was closed down due to many reasons like the disconnection of the power by OSEB, and due to non availability of spare parts and due to lake of professional personnel. The mill was declared sick and at last pulled the shorter of close down in 1987, from 1987 to 1990 almost all four years the mill was closed.Due to the enforced of the local force and the employees and the unions the OLD SEWA Paper Limited was referred to BIFR court order sick industry Act. In the year 1991 the BIFR court gave the award for the re-fabrication of the SEWA paper industry. In 1990 there was a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed in between the workers and the management to open the mill in the new style, seal and designation under M/s. Ballarpur Industries Ltd. UNIT-SEWA.The SEWA PAPER MILL LIMITED which was promoted by Mr. AVATAR VARMA declared as sick unit due to some internal problems. SEWA paper mill ltd, was in corporate during the year 1981 and the actual production was started during the year 1984, SEWA paper mill Ltd, was declared as a sick unit during the year 1987. In the year 1991 Board for industrial and financial reconstruction (BIFR) took over SEWA Paper Mill ltd. in the year 1991& Production was started in the year July 1992. The actual production for commercial purpose was started in the year September 1994.The Thapar group is one of the top corporate long to neuritis in the country today. Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) is the torchbearer of the Thapar group. The group has a turnover of more than Rs.3,500 crores, with an annual growth rate of 25%, the range of activities spread over 54 companies and 84 plants copiers paper, Engineering, Electronics, Electrical, Textiles, Chemicals, Telecommunications, Glass, Fiber, Agri Business, Leather, Bir-technology, Agriculture, consultancy and Technical Services.Strategic alliances and collaborations with some of best corporations in the world including Dupont, General Electric, Wetting House, Owens Illinois, Chemtere, Hitachi Mitsubishi; and OKI electronics have positioned the group in the global league.Apart from BILT, the other main pillars of the group are Crompton Greaves, greaves limited, JCT, KCT & Bros (CS) Limited and Andhra Pradesh Rayon’s. The founder of this group was the late Lala Karam Chand Thapar, one of the most illustrious of the enterprise. He detected invaluable opportunities where others felt deterred by insurmountable obstacles. Goaded by aspiration very early in life he left Punjab and journeyed, in dauntless quest the challenge of the unknown to Bengal. Bengal was his “Tryst with Destiny”.The beginning was humble. He started with a small coal agency. Slowly he became the owner of a coalmine given up a sick by the British. He rehabilitated it. His penchant for nursing industries back to business health is today an inherent distinguish trait of BILT and the entire Thapar Group. His coal mine chain grew so rapidly that when the coal industry was nationalized in our country Thapar was the largest Indian producer of cooking and non cooking coal.It is this corporate mission that begins with coal mining that has flowered today into the Thapar Group’s wide spectrum of core industries oriented towards nation building.BILT manufactures are 60% of the country’s value added and specially paper, and accounts for nearly one fifth of the country’s overall paper production with a network of fire paper mills including two coating units. Bilt is the acknowledged leader in an industry which is all set to boom in the next few decades.With an emphasis or high technology, high quality and high value specialty papers, BILT has carved a rich for itself in the premium market segment. SUNLITE BOND has become a generic same for good writing papers : SUNLITE CATRIDGE and boards, share certificates insurance policies and Railway tickets are printed on REDFORT POLICY BOND and LUCKY PARCHMENT, corporate broachers are printed SUPER IVORY BOARD, corporate executives insist EXECUTIVE BOND for personal stationary.BILT story on paper goes back to the 30’s when the Thapar’s acquired the SHAREE GOPAL PAPER MILLS in YAMUNANAGAR in HARAYANA. The floundering mill was soon flourishing.Later the Thapar Group took over the Ballarpur Paper and starboard mills, a small outfit buried in the forests of CHANDRAPUR in Maharashtra; In 1945 these were merged as BALLARPUR INDUSTRIES LIMITED (BILT). Today BILT has grown from 2 mills producing 33,000 tones of paper every year to 5 mills producing more than 3, 70,000 tones, with plans to increase production by 200% of the finest quality paper available in India. The recent acquisition of the SINARMAS MILLS in PUNE will serve too broader their base. Extensive expansion and modernization plans are under ways in technical collaboration and measuring up to Global economies of scale.The BALLARPUR INDUSTRIES LTD. (UNIT-SEWA) as established at GAGANAPUR (JEYPORE) in KORAPUT District, centrally declared back ward area as based industry in the year 1991 for manufacturing PAPER, using BAMBOO and HARDWOOD as their main raw materials supported by wasted papers as secondary Raw Materials with a licensed capacity of 2500 tones per month.The Basic functional areas are production, personnel, finance and sales / dispatch / marketing service department (MSD), co-ordination among these different 4 functional activities has been achieved successful so far. The unit went into commercial production towards end of JUNE 1994-95 and went for an expansion cum solving programme and completed the same and increased its installed capacity to 15458.8 tones per annum during the year 1994-95. The unit went on increasing the production in the subsequent year and incurred losses.The unit again slipped back during 1995-96 and has suffered a book loss of Rs.162, 436,909/- even though it has an improved capacity utilization for various reasons. It was subsequent year 1996-97 the situation further deteriorated and the unit incurred a cash loss of Rs.290, 311,973/-. Again the situation further deteriorated in the subsequent year 1997-98 and the unit incurred a cash loss of Rs.313,381,060/-. The major reasons attributed for this loss were due to increase in wages, increase in raw material prices, increase in transportation tripping resulting in wastage and stoppage of production and higher input anizational Structure at BILT Unit SEWAUNIT HEAD (CGM)DGM- P&RGM /FACTORY MANAGER.DGM - PDCDGM - PRODDGM-COMMLDGM - FINANCEDGM-QASDGM-R & MMGR – R & D1. MGR-PULP2. DM-PM/C.M3. DM-PM/C.M4. DM-CIVIL5. DM-W.S.6. AM-PDCDM/AM - SAFETYAM – R DDM - QAS1. MGR-INST.2. MGR-ELECT.3.MGR-UTILITY4.SKILL DEV1. MGR-MSD2. DM-MSD3. DM-MSD4. DM-PUR5. DM-YARDDM – R&MDM – A/CSMGR-PM-PMGR-REC-PDGM - PDCDGM - PDCSHIFT INCHARGES / OFFICERSMACHIENE OPERATORS EMPLOYEECATEGORY WISE MANPOWER POSITION (SITE) AS ON DATE:CATEGORYNO OF EMPLOYEESUNSKILLED2SEMI-SKILLED101SKILLED288HIGH SKILLED300TRAINEES5TOTAL696CATEGORY WISE MANPOWER POSITION (FIELD) AS ON DATE:CATEGORYNO OF EMPLOYEESUNSKILLED8SEMI-SKILLED8SKILLED10HIGH SKILLED16TOTAL42SHIFT OPERATION IN THE MILL.SHIFT TIMINGS.A- 6.00 AM to 2.00 PMA-1- 7.00 AM to 3.00 PMG-1- 8.00 AM to 4.30 PMG-2- 9.00 AM to 5.30 PMB-2.00 PM to 10.00 P MC-10.00 PM to 6.00 A MPROFILE OF THE PRODUCTPaper for printing and writing purpose and divided into eight major categories based on their physical properties a follows : News print, uncoated wood free, uncoated wood containing. Coated wood free, coated wood containing, uncoated Bristol’s coated Bristol’s and cotton fiber papers.VARITIES OF PAPERCOATEDHI-BRIGHTCREAM WOVECOPIERBONDNEWS PRINTPACKAGINGWRITING AND PRINTING.PAPER MANUFACTURINGThe basic concept of paper making is quite simple obtaining cellulose fibres, suspend them in water, from a mat of the fibers and extract the water. However the manufacture of paper with characteristics required by the end user is a highly complex process. The paper maker’s job is to select from a multitude of variables the set of conditions which give a sheet the desired performance present day paper making also required huge amount of capital investment.PAPER PROPERTIESThe basic properties of the product are related to the type of pulp used and the non cellulosic material used.PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PAPERBRIGHTNESS OF PAPERAMOUNT OF SURFACE GLOSS.GRAIN DIRECTIONOPACITY OF PAPERSQUARENESS OF PAPERDOTTED SURFACE BULKFLATNESSFREEDOM FROM IMPERFECTIONS.INK RECEPTIVITYMINERAL FILLERSPAPER MOISTURE CONTENTSSMOOTHNESS.STRENGTHWATER RESISTANCEWHITENESS.NEED OF STUDYUntil the dawn of 20th century business as well as distribution channel used the traditional delivery process for the experience and expertise dating back to the industrial revolution era. But the introduction of information technology brought up a new dimension to the whole delivery process. Information technology has given business connectivity a new way of order relationship called Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Management is a process where in firms collaborates with each other in the bid of leveraging their strategic positioning and to increase their operating efficiency (Bowersox, Closs, 2008). Marketing, distributing, Planning, manufacturing and purchasing was considered independently as not a part of supply chain during the outset of industrial revolution. Each of the processes had their own set of goals and objectives and they operated independently.Marketing considered high customer service and maximization of profitable sale as their objective; Manufacturing had higher and efficient output at the lower costs as their objective etc. Thus there was a need of mechanism wherein all independent functions could be integrated together (Ganeshan, Harrison, 1995).Supply chain management can be viewed as a decision making process between strategy and operation. It’s also seen as a mechanism that lies in-between this completely vertically integrated individual firms where the whole operation takes place with the mix of coordination and effective management. Thus supply chain is like a relay team within each team is more competitive and there needs to coordinate between the entire team for achieving results.Literature SurveyThe movement of a product or a service from supplier to customer takes place with the help of organizations, people, technology and resources. According to Terry. Harrison “a supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that perform the functions of procurement of materials, transformation of materials into intermediate and finished products and the distribution of the finished products to customers”. Supply chain finds its place in both services as well and manufacturing industry. Supply chain can also be explained as the association of the retailers, distributors, transporters and suppliers who come together and share the process of sale, delivery and production of a particular product or service. Supply chain management is an efficient way of managing the above mentioned activities. According to Jessie Chinami Supply chain management can be defined as “an oversight of materials, information and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer and finally to the consumer”. The basic aim of supply chain management is coordinating and integrating the flow which takes place within and among companies. The basic three types of supply chain management flows are:The product flowThe information flowThe finances flowThe product flow deals with the goods and services that are subjected to movement from a supplier to a customer and vice-versa. The information flow manages the upgrading as well as management relating to the status of the delivery process while the financial flow manages all the finances related to the delivery process. A schematic diagram of the Supply chain management process is as shown. The various processes in Supply chain management are:Supply chain strategyLogisticsProduct lifecycle managementProcurementAsset managementEnterprise applicationsSupply chain planning The decisions associated with supply chain management cover both the long-term and short-term. Strategic decisions deal with corporate policies, and look at overall design and supply chain structure. Operational decisions are those dealing with every day activities and problems of an organization. These decisions must take into account the strategic decisions already in place. Therefore, an organization must structure the supply chain through long-term analysis and at the same time focus on the day-to-day activities. Furthermore, market demands, customer service, transport considerations, and pricing constraints all must be understood in order to structure the supply chain effectively. These are all factors, which change constantly and sometimes unexpectedly, and an organization must realize this fact and be prepared to structure the supply chain accordingly. Structuring the supply chain requires an understanding of the demand patterns, service level requirements, distance considerations, cost elements and other related factors. It is easy to see that these factors are highly variable in nature and this variability needs to be considered during the supply chain