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Operations Planning & Control
A Project On
Operations at Nadikattu Cotton Industries

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Submitted to Mr.Syed Habeeb,
School of Management, NIT Warangal.
Submitted By
Arjun S – 138906
Heeralal B - 138907
Asha Latha Balivada-138908
Suresh Bandaru-138909
Himaja-138910

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project report “Operations at Nadikattu Cotton Industries” submitted by Arjun S, Heeralal B, Asha Latha B, Suresh B and Himaja B students of “NIT WARANGAL” MBA 1st year, batch 2013-2015, bonafide work carried out by them.

During their tenure at the project, they were found to be sincere and meticulous in their work. I appreciate their enthusiasm and dedication towards the work assigned to them.

I am hopeful that they will prove to be a good professional and wish them grand success for the future.

DATE: 25.03.2014 COURSE INSTRUCTOR:

Syed Habeeb

Faculty, NIT Warangal.

INDEX ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION 6 1.1 PRODUCTION PROCESS 1.2 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
2. ABOUT NADIKATTU COTTON INDUSTRIES 7
3. INFRASTRUCTURE 7 3.1 INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY 3.2 FACT SHEET 3.3 NEWS
4. ENUMAMULA VILLAGE, WARANGAL 10 4.1 ABOUT ENUMAMULA 4.2 DEMOGRAPHICS OF ENUMAMULA
5. OPERATIONS AT NADIKATTU COTTON INDUSTRIES 11 5.1 SUPPLIERS 5.2 PRODUCTION PROCESS 5.3 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 5.4 CUSTOMERS
7. CONCLUSION 15
APPENDIX 16
REFERENCES 17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The success of any research study depends up on a number of factors among which the proper guidance from the experts in the industry and a faculty plays an important role.

We take this opportunity to convey our sincere thanks and gratitude to all those who have directly or indirectly helped and contributed towards the completion of this project.

We take here a great opportunity to express our sincere and deep sense of gratitude to Mr. Syed Habeeb for giving us an opportunity to work on this project. The support and guidance from sir was of great help and it was extremely valuable.

We take this platform to convey our gratitude to Srinivas, proprietor of Nadikattu cotton industries for his prompt response and guidance. Without his outright support and prompt response, it would not be possible to do any justice as well as bring authenticity to the project.

ABSTRACT

Cotton is the oldest among all fibers, and one of the most important commercial crops playing a key role in the world economy. India is one of the prominent cotton producers in the world, covering an area of nearly nine million hectares and accounting for 25 per cent of the world cotton area. Cotton textile and secondary manufacturing industry provides employment to about 35 million people and contribute to 14 per cent of the India’s industrial production, 27-30 per cent of the export earnings and 4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Andhra Pradesh occupies a prominent position among cotton producing states in India as it accounts for around 11 per cent of the nation’s cotton production and occupies third place in terms of area and production in the country. This report details about the production process, inventory management and various other aspects of operations at Nadikattu cotton industries which is located in Enumamula village, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh.

1. INTRODUCTION:

Operations at a firm include production process and Inventory management.

1. Production Process:
The production process is concerned with transforming a range of inputs into those outputs that are required by the market.
This involves two main sets of resources - the transforming resources, and the transformed resources.
The transforming resources include the buildings, machinery, computers, and people that carry out the transforming processes. The transformed resources are the raw materials and components that are transformed into end products.
Any production process involves a series of links in a production chain. At each stage value is added in the course of production. Adding value involves making a product more desirable to a consumer so that they will pay more for it. Adding value therefore is not just about manufacturing, but includes the marketing process including advertising, promotion and distribution that make the final product more desirable.
It is very important for businesses to identify the processes that add value, so that they can enhance these processes to the ongoing benefit of the business.
2. Inventory Management:
The overseeing and controlling of the ordering, storage and use of components that a company will use in the production of the items it will sell as well as the overseeing and controlling of quantities of finished products for sale. A business's inventory is one of its major assets and represents an investment that is tied up until the item is sold or used in the production of an item that is sold. It also costs money to store, track and insure inventory. Inventories that are mismanaged can create significant financial problems for a business, whether the mismanagement results in an inventory glut or an inventory shortage.

2. ABOUT NADIKATTU COTTON INDUSTRIES:

Nadikattu Cotton Industries is the first TMC (Technical Mission on Cotton, Approved by Textile ministry of India- Govt. of India) approved Ginning and Pressing Company in Warangal. We are engaged in manufacturing and export of best quality cotton bales. Nadikattu Cotton Industries is located in Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Our plant is less than 500 meters away from Asia's second largest grain market(Enumamula Grain Market, Warangal).This gives us an unique opportunity to procure quality cotton throughout the season.The company is spread over 29000 square yard and is equipped with state-of-art infrastructure backed by fully automatic plant for producing quality cotton bales. We have 48 double roller ginning machines approved by government of India ministry of textiles through TMC project.

