ABOUT SHAHABAD ALSTOM COMPANY

HISTORY:

Company (ACC) a need for maintenance of workshops at each plant was noticed. Hence, in the year 1942 central workshops at Shahabad, Lechery and Madukharai were started to manufacture spare parts for ACC plants. Then, in 1945 manufacturing of complete units of kilns, mills and crushers .In central workshops were started. At these central workshops machines Required for complete cement plants we were started manufacturing in the Year 1952-54.Later, this unit combined with the Vickers Armstrong & Babcock and Wilcox of U.K As partners under the banner of ACC-AVB (ACC-Vickers-Babcock) to manufacture cement and boilers, head Office at Durgapur in the year 1959.

In the year 1961 central workshops at Shahabad works shifted to present Location and named as ACC-Heavy Engineering (ACC-SHE) to Manufacture cements plant to outsiders other than ACC. Then, Cast iron Foundry Manufacturing of EOT cranes with Hitachi collaboration was added To this Unit and renamed as ACC-Shahabad heavy Engineering (ACC-SHE).In the year 1974 ACC-SHE was sold to AVB for expansion of Capacity for boiler Manufacturing and renamed as AVB-SW and tube shops And other balancing equipment’s for boiler manufactures for boiler .

Manufacture was started. In the year 1983 this ABL became Government Supervised company with administrative control by Energy ministry and Other financial institution and Government of India with having major Shares and ACC-Babcock continued to be partners. In the year 1995 a Multinational company took over the management of ABL with 74% of the Shareholding and named as ABB-ABL ltd.

In the year 1999 ABB-ALSTOM power boilers Ltd. Was formed With 50:50% of shares. In the year May 2000, ALSTOM acquired 50% of The shares of the ABB of theirs joint company and renamed as ALSTOM Power boilers Ltd. and it is now 100% shares owned by ALSTOM. In the Year Nov-2003.ALSTOM power boilers ltd .Renamed as ALSTOM Project India ltd.

On 6^th July 2012 Company renamed as ALSTOM India ltd.

INDUSTRY PROFILE

Alstom India Strategic Player in Power, Transport:

Power and transport are among the fastest growing sectors in India. Billions of dollar are being invested by both domestic (public and privet) and international firms in these sectors, as demanded for electricity and transport facilities soars, and is expected to continue to expand over the coming years.

            One of the oldest multinationals present in India – ALSTOM India Ltd (AIL), part of French major ALSTOM SA – is uniquely positioned to take advantages of the rapid growth in these two key sectors. The $26.6 billion (sales revenue) global leader in power generation and rail infrastructure nurtures a long – term commitment to India.

            “India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world today,” notes Sunand Sharma, country president, ALSTOM India, and chairman, AIL “In the years ahead, as the Indian economic growth story unfolds, AIL will be well poised to respond to the demands of the market in the two sectors in which we operate – power and transport.” 

COMPANY PROFILE

ALSTOM is the world leader in energy and transport Infrastructure. ALSTOM is organized six sectors: power, Transmission, &distribution, transport, contracting, marine and power conversion. It has a combined turnover of more than 22 billion EURO and employees over 92,650 people on March 2012 in 81 countries. With 18% of the world market and a combined sale of 22 billion Euros 2012, the sector has a wide offering: from Turnkey power plants to turbines (gas, stream, hydro), project development, and Finance and high value added service. The ALSTOM network is divided into four geographic regions and has offices covering more than 81Countries. This network co-ordinates the company’s actions and provides Customer service at both local and regional levels.

ALSTOM Power, the full service provider: It is one of the biggest and most comprehensive suppliers of power generation services and equipment in the world. The company offers a uniquely comprehensive Range of products and service. Which enable it to provide its customer with the maximum of option and the most economical and environmentally Friendly solutions. ALSTOM’s goal of going forward is clearly to sustain and enhance its leading market positions whilst applying management Excellence to reach world profitability.

ALSTOM India Ltd. has approximately 7,800 Employees in different locations in India. It develops, produces and markets, Power generation equipment’s, on turnkey basis such as, turbines, generators, Boilers, auxiliary equipment’s, environment control products, power plant Controls, project development including customer service.

ALSTOM IN INDIA:

ALSTOM, the global specialist in energy and transport Infrastructure is in the business of providing quality solution and system Design.

