A REPORT ON INPLANT TRAINING WITH REFERENCE TO

KAJAH TEA COMPANY PVT LTD

Submitted to

ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

COIMBATORE

For the award of the degree of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Submitted by

ANSHAD.A.T
Reg No: 098001185002

Under the Supervision and Guidance of

Ms.K.UMA MAHESWARI, MBA

Assistant Professor

RVS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT

KUMARAN KOTTAM CAMPUS
KANNAMPALAYAM

COIMBATORE – 641 402

AUGUST - 2010
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This is to certify that the Inplant training report submitted to Anna University of
Technology, Coimbatore in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION is a record of original research work done by
ANSHAD.A.T during the period June 2010 to July 2010 of his study in RVS FACULTY OF
MANAGEMENT, Kannampalayam, under the supervision and guidance of Ms.K.UMA
MAHESWARI,MBA and the training report has not formed the basis for the award of any
Degree/ Diploma/ Associateship/ Fellowship or other similar title to any candidate of any
university.

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I, ANSHAD.A.T hereby declare that the In plant training report submitted to Anna
university of Technology Coimbatore in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of
the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION is a record of original and independent
research work done by me during June 2010 to July 2010 under the supervision and guidance of
Ms.K.UMAMAHESWARI ,MBA, Assistant Professor, RVS Faculty of Management,
Kannampalayam and it has not formed the basis for the award of any Degree/ Diploma/
Associateship/ Fellowship or other similar title to any candidate of any university.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, I praise and thank God Almighty from the depth of heart that
has been the sources of strength in the completion of the project work.

I acknowledge my sincere thanks and gratitude towards my respectable teachers

and Dr.Adalarasu.B, Dean, RVS FOM, Coimbatore.

The In-Plant training has been prepared under the guidance and supervision of
Ms.UMA MAHESWARI.K, Lecturer in RVS Faculty of Management. I
acknowledge my deep and sincere gratitude for his able and cordial directions.

At the outset, I bestow my sincere thanks to the project coordinator, Mr.JAISON,

General Manager of CPD for the whole hearted co-operation and guidance to
achieve the goal of this In-plant training.

I am also grateful to Mr. SREEJITH, Personnel Officer of CPD, for giving me his
valuable assistance at every stage of my In-Plant training.

I would like to thank all the workers of CPD for their friendly and co-operative
approach.

Big thanks to my parents for all support and encouragement, they have rendered
during the project work.

ANSHAD.A.T
ABOUT INTERNSHIP TRAINING

The purpose of internship training is to facilitate the intern to practice the acquired skills
independently or under supervision, as mentioned in the respective discipline course contents. The
focus of internship training should be to develop the methods and modalities for actual practice of
management study. Emphasis should be laid on ‘Hands on experience’.The settings of internship should
be preferably a decentralized setting in a organization structure like prodction,marketing,human
resource and finance department. At the end of the internship, the intern should be a confident, more
helpful in futures

OBJECTIVES OF INTERNSHIP TRAINING:

Develop managerial skills and leadership qualities to function effectively as a leader of the
management team.

Develop communication skills.

Develop professionalism including ethical behavior, etiquettes and demonstrate behavioral

To study the company profile of Kajah.

To study the working of marketing & services department.

Market Analysis of retail products.

To study the problems of Kajah.

Subject Duration

Production department 9 Days

Human resource department 7 Days

Marketing department 10 Days

Finance department 8 Days

Systems department 8Days

Attempt should be made to conduct a comprehensive assessment of knowledge, skills and attitude,
during and at the end of internship training. For this purpose, structured tools such as ‘Log books’,
 ‘Checklist’, ‘Observation schedule’, ‘Peer review forms’ etc. can be effectively utilized to objectively
document the performance. Each concerned department should formulate objectives and develop its
own assessment of internship training.

Indian Tea Industry

The tea industry in India was created to satisfy England's desire for high quality black teas
without dependency on trade with China. First, the British East India Company's monopoly of the tea
trade and its dominance over India where the Company maintained the largest private army in history
had to be broken. At the same time growers and tea experts were experimenting with seeds, plants and
cuttings secured from China which they believed would grow in India's climate. Notably, an indigenous
strain of tea plant growing wild in India had been discovered years earlier. The year 1838 marked the
first Indian tea harvest, a mere 350 lbs., to be auctioned in London. It was greeted with much
excitement and high reviews fromtea experts.

In 1858 the British East India Company turned its rule over India to Britain. The stage was set for
the rapid expansion of tea product. As it turned out the indigenous plants produced tea far superior in
quality to the Chinese transplants. And so the Indian tea industry was born.Now India produces more
tea than any other country.The tea industry is also denied the benefit of deductions under section 80
HHC of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Under section 33AB of this Act, assesses engaged in growing and
manufacturing tea are allowed a deduction limited to only 20 per cent of their profits. Other industries
are allowed 100 per cent deduction on profits from export production. (In Oct'98,however, the union
government granted this exemption to tea industry also.) The tea industry in India was earlier suffering
from stagnant production and low price realizations. 1996-97 was a year of turnaround and 1997-98, a
year for consolidation for the tea industry. In these years almost all the tea companies in the country
have witnessed increase in sales and profits.

The tea industry is also denied the benefit of deductions under section 80 HHC of the Income
Tax Act, 1961. Under section 33AB of this Act, assesses engaged in growing and manufacturing tea are
allowed a deduction limited to only 20 per cent of their profits.The tea industry in India was earlier
suffering from stagnant production and low price realizations. 1996-97 was a year of turnaround and
1997-98, a year for consolidation for the tea industry. In these years almost all the tea companies in the
country have witnessed increase in sales and profits.The farmers invested more on fertilizers and
upkeep of their plantations in 1997 and 1998 because of better price realizations which also resulted in
better output in the following years .

KAJAH TEA COMPANY PVT LTD is a part of the RAJAH group. This company was has a staff of around 65
personal. It is directed by Mr. HAJI ABDUL ROUF and is managed by Mr. JAISON.A.K. assisted by the
Mr.SREEJITH. The company has a traditional background and is engaged in the marketing of fast moving
consumer goods basically. (1) beedi (2) Tea (3) Salt (4) Dhahasamini (5) Tooth Powder and (6) Palm.

The company has several branches situated in Kerala. It has deposit in

(1) Kasergod (2) Kannur (3) Kottakal (4) Kootanad (5) Guruvayoor (6) Palakkad (7) Addor and (8)
Trivandrum. The head quarters of the companies is situated in Guruvayoor.

It has direct as well as indirect distribution system. The services rendered by the company are
spot delivery to wholesalers and retailers in time. It renders quantity purchase scheme to the
middlemen and consumer offers and also seasonal as well as off seasonal gifts and discounts.

It has currently achieved at a target tea sales of 15 ton per month and is expecting to achieving a
target net sales of 36 ton per month. The company has arrived in a situation to deliver its products
through outside distribution channels.

It is hoping to keep a lasting relationship with the middlemen and the end users. It is aiming at
satisfying some of the consumers needs. The company focuses on hospitality and gives priority to
reliability and virtue.
HISTORY OF RAJAH GROUP

RAJAH GROUP was established by A. ABDUL KADER SAHIB in the year 1935 he started as a
business venture manufacturing Beddies with sales in Srilanka.the group also was involved in other
business etc. later due to changes in the foreign policies of the Srilanka to the staffs of its companies
their and shifted operation to India

The group gradually became a leading manufacturing of Beedies employing directly and
indirectly about 35000 in india.its products are In good demand in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
karnadaka, Andrapradesh and Maharashtra. the groups are received best tax payed awards in the states
of Kerala and Tamil Nadu

The group diversified in to the business like Timber,Terracotta Tiles, Ayurveda, Automobiles,
Tea, Salt etc. The group also involved in the tourisum located business and ows a scenic island on the
back waters of chettuva in Kerala .which functions as an Ayurvedic hospital. A similar ayurvedic
treatment center is also run on a 180 land in Kootanad, Palakkad district of Kerala.

The Group also has a software development business and caters to the requirerment of various
clients in india.
 Rajah school,a CBSE school associated with the group offers quality education to more than
1400 students.

The group manufactures several ayurvedik products,most of which are used exclusively by
guests at its ayurvedic centres some of its products are marketed out side.

Besides this the group also manufactures kajah tea, Kajah lodized salt and “Bright Wash Dish”
wash powder .

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

The organization consists of the Board of Directors, The managing directors and the different
department heads which includes production departments, administration department, personal
department, finance department, marketing and material department. Under the material department
comes the purchase, stores and dispatch department. under the finance department comes accounts
department and under the marketing department comes the sales and distribution.

PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

Department Chart
 Production
Manager

Mechanical
Asst.Manager
Engineers

Maintenance Electrical Mechanical

Manager Engineer Helper

LAYOUT DESIGN
Every infrastructure requires having a layout. A layout is consisted of the detailed plan of the
structure being constructed or reconstructed. It emphasizes the arrangements and proper positions of
the basic elements of the plan. A layout serves as a guideline for the builders as well as the owners of
the establishments to visualize the physical appearance of the infrastructure. A layout also includes the
proper allocations of space and equipments that will be use within the production of the plant. It is a
very importance aspect within the manufacturing cycle.

Plants should have an ideal layout in order to improve their productivity means. A properly laid
out plant ensures a smooth rapid movement of materials and employees. However, plants layouts are
dynamic in concept because it tends to adapt several changes regarding the need for improvement of
the industry. One of the aspects that can affect the productivity of an industry is the plant layout. The
plant layout involves the planning path each component part of the product is to be followed within the
plant. It also includes the proper coordination of each parts so that the process of manufacturing will be
carried out in the most economical and practical manner. A plant layout is composed of a detailed plan
of the infrastructure – the sketches, drawings that are carefully scaled on order to achieve the real
visualization of the plan that is going to be implemented.

PRODUCTION PROCESS

Green Leaf Weighment

The green leaf plucked from the garden are weighed either at site or in the factory. The Average
leaf plucked is around 20 Kgs in Munnar.

Weathering

The moisture content in the green leaf is taken out by this process by means of hot air. The
required Temperature is around 70°F. In preparing Orthodox Tea, around 70% of the moisture is to be
taken out.

Rolling

Weathered tea is fed into rollers. There are two types of Rollers viz., Single action - Here only
the top part rotates. l Double action - Here both the top & bottom part rotates. The function of the
roller is to twist the leaves. At first this is done without applying any pressure, subsequently followed by
medium and hard Pressure.

Fermenting

It is here that the chemical change do occur. The leaves starts changing its colour to somewhat
brownish. The period that is required for fermentation depends on temperature. The temperature
inside the fermenting room is normally 2°C less than the outside temperature. The time taken for
fermentation ranges in between 2 to 3.5 hrs depending on the season
Drying

This is the last of the manufacturing process. Here the Temperature should be around 230°F to
240°F depending upon the efficiency of the dryer. If the temperature is more than required, the leaves
will be burnt & if the temperature is less, we get the unburned tea. This Tea is also known as Dryer
Mouth Tea.

Sorting of Tea

Now the manufacturing process has been completed and we are having the loose unsorted
tea. This has now to be segregated into various grades. This is done with the help of sorting machine.
Normally Tea Gardens do have three types of sorters which do run in sequential order.

Middleton Sorter

Unsorted tea is first fed in this sorter which has simple trays for segregating the bulk from the
sized tea. Arnut Sorter - The output from the middleton sorter is fed in this sorting machine which has 8
to 30 inches ghogie of various sizes to get various grades. Pucca Sorter - The output obtained from the
Arnut Sorter is transferred into pucca sorter to get final grades.

Packing

The sorted tea is then packed according to various grades & after paying additional excise duty
of Rs 1 per Kg & a Cess of Rs 0.10 per Kg of the tea is dispatched (according to prevalent rate at the time
of writing).

LOADING
 It is the part of Godown Management, the bailed material is loaded into trucks of respective
destinations for which the dispatch programmed is given to the godown, Godown people. It is the
physical movement of the product from the mill to the Godown, Godonwn to cutting center to depots.
The trucks capacity is 9 tons for short distance & 18 tons for long distance. Suppose a party from
Kunnamkulam place an order of 7 tonne of one kind of tea powder &3 tons another kind of powder &
another party of Kunnamkulam place an order of 9 tons kind of tea powder. In this case the clubbing of
destination will be done in such a way so that the load of 18 tonns on one truck will be ready in one
time. In this way the truck will be loaded at its full capacity. And this will help to reduce the
transportation cost.

