Industrial Trip - February 2012

          Our Journey started with full enthusiasm as we left for SIDCUL, U.S Nagar on a cold winter morning of 9th February. We reached Bajaj Auto plant at 4PM where we were warmly welcomed. The campus was beautiful and we instantly got over the tiredness of the eight hour long journey. Bajaj Auto Ltd, at SIDCUL was started in the year 2007, now manufactures two motorcycles (Platina and Discover) which mostly cater to demands of the domestic market. They have 17 vendors and all of them are located nearby. They have four assembly lines which operate in two shifts, manufacturing 4000 vehicles per day & targeting 1 Lakh vehicles per month. Bajaj is the top exporter of bike in India, exporting to more than 40 countries around the world. Two mentors were allotted to us. They shared the practices of “Kaizen”, “Jishu Hozen” and how they are implemented at Bajaj Auto Ltd. The mission of the company is “Zero Defect, Zero Accident & Zero Breakdown”. The Bajaj plant at SIDCUL believes in Energy conservation & Green technology. The plant boosts of Zero discharge, Rain water harvesting & SHE Management system. Guided by the mentors, we left for the assembly line where Platina was being assembled. We all were awestruck by the mere sight of the vastness of the line and the complexities of the operations. The mentors were very cooperative and explained various aspects of the operations: the setting of daily targets, the quality checks at various stages, the procurement process from the ancillaries, use of automation etc. Most of the vendors of Bajaj are nearby and Bajaj Auto operates cohesively with them in every aspect. They shared with us issues, they face, related to human resource and ways they are tackled by Employee engagement, job rotation etc. Various sport events are organized to keep the moral of the employees high. Reward and recognition are given to the employees who demonstrate high quality at work. Safety of employees is given a high priority and many processes are in place which make sure the safety requirements are met as workers erforms their jobs. Towards the end, we had a healthy discussion with the Senior Manager, Mr. Ashutosh Sharma. He enlightened us about the business strategy of the company in the past and in the coming future and patiently answered the queries we had from the management point of view. As we bid adieu to Bajaj, he expressed his will to strengthen the relationship with DoMS, IIT Roorkee in the times to come.

          After the visit to Bajaj, it was time to take rest & prepare for the next day schedule. We were fortunate to have lodging at International Guest House of G.B. Pant Nagar University. Our stay at Pant Nagar University was short but worth remembering. After having breakfast & checking out from G.B. Pant Nagar University’s Guest House on the morning of 10th February, we headed to Tata Motors, Pantnagar plant. The Tata Motors, Pantnagar plant is a green field project with the investment of 1000 crores & was planned to manufacture small commercial & passenger vehicles. It is spread over 953 acres of land where its vendors occupy 337 acres of land. The best thing about the plant was that this plant was made operational in record time of 11 months. We were received by Mr. Brijlal Ahuja (HR personnel), who first took us to beautiful garden in the plant which is a part of the 117 acres of greenery inside the plant. We got to know various HR policies & functions followed in Tata Motors from him like

• Employee Relation
• Engagement Cell
• Industrial Relation
• Time Office Management
• Learning & Development

          We also got to know about the fast track appraisal system (FTSS) of Tata Motors, where in anyone from Tata Motors, who has an experience of 2 yrs can sit for FTSS exam; those who clear this exam are straight away promoted to Division Manager Position. Plant designed capacity is 5 Lakhs vehicles per year. It has a single largest paint shop with 58 JPH capacities, weld shop with robots, machine shop with flexible machining centers & CNC machines, assembly lines with super market & just in time material feeding system with inter shop conveyors. This has eliminated the use of vehicles for material transportation within the plant. Hence a great reduction in the operation cost for the company.

          After learning HR policies adopted in Tata Motors, we went to the Welding shop. In this shop, chassis of the body is welded with the various parts like the underbody and struts and suspension etc. Various parts are welded using Spot welding technique. Ace zip and Magic Iris are handled and same assembly line is used for both. They follow ABC analysis method for maintaining the suitable inventory level with lead time of 4 hours. In this department, they follow a balanced score card for employees, where every detail about an employee’s performance is monitored. The vehicle from the Welding shop is sent to the paint shop where it is painted and then it is send to assembly shop where the entire vehicle is assembled on the assembly line. Then we moved to assembly shop. Here they follow the principle of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and SDT (Self Directed Teams); their focus is on Quality and Team Work.

