Preface

Which we are standing on the threshold of 21st century,

professionalization is getting on everybody's nerves quickly.
Trying to cope up with this pace, educational institutions
rendering professional degree courses are growing out like
mushrooms.

B.B.A. a three year full time professional degree is very

popular among such courses. It is interesting to note that B.B.A.
includes practical training as a part of its course. In today's era,
such a type of practical training is a must to bridge the gap
between theoretical knowledge and experience. It is a link
between classrooms and the outside business world for the
B.B.A. students.
In accordance with this, I have also visited one of the leading
textile companies of Ahmedabad i.e. Arvind Mills Ltd. Included in
producing Fabrics i.e Denim, Shirting, Khakis, Knitwear & Garments
which includes Shirts & Jeans

Acknowledgement
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I hereby take this opportunity to express my gratitude our Prof.
Dhawiat Shah who stood as a source of encouragement and
guidance to me at each and every stage without his help and
supervision, it would have become difficult for me to complete this
work successfully. I can also not refrain from expressing my
gratitude towards my parents for their support, encouragement and
involvement and also my friends for their help.
This project could come to a successful completion only
with the joint efforts of all these people and their help

-Kushal Patel

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 Company Profile

Name : Arvind Mills Ltd

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Address : Arvind Ltd
Santej road, Nr. Khatrej
taluka kalol, dist. Gandhinagar
Gujarat - 382721
Telephone :+91 2764 255560
Form of organization :public Ltd
No. of employees :25,620
Shift :2
Product name :Denim, knits, khakhis
Key people : sanjay Lalbhai (CEO & MD)
Arvind Lalbhai
Revenue : INR 52.35 billion
Financial position : Rs.20Billion (us$500 million)
Website : www.arvindmmills

The Lalbhais are descendents of Seth Shantidas

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(c.1590-1659),a
famous jeweler, financier and businessman of the seventeenth cent
ury. 
Shantidas is known to have even financed the mighty Moghul
empire and was the first to be conferred with the title of
Nagarsheth. Khushalchand (1680-1748) grandson of Shantidas
had saved the city of Ahmedabad from the marauding Maratha
army in 1725 by paying a ransom of Rs. 5 Lakh on behalf of the
whole city.
The current surname is derived from Lalbhai Dalpatbhai the
great great grandson of Himabhai (1785-1858) son of
Khushalchand. Lalbhai was born around the time when the first
textile factory in the city went into production. The first
manufacturing company of the Lalbhai family Saraspur
Manufacturing Company was established in 1897 which was into
producing cotton yarn. During the intensifying Swadeshi movement
the second company Raipur Millswas established in 1905. Due to
untimely death Lalbhai Dalpatbhai the reins of his businesses were
handed over to his young sons including a seventeen year old
Kasturbhai Lalbhai. Kasturbhai is widely acknowledged to be the
father of modern Indian textile industry. Kasturbhai started the first
large scale textile mill under the name of Asoka Mills in 1920 with a
capital of Rs.12 Lakh at a time when the largest mills in the region
were built with not more than Rs. 5Lakh.
After continuously successful period of four decades in the
pre-independence era, the group entered into other fields such as
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dyes, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, etc. The first diversification
started in 1939 with Anil Starch Limited. Atul Products Limited was
established in 1952 for manufacturing textile and other dyestuff. In
the same campus as Atul existed the joint ventures with Ciba-
Geigy called Cibatul, with American Cynamid calledCynamid of
India and with ICI of UK called Atic Industries and as the time
progressed the JV partners separated amicably and these
companies exist in India today as full representatives of these
global giants.
The group took over the then sick company Ahmedabad
Laxmi Cotton Mills Co. Ltd. and merged with Arvind Limited and the
unit was renamed as Ankur Textiles. The unit currently under
Arvind Products Limited is today the country largest organized
player in the voiles market.

The group also invested in Anup Engineering Limited

engaged in fabrication and set up Amol Dicalite in collaboration with
General Refractories Limited, U.S.A for manufacturing filter aids
and per lite products.

Apart from the field of business the Lalbhai’s over generations

have contributed to education, social and religious causes. Lalbhais
contribution to education starting from Gujarat Vernacular Society in late
1800‟s to formation of Ahmedabad Education Society, Physical
Research Laboratory, ATIRA and the famed IIM Ahmedabad are
just to name a few. Today Shrenik Lalbhai heads the Sheth Anandji
Kalyanji Trust involved in propagating and maintaining Jain temples
in western India a post he inherited from Kasturbhai Lalbhai. Mr.
Sanjay Lalbhai is genuinely committed to the societal causes and is
spearheading these initiatives under the aegis of Sharda trust.