3. INFRASTRUCTURE

|3.1 Infrastructure and Quality |
|NCI has 48 Bajaj Double Roller Cotton Gins which has below features: |
|Higher Output |
|Lint output remains uniform on full length of the rollers |
|Protects Fiber Quality ; Gives Production of Clean ; Lustrous Cotton Lint |
|Works efficiently ; reduces cost and Adds to profitability |
|Lowest power consumption per quintal lint ginned |
|NCI uses high quality Bajaj Cotton bailing Press which has below features: |
|Fully Automatic |
|High/universal Density Bales |
|International Specifications |
|Highest Work Safety |
|Lowest Cost Per Bale |
|Lowest Power Consumption Per Bale |
|Lowest maintenance |
|Lowest packing material cost |
|Lowest manpower requirements |
|Very heavy duty structure for longer life |
|High pressure power pack of German Technology |
|Door less mechanism |
|Down packing, no underground pit |
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|NCI currently uses Bajaj Lint cleaner which enables us produce quality bales: |
|Removes seeds coats, leafy matter after ginning |
|Improves lint grade & appearance |
|Reduces trash content & other contamination |
|Eliminates micro-dust effectively |
|Precise design of spades & grid system preserve fibre properties |
|Removes short fibre clusters from ginned lint |
|Better quality lint yields higher return |
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3.2 Fact sheet:

|Year of Establishment: |2008 |
|Legal Status of Firm: |Partnership |
|Nature of Business: |Manufacturer, Exporter |
|Number of Employees: |26 to 50 People |
|Turnover: |Rs. 4 - 7 Crore |
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|3.3 News |
|October 15th 2008 : Nadikattu Cotton Industries is starting its commercial operations on 20th October 2008. |
|October 10th 2008 : Nadikattu Cotton Industries is the first TMC in Warangal(Technical Mission on Cotton, Approved by Textile ministry of |
|India- Govt. of. India) |
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|4. ENUMAMULA VILLAGE, WARANGAL: |
|In this study, we have taken Nadikattu cotton industries situated in Enumamula village, Warangal. Below are the details of the village. |
|4.1 About Enumamula |
|Enumamula is a Village in Hanamkonda Mandal in Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Telangana region . Telanagana |
|is currently in the process of becoming a separate state. Enumamula Village will be part of Telangana State. It is located 5 KM towards west |
|from District head quarters Warangal. 153 KM from State capital Hyderabad. Enumamula Pin code is 506002 and postal head office is Warangal . |
|Enumamula is surrounded by Warangal Mandal towards East , Hasanparthy Mandal towards North , Dharmasagar Mandal towards west , Elkathurthi |
|Mandal towards North . Warangal , Jangaon , Karimnagar , Siddipet are the nearby Cities to Enumamula. |
|This Place is in the border of the Warangal District and Karimnagar District. Karimnagar District Elkathurthi is North towards this place. |
|Demographics of Enumamula |
|Telugu is the Local Language here. Total population of Enumamula (CT) is 13183 according to census 2011.Among them Males are 6628 and Females |
|are 6555 living in Houses. Children’s below 6 years are 1438 . Among them literate people are 8229. All the numbers are according to 2011 |
|census. |
|Enumamula Grain Market: Enumamula grain market is the Asia’s 2nd biggest market. |
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|5.OPERATIONS AT NADIKATTU COTTON INDUSTRIES: |
|5.1 Suppliers: |
|Farmers at Grain market, Enumamula supplies cotton seeds to Nadikattu cotton industries. |
|5.2 Production Process: |
|Production process at Nadikattu cotton Industries is carried out by using a machine which consists of Hotbox, Conveyor belt, Ginning machines,|
|cleaners and Compressors. Raw Cotton is transferred into hotbox with the help of cranes. A Hotbox is a wagon like structured which first |
|removes the moisture from cotton and then sent to the conveyor belt. The cotton is then transmitted to ginning machines to separate seeds and |
|cotton. There are 48 ginning machines which are arranged as 24 each on parallel sides. It consists of two outlets one for seeds and another |
|for cotton. The seeds from the ginning machines at both sides are pushed to the seed collector. The processed cotton is then sent to the |
|cleaners to clean the cotton. The Cleaned cotton is then sent to compressors to generate cotton bales. Cotton bales are weighed and a batch |
|number is allocated to the bales. |
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|a) Crane |
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|5.3 Inventory Management: |
|Inventory management at Nadikattu cotton industries follows cycle inventory |
|When large quantities are ordered or produced, inventory holding costs are increased, but ordering/setup costs decrease. Conversely, when lot |
|sizes decrease, inventory holding/carrying costs decrease, but the cost of ordering/setup increases since more orders/setups are required to |
|meet demand. When the two costs are equal (holding/carrying costs and ordering/setup costs) the total cost (the sum of the two costs) is |
|minimized. Cycle inventories, sometimes called lot-size inventories, result from this process. Usually, excess material is ordered and, |
|consequently, held in inventory in an effort to reach this minimization point. Hence, cycle inventory results from ordering in batches or lot |
|sizes rather than ordering material strictly as needed. |
|5.4 Customers: |
|Mostly, Brokers buy cotton from this manufacturer and then they export it to mainly Mumbai and Coimbatore. Cotton ginning is done here and |
|supplied to places like Mumbai and Coimbatore. The international trade will then continue from Mumbai and Coimbatore. |
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|CONCLUSION |
|Cotton Ginning is done in many areas in Warangal and majority of the mediators concentrate these areas because of high potential to produce. |
|Many other cotton industries in Warangal are not having this automated process. But here in Nadikattu cotton industries, they follow a highly |
|automated process which reduces the labor and time required to produce cotton. |
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|REFERENCES |
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Groomed bales are weighted and batch number is allotted to each bale.

Processed cotton went for clean purpose to Cleaning vessels.

The collected raw cotton undergoes processed and separate seeds from it. Two passing ways one for seeds and another for processed cotton.

Separate raw cotton depending on the quality and moisture and Hot box filled with raw cotton.

With help of continuous rotating conveyer belt cotton moved to Screw like passage opens at every ginning mill.

Collected Raw Cotton from nearest grain market

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