Preface Which we are standing on the threshold of 21st century, professionalization is getting on everybody's nerves quickly.

Trying to cope up with this pace, educational institutions rendering professional degree courses are growing out like mushrooms. B.B.A. a three year full time professional degree is very popular among such courses. It is interesting to note that B.B.A. includes practical training as a part of its course. In today's era, such a type of practical training is a must to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and experience. It is a link between classrooms and the outside business world for the B.B.A. students. In accordance with this, I have also visited one of the leading textile companies of Ahmedabad i.e. Arvind Mills Ltd. Included in producing Fabrics i.e Denim, Shirting, Khakis, Knitwear & Garments which includes Shirts & Jeans

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Acknowledgement

I hereby take this opportunity to express my gratitude our Prof. Dhawiat Shah who stood as a source of encouragement and guidance to me at each and every stage without his help and supervision, it would have become difficult for me to complete this work successfully. I can also not refrain from expressing my gratitude towards my parents for their support, encouragement and involvement and also my friends for their help. This project could come to a successful completion only with the joint efforts of all these people and their help

-Kushal Patel

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Company Profile Name Address : Arvind Mills Ltd : Arvind Ltd Santej road, Nr. Khatrej taluka kalol, dist. Gandhinagar Gujarat - 382721 :+91 2764 255560 :25,620 :2 :Denim, knits, khakhis : sanjay Lalbhai (CEO & MD) Arvind Lalbhai Revenue Financial position Website : INR 52.35 billion : Rs.20Billion (us$500 million) : www.arvindmmills

Telephone No. of employees Shift Product name Key people

Form of organization :public Ltd

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The Lalbhais are descendents of Seth Shantidas (c.1590-1659),a famous jeweler, financier and businessman of the sevente enth century. Shantidas is known to have even financed the mighty Moghul empire and was the first to be conferred with the title of Nagarsheth. Khushalchand (1680-1748) grandson of Shantidas had saved the city of Ahmedabad from the marauding Maratha army in 1725 by paying a ransom of Rs. 5 Lakh on behalf of the whole city. The current surname is derived from Lalbhai Dalpatbhai the great great grandson of Himabhai (17851858) son of Khushalchand. Lalbhai was born around the time when the first textile factory in the city went into production. The first manufacturing company of the Lalbhai family Saraspur Manufacturing Company was established in 1897 which was into producing cotton yarn. During the intensifying Swadeshi movement the second company Raipur Millswas established in 1905. Due to untimely death Lalbhai Dalpatbhai the reins of his businesses were handed over to his young sons including a seventeen year old Kasturbhai Lalbhai. Kasturbhai is widely acknowledged to be the father of modern Indian textile industry. Kasturbhai started the first large scale
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textile mill under the name of Asoka Mills in 1920 with a capital of Rs.12 Lakh at a time when the largest mills in the region were built with not more than Rs. 5Lakh. After continuously successful period of four decades in the pre-independence era, the group entered into other fields such as dyes, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, etc. The first diversification started in 1939 with Anil Starch Limited. Atul Products Limited was established in 1952 for manufacturing textile and other dyestuff. In the same campus as Atul existed the joint ventures with CibaGeigy called Cibatul, with American Cynamid calledCyna mid of India and with ICI of UK called Atic Industries and as the time progressed the JV partners separated amicably and these companies exist in India today as full representatives of these global giants. The group took over the then sick company Ahmedabad Laxmi Cotton Mills Co. Ltd. and merged with Arvind Limited and the unit was renamed as Ankur Textiles. The unit currently under Arvind Products Limited is today the country largest organized player in the voiles market. The group also invested in Anup Engineering Limited engaged in fabrication and set up Amol Dicalite in collaboration with General Refractories Limited, U.S.A for manufacturing filter aids and per lite products. Apart from the field of business the Lalbhais over generations have contributed to education, social and
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religious causes. Lalbhais contribution to education starting from Gujarat Vernacular Society in late 1800s to formation of Ahmedabad Education Society, Physical Research Laboratory, ATIRA and the famed IIM Ahmedabad are just to name a few. Today Shrenik Lalbhai heads the Sheth Anandji Kalyanji Trust involved in propagating and maintaining Jain temples in western India a post he inherited from Kasturbhai Lalbhai. Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai is genuinely committed to the societal causes and is spearheading these initiatives under the aegis of Sharda trust. One of the important factors which built up the Group was the close relationship of mutual trust between the three brothers Chimanbhai, Kasturbhai and Narottambhai. Despite Kasturbhai having emerged as the patriarch of the group, there was satisfactory distribution of property and managing powers with the members of the family. The management of the companies was distributed between family members who consulted each other under the leader Kasturbhai. Siddharthbhai the eldest son of Kasturbhai managed Atul Products, while his younger son Shrenikbhai looked after the management of Anil Starch. Chimanbhais family branch managed Raipur and Saraspur Mills while Narottambhais younger son, Niranjanbhai devoted his time in technical function of Arvind Limited and his elder son Arvindbhai managed both, Arvind and Asoka Mills. After Kasturbhais death, Arvindbhai son of his brother Narottambhai assumed the leadership of the Group. The process of expansion and the initiative of restructuring of the Group however was led by the third generation of
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Lalbhais under Sanjay and Sunil, grandsons of legendary Kasturbhai Lalbhai.The major contribution of Sanjay Lalbhai has been that of overall transformation of the Group culture by induction of highly skilled and qualified professional managers. Today Sanjay Lalbhai is the Chairman of the Group and leads Arvind Limited and Sunil Lalbhai managing the dyes and chemicals business under the Atul Products Limited banner. The current estimated group turnover is over Rs.2500 Crore.