           In this department the focus is on lean manufacturing and sole complete proprietorship whereby Tata Motors gets its competitive advantage. This department follows Just In Time inventory model with a variable lead time of 2 hours for the parts from vendor park to 1 month for parts which come from outside. Once the vehicle is ready it is send for testing on a dynamometer. Two main issues faced by Assembly line were Line Balancing & Managing people. At the last leg of Tata Motor visit, we were taken to the Learning & development Department. There we met Senior Manager, Employee Engagement of Tata Motor, Mr. Vineet Singh. He showed a small video on Tata Motors & then gave a presentation on Tata Motors. The overall hospitality on the part of Tata motors was excellent. After having lunch, we bid adieu to Tata Motors, Pantnagar plant.

Sikands Limited, Pantnagar
 
After experiencing the assembly line units in Bajaj Auto and Tata Motors it was time to go a step back in the supply chain and visit the Vendor’s side to understand :-
 
• How actually the manufacturing of the components takes place on the shop floor?

• Why do companies like Bajaj and Tata outsource their components to these vendors? 

• What advantages do they gain over producing the same at their own floor?

          We visited Sikands Ltd. after visiting Tata Motors plant. Sikands Limited is located in Integrated Industrial Estate (IIE) Pantnagar Rudrapur. This Pantnagar Manufacturing Unit deals in high tensile fasteners. Sikands Ltd. was established in 1964 & its corporate office is in Faridabad, Haryana. It manufactures and exports cold forged components, fasteners, bolts, screws, studs for 2- 3 wheelers auto components. We were greeted by the plant head, Mr. A.K. Singh, and his staff members on arriving at the plant. We were then taken to the shop floor where manufacturing of Bolts was taking place. We saw various machines like Lathes, Heat treatment setup comprising of heat treatment pit and conveyer belt based heating furnace. As a vendor, Sikands ltd. has to ensure that the product that they manufacture has to follow the standards that meet that of the companies that they are supplying to; for that they follow rigorous quality checks and ensures that the product manufactured adhere to the quality norms or else it would be rejected by the receiver. Quality checks are done by skilled labor force; they are also responsible for setting up of the machinery for production process. Their target is to produce the required quantity by their customers maintaining the quality of the product.

          The planning for production mainly depends upon the quantity asked by the customer and the maximum possible production limit for the plant. Only manual workforce was employed and no automation was visible on the shop floor. We saw the workers on the machine were semi-skilled and the quality of working standards and pay-structure followed by them didn’t match that of companies like Bajaj and Tata Motors. The main reason behind this approach is to produce the quality component at minimum cost possible. Employment issues faced by the vendors are completely of a different nature than in these companies and attrition rate is quite high so most of the times vendors take working force on contract basis. Hence, in this way, the companies outsource and can get the required quality of product with low cost with maintaining the high standards at their shop floor. The staff members were very cooperative and very patiently explained us the manufacturing processes and answered to our queries. We expressed our regards to the Plant head and the staff members and they showed a lot of interest in having a visit to the department if we had any further queries.


At last, after spending our two days at Bajaj Auto, G.B. Pantnagar University, Tata Motors & Sikands Ltd, & learning a lot of things there, we finally headed to DoMS.

DoMS Rocks !!!