analysis process. Moreover, the interplay of these complex considerations could have a significant bearing on the outcome of the supply chain analysis process. Aim:To investigate the current situation and future prospect of supply chain management in Ballarpur Industries LimitedOBJECTIVES OF STUDY:To identify major challenges and developments for SCM and its related issues in Ballrpur industries limited. To understand the impact of policy making on SCM and implementation.Definition of Supply Chain Management (SCM)SCM is a management of network of inerconnected business involved in ultimate provision of product & services required by end to end costomers.Introduction to Supply Chain ManagementIn simple words, if a company makes a product from parts purchased from suppliers, and those products are sold to customers, then you have a supply chain. Some supply chains are simple, while others are rather complicated. The complexity of the supply chain will vary with the size of the business and the intricacy and numbers of items that are manufactured.Elements of the Supply ChainA simple supply chain is made up of several elements that are linked by the movement of products along it. The supply chain starts and ends with the customer. The Basic elements of SCM are given & described below.CustomerPurchasingPlanningInventoryProductionTransportation (A).Customer The customer starts the chain of events when they decide to purchase a product that has been offered for sale by a company. The customer contacts the sales department of the company, which enters the sales order for a specific quantity to be delivered on a specific date. If the product has to be manufactured, the sales order will include a requirement that needs to be fulfilled by the production facility.Customer in context with BILT Unit SEWACustomers are the very important aspect of any Organization because they are both the starting as well as the ending end of the organization’s Supply Chain. They determine the business of the organization. In case of BILT Unit SEWA Distributers are the customers of the Organization because they Bring orders directly or indirectly from the customers which goes to the respective zones & then to the respective Units. There are thousands of Distributors of BILT in all over India. We can term the Distributors is the back bone of an Industry. Marketing Process of BILT as follows-MARKETING PROCESS OF BILTWholesalerRetailerRetailerCustomerProduction UnitJobberDistributorDeportDeportRetailer(B).PurchasingThe purchasing department receives a list of raw materials and services required by the production department to complete the customer’s orders. The purchasing department sends purchase orders to selected suppliers to deliver the necessary raw materials to the manufacturing site on the required date.Supply Chain Process of Purchasing DepartmentHere at Ballarpur Industries Ltd. all the Procuring activities are done by the Purchasing department except for Bamboo & Hardwood because these two are procured by Raw material Dept.The Purchase Department arranges the requirement of the Consumer Departments like MSD, Manufacturing, Finishing, Finance, Quality Control, Electrical, Mechanical, Workshop, Instrumentation, and R&D. These consumer departments will raise the Purchase Requisition (PR) for their Requirement to purchase Dept.The Purchase Dept. floats the Enquiry against the Indent.Then according to the SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) they finalize the Party or Customer.Then the Transporter is been decided, it may be Contractual or Nominated by the Party.Then it is updated in the ARIBA (An Interface for Purchase Dept) for approval from competent authority. When all the concerned authorities approves, the Order will be raised.When the consignment reaches at the Consignee (Manufacturing UNIT) it is been assigned a Serial no. generated through ARIBA by Stores Dept. Then it has to go through a process like entry at each level for example Gate Entry, Store Entry.Then the concerned Consumer Department people inspect the Inventory as per Quality or Specification and confirm the acceptance. After acceptance of the material Stores will raise the KR. it goes through the Payment Process where the Finance Dept. verify the payment terms and payments and pay the amount to the Customer.If in Case it does not match with the Specification it is allotted an IKR (Irregular Kachha Receipt).When it is allotted IKR it goes to rejection stage where the Purchase Dept. check for whether the payment has been made or not.If it is been made the Inventories are kept for Exchange otherwise it is sent back the Vendor which is called RTV (Return to Vendor).Flowchart for the working Process of Purchase DepartmentProcurement or Purchase Dept.Consumer Dept. Raise the PRFloat Enquiry & Finalize the Party TransportersWill be finalized by either Consignee or Consignor InspectionInspection for Quality/ Specification by Consumer Dept.Kachha ReceiptKRMill Stores Payment ProcessKeep the Material for ExchangeFinance Dept.Verification of Payment terms & Payment Material Rejection IKRIf amount is paid If not PaidPay Amount to the Customer/ PartyReturn to Vendor (RTV) *PR- Purchase Requisition *KR- Kachha Receipt *IKR-Irregular Katcha Receipt (Rejected Receipt)(C).PlanningProduction Planning address the decision on the acquisition, utilization and allocation of product resources to satisfy customer requirements in the most efficient and effective way. Typical decision includes work force level, production lot sizes, assignment of overtime and sequencing of production runs. The requirement triggered by the customer’s sales order will be combined with other orders as per the production schedule. The production department will create a production plan to produce the products to fulfill the customer’s orders within the limited time horizon. Planning in context with BILT Unit SEWAProduction Planning and control entails the acquisition and allocation of limited resources production activities so as to satisfy customer demand over a specified time horizon. As such planning and control problems are inherently optimization problems, where the objective is to develop a plan that meets demand at minimum cost or that fills the demand that maximizes profit.Production Planning is done at an aggregate level, for both products and resources. Distinct but similar products are combined into aggregate product families that can be planned together so as to reduce planning complexity. Similarly, production resources, such as distinct machines or labor pools are aggregated