CASE ANALYSIS

(Company problem or factory problem?)

Presented by, Najila. C 2nd MBA Roll no. 13

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF RUBCO- HUAT PVT LTD

INTRODUCTION Rubber cultivation is major revenue for Kerala Kerala produces more than 90% of the Indias total rubber Many players in the field-RUBCO was one

RUBCO
Rubber co-operative society (RUBCO) was registered in 1997 Mr. E. Narayanan was the founder, presently the president of RUBCO RUBCO deals in the business of; Hawaii chappals, furniture, cycle tires, coir mattress & crump rubber

RUBCO Huat woods Pvt - Ltd

Its a furniture- manufacturing unit In collaboration with Malaysian company Factory is situated in Chonadam, Thalassery Annual turnover- 2500 cb.mts per annum The company has made heavy investment in machinery- most of the machines are semiautomatic-skilled laborers assisting semi automatic machines The per machine maintenance cost is high

POSITIVE FEATURES OF THE FACTORY

Wires & cables are connected through the ceilings Pieces of woods which are not utilized for the production purpose is sold as firewood The dust is absorbed through pipelines There is less power failure because the company has a separate transformer Proper safety measures are provided to the employees

NEGATIVE FEATURES OF THE FACTORY

Production is not up to the capacity of the company No proper factory maintenance Even after chemical impregnation, some finished goods were damaged due to fungi

GENERAL PROBLEM OF THE COMPANY

Find difficulty in getting sufficient quantum of materials Having working capital constraint Costlier than other products in the market Not willing to take higher risk by taking further loans

ISSUES
1. Situated in Chonadam, Thalassery 2. Heavy investment in machinery, Semi automatic machine 3. Requiring human skill 4. Pieces of wood used or is sold as firewood

RELATED TOPICS
location Investment decision

Personnel management Waste management

5. Proper safety measures are provided to the employeesWelfare management 6. Capacity of the factory 7. Factory maintenance Capacity management Maintenance management

8. Company find difficulty in getting sufficient quantum Material management of material

RELEVACE OF THE CASE IN PRODUCTION & OPERATION MANAGEMENT Maintenance management Waste management Production planning Inventory control Capacity planning Labour welfare Environmental issues Location planning

COMPANY PROBLEM OR FACTORY PROBLEM????

PROBLEMS WITH REGARD TO COMPANY MANAGEMENT:

No proper work study
More no. of workers Semi automatic machines

Financial problem
Working capital constraints Increase in fixed cost

Providing high salary to employees Poor location planning- raw material availability is not verified No warehouse facility No proper market study conducted

PROBLEMS WITH REGARD TO FACTORY MANAGEMENT: Poor maintenance of premises of finished goods of machines Under utilization of capacity Improper inventory control

MEASURES TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE FACTORY

Proper factory maintenance Proper store maintenance Complete utilization of production capacity Use fully automated machines Increasing employee efficiency by arranging training programs Reshaping the employees Production planning Conduct proper work study Conduct proper market study Create awareness Proper warehouse facilities

CONCLUSION
By analyzing this case,we reached to a conclusion that both the factory and the company are having problems. so in order to achieve the target, both the management and factory should take up their responsibility and perform their work effectively