UNLOADING

KAJAH Limited was using crane technique for loading and unloading their raw materials and
products. They are also using manpower for loading and unloading. They use both ways for loading and
unloading the things. KAJAH Limited was mainly use the above mentioned technique for loading and

unloading.

Scheduling
Scheduling energy requirement for processing tea. Energy is required for all the process in tea
manufacture. The process are withering, rolling, roll breaking, drying and grading. Both thermal and
electrical energies are required for the above processes. The thermal energy and electrical energy could be
used mainly for withering and drying while the electrical energy is also used for moving machinery such
as rollers, roll breakers and shifters. The Energy consumption in tea processing Schedule is given in Table
1.
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Table 1 Energy Consumption in Tea Energy (kWh kg Made Tea )
Processing Process

Mid/High Elevation Low Elevation

Withering 0.46 0.46

 Rolling 0.20 0.10

Drying 0.07 0.07

Sorting & Packing 0.09 0.07

Ancillaries 0.12 0.05

Total 0.94 0.75

The thermal energy consumption for withering and drying is presented in Table 2

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Table 2 – Thermal Energy Consumption in Tea Energy (MJ kg Made Tea )
Processing Process

Mid/High Elevation Low Elevation

Actual Lowest Calculated limit Actual Lowest Calculated limit

Withering 9.0 5.6 9.0 5.6

Drying 13.0 10.6 13.7 11.2

Total 22.0 16.2 22.7 16.8

From the above tables 1 and 2, we could conclude that the total energy requirement to produce
one kg of made black tea is about 25 MJ (0.7-1.0 kWh of electricity and 1.4 - 2.0 kg of dry Fire Wood),
where the main energy sources are imported and expensive petroleum fuel and wood from mature
rubber trees. Hence total electricity requirement for all tea factories would be equivalent to a
generation from a 35 MW power plant when compared to the present installed capacity of 2172 MW A
solar thermal field with flat plate solar collectors had indicated there is a saving of 25-35% saving on fuel
and the same system could be used for refiring graded tea without auxiliary source However, this was
found to be uneconomical at present. Therefore, we have to explore the possibilities using fuel wood as
a bio-energy source.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

KAJAH Limited follow the National Forestry Inventory Model ( 2000). The 20km X 20km grid of
sampling points that was set by the National Forestry inventory (NFI) was used. This is a random grid. At
each point a plot is set up. This plot consists of two circular plots, two line transects, four mini-plots and
a soil pit. The larger circular plot, used for measuring large trees and visual assessments, has a radius of
11.28 m. The small circular plot, used for measuring smaller trees, has a radius of 3.99. The small tree
plot falls within the larger plot. The line transects, with a length of 24 m, are used for measuring coarse
woody debris. The four mini-plots are used for measuring small plants and seedlings and have a radius
of 0.56m.The soil pit is located outside of the largest circular plot and is used to obtain soil
characteristics. This model was followed in each of the Gwich'in PSPs. There was several additions in
plots done by the Gwich'in. The large circular plot was also used to determine wildlife and land use. The
soil pit was also used for testing soil pH and permafrost depth. Soil samples were taken from several
points at the edge of the plot. Inventory management is very important in the KAJAH Limited because
this industry was running with the production functions so the inventory is a very important one so the
company is gives more important to the inventory management. It will help to supply the inventory at
the correct time. That’s why the production process is going good. Their inventory management is
controlled by the purchase department.

MATERIAL REQUIREMENT PLANNING (MRP)

The main problem to face the industry was the sufficient materials for the industry to work. This
was a very major problem. Because the raw materials are not getting in a big scale it will affect the work
of the company so the KAJAH Limited was give more important to the material required planning. They
will provide a separate group for the material requirement planning. The group conducts the research
and last they will give the right information about how much material is required for the industry to
work easily in the market.
Research and development

Establishment of model farms – the project would support the establishment of model farms in
the three regions of each companies. Research and development on model farms – the project would
support the research and development establishments in both companies for undertaking soil
management practices, the development of bio-organic fertilizers, pests and disease management and
the conversion of existing tea gardens to organic gardens.

Workshops, seminars and dissemination. Organic Tea Research and Development Centre
(OTRDC)Tea Board of India, the Collaborating Institution The Tea Board, an independent body under
the Ministry of Commerce, is the apex body for the tea industry in India with responsibility for the
implementation of the Governments regulations and policies. It is involved in all aspects of promotion,
development and research on tea in India including all activities at the national and international level.
The Board consists of persons representing the Parliament, owners of tea estatesand gardens and
growers of tea, the Government of the principal tea growing staes, persons employed in the tea estates
and gardens, dealers, manufacturers, consumers andother interests. It provides financial support to
three regional institutes in Assam, Darjeeling and Valparai. To help develop the Indian tea industry, the
Board promotes tea research and export of tea world-wide, collects and disseminates statistical data as
well as encourages labour welfare programmes, among a host of other activities all aimed at ensuring
the health and vibrancy of one the world’s largest producer of tea Major activities: Research and
Development on conversion process, standards on new organic plantation, organic composting
methods, soil management, bio organic fertilizers, pest and disease management, bio pesticides,
processing and packaging technology, methods for processing, storage and handling, etc.

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TOOLS,POLICES

We have formed a Quality Management System (QMS) to improve the quality of the product and to
fulfill the requirements to get a certification in accordance with EEC –regulation 2092/91. Internal
Control System (ICS) team was sent to UPASI/KVK (United Plantation Association of South India/ Krishi
Vigyan Kendra, Coonoor Tamil Nadu) for an in depth training on various aspects of tea cultivation and
organic farming practices

ICS team created a database of all 1175 farmers of STFC with details of production practices,
economics of scale, etc., and they upgrade database regularly. The data is readily available in both soft
and hard copy for quick reference. It means all the people of the organization are committed to product
quality by doing right things right, first time, every time by employing organization resource to provide
value to customer TOTAL Every one associated with the company is involved in continuous
improvement, in all functional area, at all level. QUALITY (1) Quality means fitness for use. (2). Quality
means productivity, competitive cost, and timely delivery, total customer satisfaction. (3). Quality
means conformance to specification and standard. (4). Conformance to requirements. (5). Quality is
what the customer says (6). Quality means getting every one to do what they have agreed to do and to
do it right the first time and every time. MANAGEMENT Executive are fully committed Decision in a
planned way. To maintain existing lever of quality .To improve existing lever of quality. Effective
utilization of resource. quality policy

The company manufactures and supplies of various grades of TEAS . It will our endeavor to
continuously improve the quality and service of our products for better customer satisfaction. Every
individual in the unit shall stand committed and focused to this stage objective by adopting total quality
management (TQM) metrology aimed at continuous improving our system, practices and preference.
Thus constantly reducing cost through minimizing wastage. We shall be committed to comply with the
requirements is international standards on quality management system and continually improve its
effectiveness in its true sprite through involvement of employees and training.

QUALITY CIRCLES

A strict quality circles is observed which is translated into world Class Quality, and is reflected in
the companies growing International Presence. During the entire Production Process efforts are made to
maintained the quality. The Inspection is done as mentioned below
1. Preliminary Inspection: This is done to check out whether the raw material used is per the
requires standard. Heating of raw material (i.e.) Plastic Granules at certain degree and the melted
mixture is observed if the mixture appears to be reddish it shows that raw material is not of desired
quality and cannot be used for manufacturing process as it can result into defective pieces. Thus the
lot is returned backed to suppliers.

2. Daily Production Process Inspection: A Quality Control Inspector is appointed with the
team members to continue the inspection process. Inspection of the manufactured tea powders is
done at every 2 hours manually to check out , Durability, Colour etc. and at the end of the day
report is to be submitted to QC Production.

3. Post Production Inspection: Once the required batch is manufactured, out of that total

batch some random samples of 50 are taken and if defective pieces exceeds size of 5, than the
entire lot is reject's and sent for the Reprocess

4. Final Inspection: Here the same procedure of Inspection for quality is undertaken as followed
during production process. Random sample are taken from the batch to be dispatched

AUDITING AND INSPECTION

Highly qualified nutritionist, a veterinary doctor is posted for the supervision of the products. At
each and every process is checked for the improvement of the product, auditing and inspection is
conducted at every stage for the continuous quality improvement.

AVOIDANCE OF ACCIDENTS

As technology develops, economic activity varies and cultural attitudes change, the factors
influencing accident situations in industry also change. One area of substantial technological
development has been the way in which the massive increase in computational power has allowed
sweeping changes in the control of safety-related systems applied to plant and equipment. identify and
present the significant strengths and weaknesses of the proposed method and how it fits in with wider
issues such as incident reporting, incident investigation and process improvement. Effectiveness in
learning all possible lessons and preventing further incidents. increase the awareness of industry and
other organisations to common problems. Safety is built into the design and maintenance. Once it is in
operation , it is controlled by technical systems with limited input from the plant controller is very
different. Technical systems provide, integrate and present data, control decisions are the responsibility
of human beings ,who work according to highly developed rules and procedures.

SAFETY MEASURE

The safety and health aspects of employee is concern for the organization, as employee are
assets of company. The whole and soul responsibility of employee health and safety measures lie on the
shoulder of HR department. Hence such types of measures reduce the chances of accidents.

MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

Maintenance is understood as a set of activities which help keep the plant machinery,
equipment, and other tools and fixtures in operating and running condition to avoid losses and
accidents during the production. It is understood as the function of manufacturing management
that is concerned with day to day problem of keeping the physical plant in good operating
condition.In a companies like "KAJAH GROUP" where the daily production of TEA is
approximately accounted to 10 Thousand pieces a breakdown in machine can cause huge
financial and market losses to the company. Company also is known domestically and
internationally as a quality tea supplier and thus for all that effective maintenance is required,
Company is also aware about the same and is having a very competent team of maintenance
Engineers to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the Plant and continuous Production
Process.
MAITENANCE COMMITTEE OF KAJAH TEA LIMITED
 GM Technical
Dep.
GM Production.

Electrical Tool Room R&D Incharge Machine

Maint. Maint. Maint.

Formen Foremen,repair Foremen shop Foremen

Elecrician, Crew Maint. Plumbers,
Workers Fiiters.

There are mainly two type of maintenance activity carried

1) Routine Maintenance: It include activities such as periodic Inspection, cleaning,

lubrication and repair of production equipments after their services life. Routine maintenance
are of two type as under:

a) Running Maintenance: Running maintenance is practiced when the machine are actually
involved and running the production process. Here when Injection Moulding Machine is
 processing regularly greasing, lubrication and temperature is maintained for the effective
functioning of the machine.

b) Shut down Maintenance: Shut down maintenance is of most important. It is carried out
at each Friday as on that day is holiday due to staggering. Entire maintenance activities related
to all the machines is carried out on this day by the above mentioned staff.

QUAL IT Y POL ICY

The company manufactures and supplies of various grades of TEAS. It will our endeavor to
continuously improve the quality and service of our products for better customer satisfaction. Every
individual in the unit shall stand committed and focused to this stage objective by adopting total quality
management (TQM) metrology aimed at continuous improving our system, practices and preference.
Thus constantly reducing cost through minimizing wastage. We shall be committed to comply with the
requirements is international standards on quality management system and continually improve its
effectiveness in its true sprite through involvement of employees and training.

Product Standards

The Indian Bio-Organic Tea Association and the Tea Research Institutes have been working on
developing the parameters of organic tea production and processing. These efforts, however, have been
somewhat limited and there is a need for expanding the activities. At the same time, the Government of
India has been drafting policies that will regulate organic farming and certification in India. A “Guideline
for Production of Organic Tea in India” has been prepared on the basis of nation allergenic standards
drawn up as part of the “National Programme for Organic Production”. There are plans to establish an
Indian organic certification body recognized and accredited by all external agencies. Certification office
establishment /standard development Training of inspectors and certifiers. Establishment of central
office and four regional offices. Tea production is highly labour intensive and the industry creates jobs in
inaccessible rural areas. Millions of people in the world are dependent for their livelihoods on being
involved in tea production. Prices on the tea world market have dropped dramatically over the last 20
years, resulting in large social problems in the production areas. The Ethical Tea Partnership, a sector
initiative of 17 traders, has monitored the labour conditions on large tea plantations since 1997. Other
certification systems are Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Utz Certified.
BENCHMARKING

Benchmarking is the process of determining who is the very best, who sets the standard, and
what that standard is. In baseball, you could argue that seven consecutive World Series Championships
made the New York Yankees the benchmark. It is done to motivate people to improve toward that goal.
Bench marking is usually part of a larger effort, usually a Process Re-engineering or Quality Improvement
initiative. Benchmarking is a management tool that is being applied almost anywhere. Once we decide
what to benchmark, and how to measure it, the object is to figure out how the winner got to be the best
and determine what we have to do to get there.