into an aggregate machine or labor resources. When an Order is punched in the OTPTIVISION by the Zonal office for a specific unit to manufacture it is in the U (Unscheduled) State. All the other Departments can see the order but actually can’t workout unless & until the respective MSD Plans for the particular order by turning it into P (Planned) state. In this state the MSD define the Route of the Order. Here route means the path starting from the paper machine to ready to transport state. All the process are been defined in this stage by MSD. From here the work of production department starts. They see the order and divide all the order into several Runs (sub process) according to the specification. They instruct the machine operators to manufacture as per the requirement. The Production Department takes care of the production work and when all the products are manufactured the Quality Assurance Department Checks the Goods and certifies them. Then they are handed over to the MSD warehouse and MSD then Plans for the transportation Process of the finished goods.(D).InventoryThe raw materials are received from the suppliers, checked for quality and accuracy and moved into the warehouse. The supplier will then send an invoice to the company for the items they delivered. The raw materials are stored until they are required by the production department. Inventory in context with BILT Unit SEWAHere at BILT Unit SEWA All the Inventory are broadly categorized into 4 types based on their Nature and Requirement which are as follows-BERTB (Block) - In this category comes all the materials which require a lots of capitalization, Time for Implementation and lots of human effort to carry forward the task. This kind of Inventory is been purchased by knowing of the top management or we can say it is their decision to purchase or acquire that particular Inventory. Some Example of this kind of Inventory is New Machinery, New Equipment, and New Technology for Production etc. These are one time activity. But after installation or implementation some inventory left with us then we can change those inventories to other categories i.e. Essential, Regular and Temporary for further utilization. For this kind of inventory only the top management can raise the PR.E (Essential) – In this category as the name suggests all the essential items come that can be used for continues, without interruption Production. For example spare parts of machinery, Raw material etc. But there is level for both maximum and minimum essential inventory which should be maintained. For this kind of inventory a particular consumer department can raise the PR (Purchase Requisition) for a particular use. R (Regular) – In this category all the regularly consumed items that are being needed every time comes. It can be consumed by every department fro which the store generates the PR through a sub inventory. There is a maximum and minimum level for these inventories. To raise the PR the Lead Time and Consumption value are taken into consideration and the ABC analysis is being done.T (Temporary) – All the inventories that are of temporary requirement comes under this category. This type of inventory should be consumed within 90 days. For example ------------------------------------There is also a special category which is not included but has some importance in Inventory Handling which is described as below.S (Surplus) - All the inventories can be converted to this category because any inventory which is of further no use or less required in future can be categorized in it. For example after implementing new production technique by establishing new machinery all the spare parts of old machinery is of no use. So these inventories can come to this category. Thus these inventories become a dead asset for the company and contribute nothing to the company. So to use it effectively the concerned Store in charge circulates a mail to other Units of the company to take and use them as per their requirements. Based on the Production Schedule the Inventories can be divided into two categories as described below.Preproduction Inventory Here Preproduction Inventories refers to Bamboo, Pulp, Hardwood, Chemicals, and Machineries etc. which are required for production of Paper. Postproduction InventoryHere Postproduction Inventories refers to Finished Product i.e. Paper in terms of Reams or Sheets Cartoons. (E).Production Based on the Customer requirement the Production has to Start. The finished products ordered by the customer are manufactured using the raw materials purchased from suppliers. After the items have been completed and tested, they are stored back in the warehouse prior to delivery to the customer. Production in context with BILT Unit SEWAThe Production Department plans for the production keeping in mind the Order size and the availability of other resources such as machines, Raw materials, Warehouse to store etc. There are Two Paper manufacturing Machines, PM-1 and PM-2 using which the production work is done. Both the machines are dedicated for manufacturing different quality and sizes of papers. The PM-1 is dedicated for manufacturing of Copier grade paper like image copier 70 GSM, TOT (10/10) Mtv 65 GSM and Copier FS 68 GSM. Where as the PM-2 is dedicated for manufacturing of Writing & Printing (W&P) paper like Easy Printing ranging from 52-58 GSM, SSML HB 60- 90 GSM, Copier FS 62-80 GSM and Image copier & TOT 65-70 GSM. There is an A4 line at the end of PM-1. All the orders are manufactured in the form of Jumbo Rolls. Further after being certified by the Quality Assurance Department, they are cut into reams and then either transported to Cutting Centers (VZM & VSKP) or given the size and shape as per the specification and transported to the Customers. Order Status at various stages in OptivisionU- Unscheduled I- InvoicedP- Planned S- Shipped T- Trimmed K- CancelledM- Manufacturing X- CancelledW- Wrapped/Warehouse C- Forcedly Closed Item L- Loading Started(F).Transportation When the finished product arrives in the warehouse, the shipping department determines the most efficient method to ship the products so that they are delivered on or before the date specified by the customer. When the goods are received by the customer, the company will send an invoice for the delivered products. Transportation in context with BILT Unit SEWA Transportation is an important function of Marketing. Goods must be transported from their place of Production to the many locations of their customers. This can be done through various means such as Air, Water, Rail and Road. Here