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TCS
Internship July –August 2013
By
HAFIZ MUHAMMAD ZULQARNAIN
F10BA155
SESSION 2010 –2014
Supervised
By
MAM HINA SALEEM
Submitted
To
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Chapter 1....................................................................................................................................................... 3
The Organization ...................................................................................................................................... 3
History and Background ....................................................................................................................... 3
Product/Services ................................................................................................................................... 4
General Profile ofthe Company ............................................................................................................ 5
Organizational Structure ........................................................................................................................... 9
Description of Various Departments/Sections.......................................................................................... 9
SWOT Analysis ......................................................................................................................................10
STRENGTHS .....................................................................................................................................10
WEAKNESS.......................................................................................................................................11
OPPORTUNITIES..............................................................................................................................11
THREATS...........................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 2.....................................................................................................................................................13
Internship Activities................................................................................................................................13
IMPACT OVER MY CAREER .............................................................................................................21
New Things Learned...............................................................................................................................21
Chapter 3.....................................................................................................................................................22
Summary and recommendations.............................................................................................................22
Overall Summary....................................................................................................................................22
Suggestions: ............................................................................................................................................22
Specific Recommendations for the Organization: ..................................................................................23
Specific Recommendations for the IBIT to Improve Its Curricular and Methods of Teaching to BBIT
Students...................................................................................................................................................24
Specific Recommendations For the For the Next Internship in this Organization. ................................25
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................25
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Acknowledgement
I would like to thank all the people directly or indirectly have been involved in the Orientation
plan. This phase could not have been possible without always showing positive attitude and
interests from RDS Mr. Sajid Khan and Hafiz Tanveer. We got back of all the KAMs (Mr. Rana
Ajmal, Mr. Nasir Jamal, Mr. Abdul Khaliq, Mr. Aleem uz Zaman and especially Mr. Mr Waqar
Alam and Mr Zeeshan) all the time. Support and help showed from all the departments and their
heads is also highly appreciated.
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Chapter 1
The Organization
Product/Services
Prior being part of TCS, I could not even imagine that TCS has been doing so much diversifying
businesses. Like most of the lay men, I always perceived TCS as Courier Company only. Now
being part of TCS, the realization came into being that TCS is running a huge family and all
members of the family adding some important value to make it significant. TCS has completed
the journey from Technology Communications Supplies to Tranzum Enterprise in no time. The
journey and hunger of going up is still there with the purpose “To continually strive to achieve
excellence – both on and off the job”.
The domains TCS has been dealing in are as follows:
TCS Express
TCS Sentiments
TCS Aviation
TCS MMS
TCS Logistics
o W&D
o OLE
o Fleet
TCS Octara
TCS Connect
TCS Intiana
o Visatronix
TCS by time has brought innovation and seeing the market need has adapted itself to the
situation. All departments of TCS are being looked after by very qualified and experienced
personnel who 24/7 doing their best to deliver superior services to the customers. TCS is not
implanting the concept of hunting the customer, rather it is gardening. Unlike others, TCS
identifies the needs of the customer and propose the optimum solution. TCS being flexible is
always very open and believes in tailoring the service since it is the best way to have a win/win
situation.
In order to get the practical knowledge, it was necessary to spend enough time at each
department and learn their operations. Orientation Plan was designed stating visiting all possible
departments of the company which ultimately help us out to be flexible. We must know what
TCS is doing and how it is being done. An extensive plan was made of orientation & training
and plan was followed as per scheduled.
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Quality
TCS people should direct every effort to deliver
maximum value and satisfaction to our customers.
Profitability through Efficiency
Efficiency will be the hallmark of TCS people to
optimize profitability and growth.
Ethics
Nothing unethical shall be practiced by TCS people in
relation to our customers and the world at large.
Justice
Justice is to be the guiding principle of TCS people.
Creative Growth
In its quest for expansion TCS shall encourage
innovative thinking amongst its people.
Our Purpose
To continually strive to achieve excellence - both on and off the job.
