Project Management SHAHID FAN Industry

Fan is a daily use item. Its utility increases, especially in the summer season. The industry isproducing about 5
to 6 million fans per annum and meeting successfully the local as well as t h e e x p o r t
demand. Pakistan is a manufacturer of good quality fans. All the
f a n m a n u f a c t u r i n g u n i t s h a v e b e e n s e t u p i n t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r. T h e f a n i n d u s t r y i s
m a i n l y clustered in the two major cities namely, Gujarat, Gujranwala, whereas some units are
alsooperating in Lahore and Karachi. This cluster meets the entire need of the country producingfans with
extended product types, models, designs, and colors.T h e f a n i n d u s t r y i s m a i n l y c l u s t e r e d i n t h e
f o u r m a j o r c i t i e s n a m e l y, G u j a r a t , Gujranwala, Lahore and Karachi. Fan industry is producing about
seven (7) million fans per annum
. Out of the total production, approximately
30
per cent fans consist of pedestals,
7
per cent brackets and the remaining
63
per cent are ceiling fans. The industry belongs to thelight engineering industry category, and is one of
the industries that existed at the time of i n d e p e n d e n c e . B e s i d e s s m a l l a n d m e d i u m u n i t s , a
f e w u n i t s a r e q u i t e l a r g e a n d h a v e integrated system i.e. from motor winding to high-pressure dies
casting. These units are themain players in the export field. Sales are also fairly concentrated with
five large firms inGujarat and two in Gujranwala, accounting for
40%
of total industry sales. The industry is producing a variety of products in different sizes and designs. The
major products are: ceiling, pedestal, table, table-cum-pedestal fans, circumatic fans, wall bracket,exhaust fans
and propellers. Most of the raw materials used by the fan industry are directly or i n d i r e c t l y i m p o r t e d
from different countries. Some of the raw materials used in
t h e manufacturing of a fan are: electric steel sheets, aluminum, enameled copper
w i r e , b a l l bearing, steel rod and PVC