Commencing its operations in Calcutta in the 1910’s and Later in Chennai in the 1950’s ALSTOM in India traces its lineage to English Electric, CEGELEC, AEI, GEC ALSTOM, ASEA, and HB Band ABB Drawing its strengths from technologies developed over the year by these Companies. ALSTOM has been a long term player in India in the energy Business, supplying critical electrical and industrial equipment including Boilers and turbines and pollution control equipment. The INDUSTRIAL Equipment division manufactures rotating machinery (motors and meters), Industrial and domestic fans. With its significant presence in the transport.

Sector in India ALSTOM provides railway equipment and technology Solution. ALSTOM India helps generate 40% of the total power produced in the country. In India ALSTOM is active in 3 major areas of business i.e. power Transmission and distribution and transport.

ALSTOM in India has two listed companies in Kolkata and Mumbai,600 employees and 12 manufacturing with the turnover of about 342Million Euros.

SHAHABAD MANUFACTURING UNIT:

Shahabad, a little town in the northern part of Karnataka, is quite well  Know today, primarily due to the presence of ALSTOM projects India ltd., Shahabad unit and secondly due to the abundant stone quarries, from which The famous Shahabad polish stones originate. There many major cement Plants in the surroundings areas due to the natural resource of limestone Available in abundance.

During the course of last three decades, this unit has built up an Experience of manufacturing and supplying of cement plants and machinery Including all types of milling system for cement, limestone, coal etc., EOT Cranes, equipment for automatic energy, steel plant equipment, rubber Machinery, mining machinery, electronic precipitators, industrial boilers, Utility boilers including pressure parts, structural, pulverize, soot blowers, HP piping etc.

In addition, Shahabad unit has carved a niche for itself in the Manufacture and supply of casting in high alloy iron etc. catering to various Industries and particular specialized in the manufacture of grinding elements For the pulverizes. Except the manufacture of pressure parts, dedicate to the Durgapur unit of ALSTOM power boiler, this unit manufacture the rest of Boilers products.

A highly dedicated term of about 469 employees is managing Shahabad unit which is one of the manufacturing facilities in the private Sector, in southern India. This unit undertakes manufacture of critical boiler Products like boilers and air heater supporting structure and miscellaneous Fabrication, hydro mechanical equipment, power cycle piping system, soot Blowing system, pulverize and mills various types and foundry product Catering to not only thermal power, but also to various other applications.

The Shahabad unit is also gearing up to obtain ISO-14001 Certification by the year 2001. Various awareness and orientation program have already been completed. Another interesting thing to note is that the Shahabad unit the years has developed greenery in its township and Surrounding by planting more than 4 lakes and encouraging the resident to Maintain Lawns and plants in their own homes.

Management of the ALSTOM India Ltd

·        Mr. Sunand Sharma (country president & chairman of ALSTOM India Ltd)

·        Mr. Emmanuel Colombian (vice chairman & managing director)

·        Mrs. Naina.R.Desai (whole time director & company secretary)

·        Mr. S.M.Momaya (country finance director of ALSTOM group India & whole time director & CEO)

·        Mr. Pedro Sole (non-executive director)

·        Mr. K. Vasudevan (non-executive independent director)

·        Mr. Marc Chat lard (non-executive directors)

·        Mr. A.K. Thiagarajan ( non-executive independent director)

·        Dr. UddeshKohli (non-executive independent directors)

Product Profile

AIL SHAHABAD has two main product lines:

Ø  Pulveriser production

Ø  Foundry  production

The Pulveriser production includes:

Ø  Castings Coal pulveriser and milling systems.

Ø  Soot blowers.

Ø  Heavy fabrication parts including hydro mechanical equipment.

Ø  Heat exchangers and pressure vessels (condensers, detractors)

The above items have been supplied from AIL Shahabad for various utilities like 2x210 mw Chandrapur TPP, 2x210 mw korba TPP, 3x210mw Backaro TPP, 2x250mw budge TPP, 2xl25mw Akrimote TPP and 469 mw gaoutami CCPP to name a few.

AIL Shahabad is already an established name in the cement sector with cement machinery equipment like apron conveyers, crushers, horizontal and vertical grinding mills, kilns, coolers having been supplied to almost all major incline cement manufacturers (ACC, century, JK corp.)

AIL Shahabad also serves the steel sector by supplying coal pulverisering and pneumatic transport systems for coal injection systems, the JINDAL steel.

Plants at TORANGALLAN in Karnataka and Raigarh in Chhattisgarh are one of the major customers of AIL Shahabad for these systems.

The foundry productions include:

Ø   Grey ion casting.

Ø   Spheroid graphite iron casting

Ø   Corrosion resistant iron casting.

Ø   Wear resistant iron casting.