JAPANESE TECHNOLOGIES

ISO14001certification
Indian tea producer and its estates conform to the most rigorous environmental and safety
standards. In Dec. 2000, it became the first India tea producer to acquire ISO 14001 certification for
environmental management systems. It conducts an environmental protection program on a
continuous basis as an integral part of its business activities. All its major tea production facilities
acquired certification for implementing ISO 14001 management systems, as well as increasing
environmental awareness among employees. Fair Trade Certification & Commitment Indian greens tea
and estates are fair trade certified conforming to the highest labor and environmental tandards. Fair
Trade is a product certification system designed to identify products that meet agreed environmental,
labor and developmental standards. Overseen by a standard-setting body, a certification body, the
system involves independent auditing of producers to ensure the agreed standards are met. Companies
offering products that meet the standards may apply for licences to use the india Certification Mark for
those products.
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Goal: The project aims at developing the technology, skills and systems of organic tea production. It
would include the development of appropriate technology for the establishment of new, and the
conversion of existing, tea areas to organic tea farms. The project also aims at the development of
acceptable international standards for the export of organic tea and the establishment of an
internationally accepted certification mechanism in both countries. The project includes an assessment
of the demand for organic tea exports and the development of appropriate export strategies.

Purpose

Technology, techniques and systems for organic tea production

Appropriate national certification agency with international recognition

Assessment of global market for organic tea and appropriate market strategies

Technology and techniques applied on model farms and elsewhere

Internationally acceptable standards and an established certification office with trained
inspectors

Identification of and access to export markets for organic tea

Project Components and Activities

A. Support for Research and Development

Research and development on model farms – the project would support the research and
development establishments in both companies for undertaking soil management practices, the
development of bio-organic fertilizers, pests and disease management and the conversion of
existing tea gardens to organic gardens

Workshops, seminars and dissemination
B. Support to Establish a Certification System

Consultancy services

External and internal training for certification inspectors

The development of standard
standards including the holding of national and
d international workshops,
workshops
and The establishment of a unit with trained staff and office infrastructure.

WHOLE ORGANIZATION CHART

HRA
Manager

Asst.HR Admin
Manager Executive

HR
Admin
HR Officer Coordinato
Officer
r

Personal Training
Departmen departmen
t t

Maintaining Operating
Recruitment Training Welfare
Payrol Training

Sources of Recruitment

Recruitment as the process of searching for and obtaining applicants for jobs, from among
whom the right people can be selected. Recruitment is the process of finding qualified people and
encouraging them to apply for work with the firm. Responsibility for the overall recruitment process is
assigned to human resources managers. They are responsible for designing and implementing a
recruitment program that will meet the tea industry’s personnel needs while complying with all legal
requirements. This responsibility includes finding sources of applicants; writing and placing
advertisements; contacting college; agencies and labour unions; establishing procedures to guarantee
equal employment opportunity; and administering the funds the firm has budgeted for recruitment.

Recruitment Process

HR practices its function in each and every stages of recruitment. The process comprises five
interrelated stages.

Planning

Strategy development

Searching

Screening

Evaluation and control
The ideal recruitment programmed is the one that attracts a relatively larger number of
qualified applicants who will survive the screening process and accept positions with the organization,
when offered.
Personnel Job Employee
Planning Analysis Requisition

Screening Potential
Hires

Job Recruitment Searching

Vacancies Planning Activation

-Numbers “Selling” Applicant To

-Message Pool Selection

Strategy Development

-Where
Applicant Evaluation
-How Population & Control
-When

Methods of selection
 Selection is a process of picking individuals with requisite qualifications and competence to fill
jobs in the organization. Different company apply different methods and procedure for selection. It
basically depends on the management policies and the size of operation.

Selection Process

Selection is a long process, commencing from the preliminary interview of the applicants and
ending with the contract of employment. Selection process differs among organizations and between
two different jobs within the same organization. Selection procedure for senior managers will be long-
drawn and rigorous, but it is simple and short while hiring shop-floor workers. Kajah tea company, the
different types of test taken are knowledge test, trade test, interviews and managerial grid for
executives.
General Selection Process
 External Environment

Internal Environment

Preliminary Interview Selection Test Employment Interview

RA RA RA

Physical Examination Selection Decision Reference & Background

Analysis

Job Offer
RA: Rejected Applicants

Employment Contract

Evaluation
Selection Process for Managerial Department in kajah
 Pre-placement
Presentation

Group Discussion

Extemporization

Written Aptitude Test

Preliminary Interview

Psychometric Test for

short listed candidates

Final Interview with

senior management

Letter of Offer
Training & Development for Employees

Training is concerned with imparting developing specific skills for a particular purpose. Training
is the act of increasing the skills of an employees for doing a particular job. Training is the process of
learning a sequence of programmed behaviour. In earlier practice, training programme focused more on
preparation for improved performance in particular job. Most of the trainees used to be from operative
levels like mechanics, machines operators and other kinds of skilled workers. When the problems of
supervision increased, the step were taken to train supervisors for better supervision.

Management development is all those activities and programme when recognized and
controlled have substantial influence in changing the capacity of the individual to perform his
assignment better and in going so all likely to increase his potential for future assignments.

Thus, management development is a combination of various training programme, though some

kind of training is necessary, it is the overall development of the competency of managerial personal in
the light of the present requirement as well as the future requirement. Development an activity
designed to improved the performance of existing managers and to provide for a planned growth of
managers to meet future organizational requirements is management development.
The Training Process

Assessing Training Needs

Preparing the Training Plan

Specifying Training Objectives

Designing the Training Programs

Selecting the Instructional Methods

 Completing the Training Plan

Conducting the Training

Evaluating the Training

Planning Further Training

Employee Training and Development

Training and development can be initiated for a variety of reasons for an employee or group
of employees, e.g.:

When a performance appraisal indicates performance improvement is needed

To "benchmark" the status of improvement so far in a performance improvement effort

As part of an overall professional development program

As part of succession planning to help an employee be eligible for a planned change in role
in the organization

To "pilot", or test, the operation of a new performance management system

To train about a specific topic.

TRAINING NEED ANALYSIS

Training activities are designed in order to impart specific skills, abilities and knowledge to
employees. Effective training is basic ingredient of success in the TEA industry. The concept of training is
endorsed my most managers in the TEA industry, yet managers often give little thought to the training
function in the context of their own business or departmental responsibilities until something goes
wrong! One of the main problems in TEA industry is that investment in training and development of
employees is a reactive process for many companies. Frequently, training and development arises as the
result of significant change in the operational environment or as a consequent of crisis such as staff
turnover or major departmental problems. Training is then used to cope with the immediate difficulty.
This process may be proved costly to Company. Whereas development refers to learning opportunities
designed to help employees grow and evolve a vision about the future.

Employee training is the responsibility of the organization. Employee development is a shared

responsibility of management and the individual employee. The responsibility of management is to
provide the right resources and an environment that supports the growth and development needs of
the individual employee.

For employee training and development to be successful, management should:

Provide a well-crafted job description - it is the foundation upon which employee training
and development activities are built

Provide training required by employees to meet the basic competencies for the job. This is
usually the supervisor's responsibility

Develop a good understanding of the knowledge, skills, and abilities that the organization
will need in the future. What are the long-term goals of the organization and what are the
implications of these goals for employee development Share this knowledge with staff

Look for learning opportunities in every-day activity. Was there an incident with a client that
everyone could learn from? Is there a new government report with implications for the
organization?

Explain the employee development process and encourage staff to develop individual
development plans

Support staff when they identify learning activities that make them an asset to your
organization both now and in the future

Designing Training Programs

Employee Training

Communications: The increasing diversity of today's workforce brings a wide variety of languages
and customs.

Computer skills: Computer skills are becoming a necessity for conducting administrative and office
tasks.

Customer service: Increased competition in today's global marketplace makes it critical that

employees understand and meet the needs of customers.

Diversity: Diversity training usually includes explanation about how people have different

perspectives and views, and includes techniques to value diversity

Ethics: Today's society has increasing expectations about corporate social responsibility. Also, today's
diverse workforce brings a wide variety of values and morals to the workplace.

Human relations: The increased stresses of today's workplace can include misunderstandings and
conflict. Training can people to get along in the workplace.

Quality initiatives: Initiatives such as Total Quality Management, Quality Circles, benchmarking,

etc., require basic training about quality concepts, guidelines and standards for quality, etc.

Safety: Safety training is critical where working with heavy equipment, hazardous chemicals, repetitive
activities, etc., but can also be useful with practical advice for avoiding assaults, etc.

Sexual harassment: Sexual harassment training usually includes careful description of the

organization's policies about sexual harassment, especially about what are inappropriate behaviors.
Benefits from Employee Training

Increased job satisfaction and morale among employees

Increased employee motivation

Increased efficiencies in processes, resulting in financial gain

Increased capacity to adopt new technologies and methods

Increased innovation in strategies and products

Reduced employee turnover

Enhanced company image, e.g., conducting ethics training (not a good reason for ethics
training!)
Risk management, e.g., training about sexual harassment, diversity training

ASSESSMENT TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS

Firms should be fast and responsive. This requires responding to customers' needs for quality,
variety, customization, convenience and timeliness. Meeting these new standards requires a workforce
that is technically trained in all respects. It requires people who are capable of analyzing and solving job
related problems, working cooperatively in teams and 'changing hats' and shifting from job to job as
well. Training has increased in importance in today's environment where jobs are complex and change.
Rapidly. Companies that pay lip-service to the need for training, by lazily setting aside a few hours a
year, will soon find themselves at the receiving end when talented employees leave in frustration and
other employees find it difficult to beat rivals with new products, sophisticated designs and improved
ways of selling. To survive and flourish in the present day corporate-jungle, companies should invest
time and money in upgrading the knowledge and skills of their employees constantly. For, any company
that stops injecting itself with intelligence is going to die.
Induction &Orientation

Orientation is the planned process of introducing new employees to their jobs, their co-workers
and the organization. The main purpose of induction is to relieve the new employee from possible
anxiety and make him or her feel at home on the job. These orientation programmes are carried out
formally as well as individually/collectively in the company. These programmes are carried from 1 weak
– 2 weak.

For Example: In most of the tea company that I visited the time spared on orientation
programme is one week. In Kajah tea company, the problem faced during orientation programme is of
adjusting schedules. The topics, which are covered in the induction programmes are given in the
following table:

Organizational Issues

• History of employer • Product line or services provided

• Organization of employer • Overview of production process

• Names & titles of key executives • Company policies & rules

• Employee’s title & department • Disciplinary regulations

• Layout of physical facilities • Employee handbook

• Probationary period • Safety procedure & enforcement

Employee Benefits

• Pay scales and pay days • Insurance benefits

• Vacations and holidays • Retirement programme

• Rest breaks • Employer-provided services to employees

• Training & education benefits

• Counseling • Rehabilitation programmes

Introduction

• To supervisor • To co-workers

• To trainers • To employee counselor

Job Duties

• Job location • Overview of job

• Job tasks • Job objectives

• Job safety requirements • Relationship to other jobs

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM

Performance appraisal The company refers to the assessment of an employee’s actual

performance, behavior on jobs, and his or her potential for future performance. It is done generally for
the purpose of assessing training needs to employee, to effect his promotions and to give him pay
increase, retention or termination. The company only one method that is commonly used in this
industry is Rating Scale Method.

For Example: In most of the Companies that I visited the performance appraisal is done on
yearly basis but in Kajah tea company day to day basis the briefing of employee is done. The companies,
the rating scales method is used by the way of Questionnaire (1-10).