Prepared By :-
Atul Sharma,
Ankit Kumar Agarwal,
Manav Kaushik,
Jamal Ahmed

Domination - February 2012

Domination February 2012

FAQ Admission 2012

FAQ ADMISION 2012

General Queries

1. What is the degree offered by DoMS IITR?
The degree being offered is "Masters in Business Administration".
2. Apart from the CAT form, do I need to fill a separate form for admission to MBA course at IIT Roorkee ? If yes, when and how ?
Yes, a separate online form has to be filled for MBA at IIT Roorkee. The application process begins from 12th January and ends on 27th January. The price of the application form is Rs. 2000 for the General and OBC candidates, Rs. 1000 for those belonging to SC/ST and Physically Handicapped categories. No application fee is needed for the girl applicants.
3. Do we have to choose a specialization in second year or is it a general MBA?
Department offers dual specialization in any of the two functional areas: Marketing, Finance, Operations, Human resource management and Information technology. Students have to opt for any two specializations during second year.
4. What is the Fee Structure for academic year 2012-2013?
Program fee (Tuition fee) for the regular candidates is Rs 35000 per semester and for sponsored candidates is Rs. 60000 per semester. Apart from this candidates have to pay for security, mess charges, hostel and other institute charges. SC/ST candidates are exempted from paying tuition fee. The above fees are subject to change and the exact amount payable by the students shall be communicated at the time of admission.
5. Difference in the Fee structure between the General Candidates and OBC candidates?
There is no difference in fee structure for General and OBC candidates.
6. What is the total intake for 2012-2013?
Total intake for MBA program is 95. Reservations applicable as per Government of India rules.

7. Specialization Offered at DoMS IIT Roorkee?
Department offers specialization in any of the two functional areas: Marketing, Finance, Operations, Human resource management and Information technology.
8. Student-Faculty ratio at DoMS IIT Roorkee?
There are 9 "Core faculty”, 3 “Joint faculty” and 3 “Institute faculty” for 160 students which works out to a faculty ratio of 1:11. If one includes the visiting faculty, the ratio will be better.
9. Does the college help in getting loan for fees?
All the documents required for loan will be provided to students who apply, by the institute. Students can avail the scholars’ loan at 12.25%, floating (0.5% less for girls) interest from SBI at the campus itself.
10. When does the academic year start?
The academic year will start approximately in the 3rd week of July

GD-PI related Queries
1. What are the selection criteria for getting a GD/PI call?
Short listing of candidates for GD/PI is done on the basis of performance in CAT 2011. Candidates have to appear for CAT (Common Admission Test) conducted by IIMs

2. Does the previous work experience have any weightage in selection criteria?
Work experience doesn’t have any weightage in initial shortlisting for GD/PI. However, there is 5% weightage in the final selection.
3. What is the eligibility criterion for applying?
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline of Engineering/Technology with first class or its equivalent, or a Master’s degree with first class or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised Institution or University. Final year students are also eligible to apply.
Candidates of General/OBC category seeking admission to the MBA program must have at least 60% marks or CGPA of 6.00 on a 10 point scale at qualifying degree level; but for SC/ST/PD category candidates, this percentage is 55% or 5.50 CGPA on a 10 point scale. The percentage will be considered on the basis of aggregate marks/CGPA awarded in qualifying degree examination.
4. At which locations GD-PI process will be conducted?
GD-PI process will be from 16th March 2012 to 19th March 2012, at DoMS IITR.
5. Will there be any increase in intake this year?
No, there is no increase in intake this year.
6. Will my request for re-scheduling of GD/PI slot entertained?
Last time it was done on case to case basis. There may be a different process for slotting this time.
7. When will the result of MBA admissions be announced?

The results of MBA admissions will be announced one month after the personal interaction. Please keep checking the website for updates.
8. If I am shortlisted for GD/PI, then will IIT R provide any accommodation for attending? Also will it be only for the candidate or parent/guardian can also avail?
Accommodation in the campus will be provided to candidates attending the GD/PI at a nominal charge of 200-250/- per day. However the accommodation facilities are subject to availability on a first come first serve basis. These facilities are open only for candidates and no parent/guardian shall be entertained in this regard.

Placement Related Queries
1. What was the average, median package offered last year?
Average salary – 9.83 lacs and median salary – 8.81 lacs was offered for the 2011 batch.
2. What is the current scenario of summer placements and executive placements?
Currently, the summer placements for batch 2011-2013 as well as executive placements for batch 2010-2012 are on full swing. Many companies have visited the campus and many more are expected. However, the details cannot be disclosed as of now. The placement report shall be uploaded soon.