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 One of the important factors which built up the Group was the
close relationship of mutual trust between the three brothers -
Chimanbhai, Kasturbhai and Narottambhai. Despite Kasturbhai
having emerged as the patriarch of the group, there was
satisfactory distribution of property and managing powers with the
members of the family. The management of the companies was
distributed between family members who consulted each other
under the leader Kasturbhai. Siddharthbhai the eldest son of
Kasturbhai managed Atul Products, while his younger son
Shrenikbhai looked after the management of Anil Starch. Chimanbhai’s
family branch managed Raipur and Saraspur Mills while Narottambhai’s
younger son, Niranjanbhai devoted his time in technical function of
Arvind Limited and his elder son Arvindbhai managed both, Arvind
and Asoka Mills. After Kasturbhai’s death, Arvindbhai son of his brother
Narottambhai assumed the leadership of the Group. The process of
expansion and the initiative of restructuring of the Group however
was led by the third generation of Lalbhai’s under Sanjay and Sunil,
grandsons of legendary Kasturbhai Lalbhai.The major contribution
of Sanjay Lalbhai has been that of overall transformation of the
Group culture by induction of highly skilled and qualified
professional managers. Today Sanjay Lalbhai is the Chairman of
the Group and leads Arvind Limited and Sunil Lalbhai managing the
dyes and chemicals business under the Atul Products Limited
banner. The current estimated group turnover is over Rs.2500
Crore.
 

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 Brief History

 1931
Arvind Limited Limited is set up by three brothers Kasturbhai,
Narottambhai and Chimanbhai Lalbhai with a share capital of
Rs 2,525,000 backed by state-of-the-art technology, with the
aim to produce high-end superfine fabric.
 1934
With sales reaching Rs 45.76 Lakhs, and a profit of almost Rs
3 Lakhs, Arvind establishes itself amongst the foremost textile
units in the country.
 1986
- An uninterrupted record of not missing out on paying dividend
to its shareholders.
- An established leader in fine & superfine cotton fabrics for
Indian market.
 1986
Renovision: First company to bring globally accepted fabrics
Denim, yarn dyed shirting fabrics & wrinkle free gabardines to
India.

 1987
- The largest zero discharge green efluent treatment plant in
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 India.
- Commitment to greener world
 1987
- First company to bring International shirt brand “Arrow” to
India
- First company to start dedicated “retail” outlets for Arrow
brand.
- Awarded various awards for Highest exports and ISO
 1989
- Largest denim & shirting in South Asia.
- 3rd Largest denim capacity in the world
 1997
First Indian company to verticals the cotton textile business
from cotton fields to apparel retailing.
 1997-1998
First company to introduce ERP SAP business solutions
 2008
Company launches 'Megamart', now India's largest value
apparel-retail chain. Largest portfolio of International brands:
Lee, Wrangler, Nautica, Jansport, Kipling, Tommy, Arrow, US
Polo, Izod, Pierre Cardin, Palm Beach, Cherokee, hart
Schaffner

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 Mission and Vision of Arvind
Mission: The underlying theme running across the broad
spectrum of all business activities at Arvind is that of enhancing
lifestyles of people, across all diversities and demographics.
Vision : To serve that end, the corporate vision for Arvind
states: 'We will enable people to experience a better quality of life
by providing enriching and inspiring lifestyle solutions'.

Philosophy

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  WE BELIEVE
In people and their unlimited potential. In content and
focus in problem solving. In teams for effective
performance. In intellect & its power.

 WE ENDEAVOUR
To select, train and coach people to obtain higher
responsibilities. To nurture talent to build leaders for
tomorrow's corporation. To reward, celebrate and activate
all intellectual business contributions.
 WE DREAM
Of excellence in all endeavors. Of mutual benefit and
prosperity. Of making the world a better place to live in.
We Make Things Happen.

Production Department

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Product And Brand
Fabric that connects world-wide
In a world without boundaries, Arvind fabrics are equally
universal in their appeal. Arvind aims to enrich lifestyles
globally, inspiring diverse customers with the beauty of their
fabrics.
Products:
o Denim
o Khaki
o Shirting
o Knits
o Voiles

Denim: An overview
An annual capacity of 110 million meters; the position of 3rd
largest producer of denim in the world; and an export network
of 70 countries worldwide.
Prominent products in this category include ring denim, indigo
voiles, organic denim, bi-stretch denim and fair trade certified
denim. This is apart from regular light, medium and heavy
weight denims.
They come in various shades of indigo, sulphur, yarn-dyeds, in
100% cotton and various blends.