Vision Statement
"TCS will be recognized and respected as professional, innovative, profitable information, and
knowledge based logistics/services enterprise. TCS embeds internet based technologies into its
internal operating structures and as business solutions for customers; with customer, employee
and shareholder interests at the core of its operations; demonstrating a clear concern for ethical
conduct and good corporate citizenship; with the objective of growing into a regional and global
player, with emphasis on the Middle East, Europe and North America".
Mission Statement
"To direct all our organizational efforts at building upon the existing organizational strengths and
brand recognition to achieve enhanced levels of profitable growth in the core business, and
diversify into new areas that complement and supplement the core business, with the
diversification aimed at achieving excellence and industry leader status in the new areas. The
TCS People will however be encouraged to be open to unconventional ideas and services and
recognize new trends at very early stages".
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Mr.Saqib Hamdani, CEO, TCS PVT Ltd. received the coveted "SUPER BRANDS AWARD OF
PAKISTAN 2008-09" from Javed Jabbar, Chairman & CEO, JJ Media Pvt Ltd at a recently held
ceremony at a local club in Karachi.
TCS VP-BPR & Special Projects, Mr. Jamil Ahmed, receives Consumer Choice Award-2010.
The quick adaptability, innovation, ambition and the right use of technology has developed TCS
into a dynamic enterprise that has changed the way business is transacted in Pakistan, making
TCS a household name in the process. This has won TCS the highly distinguished ‘Brand of the
Year’ award presented by FPCCI for two years in a row in 2007 & 2008.
Through the presentation of the 1st Telecom Excellence Award by the Federation Pakistan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) TCS was acknowledged in 2006 for its services
rendered to the Telecom sector with regard to express, logistics, warehousing and distribution.
Case Studies
The best way to understand how we've helped organizations overcome their challenges is to read
our success stories. The articles below show TCS in action with our clients, many of whom have
worked with us for many years and have built up valuable relationships with us.
A Case Study on TCS in Philip Kotler's latest South Asian edition of "Principles of Marketing"
The 13th edition of the Principles of Marketing, the seminal work of Professor Dr. Philip Kotler,
is dedicated to the South Asian Perspective. Through the decades Kotler’s work has held the fort
as the primary text on marketing for business
In a historic first for Pakistan’s business sector, the dynamic business model of TCS was quoted
in a case study undertaken by Harvard Business School in 2003 for its MBA course in
'International Entrepreneurship', and mentioned in its textbooks as the model of a highly
effective company from the developing world. Read the Harvard case study.
TCS. (2013, october 12). TCS Express & Logistics. Retrieved from tcscouriers:
http://tcscouriers.com/pk/home.aspx
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Organizational Structure
SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS
Brand Name
TCS has established a strong brand image in the mind of the customers with the strenuous effort
of more than30 years through higher quality and low price. Customers always prefer to use the
TCS services due to reliability, strong image and high quality. TCS is a very popular and Largest
Brand company in Pakistan.
Market Share
o A company that has global reach and presence, the means and the resources to
propel your career into never before conquered horizons, a company that believes
its people are its most valuable asset, TCS welcome applications from ambitious,
hard-working individuals from any part of the world, with or without Experience.
Distribution Network
The most pivotal point for the TCS is that, it has also developed the most strong dealer network
in Pakistani market. The dealers are always trying to sell the TCS services to the customers
because they know they can earn high margins in the TCS services as well as due to long
enduring relationship. The management of TCS also provides more incentives to their dealers as
compared to their competitors. Dealers are always conscious about TCS services and always
guide the customer in their buying decisions about TCS services and deliver them the extra
qualities of TCS services than others.
WEAKNESS
High Price
Best quality always requires more prices. In particular scenario of services market TCS’s
services are bit high in prices then the competitors like OCS, Leopards and other local brands.
On the other hand it has been seen observed that Pakistan’s market is based majorly on price
consciousness. Hence TCS has to sacrifice the specific cluster of price conscious masses.
