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Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd- Innovating to Leadership position

Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd. -Innovating to Leadership Position

I. Introduction
Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd (GACL), is one of the major players in the cement industry of India today. The Group's principal activity is to manufacture and market cement and clinker for both domestic and export markets. It is ranked as one of the best well managed companies in India. Its continous drive for cost efficiency and quality has taken GACL to the position of frontrunners in the country.
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case study analysis report is striving to highlight, especially, the management strategies followed by GACL, which within 10 years, has brought the company to the top position. This will also put some light on the market conditions existing in the country, what other players missed etc. In this first section, first, an attempt is made to chart the history of the company. All the major incidents in the growth trajectory are studied. Secondly, the companys present status, its position in the market, recognitions etc are focused. In the second section, an analysis of the strategy is being done. An honest attempt is made to perform a SWO T analysis and discuss the nature of the companys corporate level strategy. In the third and last section, a discussion on the various factors that made the company a successful enterprise is done.

a. History and development

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company was established in the year 1986, the main promoter being Mr.N.Sekhsaria. The market demand at those times was very moderate, but promising. GACL started with a 0.7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) plant in Ambuja Nagar, Gujarat. But the growth was promising, given that there were only few large players in the market and also the fact that the demand for cement will only go on increasing, since it will never become obsolete. For a country to grow, cement is a must and India was on its way to become a very rapid, growing economy. During the early years, GACL also tried diversification, but later switched to focusing on cement only. The volumes and growth has been increasing ever since.

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Increasing volumes
Realising

the importance of volumes, GACL lit a second kiln in Ambujanagar, called Gajambuja cement, which was of 1 million tone capacity, in 1993. Again, GACL started production at the new 1.5 mtpa kiln at Suli in Himachal Pradesh, in 1995. GACL finished setting up this plant in a record three months. This is a remarkable feat given the difficult and remote terrain. The average production from this plant has been more than 100%.
The

company set up a third 1 million tone cement plant in Ambujanagar in 1996.. One more cement mill was added in Himachal Pradesh to cater to the increasing demand from the neighbouring states. This gave a sustainable logistic advantage to the company over the competitors, owing to the distance the competitors have to negotiate. In 1997, GACL acquired Modi Cements, and named it as Ambuja cement Eastern Ltd, giving it good exposure to eastern India. GACL took over DLF cement in 1999, becoming the fourth largest cement producer in the country.
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in Logistics, Efficiency and Capacity

One of the most remarkable decisions taken by GACL was to ship cement from Gujarat plant. It had the advantages of remarkable reducing the travel time, distance and per kg cost to the company due to the bulk nature. This also made possible to export cement to emerging markets like Middle East. But this demanded creating infrastructure, technology and convenience. Many jetties, ports and ships were set up. The technology to deliver cement the way the customers demanded helped GACL deliver cement to virtually every corner. By 1996, GACLs three ships carried 8.24 lac tones to cement. Another landmark occurred when GACL successfully handled coal imports at Port Ambuja, by which GACL considerably reduced fuel costs. In short, the sea movement gave GACL the advantages of scale and scope, reduced fuel cost, and the flexibility to transcend geographical boundaries.
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strive to improve efficiency has been a continous effort as far GACL is concerned. All efforts to reduce power consumption has been taken by GACL and the company has achieved remarkable fetes. A new method to crush limestone saved considerably saved time and electricity. The extensive tests in R&D, helped in producing types of cement as per demand. GACL put in efforts to expand its power capacity. All efforts are directed to strengthen Ambjuas position as the lowest cost cement producer in India.

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company has three subsidiaries, viz, Ambuja Cement Rajasthan Limited (ACRL), Ambuja Cement Eastern Limited (ACEL) and Ambuja Cement India Limited (ACIL). Ambuja also has a strategic investment in ACC through its subsidiary (ACIL). Very recently, the company has entered into a strategic partnership with Holcim, the second largest cement manufacturer in the world. Holcim had, in January, bought a 14.8 per cent promoters` stake in the GACL for Rs 21.4 billion. Currently (2010) Holcim holds about 46% of shares in GACL Limited.
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II. Strategic Analysis

a. SWOT Analysis
From the case, it is very evident that GACL has numerous strengths. A very efficient management is most obviously the driving factor for the success of GACL. The following strength can be identified in the strategy of GACL. GACL gave very high regard to efficiency. To improve efficiency technological breakthroughs were made during the development. Its continous drive for cost efficiency www.scribd.com/doc/30569339/Case-study-analysis-on-Gujarat-Ambuja-Cement-Ltd
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breakthroughs were made during the development. Its continous drive for cost efficiency and quality are derived from an emphasis on replicating global best practices and continous innovation.
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GACL gave importance to adoption of new technology for controlling and ensuring quality with minimum environmental hazards. The use of Australian surface miners is an example for this. This ensured that considerable time and cost are saved. Many such innovative leaps were taken in technology. GACL has planned the location of its plants very strategically. It has planned in such a way that there is maximum exposure to all parts of India. GACL strives to reach optimum efficiency in logistics management. The planning of sea route is a perfect example to illustrate this. This move not only saved time and transportation cost, but gave access to new and emerging markets. GACL has maximum efficiency in fuel usage. down the cost of fuel remarkably.
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system in place for importing coal cut

GACL has its own captive power plant and this has made GACL the world leader in low cost of cement production.
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GACL has acquired stakes in DLF, ACC and other small players, which has given it access to a good distribution system. Within a short period, GACL has achieved a unique position amongst the cement manufacturers in India. With plants in Gujarat, HP, and Punjab, and a complete infrastructure of bulk cement sea movement, the company has access to the richest markets in India. GACL has a very good reputation in the market and has a high brand value. This gives the access to large funds and the freedom to choose funding options. Mobilisation of Rs 1500 crore for expansion earlier, was achieved easily, considerable amount being from debt markets. GACL has empowered employees, who are committed, motivated and encouraged to the growth of the organization. There is an I can culture in the organization.

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Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd- Innovating to Leadership position

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following were/ are the opportunities for GACL:

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per capita consumption of cement in India now is only 85Kg compared to the global average of 250Kg. This shows that the cement industry can keep growing at a very high rate. This indirectly means that the current strategy of expansion will still reap benefits in future.
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cement manufacture industry is a capital intensive one. This will prevent the other small players from entering the market and capturing a decent market share. The huge capital involved in the deals between outside companies and the Indian ones are an indication of how capital intensive the industry is.
The situation of restrictions for other companies to access to all geographical areas is a big opportunity to the GACL. Any company, if from now on, wants to expand its reach, will have to face many obstacles such as setting up new plants, identifying proper area and accessing distribution networks

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Corporate level strategy

As far as GACL is concerned, the growth strategy is very clear- get volumes and achieve dominant market shares. For this, over the last 20 plus years, what GACL has been trying to do is expand its reach to all the boundaries. GACL has been setting up plants which give them strategic and location advantages over the competitors. They have been acquiring small, medium and large competitors at very high prices. The company right now has a mission of reaching 20 million tones production capacity.

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