at BILT Unit SEWA all the transportation activities of raw material and finished goods are done by Road Transportation. The transporters those who are indulged in these activities are either nominated by the Party itself or Selected and awarded the contract for the specific year by the Company. The selections of Transporters are basically done in two ways. One is Offline negotiation and other one is Online Reverse Auction where the company finds out the various transporters providing services for those particular areas and after doing a comparative statement they finalize and award them the contract. And For the current year the company has selected the transporters by online reverse auction method. The processes that the company follows for the online reverse auction method are as follows. After manufacturing the Quality Assurance Department certify the Product, then the goods comes to finishing department and here all the people of finishing department do all the counting and primary packing of the goods through wrappers manually. Then it comes to MSD warehouse and after doing the secondary packing the MSD plans for the transportation by appointing the transporters to dispatch the goods to the Customer’s destination.Existing Material Movement by RoadRajpura, Saharanpur DepotDelhi, Jhansi Depot or PartiesRajpura Transshipment PointIndore DepotKolkata Depot or PartiesMILLMumbai, Ahmadabad, Pune Depot or PartiesIchhapuram Transshipment PointVizianagaram Transshipment PointVizianagaram Cutting CentreVisakhapatnam Cutting CentreHyderabad Transshipment PointChennai, Bangaluru, Cochin Depot or Parties Supply Chain Process at BILT Unit SEWAGives Shape & Size as per Specification Intend Order as per RequirementsManufactures as per the SpecificationPunches Order in OPTIVISONProduction Planning & Order MonitoringMSD Plans Transportation & Dispatch the OrderSupply Chain Management at BILT Unit SEWATo ensure that the supply chain is operating as efficient as possible and generating the highest level of customer satisfaction at the lowest cost, BILT have adopted Supply Chain Management processes and associated technology. Supply Chain Management has three levels of activities that different parts of the company are focusing on: strategic; tactical; and operational.Strategic: At this level, company management will be looking to high level strategic decisions concerning the whole organization, such as the size and location of manufacturing sites, partnerships with suppliers, products to be manufactured and sales markets.****The unit is always overbooked to the tune of 7,500 MT in a month whereas the capacity is restricted to 6,500 MT depending on various constraints in mechanical behavior of the machine. The GSM (Gram per Square Meter) & Various SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) are also influencing the capacity utilization of the machine. Considering the market demand and run ability of the machine the HO Marketing is regularly monitoring the activities of execution of orders in accordance to the monthly sales plan. Monthly sales plan is a perpetual home work an effective tool in respective of execution of orders. The MSD personnel are strictly advised to adhere to the allocated quantities, quality as specified there on. Tactical: Tactical decisions focus on adopting measures that will produce cost benefits such as using industry best practices, developing a purchasing strategy with favored suppliers, working with logistics companies to develop cost effect transportation and developing warehouse strategies to reduce the cost of storing inventory.****In existing scenario of price escalation of diesel the transportation cost is being increase day by day which influenced the Lended cost of the customer. Keeping in view of such high trend in transportation cost the unit is adopting a very cost affective scientific method to cry a halt in escalating trend. In every year the Unit is inviting tenders from various reputed transport operators through online in Reverse Auction Method. Since the best price (Freight) is sealed by the company the cost effectiveness in respective of transportation charges are higher. In other words the lowest bidders in comparison to best price are awarded the contract to render service throughout the year. The customer lending cost as far as freight is concerned is in safe custody due to the above cost effective scientific method is concerned. In addition to cost effective price (freight) the delivery time and safe handling of materials are preconditioned in the contract and the suitable penalty are imposed in case the conditions are not honored .Regular follow up and monitoring are also affected so that the customer are within our reach regarding their status of material.Operational: Decisions at this level are made each day in businesses that affect how the products move along the supply chain. Operational decisions involve making schedule changes to production, purchasing agreements with suppliers, taking orders from customers and moving products in the warehouse.****Orders scheduled for manufacturing is always within the ambit of sales plan. Therefore once sales plan is distributed to all the departments in the chain are proactively extending their respective chain so as to the cycle is competed without any interruptions. Each member of the chain is always in the stage of “On your marks Get Set Go” with ensuring that perpetual home work. Supply Chain Management Technology used in BILT Unit SEWAIf a company expects to achieve benefits from their supply chain management process, then it will require some level of investment in technology. The backbone for many large companies has been the vastly expensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suites, such as SAP and Oracle. Thus to ensure a high Customer satisfaction and a smooth working environment BILT has adopted an ERP System called OPTIVISON developed and maintained by Oracle. Since the wide adoption of Internet technologies, all businesses can take advantage of Web-based software and Internet communications. Instant communication between vendors and customers allows for timely updates of information, which is the key in management of the supply chain. OPTIVISIONOptivision Comes from Honeywell, USA through Honeywell Automation India Ltd.It is a paper specific sollution Unlike SAP, BaaN and Oracle, which are generic Sillutions.It is successfully running in 100 plus Locations world wide.It covers ‘Make’ and ‘Sell’ part of the business but it doesn’t cover financial and procurement part of