Advertising Efforts
Advertising strategy of Leopards is much more powerful as compared to TCS. And they have
much stronger brand image and consumers retention rate than others in the market. The company
needs more advertising efforts to maintain its position. There is a need of innovation in
advertising plan too so that it can break the clutter and make a more strong brand image then the
others.
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
Tough Competition
There is very hard competition in the home services market. So every company tries to capture
the number 1 position for achieving the maximum shares in the market. Every company adopts
different strategies for selling of the services. It reduces the profit margin of each company and
increases the bargaining power of the buyers who will demand higher quality of services at lower
cost.
Technological Threats
As technology is changing drastically and new ways of service and more ways are generating for
the increase in revenue. This change can give a competitive edge to those organizations that have
strong R&D departments.
Natural Disasters
The natural disasters like Earth Quakes, Tsunami’s, Twister and Typhoon’s always become
hazards not for the organizations but also for the countries. Economies shatter, lives wastes and
goods become useless. Organizations hast to keep a flexibility in their budget in order to meet
any of this unexpected situations. And particularly TCS has to develop a risk forecasting team to
face any of these unexpected scenarios.
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Chapter 2
Internship Activities
Department: Sentiments
Concerned Persons: Mr Freed udin Ghauri
Location: Peco Hub
Activities:
Observation
Understanding the work flow
Learning of occasionally and annually events preparations for sending sentiments
Learning/Experience:
Sentiments Department of TCS adds different flavor in the diversification of the group. It was
initiated in 1989 and silently providing services to the clients. Since clients’ sentiments and
emotions are directly attached in this domain, minimal levels of discrepancies are made sure. All
Lahore ABHs look after sentiments of their area, whereas the main department of sentiments is
situated at peco hub. Sentiments mainly deal in two domains:
Annually
o General offerings which remain valid all the time
Occasionally
o Offerings are specially tailored for some special event or occasion
Walk in client gets his order booked from Retail Center and handed over the receipt. Consignee
address and any message from shipper are asked. Clients have option to send greeting cards with
the shipment but TCS facilitates clients in sending their own greeting cards. Services for Within
City are offered are as follows:
overnight
Sameday
o Extra price is charged
Out of City shipments are committed to be delivered in 48 hours.
Admin department of Sentiments manages the inventory on demand. Since it is based in Karachi,
it delivers throughout the nation all the required stuff in no time. In case of orders booked for
other cities or orders are coming from different cities, DDR (Daily Delivery Roaster) is
generated containing the complete information of the order. DDR is a part of OMS, and contains
all the needed information in order to process the order quickly. In Lahore there is one vehicle
and standby rental car for the delivery of orders. Vehicle is temperature controlled and maintains
the freshness of perishable items. Packing is done with care which could reflect the emotions of
the shipper. Items of high quality are committed to be delivered; even best vendors of the
particular city are on board of TCS especially for bakery items e.g. cakes, sweets. Clients are not
kept in dark and TCS let them aware of the vendor. After order booking, vendor is told about the
order detail and while delivering, order is picked up from the vendor and finally delivered to
consignee.
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Order booking
report
vendor
Delivery
no
report no
DDR yes
no Quality
inspection
Fig is presenting the work flow of Sentiments from booing of order to final delivery to consignee
Persons.
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Learning/Experience:
Every department of the company adds value but real backbone status is given to Accounts
Department. Unlike other departments, Accounts is the most important for the company. Earning
money is somehow easy but to utilize it properly is a major challenge. It portraits the true
strength of the company in the market. TCS Central Region Accounts Department comprises of
qualified personnel who are leading it in right direction. All activities related to cost and revenue
ultimately reach to Accounts and get noted and maintained in order to keep database and
generate Profit and Loss Statement. Three major operations are being done in Accounts
department simultaneously:
Account Opening
Billing
Recovery
There are dedicated persons working mentioned above activities for all the departments e.g.
OLE, COD, Sentiments, G, GY, Banking including accounts payable, dispute cases and
surrounding area of Lahore.
