RESEARCH REPORT ON A STUDY ON WORKING CAPITAL AND COST OF GOODS SOLD OF VARIAN INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.

KANPUR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (AFFILIATED TO GAUTAM BUDDHA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW) IN PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (2011-2013) UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF (Ms. Purnima Jaiswal)

SUBMITTED BY: ( Paras Arora ) 1171470063 MBA BATCH 2011-2013

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. Paras Arora Roll number 1171470063, a student of MBA in Kanpur Institute of Management Studies, has carried out the research work presented in this Research Report titled A STUDY ON WORKING CAPITAL AND COST OF GOODS SOLD OF VARIAN INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. for the award of Master of Business Administration from Gautam Buddha Technical University for the academic batch 2011-2013 , under my guidance.

Name of the Project Guide Ms. Purnima Jaiswal (Assistant Professor)

HOD Kanpur Institute of Management Studies Unnao.

CONTENT
Part A: Organizational study Sl. no 1 Sectorial analysis Introduction to VARIAN 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Company profile History Values Vision Mission Achievement Topic Page no. 9 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 20 20 21 22 23 24 26

Products VARIAN care program Philosophy and human face Quality policy Environment ,health & safety policy Organizational structure Financial highlights Swot analysis

Part B: Project report Sl. no 1 2 Executive summary Research design 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Statement of the problem Objective of the study Limitation of the study Types of data collection Data collection technique Sample design 30 31 32 34 35 36 41 44 45 Topic Page no 28 29 29 29 30

Working capital (Definition) permanent and temporary working capital Working capital needs of a business Working capital cycle Factor determining the working capital requirement Consequences of under assessment on working capital Consequences of over assessment on working capital