Challenges of Performance Appraisal

Create a culture of excellence that inspires every employee to improve or lend himself or herself to
be assessed.

Align organizational objectives to individual aspirations.

Clear growth paths for talented individuals.

Provide new challenges to rejuvenate careers that have reached the plateau stage.

Forge a partnership with people for managing their careers.

Empower employees to make decisions without the fear of failing.

Embed teamwork in all operational processes.

Debureaucratise the organization structure for ease of flow of information.

Performance Appraisal Process

 Objectives of Performance
Appraisal

Establish Job Expectations

Design an Appraisal
Programme

Appraise

Performance

Performance

Interview

Use Appraisal Data for

Appropriate Purposes

Motivation Methods

Employee motivation ideas and programs form an important part of the business strategies.
Motivational programs are directed at different departments at different point of time. The approach
preferred by organizations differs from each other. Conducting result oriented employee motivation
programs at different levels of the organization can ensure continued success of the business interests.
Employers must be very specific and precise while selecting the right employee motivation programs.
They should consider existing business programs and models. Analysing the potential of existing
programs can help them in devising new but more effective motivational programs.

Flex hours: you don’t have to say, “I want the job now.”

A thank you note: there’s nothing that works wonders other than a thank you note from a
senior.

Make work fun. Introduce Monday as blue day and Tuesday as green and so on, so
coming to work becomes fun. You can organise mini ideas that bring mega fun. Like
circulate an office party picture and let everyone write a caption to it or send them a blur
picture and let them figure out who is the person.

Let them go early: Everyone has a personal life. So if your subordinates or colleagues
want to go home early for a wedding, birthday or any personal reason let them off. Yes it
should not be a habit but at the same time if you hold back all the times you will get a
frustrated employee.

Reward effort: we only wait to reward when success is achieved. But there are many
efforts that go into making it real. So if you reward efforts at the initial stages, success
comes faster and there are many that will come sooner.

Hot Coffee – make coffee and tea available as this is what keeps them fresh.

Celebrate birthdays – everyone feels special on their birthday. Give them the edge by
having a cake cutting session and call the entire office to make them feel good.

Labour Welfare Facilities

Labour welfare refers to taking care of the well being of workers by employers, trade unions,
and government and non-government agencies. Recognizing the unique place of the worker in the
society and doing good for him/her retaining and motivating employees, minimizing social evils, and
building up the local reputation of the Tea are the arguments in favour of employee welfare. Hence this
area has generated one more area for practicing of HR roles. The HRD has a major role in the
development and management of benefits programs. These benefits are designed by HRD in order to
suit the requirement of employee. And further, they are sent to the top management for approval.
Thereafter they are implemented. These benefits, which are given to the employee, are both financial as
well as non-financial.Some of the benefits and Facilites, which are practiced in the KAJAH Tea Company
are as follows:
  Legally required payments
 Old age, survivors, disability and health insurance
 Worker’s compensation
 Unemployment compensation
 Contingent and deferred benefits
 Pension plans
 Group life insurance
 Sick leave
 Maternity leave
 Payments for time not worked
 Vacations
 Holidays
 Voting pay allowances

Pay role Processing

HR activities like Payroll bring to mind, a stream of innumerable printouts, forms and transactions.
Although repetitive, these are critical functions within an organization. Payroll services require constant
evolution of best practices and focus on accuracy & discipline. we understand every aspect of payroll
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Time & Attendance Management

Compensation & Benefits Processing

Reimbursement Processing

Payroll Reports & MIS

Interface with legacy Systems

Web based Delivery

Statutory Compliance

Query Management

Retrials Management

PF Trust Management

HR Policies & Frame Working

A Framework for Human Resources Management. It was developed by members and its
representatives of the organizations common system and representatives of the staff. The purpose of
the Framework is to enable the organizations common system to manage their human resources
effectively. The philosophy underlying it is grounded in the principles emanating from the provisions and
the need for the organizations to recruit staff with the highest standards of efficiency, competence and
integrity, with due regard to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as
possible and to the equal participation of men and women in the work of the organizations . Avoid any
competition in the employment of staff that may result from fundamental differences in the
compensation package. Facilitate mobility of staff across the system

Vision &Mission Statement

Mission

Customer Service and Product Innovation tuned to diverse needs of individual and
corporate clientele.

Continuous technology upgradation while maintaining human values.

Progressive globalization and achieving international standards.

Efficiency and effectiveness built on ethical practices.

Customer Satisfaction through

 Providing quality service effectively and efficiently

 Periodic Customer Service Audits

Success through Teamwork, Integrity and People

Vision

Consistently make good Products at the friendliest Prices..


Constantly Grow in Volume and Value through New Ideas

OUTSOURCING OF HRM PROCESS

The Innovative Practices in Human Resources process uncovered 12 practices that are reducing
HR costs and improving service quality to employees. Key findings from this research included the need
for HR managers to streamline processes, lower overhead costs, and enable their departments to
advance from transactional organizations to strategic partners in the business.

Practices and technologies include:

Internet and intranet employee services

Strategic human resources

Centralized HR departments and call centers

360-degree performance appraisals

HRIS systems

Employee self-service

Voice response systems (VRUs)

Resume scanning and Internet recruitment

Automated time and attendance systems

Team policies and development

Outsourcing

Business process reengineering (BPR

GRIEVANCES REDRESSAL
 As a measure of ensuring quicker services to Employees a token system is installed in the
Facilitation Centre. The visiting Employees may also meet the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner
and the Officers in Charge of Sub-Regional offices who will personally hear the grievances of the
members who call on them on all working days even without prior appointments

Grievance Handling Methods

STAFF GRIEVANCES With a view to providing Forums for redressal of grievances at

Shop/Section/ Department/Plant/Company level and settling the grievances of employees expeditiously
within stipulated time so as to help obviating dissatisfaction, a comprehensive grievance redressal
system exists for Executive as well as Non-Executive employees. All Zonal Personnel Executives have
been entrusted with the job of disposal of staff grievance expeditiously.

PUBLIC GRIEVANCES In compliance with the directives of Rajah Group from time to time, the
following actions have been taken to activate Public Grievance Redressal System. As regards the Public
Grievances appearing in the newspaper column, Corporate Communications Department is entrusted
with the job of scrutinizing and forwarding the grievances to the concerned Head of Department who, in
turn would examine the grievance and take prompt action for its redressal.. General Manager is
functioning as (Public Grievances)

Union Policy Framework

Trade unions are voluntary organizations of employees or employers are formed to promote
and protect their interests through collective action. Contrary to popular perception, unions are not
meant only to organize strikes. Their presence is felt in all HR activities of an organization. Unions have
political affiliations.
ARBITRATION PROCESS
Arbitration is part of the labor relations process. Arbitration is the procedure by which parties
agree to submit their disputes to an independent neutral third party, known as an arbitrator. Although
there are several types of arbitration, labor arbitration is the dispute resolution procedure used in labor
relations. The term conciliation generally refers to the third party who brings the disputing parties
together. As a process, arbitration predates English common law and has been called the oldest form of
dispute settlement. King Solomon was an arbitrator and arbitration was used to settle differences during
the Greco-Roman period. George Washington was an advocate of arbitration and, in his will, mandated
using the process if disputes arose over his estate. The use of arbitration in labor disputes was a
common practice in the late 19th century but developed more rapidly after World War II as a substitute
for work stoppages.

During World War II, the National War Labor Board gave great impetus to the use of arbitration.
The board heard over 20,000 labor disputes during the war and frequently mandated that future cases
employ arbitration. The president's National Labor-Management Conference of 1945 also
recommended the application of the arbitration process to settle labor disputes.

Workers Participation Management

A number of initiatives and strategies were taken to promote and sustain a conducive climate
for smooth operation of the Plant. The most important initiative in this direction was strengthening of
the foundation of a sound and effective collective bargaining system. To uphold the spirit of
participation in management and nurture participative culture of the Company, total of 13 Joint
Committees at Corporate, Shop/Department levels, Welfare Committees at Department and Apex level
have been constituted / reconstituted to discuss issues relating to production, productivity, quality,
safety, corporate affairs and also other work related points like incentives, job rotation, deployment and
redeployment. Sporadic incidents, sudden work stoppages and pressure tactics have diminished to a
satisfactory degree because of the availability of Participative Fora as an institutional machinery for
ventilating grievances and resolving genuine demands of the employees.

PRODUCT PROFILE

Brands :Kajah Tea Red(Home red)

Kajah Tea Blue

Kajah Hotel Blend

Contents :Tea

Available packs Price/(Kg bag)

 50 Grams RS.40

100 Grams RS.75

250 Grams RS.95

500 Grams RS.190

1kg(Red) RS.380

1kg(Blue) RS.460

5kg Bag RS.1900

Usage\Utility : Beverage Drink, Antioxidity

Target : Urban as well as rural areas customer segments

Competitive Strength : Quality and strong flavour reliability

Quality : Home Blend, Hotel Blend

Chief Competitors : AVT, Kannan Devan, Broke Bond

Positioning : “Really Strong”

DEPARTMENT CHART
 Marketing
Manager

Regional Sales Key Accounts Sales & Services

Manager Executive Manager

Astt. Key Accounts

Sales Manager Sales coordinator
Executive

MARKETING FUNCTIONS

Selling, pricing, providing advice to customers in the area of llogistics

ogistics and materials handling, and
promoting the product are the main “doing” elements of Marketing

The Sales Function. Sales Reporting, or reporting on business, trends within assigned sales

territories or market segments .Market

Market Intelligence
Intelligence, or the collection of information on the tariffs,
services and activities of competitors
competitors. In its most advanced form, Tea sales force will have a detailed
knowledge of the corporate, production and distribution plans of its principal customers, and will be
able to use this knowledge in order to develop jointly with these customers a price/service package .
The Pricing Function: The setting and structuring of customers fares is one of the most important
functions of the tea Marketing unit. It will normally be the direct responsibility of the head of the
Marketing unit, who will be assisted by a Rates, or Tariff Administration, Manager and associated staff.
However, decisions about the pricing of very major traffics will often be taken at the highest levels of
management in the tea organization.

The Advertising and Promotion Function

Advertising: It is any paid form of non personal presentation and promotion of Ideas, goods or

services by an identified sponsor. Advertisement can be in the form of TV Adz's, Newspaper &
Magazines, Banner & Hoardings, Print Media, and Or Internet. Advertisement of Todays mainly uses TV
Ad's to promote their sales. Company has been regularly endorsing celebrity for its brand
(Balasubramaniyam, Raima Sen Etc). Some of the Newspaper in which AD's of Company appear are as
under: The Economic Times, The Times OF India, The Indian Express.

Sales Promotion: Sales Promotion is also one of the elements of promotion mix. It is done to

promote the sales of the product.Comapny uses different Schemes for the Super Distributors,
Distributors, Retailers & Wholesalers. Target Selling is the criteria for the Super Distributor if they
achieve that target specified they are awarded with commission (Not Disclosed). For Wholesalers &
Distributors different Scheme like Scratch Card, Lucky Draw, Discount on Bulk Purchase. Different Gifts,
Commission etc are used to promote sales.

PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS

 Distribution is an important function of any organization. Making the product available at right
place and at right time with less cost is the key objective of production distribution Channels.

MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES

SUPER DISTRIBUTORS
ZONE WISE

DISTRIBUOTRS STATE
WISE

WHOLESSELERS

RETAILERS

CONSUMERS

The Below mentioned is the List Of Companies Super Distributors Throughout India in different Zones:

Maharastra Mumbai

Pune

WESTERN ZONE DELHI New Delhi

Uttar Pradesh Lucknow

Karnataka Bangalore
 Kerela Malpuram

NORTHERN ZONE Ernaculam

Calicut

Cheenai

Kollam.

Tamil Nadu Cheenai

Madurai

REGION WISE SALES BREAK UP

Zone Sales%

Western 54

Northern 20

Export 2

Others 5

Marketing Strategy

Plans are needed to clarify what kinds of strategic objectives an organization would like to
achieve and how this is to be done. Such plans must consider the amount of resources available. One
critical resource is capital. Kajah Group keeps a great deal of cash on hand to be able to “jump” on
opportunities that come about. Small startup Tea firms, on the other hand, may have limited cash on
hand. This means that they may have to foregot what would have been a good investment because they
do not have the cash to invest and cannot find a way to raise the capital. Other resources that affect
what a firm may be able to achieve include Trademarks/brand names: It would be very difficult to
compete factors such as: Patents The organization will identify the objectives it wishes to achieve.

