Operations Management

PROJRCT

Presented By,
Arya Dileep
Neenu Francis
Adishankara Business School
 LIMITED
Established in 1975 , by Mr. M.C Jacob

Located at Kizhakkambalam, Aluva

Textile Manufacturing & Bags Industry

Largest employer in private sector in the state of

Kerala
Currently employs over 2000 people .
1. Products:

Bags ( School Bags, Backpacks, Travel Bags)

Cloths (Bed sheets, Dhotis, Lungies)

Garments ( Agna, Adonis)

Fabrics ( Polyester-Cotton, Cotton-Nylon,

Cotton- Linen..)
2. Other Units
Anna Aluminium Company

Kitex garments limited

Kitex community college

SARA SPICES

Latest ventures
3. Potential customers, Suppliers, Competitors:
Customers:
More than 30 showrooms in Kerala.
They got 2500 authorised dealers all over India & Middle
East and are supplying to various foreign customers as well
as to major exporters all over India.
Suppliers
Indirect materials are brought from Gujarat, Maharashtra
etc. As bulk order basis. It deals the Purchase department.
Competitors:

MCR cotton mill

 WILDCRAFT  
American Tourister
Diesel bags
Puma bags and umbrellas
Raymond Ltd Mumbai
4. Production capacity

Kitex is one of the major manufacturers in India with

fabric making capacity. They are capable of
manufacturing more than 1.2 million meters of
woven and 25 lakh units of knitted garments per
month.

Bags are produced with a capacity of

3,500 sq. per day
5. Location? Why that location?

Kizhakkambalam, Aluva near Kochi.

It facilitates an advantage of direct logistic connectivity

with major international destinations by sea and air.

The sister concerns of Kitex Ltd are also situated in

Kizhakkambalam and nearby areas.
6. Material Handling Equipment (Complete list with
capacity)

Two wheeled industrial truck or trolleys

Four wheeled industrial truck or trolleys

Platform truck
7. Plant Layout
(Arrangement of machines & equipment on the shop
floor of the plant)

It is understood that the machines in Kitex industry’s

plant are arranged in a line or product layout.
8. Industrial Safety (various safety gadgets used)
Safety posters should be put on the notice boards
Ventilation facility, prohibition of smoking in
manufacturing areas
Factory building should be made of fire resistant
Industry follows in the emergency situation they can exit
facility to be provided
Warning and symbols
Personal protective cloth wears and also wears rubber
shoes and gloves.
Proper training to workers, about the safety matter.
9. Inputs &Processes
10. Productivity measurement

Productivity in Kitex examines the relationship

between input and output in that production
process. Productivity measures are conceptualised
on the basis of economic theory, properties of a
production function and results from the economic
theory.
11. Quality Assurance of products:
3-STEP INSPECTION PROCESS

1. Pre production inspection

2. Mid -production inspection  
3. Final inspection

QUALITY TESTS FOR FINISHED PRODUCTS ARE:

 Drop test
 Handle snatch test
 Jerking test
 Dimension, stitching and finishing
12. ISO 9001 Certification/ other certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Workplace Conditions Assessment (WCA)

Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production

(WRAP) certified garment manufacturer & exporter
OEKO Tex Certificate of Quality

GOTS certified logo for organic clothing label

13. Maintenance policy
They must be a process, then working condition of plant or
machinery is maintained at the optimum level at to the given
maximum output maintenance is done through repairs,
partial replacement or if any total replacement.

Problem occurred Operator Supervisor

Production officer Maintenance officer  Solution.
14.Purchase & Stores
 
Yarn raw materials are directly bring from their own
plants
Purchases raw materials from Coimbatore, and
Tamilnadu. They have been a regular supplier for long
period of time
They have a separate storage room where fabrics and
accessories are stored
The raw materials comes to this unit from the supplier
and audited here and kept until it is distributed to
other units
15.Sustainable waste disposal.
 
Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)
 
ETP is one type of waste water treatment method
which is particularly designed to purify industrial
waste water for its reuse and its aim is to release safe
water to environment from the harmful effect caused
by the effluent.
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