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Brief History

1931 Arvind Limited Limited is set up by three brothers Kasturbhai, Narottambhai and Chimanbhai Lalbhai with a share capital of Rs 2,525,000 backed by stateof-the-art technology, with the aim to produce highend superfine fabric. 1934 With sales reaching Rs 45.76 Lakhs, and a profit of almost Rs 3 Lakhs, Arvind establishes itself amongst the foremost textile units in the country. 1986 - An uninterrupted record of not missing out on paying dividend to its shareholders. - An established leader in fine & superfine cotton fabrics for Indian market. 1986 Renovision: First company to bring globally accepted fabrics Denim, yarn dyed shirting fabrics & wrinkle free gabardines to India.

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 1987 - The largest zero discharge green efluent treatment plant in India. - Commitment to greener world 1987 - First company to bring International shirt brand Arrow to India - First company to start dedicated retail outlets for Arrow brand. - Awarded various awards for Highest exports and ISO 1989 - Largest denim & shirting in South - 3rd Largest denim capacity in the world Asia.

1997 First Indian company to verticals the cotton textile business from cotton fields to apparel retailing. 1997-1998 First company to introduce ERP SAP business solutions 2008 Company launches 'Megamart', now India's largest value apparel-retail chain. Largest portfolio of International brands: Lee, Wrangler, Nautica,
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Jansport, Kipling, Tommy, Arrow, US Polo, Izod, Pierre Cardin, Palm Beach, Cherokee, hart Schaffner

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Mission and Vision of Arvind Mission: The underlying theme running across the broad spectrum of all business activities at Arvind is that of enhancing lifestyles of people, across all diversities and demographics. Vision : To serve that end, the corporate vision for Arvind states: 'We will enable people to experience a better quality of life by providing enriching and inspiring lifestyle solutions'.

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Philosophy WE BELIEVE In people and their unlimited potential. In content and focus in problem solving. In teams for effective performance. In intellect & its power.

WE ENDEAVOUR To select, train and coach people to obtain higher responsibilities. To nurture talent to build leaders for tomorrow's corporation. To reward, celebrate and activate all intellectual business contributions. WE DREAM Of excellence in all endeavors. Of mutual benefit and prosperity. Of making the world a better place to live in. We Make Things Happen.