This could involve profitability directly, but often profitability is a long term goal that may
require some intermediate steps. The firm may seek to increase market share, achieve distribution in
more outlets, have sales grow by a certain percentage, or have consumers evaluate the product more
favorably. Some organizations have objectives that are not focused on monetary profit—e.g., promoting
literacy or preventing breast cancer. · An analysis is made, taking into consideration issues such as
organizational resources, competitors, the competitors’ strengths, different types of customers, changes
in the market, or the impact of new technology. · Based on this analysis, a plan is made based on
tradeoffs between the advantages and disadvantages of different options available.· This strategy is
then carried out.

Target Achievement Methods

To maintain a friendly atmosphere which merges the diversities of our local area and which
encourages mutual respect, tolerance, co-operation, and an appreciation of positive human values. To
promote diligence and provide the maximum opportunity for the talents of all employees to be
identified and developed through a range of working experiences.3 To foster an appreciation of our
unique environment and traditions and also to engender in our employees a confidence and a sense of
responsibility in dealing with the wider community and in preparing for life and work in society at large.
To maintain good communication within the departments, with workers.

MARKETING PRODUCT LINES

Responsible for directing the communication and interface of networking products, which
includes market requirements, customer feedback, understanding product needs and customer needs.
This individual will be responsible for managing the launch requirements connecting the different
teams into the same message that create a clear communication with customers using the right
 channels business performance and to lead all relevant groups on actions and initiatives to achieve
results.

Analyze market opportunities and participate in the development of product line strategies.

Develop details product proposals for applicable line of business.

Provide product presentations to customers, sales and marketing organizations within the
region.

Provide deep competitive and regional market analysis to determine best set of actions to
achieve the goals of the enterprise business.

Full engagement with Marketing

Provide guidance to regions, supporting the quarterly guidance process, which incorporates
revenue, margin and product mix implications of enterprise.

Maintain and communicate competitive price models for the product portfolio, including
engagements with external industry analyst.

Support price and cost analysis of networking products

FINANCIAL INCLUSIONS IN MARKETING

Providing various financial services like, loans, insurance, payments, remittances and financial
advisory services . Financial inclusion to promote growth, it has to move from “opening an account”
in the Bank, to regular savings and finally to a relationship which enables the borrower to access loans
on a regular basis.

Customer Beneficial & Satisfaction identification Methods

In an Company, from procuring an order to delivering the final product, a series of activities
takes place. There are different depts. To which these activities are assigned eg. Raw material for
production is purchased by one dept. And supplied to other dept. Where the production initiates. Thus
every dept. play an important role of a customer and supplier as well. The importance of a customer is
well known from the maxim, “ Customer is the king”. Earlier, organizational administrators concentrated
only on the satisfaction of external customers i.e. the target market. But now it is being realized that if
the internal customer is satisfied the quality as well as the quantity is also appreciable. Higher the
customer satisfaction index, higher will be the quality of the production. This results in the satisfaction
of external customers and ultimately brings profits & prosperity to the organization. It can benefit the
Company in following ways:-

1) There will be less employee turnover.

2) Optimum utilization of available resources will take place.

3) High job satisfaction and feeling of belongingness in employees.

4) Qualitative product.

5) Least conflicts in the departments.

6) Good reputation in the market and many more benefits can be accrued.

Thus, every dept. should ensure that the customer dept. is satisfied with the product and
services provided by it as it will result into an overall improvement of the organization. To serve a final
customer first of all a company has to satisfy his employees. If employees are satisfied then they will
ultimately satisfy the final customer. Three types of marketing arises. These are a follows:-

(1) Internal marketing: It is defined as when company communicates its policies to the employees. In
this understands their employees & provides good working condition, compensation and incentives so
as to satisfy their employees. Company satisfy their employees because they are the person in touch
with the final users.

(2) External marketing: When company communicates with its final end user regarding the product
complaints & suggestions so as to satisfy them.

(3) Interactive marketing: In this employees communicate company product to its final end users.

Identification of customer Expectation

Customer delivered value is the difference between the total customer value and total
consumer cost. Consumer value is the bundle of benefits customers expect from a given product or
service. Total consumer cost it the bundle of costs consumer expect to incur in evaluating, obtaining and
using the product. That two customers can report being “highly satisfied” for different reasons. one may
be easily satisfied most of the time and other might be hard to please but was pleased on this occasion.
Companies should also note that managers and salespeople can manipulate their ratings on customer
satisfaction. They can be especially nice just before the survey. They can also try to exclude unhappy
customers from the survey. Another danger is that if customers will know that the company will go out
of its way to please customers, some customers may express high dissatisfaction (even if satisfied) in
order to receive more concession. The value chain is a tool for identifying ways to create more customer
value. every firm is a collection of activities that are performed to design, produce, market, deliver and
support its product. The value chain identifies nine strategically relevant activities that create value and
cost in a specific business. These nine value-creating activities consist of five primary activities and four
support activities.

INTERNAL RECORD SYSTEM

Marketing managers rely on internal reports on orders, sales, prices, cost, inventory levels,
receivables, payables, and so on. By analyzing this information, they can spot important opportunities
and problems.

THE MARKETING INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM

A marketing intelligence system is a set of procedures and sources used by managers to obtain
everyday information about developments in the marketing environment. Marketing managers collect
marketing intelligence by reading books, newspapers and trade publications; talking to customers,
suppliers and distributors; meeting with other company mangers.

First: it can train and motivate the sales force to spot and report new developments. Sales
representatives are positioned to pick up information missed by other means.

Second: the company can motivate the distributors, retailers, and other intermediaries to pass along
important intelligence. Third: companies can collect competitive intelligence by purchasing

competitors’ products; attending open houses and trade shows; reading competitors’ publishing
reports; attending stockholders’ meeting; talking to employees, dealers, distributors, suppliers, and
freight agents; collecting competitors’ ads; and looking up news stories about competitors on the
internet.
CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT AND SERVICE

Fulfillment Services and Solutions

Fast order turn-around,

around, most orders receive same day.

Incoming Call Center Capabilities for sales and customer support.

Excellent communication - Your designated
ated customer service representative is always
available to assist via a toll
toll-free number.

Automatic address verification - We validate addresses as we parcels.

Large selection of carriers - from parcel to freight, full truckload to cargo containers, can
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move your goods efficiently.

Our 2009 accuracy rate is over 98%
Customer order receive and follow up

Order processing is the core of logistics activity. The receipt of the customer order is the trigger
that sets into motion all the logistics functions that culminate in the delivery of the product to the
customer. Of prime importance to good order processing is a good flow of communications, which binds
the entire system together, supported by a suitable and efficient management information system that
allows the processing of customer orders as well as collecting relevant information for management
decision making. The processing of a customer's order goes through a few well-defined phases.

External elements. While the firm's internal systems may be quite fast and efficient, there is an
external element in this transaction. In the first case, there is a transmittal of the order , which could

be through the post, telephone or facsimile. This order, when received, has to be recorded and

entered into the firm's system. This induces a delay and potential for inaccuracy. The second external
element in this transaction is the dispatch of the order through a transport provider or the firm's
own units. Often, these two elements contribute the most to extending the order cycle time. A change
in the method of order placement, such as doing it on line, can significantly reduce the time taken to
process the order. This also reduces the potential for inaccuracies in the order.

Create customer follow up system

we want to select several tools to reach out and touch customers periodically. Iwill need
to balance the timing of Our follow-up and maintain professionalism. Several tools customer
follow-up system

The telephone

In today’s online and high-tech world, people forget about the phone. This is still a great way to
reach out and touch customers. It is especially effective after the sale to ask how it is going and to see if
they are happy with your product. The phone is a very personal way to interact with customers.

Email with auto responder

 An email drip system with an auto responder will let you automate email contact with customer
to continue to feed them information and to keep name in front of them. This is a low cost way to keep
in touch with list of contacts. I use a product called.

Newsletter
A newsletter is a value-added way to provide information to customer. Our customer can
subscribe to the newsletter giving on permission to continue to contact them with relevant valuable
information.

MARKETING TOOL & TECHNIQUES

Here are 5 tips and tools for marketing your startup

i. Build Up Your Own Profile

ii. Participate Locally
iii. Start a Company Blog
iv. Use Video
v. Submit to Startup Listing Sites.

Build Up Your Own Profile.

Many of the most-talked-about startups are run by people who are high profile. These are
people who work very hard to build their own personal profiles and brands. They’re promoting
themselves as a means of promoting their companies. Focus on building trust, reputation and thought
leadership, even at a small scale, and you’ll see results.

Participate Locally

Elsewhere startups aren’t participating enough at a local level. Sure, our client base isn’t
exclusively local (or based there at all) but participating locally within the startup community has many
advantages. Primarily, ou’re building goodwill amongst our local peers; people who are more inclined to
help out for the heck of it, to see a local success story. You’re building up friends, ones you’ve met face-
to-face, who can spread the word, create buzz and provide leverage for further marketing efforts down
the road.

Start a Company Blog

Company blogs are interesting because they don’t just represent the voice of a single person;
they represent the voice of a company. This is certainly different from a personal blog, and even
different from many business blogs run by consultants, freelancers, etc. There are plenty of great
examples of company blogs, including Demand Satisfaction and Voodoo Ventures.

Use Video

Video is hot, there’s no two ways about it. And startups can use video quite easily to get viral
attention. This approach is more “shot in the dark” than a blog (which really should be a long-term,
organic marketing strategy) but it’s worth trying. Connected Ventures kicked ass with their lip dub video.
Humor works best, as we see with the Freshbooks video job ad . The guys at Thoof did a great job with
an Apple spoof ad, comparing themselves to dig .

Submit to Startup Listing Sites

Certainly, getting on TechCrunch, Mashable, Center Networks or one of the other big blogs that
cover startups is great, but there’s no shortage of smaller players in this space that can build awareness
and drive traffic. For example, Killer Startups allows anyone to submit a startup, and the community
votes on it. I’ve heard several good reports of the traffic it can send. Other sites include Go2Web20,
Listio, Simple Spark, Startup Squad and Feed My Appilication.

MARKET DEMAND FOR THEIR PRODUCT

Year Demand Consumption (%)

 Thissure Kozhikode Kannur Kasarkod Major Producing States

2006 39.2 4.2 21.0 18.3 4.4

2007 56.4 6.9 Not Available 18.1 6.6

2008 48.4 6.7 7.1 14.3 4.1

2009 53.5 6.3 3.1 14.2 9.3

A small proportion of a household's total budget is spent on tea. At lower levels of income tea
consumption responds to changes in income. The income elasticity of demand (i.e. the percentage
change in consumption due to a one percent change in income) for tea in Thissure in the 2006s was
estimated to be 1.1. But at higher levels of income, the income elasticity of demand for tea tends to be
low. These figures suggest that the market in developed States would not expand significantly with
rising incomes. Furthermore, a decline in price would not have a large effect on the quantity demanded.

Demand Management Programmes

Stock reduction – Although there is some correlation between stock levels and prices, the
perishability of tea means that stocks are normally small in relation to consumption, so that this
scheme will only have a small impact on raising prices.

Reduced production – Because tea is domestically a popular beverage in many producing States,
most notably Trissure, opposition from such States is likely to make such a scheme very difficult.
High domestic demand in those States will mean that a lower share of production is exported,
thereby reducing their share in the export market, which they will find unacceptable.

Minimum quality standards – Removing substandard tea from the export market would address
the problem of oversupply, while demand could also be stimulated by increasing customer
satisfaction with tea.

DEMAND ANALYSIS
Demand analysis provide information on

Needs for communication of various kinds

Private demand, affordability and user willingness to pay for telephone and other services

Numbers, location preferences and mode of public access points

Technology and service preferences (for example, mobile versus fixed)

Knowledge and demand for different value-added .

Demand field studies

A demand expert designs the survey with the assistance and active collaboration of a local
research institution . The field survey is designed to identify user needs/preferences and ability to
pay and to make explicit links to estimates of income and expenditures. Study objectives identify
concrete services for investigation, the target groups, and the purposes of the study, and inclusion
of socio-economic impact elements. Five things should guide the selection of a representative
demand that can be extrapolated district. Demand analysis followed this information’s.