MBA Application Queries
1. As Transaction ID is unique, can it be used as challan no.?
Yes, Transaction ID and challan number are the same.
2. What details are to be filled in “Add Educational Details”?
In the “Add Educational Details”, the details of 10th, 12th as well as graduation are to be mentioned.
3. What subjects are to be filled in B.E./B.Tech.?
You can fill in 5-6 subjects of B.E./B.Tech. that you are confident about and you think are relevant to your discipline(such as IT, CSE, etc).
4. What to do if data is not getting saved at any stage?
After filling all the information, check whether all the validations are satisfied, i.e. no asterisk sign should be visible.
5. What testimonials (documents and annexures) are to be sent alongwith the application form?
You need to send the following documents alongwith the application:
1. Copy of marksheets and certificates of 10th, 12th and B.Tech
2. Joining letter and latest salary slip as proof of work-ex.
3. Copy of CAT Score card.

4. Challan Copy (Institute copy)
5. Copy of Document stating your category in case of OBC/SC/ST/PH
6. Medical certificate needed in case of only the PH candidates, but others will also need to get it at the time of admission or interview.
Photocopies required at the time of application need not be attested. You can send them in as it is.
6. What if the activation link to activate online account is not received on mail?
Check your spam folder. Wait for some time. However if you still do not receive the activation mail, contact pgadm@iitr.ernet.in
7. Is there any sectional cutoff for admission to DoMS, IIT Roorkee?
No, there is no sectional cutoff for admission to DoMS, IIT Roorkee.
8. What if I don’t have work experience certificate? Is there any alternative?
A copy of joining and relieving letter along with the last payslip will suffice.
9. Do I need to send any recommendations alongwith the application?
Although not mandatory, if you have recommendations by your faculty (if still in college) or your supervisor, you may very well send them in.
10. If I have back papers and I send two marksheets, as the latest one will only show the marks of previously failed/improved subjects, then will it affect my call from IITR?
GD/PI calls are only based on CAT scores. This will not affect your call from DoMS, IITR.
11. I lost a marksheet of one semester, but I have a provisional marksheet downloaded from the university website. Would that suffice?
For sending alongwith the form, you may send in the provisional downloaded marksheet. However try and obtain a copy from your university at the earliest, as you shall be required to bring in the originals for the GD/PI.
12. What if I made a mistake in my form and I have already mailed it?
Contact PG Admission Office, IIT Roorkee (01332-285875) at the earliest.
13. Do I need to send my application by registered/speed post only? Can I not send it by courier?
You can send it by courier, only it is not a preferred method.

For any other queries, you may contact Mihirkul Vikram (09675242707) or Jigyasa Mansukhani (07409343192) between 7pm to 11pm.

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DCL-2011

DoMS Cricket leagues concluded last Saturday with a tight match between Panthers and Ghodes. Panthers emerged as underdogs and defeated Ghodes with scintillating performance from middle order and tail Enders. In 28 overs of the match, Ghode seemed to be the probable winners till 25 overs. However it is said nothing can be said about this game of cricket, and this was exactly what happened in 26^th over that changed the course of match with 29 runs in an over.

Toss for finals were done in presence of respected head of department. He appreciated the efforts of organizers and wished them luck for such future endeavors. Ghode lost toss to Panthers and they decided to field first. Ghodes put up a good total of 152 runs in 14 overs. In return Panthers started their innings with a blast with 32 runs on the board in just 2 overs. However they lost two early wickets in quick succession. That was the time when Ghodes build up the pressure and get another two wickets. However second half of Panther’s innings saw their come back in the match.

The winning shot was played in last over with just two balls remaining. It was followed by post match ceremony, with five thousand cash prize for Panthers. Match referee rightly said that Game was played in true spirit and lastly Cricket emerged as a winner. Both the teams showed true sportsman spirit and that was the time when audience witnessed tough competition outside their marketing chapters.

Organizers have promised that they will come up with new season of DCL soon with fresh auctioning of the players. Organizers also said that they will try to increase the count from three. However they said that every team would be allowed to retain at least one player. They promised that next DCL would be more glamour and more prize money.

Domination January 2012

Domination January 2012