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Product And Brand Fabric that connects world-wide In a world without boundaries, Arvind fabrics are equally universal in their appeal. Arvind aims to enrich lifestyles globally, inspiring diverse customers with the beauty of their fabrics. Products: o o o o o Denim Khaki Shirting Knits Voiles

Denim: An overview An annual capacity of 110 million meters; the position of 3rd largest producer of denim in the world; and an export network of 70 countries worldwide. Prominent products in this category include ring denim, indigo voiles, organic denim, bi-stretch denim and fair trade certified denim. This is apart from regular light, medium and heavy weight denims.
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They come in various shades of indigo, sulphur, yarndyeds, in 100% cotton and various blends. Denim from Arvind offers reliability, quality and valueaddition through services like shrink-film wrapping, bar-coded labeling of rolls The facilities of Arvind Denim are accredited with ISO 9001 Shirting: An overview Arvind Shirting fabric has many aces up its sleeve It is one of the most well-known products of Arvind Group, selling at a premium in the international market. It has an astonishing annual capacity of 34 million meters. Prominent products within this category include fabrics with non-iron properties, mechanical finishes, printed fabrics apart from the cotton and cotton blends in Linen, Lycra, Polyester, Modal, Silk etc. with varieties in yarn dyeds and solids

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Quality Re-Defined
Jeans: Arvind boasts of the largest ready-made Jeans facility in India with an annual capacity of 9 million pieces. Our key customers include GAP, VF Corporation, Ben Sherman, ESPRIT, FCUK, Guess among many others.. We are capable of specialty finishes like hand sanding, sand blasting, whiskers with laser and hand; garment tinting, spraying, brushing, grinding, and permanent creasing and coating. Key automations like the cylindrical feed of the arm, loop attach machine, pocket attach machines etc. ensure the highest efficiency. The product mix includes innovative products like recycled jeans, organic and fair trade jeans, and various performance finishes.

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Shirt And Knits: Shirts Arvinds ready-made shirt capacity stands at 4 million pieces per annum and is set to grows. With the support of Studio Arvind, the facility produces shirts of the highest quality for brands such as ESPRIT, Mexx, Next, and FCUK among others. Knits Servicing customers that include Marks and Spencer, Reebok, Adidas, Hanes Brands and FCUK among others, the ultra-modern knits garments facility has a production capacity of 9 million pieces per annum. .

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Social responsibility of Arvind At Arvind, it is firmly believed that a successful company must play an active role in the development of the society from which it springs. Besides pursuing its business goals, it should also be responsible corporate citizen. It is because of these beliefs that Arvind is always on the forefront of extending a helping hand for the needy, downtrodden and for the society at large. Arvind has always been actively involved in the educational institution, hospitals and research institutions of Ahmedabad, its hometown. It co-pioneered the world renowned Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), and helped set up the Ahmedabad Textile Industry Research Association (ATIRA), and The Kasturbhai Lalbhai Textile Training Center to develop and enhance the skills of textile workers. Shrada Trust At Arvind, we believe in repaying to society in our own little way through a social arm of ours Sharda Trust Established in 1995 with the support of Arvind Mills, Strategic Help Alliance for Relief to Distressed Areas (SHARDA), its purpose is to help the urban poor in improving their quality of life.
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Subsequently, the Trust has taken several initiatives like providing secondary and tertiary healthcare to the urban poor through networking with prominent hospitals in the city. About eight hundred patients have benefited and approximately Rs.13 lakh have been spent on this activity. The Trust collaborated with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagar, and helped the urban poor to train in the area of sewing machine operation. The Trust also organized placement activity with the local garment manufacturers and has so far trained and placed over 300 persons in Ahmedabad. Spoken English and basic mathematics for the youth belonging to poor families and providing them with computer skills is the other activity that the Trust has undertaken in collaboration with the Chandraprasad Desai Memorial Foundation. The Trust is poised for a rapid expansion in all its projects.

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PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT: The function of this department is very much important. This department is headed by the production Manager. Under this unit manager, Supervisors, workers are working. The main important aspects of this department are to ensure about the quality assurance of the each product that were making at their own premises. Production is the bigger picture of various functions that affect the overall process and quality of an organizations service or manufacturing. The production management deals with processes, resource allocation, and quality to run the business day to day in efficient and effective manner production management techniques are used in both manufacturing and service industries. The production manager are responsible for managing both physical materials doing a wonderful job to make their effort worthfulness. OBJECTIVES OF PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT Production is an organized activity in a manufacturing organization. Each organized activity must spell out its objectives so that its existence can be justified on the basis of the degree of attainment of this objectives.
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1. The unit cast of the product should be estimated carefully and efforts should be made to stick to the cost standards. 2. The industrys production department should take utmost care in maintaining quality levels. 3. Setting of proper manufacturing quality levels. 4. Setting of proper manufacturing schedules to ensure time lines. 5. Optimum utilization of inputs of production like men, material and machine