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 Denim from Arvind offers reliability, quality and value-addition
through services like shrink-film wrapping, bar-coded labeling
of rolls
The facilities of Arvind Denim are accredited with ISO 9001
Shirting: An overview
Arvind Shirting fabric has many aces up it’s sleeve
It is one of the most well-known products of Arvind Group,
selling at a premium in the international market.
It has an astonishing annual capacity of 34 million meters.
Prominent products within this category include fabrics with
non-iron properties, mechanical finishes, printed fabrics apart from
the cotton and cotton blends in Linen, Lycra, Polyester, Modal, Silk
etc. with varieties in yarn dyeds and solids

Off the shelf Attires

“Quality Re-Defined”
Jeans:
Arvind boasts of the largest ready-made Jeans facility in India
with an annual capacity of 9 million pieces.

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 Our key customers include GAP, VF Corporation, Ben
Sherman, ESPRIT, FCUK, Guess among many others..
We are capable of specialty finishes like hand sanding, sand
blasting, whiskers with laser and hand; garment tinting,
spraying, brushing, grinding, and permanent creasing and
coating.
Key automations like the cylindrical feed of the arm, loop
attach machine, pocket attach machines etc. ensure the
highest efficiency.
The product mix includes innovative products like recycled
jeans, organic and fair trade jeans, and various performance
finishes.

Shirt And Knits:

Shirts
Arvind’s ready-made shirt capacity stands at 4 million pieces
per annum and is set to grows. With the support of Studio
Arvind, the facility produces shirts of the highest quality for
brands such as ESPRIT, Mexx, Next, and FCUK among
others.

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 Knits
Servicing customers that include Marks and Spencer, Reebok,
Adidas, Hanes Brands and FCUK among others, the ultra-
modern knits garments facility has a production capacity of 9
million pieces per annum. .

Social responsibility of Arvind

At Arvind, it is firmly believed that a successful company must play
an active role in the development of the society from which it
springs. Besides pursuing its business goals, it should also be
responsible corporate citizen. It is because of these beliefs that
Arvind is always on the forefront of extending a helping hand for the
needy, downtrodden and for the society at large. 
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Arvind has always been actively involved in the educational
institution, hospitals and research institutions of Ahmedabad, its
hometown. It co-pioneered the world renowned Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), and helped set up the
Ahmedabad Textile Industry Research Association (ATIRA), and
The Kasturbhai Lalbhai Textile Training Center to develop and
enhance the skills of textile workers.
Shrada Trust
At Arvind, we believe in repaying to society in our own little way
through a social arm of ours – Sharda Trust 

Established in 1995 with the support of Arvind Mills, “Strategic Help

Alliance for Relief to Distressed Areas” (SHARDA), its purpose is to
help the urban poor in improving their quality of life.
Subsequently, the Trust has taken several initiatives like providing
secondary and tertiary healthcare to the urban poor through
networking with prominent hospitals in the city. About eight hundred
patients have benefited and approximately Rs.13 lakh have been
spent on this activity.

The Trust collaborated with the National Institute of Fashion

Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagar, and helped the urban poor to
train in the area of sewing machine operation. The Trust also
organized placement activity with the local garment manufacturers
and has so far trained and placed over 300 persons in Ahmedabad.

Spoken English and basic mathematics for the youth belonging to

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poor families and providing them with computer skills is the other
activity that the Trust has undertaken in collaboration with the
Chandraprasad Desai Memorial Foundation. The Trust is poised for
a rapid expansion in all its projects.

Production Department
 

 
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT:

The function of this department is very much important. This

department is headed by the production Manager. Under this unit
manager, Supervisors, workers are working. The main important
aspects of this department are to ensure about the quality
assurance of the each product that were making at their own
premises. Production is the bigger picture of various functions that
affect the overall process and quality of an organizations service or
manufacturing.

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The production management deals with processes, resource
allocation, and quality to run the business day to day in efficient and
effective manner production management techniques are used in
both manufacturing and service industries. The production manager
are responsible for managing both physical materials doing a
wonderful job to make their effort worthfulness.

OBJECTIVES OF PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

Production is an organized activity in a manufacturing organization.

Each organized activity must spell out its objectives so that its
existence can be justified on the basis of the degree of attainment
of this objectives.
1. The unit cast of the product should be estimated carefully and
efforts should be made to stick to the cost standards.

2. The industry’s production department should take utmost care

in maintaining quality levels.