business.O-OrderP-PlanningT-TrackingI-InvoicingVISION – Insight or In a single InterfaceProduct Map of OPTIVISIONOrder ManagementBlock SchedulingTrim OptimizationMicro SchedulingATPQualityProduction ManagementInventory ManagementPurchasingOrder ManagementProcurementCostingOracle & CRM SuiteSuppliersFinancialBenefits of OPTIVISIONImproved Production PlanningAbility to Promise (ATP) delivery date to the customerVisibility of order StatusReduction in Wastage as system will do deckle match and Trim OptimizationVisibility of Inventories leading to reduction in Inventory related costs.Distribution strategy :To Depot distribution.To Wholesales.CORPORATE SALES & MARKETING OFFICEFirst India Place, Tower CMehrauli Gurgaon RoadGurgaon 122002, HaryanaPh : +91-124-2804242, 2804243Fax: +91-124-2389495REGIONAL OFFICESNorth Zone249, Okhla Industrial EstatePhase-III, OkhlaNew Delhi 110020Ph : +91-11-5161581-83, 51613061Fax: +91-11-51613060East Zone6B Pretoria StreetKolkatta 700071Ph : +91-33-22821297, 22824535, 22821346-47Fax: +91-33-22826271West Zone-IH-2 Paragon Textile Mills Pvt Ltd, CompoundNear TV Centre, Worli, Mumbai 400013Ph : +91-22-24903187-91 , Fax: +91-22-24928981West Zone-II511, Anand Mangal-IIIAmbawadi, Ahmedabad 380006Ph : +91-79-6400297, Fax: +91-79-6400298South ZoneWescare Tower16, Cenotaph Road, Teynampet,Chennai 600018Ph : +91-44-24315850, Fax: +91-44-24351011DISTRIBUTORS OF BILT I. EVEREST TRADING COMPANY – BBSR2. SAHA AMIRCHAND & TARACHAND & SONS- VIJAYWADA 3. EVEREST COMMUNICATION CORPORATION- HYDEHABAD4. N.DESAI PAPER PVT. LTD - AHMEDABAD5. P.R.P.PAPER- CHENNAI 6. JANA AGENCY – SIVAKASIMARKETING PROCESS OF BILTWholesalerretailerRetailerProduction unitCustomerDistributorJobberDeportDeport RetailerPHYSICAL DISTRIBUTATION OF FINISHED PRODUCT TO DEPOTS BY ROAD TRANSPORTATION IN BILTROAD TRANSPORT:-It can be divided into two typesOwn Company TransportOpen MarketOWN COMPANY TRANSPORTIf the shipper owns its own truck or they have their private carrier. This is called Own Company Transport. But the paper industries BILT (Unit Sewa) have their no private carrier.OPEN MARKETBILT (UNIT SEWA) depend upon the contract carrier. A contract carrier is an independent Organization. Who sell their transportation to others on a contract basis. They are called Transporter.The following are the transporter of BILTSUPREME ROAD TRANSPORTER LTD. (SRTL)ORISSA BENGAL CARRIER (OBC) SOUTH INDIAN LOGISTIC CO. (SILC)DEEPAK TRANSPORER AGENCY (DTA)DELHI ASSAM ROADWAYS CORPORATION (DARC)Supreme Road Transporter (SRTL) serves his service to all north Delhi, Rajpura, Saharanpur, JhansiOrissa, Bengal Carrier Transporter-MUMBAI, CHENNAI, AHMEDABAD, COCHIN, CALCUTTA, AHEMEDABAD.South Indian logistic – VIZIANAGARAM, VISAKHAPATNAMDeepak Transporter Agency - MUMBAI, PUNESOUTHERN ROAD CARRIERS – CHENNAI, BANGALORE.RESEARCH METHODOLOGYPROBLEM FORMULATION?Analyzing the Supply Chain Management decision of Ballarpur Industries Ltd. RESEARCH DESIGN?Quantitative technique is being used that help to make the relationship between theory and research. The design that is being followed in this case is descriptive one. Since the objective is to analyse the Supply Chain Management decision of BILT. Basically descriptive research is of two type-single cross sectional and multiple cross sectional. Since, in this case I am just taking one sample and drawing the conclusion on that basis it is single cross sectional.?DATA SOURCES?Data collection is done with the help of two methods-i) Primary data collection- In this case data are collected directly from the respondent in the Questionnaire that is being used in this research process. The data are collected by interaction mode from the Distributors and Wholesalers. The data was collected by the Distributors and Wholesalers in a disguise mode. Another way that is used for data collection is telephoning interaction/interview with the sellers.ii) Secondary data collection- The secondary data is basically used for the purpose of enhancing the concept clarity regarding different variables of Supply Chain. The sources are research articles, journals, magazines and internet.?Sources: Websites BooksSAMPLE CONSIDERATION?SAMPLE DESCRIPTION- The sample chosen for this study is Distributors and wholesaler who deals in IMAGE copier (BILT paper).?SAMPLE FRAME- The sample frame of this study is the Distributors and wholesaler keeping and selling IMAGE copier(BILT paper) in JeyporeSAMPLE SIZE- The sample size is 100.?SAMPLING TECHNIQUE- The technique that is being used in the research is convenient samplingDATA ANALYSISAre you aware of BILT.Yes : 70 No: 30 BILT is recognised by near about 70% of population and having a very good SCM by which BILT enjoying a good brand image in market.Other brands you come acrossBILT enjoying a good portion of market share. But having a tuff competition from JK paper mill . By asking that how many wholesaler are satisfied with the supply chain management of BILT and i got the results asFrom all respondents 60% are satisfied with the supply chain management but 15% of them not satisfied due to lack of communication with semi urban areas.Supply chain management covers a big portion of different elements which effects the decision making process by an wholesaler. So we asked those wholesaler on which they takes the decision to deal and i used sample as a)brand image b)price c)supply chain d)quality of paper and i got the results asElementsNo. of wholesaler takes decision Brand image15Price25Supply chain30Quality of paper30lefttopAs this pie chat describes that supply chain effects a big impact on decision making process of an wholesaler .Do the customer consider for new productYes : 60 No : 35 Don’t Know : 5 It indicates that Company may consider for new product development rather than increasing the existing production, which has got less demand . These are questioners to the wholesaler and distributors on which we got the results. And some questioner for the MSD department on which we are going analyse the rest impont role played by supply chain management to develop the organisation’s profit.How successful do you think is your company in managing its supply chain in different area like a)semi-urban area b)urban area c)metro city and we got result as BILT deals with Rajpura Transshipment point ,Vizayangaram Transshipment point and Ichhapuram Transshiment point .when any order takes place from Delhi , Jhansi Depot or parties ,Indore Depot ,Rajpua , Saharanpur Depot , etc it takes the route of Rajpura Transshipment point and it takes a little more time. So when it questioned that how successful Supply Chain