Satisfaction and quality of existing services

Price perceptions, affordability and willingness to pay

Services desired

METHODS OF OVERCOMING COMPETITORS

Confidence and Its Value in Handling Competition

Using Competition as a Means of Increasing Business

Build Up the Prospect’s Confidence

Avoid Antagonizing

Confidence and Its Value in Handling Competition

Fear is a destroyer of confidence. Company cannot overcome even a small amount of
competition unless Company have confidence in itself and in company unique selling proposition.
Master Company fear of competition and Company will certainly overcome it. If a large number of
agents are selling in Company territory it’ll find that there is, or there isn’t a sufficient amount of
business in that territory for all.If there isn’t sufficient business in the territory for all, make the other
agents stop selling through the use of better marketing on our part. Company are, or can be a character-
builder and a positive- personality. As a capable, efficient agent, Company must not be overcome.
Company realize that business life is a battle of brains and in business life, heroes and not cowards are
rewarded. To fear competition instead of learning your proposition is frankly the mark of a coward.
When once you start out to sell a particular niche, sell it. Perseverance is the secret of success in real
estate. Courage is the beginning of selling ability. It enters into the creation of interest, the
demonstration, and the close of the sale. No agent ever developed into a strong-willed man or woman
without the spur of competition.

Using Competition as a Means of Increasing Business

Company would be smart to realize that the agents competing in Company territory are actually
helping to educate our future prospects. Company indirectly help them and they indirectly help
Company . The stronger agent and the hardest worker necessarily gets the most business but Company
are all of value in making possible a large volume of business in that territory. Competition for sure is
constructive. When Company almost sell a prospect and he afterwards lists with another agent, it is
quite possible that Company did most of the selling. Company simply were not strong enough or did
not have a sufficient number of the right arguments and suggestions to induce him or her to list with
Company. The other agent came along and induced them to list because he made

an appeal that Company didn’t know.

Build Up the Prospect’s Confidence

One of the rules most difficult for a new agent to learn is not to “knock” a competing agent.
Everything good or bad Company say about your competitor’s services helps to advertise him and if
Company are zealous in telling the customer of their services, instead of confining ourself entirely to
selling Company own proposition. As a matter of fact, agents really don’t knock another agent unless
they fear them and if they do the prospect will get the impression that the services of the competing
agent are better than ours.

Avoid Antagonizing
 Avoid antagonizing Company prospects. It really isn’t good business to show
resentment at any time unless by so doing Company can actually sell a man that Company couldn’t
otherwise sell. To begin with, learn to control ourself and not fear competition. However, Company may
find it necessary to handle a prospect rather roughly at times. It takes a jar to sell some prospects and
hold them to the line so to speak and Company should be able to give them that jar if it is needed; but it
takes experience to make such a jar bring a friend and listing instead of making an enemy.

Market Segmentation

Segmentation is the cornerstone of marketing—almost all marketing efforts in some way relate
to decisions on who to serve or how to implement positioning through the different parts of the
marketing mix. For example, one’s distribution strategy should consider where one’s target market is
most likely to buy the product, and a promotional strategy should consider the target’s media habits and
which kinds of messages will be most persuasive. Although it is often tempting, when observing large
markets, to try to be "all things to all people," this is a dangerous strategy because the firm may lose its
distinctive appeal to its chosen segments.In terms of the "big picture," members of a segment should
generally be as similar as possible to each other on a relevant dimension (e.g., preference for quality vs.
low price) and as different as possible from members of other segments. That is, members should
respond in similar ways to various treatments (such as discounts or high service) so that common
campaigns can be aimed at segment members, but in order to justify a different treatment of other
segments, their members should have their own unique response behavior.

ADVERTISEMENT& SALES PROMOTION

ADVERTISEMENT: It is any paid form of non personal presentation and promotion of Ideas, goods or
services by an identified sponsor. Advertisement can be in the form of TV Adz's, Newspaper &
Magazines, Banner & Hoardings, Print Media, and Or Internet. Advertisement of Todays mainly uses
TV Ad's to promote their sales. Company has been regularly endorsing celebrity for its brand
(Balasubramaniyam, Raima Sen Etc). Some of the Newspaper in which AD's of Company appear are as
under:The Economic Times,The Times OF India,The Indian Express.
SALES PROMOTION: Sales Promotion is also one of the elements of promotion mix. It is done to
promote the sales of the product. Comapny uses different Schemes for the Super Distributors,
Distributors, Retailers & Wholesalers. Target Selling is the criteria for the Super Distributor if they
achieve that target specified they are awarded with commission (Not Disclosed). For Wholesalers &
Distributors different Scheme like Scratch Card, Lucky Draw, Discount on Bulk Purchase. DIffernet Gifts,
Commission etc are used to promote sales.

CORPORATE SALES PROMOTION: Promotional or Corporate Sales is now a days plays a big role in
marketing because the concept of getting anything extra along with the product is becoming popular
among the consumers. Companies Promotional department has seized this opportunity and is selling
large chunk of its production to corporate customers which in turn is used by them as sales Promotion
tool.

PRODUCT PUBLICITY

Product publicity is when an organization attempts to attract public interest about a product
that it offers. Publicity falls under the giant umbrella of promotion, which is a component of marketing.
Other elements of promotion include advertising, sales promotion, and personal selling. Product
publicity will happen through a planned and organized campaign, often known as a publicity plan, that
has be created in order to launch a brand new product or else provide further information to keep
continuing interest in an already established product. The publicity plan is aimed at obtaining positive
media coverage for an organization's products. The main purpose of product publicity is to inform rather
than persuade, but the ultimate goal of product publicity is to promote the product and create interest
so that people will buy it. The public relations team for a company, either an in-house department or a
hired agency, is responsible for product publicity. The public relations team, or publicists, wants to make
their products look as appealing as possible to the public through the different mass media channels.
There are several different promotional tools through which a product can be publicized.

PressRelease
A press release is a tool for product publicity. It is a written or recorded statement that is issued
by an organization and sent to members of the media. The purpose of a press release is to announce a
product launch, a specific event, or to promote someone associated with that organization in order to
attract the attention of the media. Typically, a press release is mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to newspapers,
magazines, radio stations, or television stations.

Other Techniques

Other techniques used for product publicity include telephone press conferences, in-house media
tours, video news releases, and Internet releases.

Hold a contest

Have an exhibition or demonstration

Sponsor an event

Arrange a speech

Conduct a survey or poll

Arrange for a testimonial

Present an award (invent one if necessary)

Stage a debate

Organize a tour of the company

Customer Relationship Management

The CRM is a new technique in marketing where the marketer tries to develop long term
relationship with the customers to develop them as life time customers. CRM aims to make the
customer climb up the ladder of loyalty. The company first tries to determine who are likely prospects
i.e. the people who have a strong potential interest in the product and ability to pay for it. The company
hopes to convert many of its qualified prospect into first time customers and then to convert those first
time customers into repeat customers. Then the company tries to convert these repeat customers into
clients – they are those people who buy only from the company in the relevant product categories.

Step 1:Identify customers

To launch a one to one initiative the company must be able to locate and contact a fair number
of customers or at least a substantial portion of its valuable customers. It is crucial to know the
customer details as much as possible, not just their names or address, but their habits, preferences and
so forth.

Step 2 : Differentiating customers

Customers are different in two principal ways, they represent different levels of value and have
different needs. Once the company identifies its customers differentiating them will help the company
to focus its efforts to gain the most advantage with the most valuable customers.

Step 3 : Interacting with the customer

Interaction is also a crucial component of a successful CRM initiative. It is important to

remember that interaction just not occur through marketing and sales channels, customer interact in
many different ways with many different areas of the organization so to foster relationship all the areas
of the organization must be accessible to the customer.

Step 4 : Customize enterprise’s behavior

Ultimately to lock a customer into a relationship a company must adapt some aspect of its
behavior to meet customer’s individually expressed needs this might mean mass customizing a
manufactured product or it might involve tailoring some aspect of the service surrounding the product

There should be more and more emphasis given by the company for satisfying the customer
up to a apex limit and by providing the utility of every penny of his money.

There should be more use of information technology.

The company should be flexible to bend its rules and procedures in the clients favour.

The company can communicate and develop stronger customer bonding by providing social
and financial benefits.

A satisfied customer in 10 years will bring 1000 more customers to the company.

It costs 7 time more to attract a new customer than to serve an old one.

20% of the company’s loyal customers account for 80% of its revenues.
Customer Retain Management
 An effective system of communication should provide opportunities for customer
information. The customer is the ultimate object whose satisfaction and goodwill are of the
utmost importance for the success of an organization. In carrying out the sales function of
planning, the management must communicate with customers. There were times when the
customer was not the central figure. But today the customer is the kingpin and sovereign of the
market whose needs and satisfaction, and the winning of whose goodwill, is of prime importance
in these days ofcompetitive setup. These must be communicated promptly. It is the
communication which establishes the contacts with the customers. Customercomn1unication
helps to establish a relationship with customers who buy and are the sources of products. The
media used for advertisements can also be used effectively to reach the customers. It is the
responsibility of communication:

1. To prepare welcome letters, personally addressed, signed by the chief executive officer to all
old as well as new customers.

2. Customer information should include helpful and desirable information concerning prices,
uses, after sale facilities etc.

3. Media like pamphlets and booklets printed in an attractive manner summarising the
company's product etc., are the purpose of communication.

4. Enclosing handouts, progress reports to each bill or to each correspondence mailed to

customers. This acts as a repetitive reminder to the customer about the company.

5. Prompt response to all enquiries made by the customer promotes and builds confidence and
goodwill. Effective written communication promotes a friendly understanding of company
policies.

6. Preparing brochures and other informative folders directed to specific customer groups like
fanners, small business, women, and other special users.

PRODUCT SELLING PROCESS

The selling process is a set of activities undertaken to successfully obtain an order and begin
building long-term customer relations. While the activities we discuss apply to all forms of selling and
can be adapted to most selling situations (including non-product
product selling such as selling an idea), principle
occupation involves selling products (i.e., goods and services) to buyers and do so for organizations that
appreciate and support sellers who are well
well-trained and ethically responsible.

Thee selling process undertaken by sales

salesman include:

1. Generating Sales Leads

2. Qualifying Leads
3. Preparing for the Sales Meeting
4. Making Initial Contact
5. The Sales Meeting
6. Handling Buyer Resistance
7. Closing the Sale
8. Account Maintenance

DEPARTMENT CHART

Accounts
Manger

Astt.
Purchase Store
Accounts
Executive Executive
Manager

Accounts Purchase Store

Executive Officer Officer

Astt.
Accounts Astt.Store
Purchase
officer officer
Officer
Types of Asset & Laibility

Asset - Non-Current Assets

Property, Plant & Equipment

Investment Properties

Leasehold Property

Investments in Subsidiaries

Investments in Associates

Other Investments

Other Non Current Assets

Deferred Tax Asset

Deposits With Colombo Stock Exchange

Current Assets

Inventories

Trade & Other Receivables

Other Recoverables - Short Term Deposits

Amounts Due From Related Parties

Short Term Investment

Cash and Bank

Laibility

Non-Current Liabilities

Interest Bearing Loans & Borrowings

Deferred Tax Liabilities

Retirement Benefit Obligations

Current Liabilities

Trade and Other Payables

Income Tax Payable

Amounts due to Related Parties

Interest Bearing Loans & Borrowings

Bank Overdrafts

A/C Receivable & Payable

Receivable Account

Income Tax Received

2009

Rs.000’s

Current Tax on Ordinary Activities for the year 66,020

Deferred Taxation 3,181

Tax on Dividend Income 5,660

74,861

Total Income tax Expenses ________

Dividend Received

2009

Rs.000’s

Dividend Received

Out of Dividends received - Free of tax Out of 129,852

Profits - Liable for tax 22,148

152,000

________

INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

At the beginning of the year 661,719 657,230

Additions ____ 2,008

Transfers from Capital ____ 2,481

Change in fair value during the year 34,531 ____

696,250 661,719

At the end of the year ________ ________

LONG TERM INVESTMENTS

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Investments in Subsidiaries 120,380 120,380