3. Setting of proper manufacturing quality levels.

4. Setting of proper manufacturing schedules to ensure

time lines.

5. Optimum utilization of inputs of production like men, material

and machine

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Organization’s location

Arvind Limited
Santej Road , Near Khatrej
Taluka Kalol , Dist Gandhinagar 
Gujarat - 382721
India
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Production Process
There are two main processes in production of cloth
They are
 Spinning
 Weaving
Spinning
Spinning process includes cleaning of cotton, lap making and
making ravings/ silvers. These silvers are then converted in to yarn.

Weaving
In weaving there are two motions, primary potions and secondary
motions. Primary motions include shedding, picking and beating
motions are performed in successions, which are in total called as
weaving. Secondary motions are let off of warp and taken up of
cloth. For every insertion of the pick, the cloth length grown up. The
cloth woven is wound on the cloth roller continuously or
immediately to keep the fall of the cloth in constant position. This
called take  – up of cloth.
The preparatory processes chiefly employed for the warp may be
classified into winding, warping, sizing and looming.
 

Flow chart of the process

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 Winding

Warping

Sizing

Looming

 Winding: This is the process of connecting the yarn from one

packages form to other convenient package form. The object
of this process is to convert the packages containing less
length yarn in to packages longer length yarn. Normally for the
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 Khaki industry, the yarn is received in the form spinning mills
and converted in the form of bobbin / cone / cheese winding
machines.

 Warping: In the warping process, the individual yarn forms the

longer length packages combined and drawn together as a
sheet containing certain number of threads of definite length.
The individual thread in the warp sheet is called ENO. The
sheet of warp is either converted in to ball form or directly
wound on to another packages called warp beam as per the
next sequence of process.
 
 Sizing: Sizing is the most important process in the preparatory
sequence while weaving laves yarn is subject to more stress
and strain than weft yarn. Hence yarn used in warp should
have more strength than the weft. If folded yarn is used in
warp, there is no necessity of sizing because folded yarn has
got more strength than the single yarn. When single yarn is
used in wrap, it is most to size it to make smoother, round,
stronger yarn. For the khaki industry, sizing is carried in the
yarn or bank or wraps sheet form.

 Looming: The end from the wrap beam is either joined with old
wrap by twisting I knotting of old raft is continued or it is passed
through the heated and reed of the loom if the new draft is
required. The operation is called “Drafting and Denting”
respectively. Then the wrap sheet kept in proper alignment and
tension between wrap beam and cloth by the process called
“Gaiting”. Now the wrap is ready in the loom for
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  Weaving: Weaving when a fabric containing size is received at
the gye house the through removal of size is essential to make
the fabric easily and completely wet. During scouring and
bleaching which are regular features of the processing, the
size cannot be removed. The presence of size in the fabric
reduces the efficiency of the subsequent purification processes
and hinders the dying apart from making the material water
impermeable. Hence resizing process in very important with
cotton fabrics. As the dying activity is to be undertaken on a
very pollution can be assessed only when the dying unit
becomes operational. Processing at street weaver level
Spinners get readymade silvers. This silver is converted into
hanks and hanks are supplied to the society. The yarn hanks
are first socked in water for 2 days and stumped to remove the
yellowness / impurities from the yarn. This process is repeated
for few days. Some of the weavers boil the yarn in water to
quicken the process of soaking. Then the yarn is dries and run
on the warping machine for definite length and number of
threads and sizing is done with starch outside the worksheet
(street warping). The preparatory work is either done by
the weaver in the area a job work basis. The whole process takes 7-
8 days. The prepared warp is then knotted (jointing). After
weaving, the final product is taken to the society

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Stores of Arvind

After decades of ruling the national and international fabric markets,

Arvind has now introduced The Arvind Store, a unique concept in
fabrics and apparel retail. The Arvind Store brings together, under
one roof, the best that Arvind has to offer. It is a convergence of
three of Arvind’s strongest capabilities, the best of fabrics from
Arvind’s textiles division, leading apparel brands from Arvind
Brands and bespoke styling solutions based on the latest garment
styles from Arvind Studios. In a world where bespoke tailoring
meets cutting edge fashion, The Arvind Store will create a shopping
experience to rival the best in the Indian Marketplace.

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 Over a 1000 different fabric styles across shirting, suiting and
denim
 Leading apparel brands such as Arrow, US Polo & Flying
Machine
 Arvind Denim Labs (ADL), a bespoke denim concept offering
customized       washed  denim - a first of its kind in India and
perhaps the world
 Arvind Studio – A styling and tailoring solution to rival the best
brands in the   world
 

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