works it concludes that it work very well in urban area but due to metro city are far from the main mill it takes a little more. And then next question was How do you manage your supply chain? and we got the answer as to ensure that the supply chain is operating as efficient as possible and generating the highest level of customer satisfaction at the lowest cost, BILT have adopted Supply Chain Management processes and associated technology. Supply Chain Management has three levels of activities that different parts of the company are focusing on: strategic; tactical; and operational. Does a company need a separate department to deal with supply chain affairs ? FORMCHECKBOX YES FORMCHECKBOX NOThis question asked to different distributor and we got results as, among 100 respondents 63 said yes and rest 37 said no its not mandatory to have a separate department for supply chain management to have a smooth flow of work. How much benefit can be acquired by using these systems?Close partnership with suppliers & customersNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotJIT supplyNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lote-procurementNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotSupply Chain BenchmarkingNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotPlan strategicallyNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotHolding safety stockNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotAnd I got response as if I gives points to A lot :5 ,Grately :4 ,Average :3 ,Little :2 and Not at all :1 then it will like this It shows that the JIT system will beneficial for the organisation as most of respondents (Distributors & Wholesaler) choosen JIT as yhe most favourable system for SCM in organisation.In what level company is facing the problems when using these systems?Resistance to change from employees____Resources shortages____Skills shortages____Insufficient vendor support____transportation____other specific____By this we got response as the main problem faced by the company is transportation . because mill situated in a place (jeypore) which is no properly connected with capital city. Due to this transportation cost a lot to company and increases total cost.Is it less expensive to buy own trucks or hire the transporters for transportation ?This question provides the suitable answer for the previous question .As company main problem is transportation, company may adopt their own transportation facilities rather than going for private transport’s to decrease the transportation charges.OBSERVATIONS1. UNREALISTIC FOREST POLICYThe main Raw Materials for manufacturing a paper are Bamboo and Hardwoods. Even through this unit has its plantation at CHITRAKONDA and MALAKANGIRI both the plantations are taken on lease basis in the state of ORISSA and own plantation at NANDAPUR(ORISSA) is sufficient to face the requirements or demand from the customer.There has been extreme uncertainty in regard of forest lease and royalties. At first the paper units got forest on favourable basis by fair r unfair industry. Many state governments used to raise royalties and lease out regularly the forest to paper industry. The designated forest area in India is about 23% of the total area. The national forest policy announced recently aims to bring about a rapid in forest cover from 23 to 33%. As the yield from the forest poor, the target is unlikely to be attained. The forest policy expects the industry to raise the raw material through farm forestry is association with the growers.This unit insisted that the farmers or the growers by permitted to raise plantations of Hardwoods like ACCASIA, EUCALYPTUS, CASURINA etc. for the pulp making on its own and requirement to encourage the initiative with the allocation of large piece of contiguous land on lease or any other commercially basis.2.RAW MATERIAL PROBLEM As per the mills based on conventional Raw Materials such as Bamboo, Hardwood, Cane etc. These Mill went them without the thought of afforstration. There has been deforestation and both the central and state government has actively colluded with the paper mills in destroying forests indiscriminately. The caused the major problems for industry as the raw material supply went down day by dayComparison shows that wood plantations controlled by the government yields poor results than that of plantations outside the country, these plantations suffer from lack of resources of Finance, Technical etc.The raw materials which are made available to these industries are at a very high cost with the government raising the royalty rates steeply year by year.3.HIGH COST OF PRODUCTIONThe price of the standard equipment needed by the paper industry is very high like wise chemical raw materials have also risen by similar rate.The price of power and coal which is supplied by private and public sector units have risen by 40% in the last decade. Similarly the royalties on Bamboo and Hardwood have been increased by to 700% in the last decade.Those units situated near the forests the transport costs are also high when they have imported waste paper as their raw material. Over all problem is the serious power cut, which leads to stoppage of production.4.OVER CAPACITY AND UNDER UTILISATIONThe encouragement by Government to small paper units, resulted in over capacity in the industry and severs competition. Those units which could not face the competition and could not bear the increase in the cost of Raw Materials, transport charges, tripping in wastage and regular power cut which lead to stoppage of production and the local bodies threatens closure of paper mills.5.HIGH TRANSPORTAATION COSTAs the mill situated such a place far from metro and big cities it cost high to the organization for the transportation. As to get delivered at these big cities it road way and takes more as they have to go through transshipment point. For example if there is an order from Delhi it delivered in Rajpura transshipment and then it delivered at Delhi. So it takes more time to be delivered and as well as it takes more cost for the transportation.6.LACK OF NEW TECHNOLOGYLack of technology is another problem of this unit. It cost company as a lot breakdown in working time which results in high cost of production. SUGGESTIONSTo decrease the production cost and increases the profits, this Unit may control or reduce the administrative overheads and other controllable expenses like- transportation cost, using the advance technologies etc.The industry may go for alternative technology for the quality control and to reduce stoppage of production.The