Organizations location
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Limited Near Khatrej Dist Gandhinagar 382721

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Production Process There are two main processes in production of cloth They are Spinning Weaving Spinning Spinning process includes cleaning of cotton, lap making and making ravings/ silvers. These silvers are then converted in to yarn. Weaving In weaving there are two motions, primary potions and secondary motions. Primary motions include shedding, picking and beating motions are performed in successions, which are in total called as weaving. Secondary motions are let off of warp and taken up of cloth. For every insertion of the pick, the cloth length grown up. The cloth woven is wound on the cloth roller continuously or immediately to keep the fall of the cloth in constant position. This called take up of cloth. The preparatory processes chiefly employed for the warp may be classified into winding, warping, sizing and looming.

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Flow chart of the process

Winding

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 Winding: This is the process of connecting the yarn from one packages form to other convenient package form. The object of this process is to convert the packages containing less length yarn in to packages longer length yarn. Normally for the Khaki industry, the yarn is received in the form spinning mills and converted in the form of bobbin / cone / cheese winding machines.

Warping: In the warping process, the individual yarn forms the longer length packages combined and drawn together as a sheet containing certain number of threads of definite length. The individual thread in the warp sheet is called ENO. The sheet of warp is either converted in to ball form or directly wound on to another packages called warp beam as per the next sequence of process.

Sizing: Sizing is the most important process in the preparatory sequence while weaving laves yarn is subject to more stress and strain than weft yarn. Hence yarn used in warp should have more strength than the weft. If folded yarn is used in warp, there is no necessity of sizing because folded yarn has got more strength than the single yarn. When single yarn is used in wrap, it is most to size it to make smoother, round, stronger yarn. For the khaki industry, sizing is carried in the yarn or bank or wraps sheet form.

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 Looming: The end from the wrap beam is either joined with old wrap by twisting I knotting of old raft is continued or it is passed through the heated and reed of the loom if the new draft is required. The operation is called Drafting and Denting respectively. Then the wrap sheet kept in proper alignment and tension between wrap beam and cloth by the process called Gaiting. Now the wrap is ready in the loom for

Weaving: Weaving when a fabric containing size is received at the gye house the through removal of size is essential to make the fabric easily and completely wet. During scouring and bleaching which are regular features of the processing, the size cannot be removed. The presence of size in the fabric reduces the efficiency of the subsequent purification processes and hinders the dying apart from making the material water impermeable. Hence resizing process in very important with cotton fabrics. As the dying activity is to be undertaken on a very pollution can be assessed only when the dying unit becomes operational. Processing at street weaver level Spinners get readymade silvers. This silver is converted into hanks and hanks are supplied to the society. The yarn hanks are first socked in water for 2 days and stumped to remove the yellowness / impurities from the yarn. This process is repeated for few days. Some of the weavers boil the yarn in water to quicken the process of soaking. Then the yarn is dries and run on the warping machine for definite length and number of threads and sizing is done with
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starch outside the worksheet (street warping). The preparatory work is either done by the weaver in the area a job work basis. The whole process takes 7-8 days. The prepared warp is then knotted (jointing). After weaving, the final product is taken to the society

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After decades of ruling the national and international fabric markets, Arvind has now introduced The Arvind Store, a unique concept in fabrics and apparel retail. The Arvind Store brings together, under one roof, the best that Arvind has to offer. It is a convergence of three of Arvinds strongest capabilities, the best of fabrics from Arvinds textiles division, leading apparel brands from Arvind Brands and bespoke styling solutions based on the latest garment styles from Arvind Studios. In a world where bespoke tailoring meets cutting edge fashion, The Arvind Store will create a shopping experience to rival the best in the Indian Marketplace.

Over a 1000 different fabric styles across shirting, suiting and denim Leading apparel brands such as Arrow, US Polo & Flying Machine Arvind Denim Labs (ADL), a bespoke denim concept offering customized washed denim - a first of its kind in India and perhaps the world Arvind Studio A styling and tailoring solution to rival the best brands in the world

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