Organizational Study at Traco Cable Company Limited

BY

DENNY KOSHY

Objectives of the Study To know the objectives and aims of the company

To know the various policies adopted by the company for the improvement of the company

To ascertain whether the company is in profit or loss

To know about the activities of the company

To understand the functions of different departments of the company

To know the duties and responsibilities of the different officials in the company

To know more about the products of the company

To know about the customer relationship of the company

To ensure whether company provides any benefit for the society

To do SWOT analysis of the company

Research MethodologyPrimary data

Primary data was collected by conducting discussions with the company officials and other staff in the office as well as factory. Secondary data

Secondary data was collected from published materials like journals periodicals etc.Period of the study

The study is conducted for a period of 30 days, from 2nd may 2015 to 31st may 2015.

Organizational chartUNIT HEAD

SENIOR MANAGER

MANAGERPRODUCTION

MANAGERP&A

MANAGERFINANCE

MANAGERQ&A

MANAGERM&DESP

MANAGERPURCHACE

MANAGERSTORES

Department profileProduction departmentPersonal and administrative departmentFinance department.Quality assurance departmentMarketing and dispatch departmentPurchase departmentStores department

Production department

Manager in Production and Maintenance

Assistant Manager

Engineer

Charge in hands

Machine Operator

Personal and administrative department

Manager

Officer

Senior assistant

Office assistant

General clerk or Office clerk

Finance department.Finance manager

Senior assistant

Junior assistant

General clerk

Clerk

Quality assurance department

Manager

Charge hand

Senior testing inspector

Assistant testing

Skilled operator

Semi-skilled worker

Marketing and dispatch department

Manager

Senior assistant

Office assistant

General clerk

Skilled grade 1

Purchase department

Manager (production and maintenance)

Charge hand

Machine operator

Stores department

Manager

Store keeper

Grade 1 clerk

Grade2 clerk

Skilled

Semi-skilled

Unskilled

SWOT ANALYSISStrengths

◦ Company has a diverse range of products◦ Company enjoys Good customer satisfaction◦ Team work and co-operation of workers and management staff◦ Frequent demand for company's product in the market◦ Quality Product (ISO 9001 Certification)◦ Environmental Certification (ISO 14001)◦ Technical knowhow of staff◦ Government support/job security◦ Pollution free products◦ Logistically located land with adequate space expansion operations ◦ The company’s experiences of 5 decades in the industry, its location advantages

WeaknessFrequent power failure

Poor recreational facilities

There is lot of formalities for implementing minor decisions

Shortage of working capital

Low market share due to lack of market penetration technique

Lack of optimum capacity utilization

Lack of research and development

Lack of career development as for junior staff and concerned

Certain machines and technology used are either obsolete or outdated

Opportunity

◦The company has undertaken expansion and modernization projects which would double the overall production capacity for power conductors

◦Demand for bare conductors is infinite◦Company plan to produce Railway Signaling cables so in the near future railway will became their client.

◦The aim of the company is to meet global standards. This provides the opportunity to create world-class products.

◦Unless wireless communication power needs medium transmission

ThreatsEmergence of private companies with cost effective and quality productsDue to emergence of mobile phones there is a drop in demand for JFTC cables.Changes in technologyCost of raw materialsHigh dependence on KSEB for orders and lack of modern marketing techniquesHighly organized professional groups in marketing and their targets.

FindingsCompany monopoly market in ACSR cable and signaling cable.

Company is concentrating on quality and therefore their product has 100% quality.

Customer satisfaction regarding the Traco Cables products is good.

Safety measures are taken and each employee is well equipped.

Employees both in the rank and under ranked are decently paid.

Company is one of the two manufactures of Telephone Cables in India and the only one in the whole of South India.

Company first perceived the opportunity of producing Jelly Filled Telephone cables.

Company is the major supplier to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB).

Company have received the certificates of ISO and BIS for its high quality products.

SuggestionsCompany can take initiative for exporting to other countries.

Quality of the product should be maintained and improved.

Update itself according to new technologies in the market to maximize quality production.

New Sales promotion technique should be adopted thereby increase the sales.

More investments to be made in Research and development.

Company should utilize the railways to transport its materials.

Company should appoint more qualified employees so that new methods can be implemented easily.

Power recreational facilities are to be improved.

Company should try to extend the market to other region also.

THANK YOU…..