Investments in Associates 24,000 24,000

Other Investments 27,534 11,295

171,914 155,675

Total Investments ________ ________

INVESTMENT in Subsidiaries- Company

Non-Quoted No. of 2008 Holding 2009 Cost 2008Cost

shares Directors’ Directors’
000’s % Valuation Valuation
2009 Rs.000’s Rs.000’s
000’s

Rajah Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd 12,000 12,000 100% 120,000 120,000

Anfal Warehousing (Pvt) Ltd 570 570 76% 380 380

120,380 120,380

________ ________

Investments in Associates – Company

Non-Quoted No. of 2008 Holding 2009 2008Cost

shares Cost Directors’
000’s % Directors’ Valuation
2009 Valuation Rs.000’s
000’s
Rs.000’s

Keells Realtors Ltd. 2,400 2,400 32% 24,000 24,000

24,000 24,000
 ________ ________

Other Investments

Other No. of No. of shares Holding 2009 2008 2009 2008

Investments shares 2009 2008 000’s
Quoted 000’s % Cost 000’s Cost 000’s Market Value Market Value
Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Keells Food 788 464 9.28% 27,534 11,295 39,834 25,983

Products
PLC. 27,534 11,295 39,834 25,983

_______ _______ ________ ________

Sources Of Funds/Resoures

Cash Flow Statement

Year ended 31st March 2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

CASH FLOW FROM /(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVIES

Operating Profit Before working Capital Changes 201,742 177,610

(Increase)/ Decrease in Inventories (976) 835
(Increase)/Decrease in Trade and Other Receivables 37,597 (179,431)
(Increase)/Decrease in Other Non Current Assets (2,661) (1,189)
(Increase)/Decrease in Short Term Deposits (11) (50)
(Increase) /Decrease in Amounts Due from Related Parties Increase/ (1,450) 9,173
(Decrease) in Amounts Due to Related Parties Increase /(Decrease)
in Trade and Other Payables (1,953) (3,383)

95,947 13,755

Cash Generated from Operations 328,235 17,320

________ ________

Finance Expenses Paid

(45,364) (17,718)
Income Tax Paid
(66,421) (43,926)
Retirement Benefit Cost Paid (Net)
(3,529) (8,187)
Deposits made with Colombo Stock Exchange
____ ____

________ ________
Net Cash Flows from/(Used in) Operating Activities
212,921 (52,511)

________ ________

CASHFLOWSFROM /(USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES

(1,157) (13,203)
Acquisition of Property, Plant & Equipment
____ (2,008)
Acquisition of Investment Properties
(16,239) ____
Purchase of Rights Issue- Keells Food Products PLC
55 2,360
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment
803 1,519
Interest Received
52,402 166,356
Dividend Received
35,864 155,024
Net Cash Flows from/(Used in) Investing Activities

CASHFLOWSFROM/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES ____

Repayment of Interest Bearing Borrowings ____

90,000 (106,400)
Proceeds from short term borrowings (152,000) ____

Dividends Paid ____ ____

Dividends Paid to Minority Shareholders ________ ________

(62,000) (106,400)

Net Cash Flows (Used in) Financing Activities ________ ________

186,785 (3,887)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

(17,738) (13,851)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE

BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

________ ________
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE
169,047 (17,738)
END OF THE YEAR
________ ________

224,806 313,295
Operating Profit Before Working Capital Changes

Profit Before Tax

____ ____

Adjustments for 13,752 13,662

Associate Companies Share of Profit ____ ____
Depreciation (34,531) ____
Amortisation of Lease Charges 543 (2,107)
Change in fair value of investment property 5,013 2,917
(Profit)/Loss on Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment (803) (1,519)
Provision for Retirement Gratuity (52,402) (166,356)

Interest Income
 Investment Income 45,364 17,718

Finance Expenses 201,742 177,610

________ ________

Tax Payment

“An excessive and complicated tax regime is a continuing growing concern of the tea industry.”

“New land rent tax levied on developed and underdeveloped land is too high and discourages
tea expansion raising fuel prices caused by excessive tax on the product Road toll tax on
irrigation fuel is levied even though the fuel is not used for roads for vehicles.” (Kajah tea, Ltd.)

“The number of taxes continuing to pose a growing concern to the tea industry.Taxes such as
car benefit tax, ayroll levy, education levy are eroding the income fromthe activities of the tea
industry by raising tea production costs, thereby affecting the performance of the tea industry.”

“still the traditional export crops are heavily taxed due to various fees ….” (Government of india
2009, p. viii).
Taxes on the tea sector include a district producess of 5 percent of the farmers’price,
stamp duty of 1.2 percent fob, withholding tax of 2 percent fob, 3.5 percent Tea Board
and research fee, corporate tax, property tax, VAT, and a service levy of 0.3 percent of
VAT net turnover. The 2 percent export tax was abolished in July 2009.

Comparative Balance sheet

Note 2009 2008 Note 2009 2008

LIABILITIES s:000
s
Rs:000
s ASSETS s:000
s
Rs:000
s
EQUITY Non-Current Assets

Stated Capital 13 152,000 152,000 Property, Plant & Equipment 1 36892 50,082

Revenue Reserves 14 898,077 891,507 Investment Properties 696,250 661,719

2
Minority Interest 15 ____ ____ Leasehold Property ____ ____
3
_______ ________ Investments in Subsidiaries 120,380 120,380
4
Total Equity 1,050,077 1,043,507 Investments in Associates 24,000 24,000
5
Other Investments 27,534 11,295
6
Non-Current Liabilities Other Non Current Assets 12,445 9,784
7
Deferred Tax Asset ____ ____

Interest Bearing Loans & Deposits With Colombo Stock 8 ____ ____
____ ____
Borrowings Exchange
16 _________ _________
Deferred Tax Liabilities
17 55,512 46,590 917,501 877,260
Retirement Benefit ________
Obligations ________

18 30,878 29,394
Current Assets
2,693
_________ _________ 9 1,717
Inventories
438,287
86,390 75,984 10 475,884
Current Liabilities Trade & Other Receivables

Trade and Other Payables Other Recoverables - Short Term

Deposits 2,810
299,944 203,995 2,796
Income Tax Payable
19 Amounts Due From Related Parties 12,808
15,546 24,650 11 11,360
Amounts due to Related
Short Term Investment ____
Parties ____
20 Cash and Bank 178,894
Interest Bearing Loans & 1,189 3,143 12 105,531
Borrowings
_________
_________
Bank Overdrafts
Total Assets 635,492
90,000 ____
597,288
21 ________
9,847 123,269
________
22 1,552,993
_________ _________
Total Equity and 1,474,548
Liabilities 355,057 ________
416,526 ________

1,552,993 1,474,548
 ________ ________

As at 31st March

PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

At Cost Balance as Additions Disposals/Re Balance as at

at tirements 31.03.2009
01.04.2008 Rs.000’s Rs.000’s
Rs.000’s
Rs.000’s

Plant & Machinery 64,153 113 (1,092) 63,174

Furniture & Fittings 67,512 ____ (32,963) 34,549

Motor Vehicles 12,249 268 (677) 11,840

Computer Equipment 34,617 776 (5,369) 30,024

Office Equipment 7,180 ____ (5,421) 1,759

Others 11,244 ____ (462) 10,782

_________ _________ _________ _________

196,955 1,157 (45,984) 152,128

Total Value of Assets ________ ________ ________ ________

Depreciation

At Cost Balance as at Charge for Disposals/Re Balance as at

01.04.2008 tirements 31.03.2009
Rs.000’s the year Rs.000’s
Rs.000’s
Rs.000’s

Plant & Machinery 44,339 5,553 (1,087) 48,805

Furniture & Fittings 53,760 2,687 (32,543) 23,904

Motor Vehicles 6,963 1,208 (578) 7,593

Computer Equipment 29,446 2,510 (5,345) 26,611

Office Equipment 6,989 86 (5,420) 1,655

Others 5,376 1,708 (416) 6,668

_________
_________ _________ _________
146,873
Total Depreciation 13,752 (45,389) 115,236
________
________ ________ ________
Net Book Value of Assets

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

At Cost 36,892 50,082

Total carrying amount of Property, Plant & 36,892 50,082

Equipment

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

At the beginning of the year 661,719 657,230

Additions ____ 2,008

Transfers from Capital WIP ____ 2,481

Change in fair value during the year 34,531 ____

696,250 661,719

At the end of the year ________ ________

LONG TERM INVESTMENTS

 2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Investments in Subsidiaries 120,380 120,380

Investments in Associates 24,000 24,000

Other Investments 27,534 11,295

171,914 155,675

Total Investments ________ ________

Investment in Subsidiaries- Company

Non-Quoted No. of 2008 Holding 2009 2008Cost

shares Cost Directors’
000’s % Directors’ Valuation
2009 Valuation Rs.000’s
000’s Rs.000’s

Rajah Warehousing (Pvt) 12,000 12,000 100% 120,000 120,000

Ltd
570 570 76% 380 380
Anfal Warehousing (Pvt)
Ltd 120,380 120,380

________ ________

Investments in Associates – Company

Non-Quoted No. of 2008 Holding 2009 2008Cost

shares Cost Directors’
 2009 000’s % Directors’ Valuation
000’s Valuation Rs.000’s
Rs.000’s

Keells Realtors Ltd. 2,400 2,400 32% 24,000 24,000

24,000 24,000

________ ________

Other Investments

Other No. of No. of Holding 2009 2008 2009 2008

Investments shares shares
% Cost Cost Market Market
Quoted 2009 2008 000’s
000’s 000’s 000’s Value Value
Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Keells Food 788 464 9.28% 27,534 11,295 39,834 25,983

Products
PLC. 27,534 11,295 39,834 25,983

________ ________ _______ ______

OTHER NON CURRENT ASSETS

Staff Vehicle Loan 2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s
At the beginning of the year 12,746 14,330

Loans Granted 7,158 4,475

Loans transferred from /(to) 3,046 (2,947)

Loans Recovered (6,669) (3,112)

_________

16,281 __
Receivable within one year 12,746 __
3,836
2,962
12,445
Receivable after one year 9,784
________
________

INVENTORIES

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Building Materials 1,010 993

Consumables and
Spares 1,683 724

2,693 1,717

________ ________

TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Trade Debtors 447,020 485,861

Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts (13,385) (14,942)

Other Debtors 676 1,098

Advances and Prepayments 140 905

Loans to Executives 3,836 2,962

438,287 475,884

________ ________

Amounts Due From Related Parties

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Ultimate Parent 6,345 5,973

Parent ____ ____

Subsidiary 48 72

Associate ____ ____

Companies Under Common Control 6,415 5,315

Key Management Personnel ____ ____

Close Family Members of KMP ____ ____

Companies controlled/jointly controlled/significantly ____ ____

influenced
____ ____
by KMP and their close family members
_________ _________

12,808 11,360

________ _______
REVENUE RESERVES

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

General Reserve 104,000 104,000

Accumulated Profit 794,077 787,507

898,077 891,507

________ ________

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Balance as at the beginning of the year 46,590 44,677

Charge for the year 8,922 1,913

Balance as at the end of the year 55,512 46,590

________ ________

The closing Deferred Tax Liability balance relates to the 6,581 8,019
following:
59,738 48,859
Accelerated Depreciation for Tax Purposes
(10,807) (10,288)
Revaluation of Investment Property to Fair Value
____ ____
Retirement Benefit Obligations
_________ _________
Others - Tax Losses
55,512 46,590

________ ________
RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS – GRATUITY

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Balance as at the beginning of the year 29,394 34,664

Provision made during the year 2,058 1,810

Interest cost for the year 2,939 3,466

Payments made during the year (4,277) (482)

Transfers during the year 748 (7,705)

(Gain)/Loss arising from changes in the

assumptions or
16 (2,359)
due to (over)/under provision in the previous
years _________ _________

30,878 29,394

Balance as at the end of the year ________ ________

TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

 2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Trade Creditors 269,903 175,260

Sundry Creditors and Accrued Expenses 30,041 28,735

299,944 203,995

________ ________

Amounts Due To Related Parties

2009 2008

Rs.000’s Rs.000’s

Ultimate Parent 726 484

Parent ____ ____

Subsidiary 3 636

Associate ____ 600

Companies Under Common Control 460 1,423

Key Management Personnel ____ ____

Close Family Members of KMP ____ ____

Companies controlled/jointly controlled/significantly ____ ____

influenced
____ ____
by KMP and their close family members
_________ _________

1,189 3,143

________ ________
Fringe Benefits Given To Employees

A fringe benefit is a form of pay for the performance of services. Company provides an
employee with a fringe benefit when company allow the employee to use a business vehicle to
commute to and from work. A cafeteria plan, including a flexible spending arrangement, a written plan
that allows company employees to choose between receiving cash or taxable benefits instead of certain
qualified benefits for which the law provides an exclusion from wages.