Some of the major casting items produced in the AIL Shahabad foundry is grinding media for e-mills and bowl mills, bump casing, rolls for steel plants, values bodies, wind mill casting, cement machinery castings and general engineering.

CUSTOMERS OF AIL

The clients lists of AIL Shahabad foundry includes leading India/steel/engineering sectors like

·              NTPC

·              SUZLON

·              MARUTI UDYOG

·              TATA MOTORS

·              MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA

·              BAJAJ

·              MUSCO

·              SAIL

·              JINDAL.

SAFETY COMMITMENTS:

To management:

·        Ensures that plant, equipment processes and system of work are safe, hazard tree & without risk to health.

·        Ensures availability of information, instruction training & supervision.

·        Believes that no job is an important as to overtake safety.

·        Believe that the co-operation of the employees in the observance of safety policy will provide safe working conditions and ensure accident trace performance.

·        Provides adequate publicity in the shops on various aspects of safety.

To Employee

·        Individually contribute towards increased awareness of safety.

·        Adopt safety rules & regulations.

·        Uses safety appliances, equipment devices property.

·        Complies with the instruction of competent authority.

·        Integrates safety with job.

·        Disseminates with safety knowledge among colleagues.

·        Reports the unsafe conditions, practices or activities the supervisor / head of the department or the safety officer.

·        Helps to create safe working conditions for others.

ALSTOMS marketing policies:

Here are just some of the advantages you will find at ALSTOM:

·           An international, high-tech environment.

·           Major, challenges projects.

·           A vast spectrum of career options is availed.

·           Many mobility opportunities.

·           Opportunities to take full lateral responsibilities.

·           Opportunities to take full lateral responsibilities.

Learning process of ALSTOM India Ltd:

The ALSTOM learning institute has the following set of objectives.

1. To identify and share best development and training practices.

2. To initiate and share best development and training practices.

3. To develop and deploy new transverse programs.

4. To design personal development path for specific functional group.

SUPPLY DEPARTMENT:

Supply management means all the goods and services, which all include in the supply management. They deal with all matters of the company.

Manpower in this department is 11.

Objectives of purchase department:

·        Speedy procurement.

·        Right quality at right place at right time.

·        Achieve reasonable control on delivery and procurement time.

Purchase policy:

·        At present there are nearly more than 1000 suppliers for Durgapur and Shahabad works.

·        Vendors having ISO 9000 or certification are performance.

·        Procurement of raw materials for all pressure parts are made from reputed IBR approved makers.

·        For all eligible purchases, MODVAT and CEMENT credits as per law are availed.

SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY as per my knowledge :

STRENGTH:

1.      Company has a world leader status in power and infrastructure markets.

2.      The company has a long period of operation and has strong existence in the market.

3.      Well-developed infrastructure with 649 acres of land providing.

4.      All the majors’ welfare facilities to the staff.

5.      The company is located near the river kagina thus having no problem of water at all.

6.      Company has a high business ethics and values.

7.      The company has the never ending market throughout the world as it specializes in power and transport infrastructure.

8.      It has very reputed companies as its customer situated all over the world.

9.      It is well connected through rail and air

WEAKNESSES:

1.      It has a BHEL as a major competitor which is a public sector company which snatches many order of ALSTOM due to its political influence.

2.      Due to the large scale of production the company faces slight labour problems like lack of experience, labour turnover.

OPPORTUNITIES:

1.         The company has good opportunities for further capacity expansion as it is having a large amount of extra and.

2.         The company is having a wide speeded international presence which will help the company to bag orders.

3.         The company is making good profit since a long time. This helps the company to diversify its operation in various geographical areas.

4.         The power and transport market of the company is growing rapidly throughout the world.

5.         It has very less number of competitors throughout the world.

6.         The company leads by very qualified and experienced directors.

MY SUGGESTIONS TO COMPANY (as per my knowledge) :-

1.         The current liability as it has increases year by year. The management should pay off its liability as it may affect the liquidity position of the company.

2.         The company should practice good budgetary control techniques that should be accurate and be attachable by the company. And also these budgetary techniques should help the company to reduce the cost in the futures.

3.         The sales of the company are increasing year after year. Thought there is a cut throat competition in the market. The sales are in an increasing trend. It is because of good quality of his product at reasonable price and customer satisfaction. It is better if the company adopts the same policy in the future.

4.         The company has to take steps to carry on effective training and EDP

5.         The company has to strive hard to improve the various turnover i.e. debtors turnover ratio, inventory turnover ratio.