industry may try to adopt a marketing orientation to find out new customers like educational institution and government sectors if applicable, rather than depending much on the demand from the existing customers only.Maintaining the wastage or maximizing the utilization of available resources and placing the orders in time after calculating economic order quantity(EOQ) may solve raw material problem. It is necessary to look after raw material problem. It is necessary to look after raw material problem in various areas.The industry has a whole can go for different providing policies to meet the competitor price in the market.The industry may adopt their own transportation facilities rather than going for private transport’s to decrease the transportation charges.In order to improve the performance in total, it should introduce Management Information Service(MIS).Industry may search for alternative raw materials for their production pany may consider for new product development rather than increasing the existing production, which has got less demand.To increase the demand for the existing product it must go for proper advertisements and awareness programmes in the adjacent places where the need of the product is very high and where the demand for the product is less.Offering incentives or benefits to the production and marketing staff can solve many problems in the pany may consider for expansion of existing plantation of main raw materials is use their forest policy.To decrease the production cost and increases the profits, this Unit may control or reduce the administrative overheads and other controllable expenses like- transportation cost, using the advance technologies etc.The Company should introduce Just in Time method for both the production and supply of Goods to avoid the inventory handling costs and proper shop floor utilization.The industry as a whole can go for different incentives and discount plans to meet the customer’s choice and competitor price in the market.CONCLUSION Supply chains encompass the companies and the business activities needed to design, make, deliver, and use a product or service. Businesses depend on their supply chains to provide them with what they need to survive and thrive.“A supply chain consists of all stages involved, directly or indirectly, in fulfilling a customer request. The supply chain not only includes the manufacturer and suppliers ,but also transporters, warehouses, retailers, and customers themselves.”My aim is To investigate the current situation and future prospect of supply chain management in Ballarpur Industries Limited . due to business depends on supply chain management to survive in market it’s a big issue to be studied.so in this summer internship programme my main objectives are to identify major challenges and developments for SCM and its related issues in Ballrpur industries limited and To understand the impact of policy making on SCM and implementation.And in these seven weeks I got to know that Supply Chain Management plays a big role in BILT (Unit Sewa) as all other organisation. In these seven I studied that BILT (Unit Sewa) got a good SCM but with some problem as lack of technology , location disadvantage ,transportation constraints , high transportation cost ,distance factors from metro and big cities. As my observation I suggest to implement Management Information System in the organisation to have quick and uninterrupted wok , to deal with transportation constraints and cost it should explore movement of material through rail and potential transporters for specific market having good line-up for movement of materials. QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Respondents,I am a MBA student doing my course as per the requirement of B.P.U.T I have been undergoing a survey method of BILT Papers. Kindly co-operate with me for completing this survey successfully by giving your valuable response. This study is about marketing demand and perception of different papers of BILT.1. Are you aware of Ballarpur Industries Ltd (BILT) Paper ?a) Yes__________b) No______________2. What are the Papers (Brands) you have come across ?a) BILT__________b) JK______________c) ITC___________d) TNPL____________e) CENTURY ____________f) WESTCOAST________g) RAMANEWSPRINT ___________3. Do you satisfied with the supply chain management of BILT?a)not at allb)littlec)satisfiedd)quite satisfiede)very satisfied4. Rank the features that effects your decision making process ?a) Brand Image_______ b) Price ________c)Supply Chain _____ d) Quality of paper5. How do you manage your supply chain? Tick all that applyClose partnership with suppliers & customersJIT supplye-procurementSupply Chain BenchmarkingPlan strategicallyHolding safety stockOther (specifyHow successful do you think is your company in managing its supply chain in general?Not successful at allNot successfulSomewhat successfulSuccessfulVery successful FORMCHECKBOX 1 FORMCHECKBOX 2 FORMCHECKBOX 3 FORMCHECKBOX 4 FORMCHECKBOX 5Which of the following you think that your company needs to do in order to manage its supply chain better? Close partnership with suppliers & customersJIT supplye-procurementSupply Chain BenchmarkingPlan strategicallyHolding safety stockOther (specify)Does your company have a separate logistics department? FORMCHECKBOX YES FORMCHECKBOX NODoes your company have a clear logistics strategic plan? FORMCHECKBOX YES FORMCHECKBOX NORank the types of systems are currently in use in your company to support Supply Chain Management?Material Requirements Planning (MRP)___Warehouse Management System (WMS)___Customer Relationships Management (CRM)___Supplier Relationships Management (SRM)___Just In Time (JIT)___E-commerce & E-business___ How much did you actually benefit from using these systems?Close partnership with suppliers & customersNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotJIT supplyNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lote-procurementNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotSupply Chain BenchmarkingNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotPlan strategicallyNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotHolding safety stockNot at allb) Littlec)Average d)Greatly e) A lotBIBLIOGRAPHYKotler, Philip, Marketing Management, Delhi, Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., 2004Kothari, C.R., Research Methodology, Delhi, Wishwa Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., 2003Business Today MagazineWebsite referred - Engine- ................
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