In order to open the account of any client, concerned BDM/KAM bring client to some agreed
terms and documented the agreement. While doing this, an account opening form is filled up
mentioning agreed rates and discounts and submitted in Accounts. Accounts departments further
put it into OMS and open the Accounts generating a unique ID. All transactions are made further
against this ID.
Generating invoices to the clients have prerequisites to be performed. When any order is
successfully deliver to the clients and receiving is taken by the courier, receipts are submitted to
cashier and ultimately they reach in Accounts. They get verified and entries against all the
receipt of particular accounts are made. Verification is done again if entries are made correctly
and against right accounts. After receipts being put in OMS, Invoices are generated and ready to
be delivered to the clients for recovery. In case of generating wrong invoice, Credit/Debit is
made to reconcile it. If invoice made more than the actual price to be charged, credit note is
made. In case of invoicing less than the actual price, debit note is created.
Oracle based Financial Software is being used which facilitates in keeping record of invoices.
Invoices are extracted by the concerned Territory Officer Recovery who is looking after that
particular account. Sorting is made and finally delivers to the client. After seven days or as per
agreed payment terms cheque is received and submitted in Accounts. TOs themselves update list
by putting cheque no against the job performed of the client which ultimately affects their
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recovery status at the end of the month. Accounts Departments maintain the recovery status in
OMS as well.
In order to make Audit, TCS is taking services of Siddat Haider Audit Company. Internal Audit
is done on continuous basis to keep the check and balance since direct cash is involved in
Accounts.
Issues:
Whenever there is issue in recovery this because of followings:
Courier has not delivered his packets or shipment to the relevant places.
Courier has delivered to the customer wrongly.
Courier has labeled invoice number to irrelevant customer ID.
May be there is delay on the courier behalf to picking up the cheques or to get delivered
the shipment with return invoice envelop (FOC).
If tele recovery officer is responsible he always do his activity at the end of the month,
but at the end of the day regularly.
If there is no data with some smart working process we always beer
swear disappointment on writing the activity report or taking the record of routine tasks.
Solutions:
Whenever we have problem in collecting the cheques we track out the related courier
person after taking the acknowledgement from the customer if there is everything clear at
his end.
There is no need of making no. of calls to the customers even after due date as per
promise but before 25thof every month.
We use threat strategy for small customer for make quick recovery.
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Activity log
Go through with the banking department overview.
Learned about the abbreviations of the banks with their unique assign codes.
Mr. Kashif Bilal is v corporative personality he helps us so many times to get understand
this campaign.
We have finalized customer feedback form.
We prepare customer personal data form.
We finalize the consolidated summary of LHE, FSD & MUX Stations.
Experience
The group discussion is held in between of banking team on the project of banking campaign,
and our ideas and changes are appreciated by team.
We have learned some tips of excel sheet from Hafiz Tanveer.
Complete the first assignment gave by Mr. Waqqar to sort out the FSD & MUX banking
client list.
Get experience of excel with Freed ghauri to filter out the first3 months sales summary.
Issues
There is issue that nobody gives us brief orientation of banking process and we have very
short know how of this department.
There is very few leads by our senior teams that how to get work efficiently before the time,
we tried to making our own logics and techniques to fulfil the task.
Solutions
Please guide us before giving the task that how to make it quick in time and give us different
experience of banking department for he reason that we are at there for learning. Give us burden
but first essential guides.
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Department: KAM
Lead: Mr. Aleem uz zaman
Activity Log
I have stayed at PC Hotel in Pearl Hall sharp 4:00pm to 9:30pm.
Mr. Aqdas has join me for short term period and then Mr. Wajahat has joined me at 6pm.
What I have learned/Experience
I have experience of a great exhibition culture among a number of people.
I have observe that our target must be women and those who really interested in tcs
connect, not in mango tango and in Ramzan package because there are not so probably
religious women and men who take it into confederation.
There are some customers are came to me and I give them Product knowledge as per my
vision, and give them the visiting card of Mr. Zeeshan because I have his only card in my
pocket to get connect customer with TCS.