Employee following benefits

Accident and health benefits

Group-term life insurance coverage

Employee discounts.

Meals

Transportation (commuting) benefits.

Moving expense reimbursements.

Retirement planning services.

Volunteer firefighter and emergency medical re-. sponder benefits.

Loan fringe benefit

Housing fringe benefit

Working Capital Management

Working capital is the amount of funds necessary to cover the cost of operating the enterprise.
Working capital in a going concern is revolving funds .it consists of cash receipts from sales which are
used to over the cost of current operations .The need of working capital arises because of time gaps in
manufacturing and marketing cycle of business operations. This time gap is due to time gaps between
Cash and purchase of Raw-Materials.

Purchase and production

Production and sales

Sales and Realization of cash.

During these intervals, the company should have ready working or operating funds to keep their
business going. Thus every business concern should have sufficient liquidity funds as its disposal to buy
Raw-Materials, stores etc to pay wages to personnel and to meet incidental expenses with the installed
plant equipment, tools and other fixed assets, the concerned would be able to produce finished goods
by spending cash or Raw Materials, intermediate goods Labor remuneration etc.

S. No Particulars 31-03-2009 31-03-2010 Increase Decrease

(a)

Current Assets
 Inventories 72,230.00 50,765.00 21,465.00

Sundry debtors 28,478.00 34,042.00 5,564.00

Other current --- 4,932.00 4,932.00

Assets

Cash & Bank 7,041.00 1,56,398.00 1,49,357.00

balance

Loan & Advance 13,205.00 11,368.00 1,837.00

Total (a) 1,02,954.00 2,57,505.00

Current Liabilities 3,10,123.00 3,77,829.00 67,706.00

Provisions 71,062.00 71,793.00 671.00

(b) Total (b) 3,81,185.00 4,49,562.00

Working (a-b) -2,60,231.00 -1,92,057.00

Capital

Net decreased 68,174.00 68,174.00

in W.C

Total of 1,59,853.00 1,59,853.00

N.W.C

ANALYSIS
 The above table discloses in this working capital as that was the Net decrease in working capital
in this year 31-03-2009 to 31-03-2010 is Rs.68,174.00 due to major reasons of adjusting current assets
as increase and the current liabilities decrease but the provision decreased.

Interest Paid
2009 Rs.000’s

MINORITY INTEREST

Balance at the beginning of the year 30,908

Share of Profits/(Loss) for the year (1,230)

Dividend Paid (8,400)

Balance at the end of the year 21,278

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES

Gross Liability 123,619

Finance Charges (48,136)

75,483

Asset Backed Notes 11,307

90,000
Standard Charted Bank Loan
Gross Liability 101,307
Finance Charges Allocated to future periods 24,362

Standard Charted Bank Loan (13,055)

90,000

101,307

Price List

High Low Closing Quarterly 12 Month

Quarter Price Price Price %Change %Change

2008 Jan - Mar 41.834 29.832 32.518 -24.1% -30.8%

Apr - Jun 44.691 31.604 41.262 26.9% -19.8%

Jul - Sep 44.005 34.290 35.319 -14.4% -19.9%

Oct - Dec 36.462 18.779 21.786 -38.3% -49.2%

2009 Jan - Mar 28.746 21.260 26.460 21.5% -18.6%

Apr - Jun 35.090 27.318 30.404 14.9% -26.3%

Jul - Sep 36.919 30.347 31.604 3.9% -10.5%

Oct - Dec 36.233 29.604 35.547 12.5% 63.2%

2010 Jan - Mar 38.976 33.730 37.719 6.1% 42.5%

Apr - Jun 38.919 29.375 29.684 -21.3% -2.4%

 23-JUL-10 30.198 -17.8% -1.0%

Software configuration

Software configuration management (SCM) is a set of activities that are designed to control change by

identifying the work products that are likely to change, establishing relationships among them, defining

mechanisms for managing different versions of these work products, controlling changes that are

imposed, and auditing and reporting on the changes that are made. The following topic categories are

presented. Communications between the large server and LANs use the LU 6.2 protocol .The underlying

communications hardware must therefore be able to supporting that protocol. The major software

components in this scenario that use LU 6.2 communications are the following.

CICS/ESA and CICS OS/2 for interconnectivity

DDCS/2

Data Propagator Relational (uses DDCS/2)

Data Hub/2 (uses DDCS/2).

DDCS/2 implements DRDA,

Hardware

The workstations on the LAN can be either client machines or local servers. They are connected
by a communications controller to the host, which acts as an enterprise server. The hardware
configuration corresponds roughly to the structure of the business described above. The functions
provided by the enterprise server can be mapped to the functions provided by the head office. The
functions provided locally by the LAN in each branch can be mapped to the functions provided by the
branch. Each workstation on the LAN corresponds to the workstation that an employee of the branch
uses.
Systems Analysis & Design

Based on the qualitative data gathered in the interviews, we focus in this subsection on the
system analyst role and the changes that characterized it during the transition period. As has been
mentioned before, during the transition process, one functional system analyst worked together with
the development agile team and another one stayed as part of the external functional analysts group.
The group of operational system analysts did not change.

System Maintenance

high-maintenance

low-maintenance

maintenance window
High-maintenance

Describes a system which requires a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning
and without which it is likely to break down. Who requires a lot of attention.

Low-maintenance

Describes a system which retains proper functionality over long periods of time despite little or
no maintenance. Figuratively, describes a person who is self-sufficient and does not require much
attention.

Maintenance window

A prescheduled time when a system can be taken off-line for maintenance, if necessary.

Features of system

INTRINSIC MARKER ID TRACKING

System is automatically assigned a distinct ID number during operation. The captured 3D

data is automatically associated with this ID by the system. No data cleaning, no special marker
arrangement, no special actor motions, nor any post-processing is ever required to help the
system correctly identify a marker.

Arbitrary Sampling Frequency

System can be set to any value to suit an application. For tracking a slow motion the sampling
rate can be set to be extremely low, for days or even weeks of continuous capture. Since there is no
marker identification problem, high frequency sampling is not necessary except for tracking very high
speed motions. For applications in which very high-speed and low-speed motions occur simultaneously,
'multi-rate sampling' can be applied to make the most effective use of the system capabilities.

Multi-Rate Sampling

Sampling slow motions at high frequency would result in large amount of useless data,
wasting storage space and any data processing effort. system allows different markers to be
sampled at different frequencies to capture motions of very different speeds at about the same
spatial resolution. This is highly useful for many scientific applications. For example, the golf
club head moves much faster than the golfer's body in a glof-swing motion. To capture at
approximately the same spatial resolution, the clubhead markers can be captured four times
faster than the body markers.

Pros and Cons of the system

A distributed database is a network of database that are logically integrated but physically spread
across a network. A distributed data base management system is software that controls the distributed
database in the network. To make sure that the data in the distributed databases are also up to date
and current, processes like duplication and replication.

There are advantages of using distributed databases. Usually it reflects your organization’s
structure. Since the databases are spread across the network, it can be in each department so that the
concerned department updates their database. Moreover in case of any catastrophic event, all the
databases are not destroyed since they are distributed in different physical locations. The performance
is also improved since the load is balanced on the servers. It costs less to have such a network instead of
a single large computer. It is easy to add or remove systems without affecting the other modules.
 Disadvantages, it is difficult to maintain such a network and there would be more load for the
DBAs. Since the database is disconnected in nature, some extra work on the design part has to be done.
Complexity is increase and labor costs would also increase. Since all the sites have to be secured it is an
extra burden on that part. The manpower to manage such a database is rare to get. If you need to
convert an existing centralized DB to a distributed one, there are no tools to do so. Concurrency control
is an issue in distributed database.

Identification of error

System identification using the multi-model approach requires evaluations of thousands of

candidate models. Consequently, the solution time for an evaluation has to be kept to a minimum.
Element types and mesh size affect the solution time. Practitioners seldom use models with solid
elements due to computing constraints. A combination of beam and shell elements is commonly used to
simulate bridges. Users must employ these elements with care since all element types have limitations.
Each element type is based on specific fundamental hypotheses and is not suitable for all situations.
The identification strategy is an iterative process that employs easurements for identification of
candidate behavioral models and then information from candidate models to improve the
measurement system. At the beginning, odeling assumptions and measurements from the initial
measurement system are provided by engineers. Modeling assumptions define the parameters to be
employed within the identification task.

Error handling methods

An information handling system comprising: plural processing components operable to process

information; firmware running on a processing component, the firmware operable to coordinate
operation of the processing components; a link interfacing at least some of the processing components
;a link controller operable to manage communication of information over the link between the
processing components and to issue an interrupt if a non-fatal error occurs with the communication of
information; and a non-fatal error monitor associated with the firmware and interfaced with the link
controller, the non-fatal error monitor operable to receive the interrupt associated with the non-fatal
error and to issue an error message if then on-fatal error meet spared determined condition.

Client sever Technology

The term client-server refers to a popular model for computer networking that utilizes client and
server devices each designed for specific purposes. The client-server model can be used on the Internet
as well as local area networks (LANs). Examples of client-server systems on the Internet include Web
browsers and Web servers, FTP clients and servers. Client/server networking grew in popularity many
years ago as personal computers (PCs) became the common alternative to older mainframe computers.
Client devices are typically PCs with network software applications installed that request and receive
information over the network. Mobile devices as well as desktop computers can both function as clients.
A server device typically stores files and databases including more complex applications like Web sites.
Server devices often feature higher-powered central processors, more memory, and larger disk drives
than clients.

Database Administration

The data replication strategy focuses on a single point of control. This is crucial in a
heterogeneous database management system environment. It would be inefficient for the data
replication administrator to learn the systems management environments and tools on every platform.
The better approach is to learn the environment of one platform and let the software on that platform
control all other platforms. This reduces training expenses and increases the productivity of the copy
administrator. We assume that these administrative tasks are executed on a LAN environment just as
the business trend is toward this environment. Data Propagator Relational manages change propagation
through refresh and update propagation and is accessed from Data Hubs action bar in the Action pull-
down list. Data Hub creates a programmable-workstation-based environment for database
administration. Data Hub and Data Propagator Relational as the foundation of its customer information
system.
 CONCLUSION:-
From the Study of this company I understood the functions and features of the company. This
company is improving their quality, goodwill, market value and they are giving job opportunity so many
people. They are the strength of the company’s growth. In fact we can see that the company has
modernised its machineries and all and it’s the biggest industry in whole Kerala. With all most modern
facilities.

The institutional training at KAJAH TEA COMPANY(P)LTD helped to have a good knowledge
about how a company operates and the consequent focuses relating to the business activities. In the
short span of training the company management provides me a good exposure to the working and
management work out in the detail run. It enhanced about plants production process in details ,which
paved way for rich experience in plant supervision it also provide with information regards the exports
financial and human resources activities and documentation in the organization ,which was new area
entrance for me.

The training has helped to know the various delegation s that is found in the organization and
responds ability each delegates have the training has given a deep sense of understanding how an
organization takes efforts in bringing in product as an effective one and how it can be good in
competing with its competitors.
 The organizations growth decides their tireless effort in bringing it up .The expansion and
establishment of the organizations in various places and in various forms denotes their financial
efficiency and capabilities.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

TEXT BOOKS

• Research Methodology by C.R Kothari

• Human Resource Management by Shashi K. Gupta

• Finance Management by Neethi Gupta

WEBSITES

• www.wekkipedia.com
• WWW.KAJAHTEA.COM
• WWW.TEAHISTORY.COM
APPENDIX
KSTC: Kerala State Textile Corporation

eSSL: enterprise Software Solutions Lab

HCL: Hindustan Computers Ltd