Issues
There is no proper proactive approach for training of representatives about Product
Knowledge service Rates (International).
No visiting cards for proper bonding with customers to generate sales.
No proper stall management, it must be little far from the door.
No free samples of our products for use e.g. (ITTAR, Ramzan offer boxes), for display to
attract the customer.
No proper setup of standee’s and no good strategies for logo of tcs at the bottom of
banner.
No innovation I have seen yesterday to get success this campaign, but just blend of TCS
Remarkable sales strategies, I appreciate it but there is need to improve our marketing
strategies before sales strategies.
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Regardless of the problems encountered by me in TCS, I believe the things I have learned
in there will help me rather will support my position in the long run. I had a great exposure of
Business Budgeting that is directly related to the forecasting of the Country’s Future Cultural,
Economic and Political transformation and its interpretation. This budgeting activity is almost
done in every play of life and having knowledge about the procedure ensures a very good
position to me in future.
As far as the business planning is concerned, in TCS, I always acted as a critic and used
to identify the existing and hidden flaws, but mostly the work done by each individual seem to be
perfect. Executives in TCS always appreciated my skills and I believe having this ability will
ensure me a bright future in my professional life.
Chapter 3
Summary and recommendations
Overall Summary
It has been a great experience spending days at Orientation and Training. It really helped out to
get to know what TCS is all about. At the end of every day, a thought used to come in the mind,
May be TCS is doing all what has been learned yet. But next dawn came with more sun shine
and added more knowledge and this process is still going on. There was not a single person who
did not seem to be welcoming and cooperative. All people were willing to share their knowledge
and experience they had. All the employees (executives, middle management, and lower staff)
seemed quite happy and satisfied with the company and adding their efforts sincerely. TCS has
been transformed into a huge family and all take care of each other.
Suggestions:
In order to keep the check and balance, it seems work is being repeated multiple times
Automation in the operations can reduce the work load
There should be an Electronic leave applications software
Due to decisions are taken at Head Office and are centralized, it takes time to finally
implement. Decentralization should be there at certain level
Not many people know that TCS is so much diversified, TCS being Courier Company
image is still there in the minds of the people, this perception needs to be modified.
TCS does not advertisement and heavily depends on word of mouth, advertisements must
be done especially at the time of some special even coming up.
Improvements can be brought in revamping the Office infrastructure
A small cafeteria or kitchen should be there.
Every new inductee must go through the training like that, so, complete knowledge
should be attained of what TCS has been doing.
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connect to his or her fans along with consumers and also to focus on these having discount offers
along with adverts. This is furthermore a fantastic position to discover the responses from your
consumers and also the group will be able to much better comprehend your wants of the client
along with what exactly she or he enjoys or maybe isn't going to like within the services and
products of the company. Many TCS corporations have got his or her standard websites upon
Facebook where they connect to his or her consumers. Sad to say TCS won't have a new social
networking reputation. This will likely search a new unimportant thing to do nowadays regarding
information technology a real small alter will be able to do best part a great group. Consequently
TCS ought to give attention to the social networking reputation in order to connect to the
shoppers and also to focus on these having discount offers. This way they are able to industry his
or her services and products as well as speak to consumers.
Specific Recommendations for the IBIT to Improve Its Curricular and Methods of
Teaching to BBIT Students.
Business appointments and study journeys of students to companies:
Goes to in order to small business businesses and sectors need to be manufactured area of the
students’ course as they boost sensible information through experience. They'd as well as
increasing coverage of students on the market place and they also could view the implications of
theoretical information with true to life.
Specific Recommendations For the For the Next Internship in this Organization.
Discussion with senior regarding Internship:
Older students with completed their own internship a year ago should manual the students who're
going to start off their own internship program. The elderly students may talk about their own
practical knowledge along with offer valuable tips and tips for the senior students from the class
lounge through the briefing upon internship program with the Department.
Bibliography
TCS. (2013, october 12). TCS Express & Logistics. Retrieved from tcscouriers:
http://tcscouriers.com/pk/home.aspx