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COMPANY PROFILE Birla Corporation limited is a multi product multi interest more than thousand carore conglomerate. It plays significant roles in cement industry. The story of Birla Corporation limited began 89 years ago, when young man Ganshayam das Birla came to Kol ata. ! man of "ision an enterprise, #ri G.$.Birla set first Indian owned %ute mill near Kol ata in &9&9. The firm was named Birla %ute manufacturing company limited. Time watched as small unit prospered, it also embar ed a young man to bacon the new industrial India.

!fter that #hri 'adha" (rasad %i Birla transformed the humble %ute manufacturing company into a mighty conglomerate Birla corporation ltd. The name of company changed to Birla %ute and industries limited in &98). In "iew the opportunities offered by the liberalised fast growing economy and to promote brand e*uity and international image the name was changed to Birla Corporation limited in &99+. !fter the demise of '.( Birla, his wife (riyam"ada Birla too o"er a chairman of BC, and continue to leap company till her death in %uly -../. Today under the chairmanship of 'r. 0. #. ,odha Company has crossed the &8.. crore plus turn o"er and has wide spread interest in which cement, %ute, and auto trims, synthetic yarn, are their main product. Birla Corporation limited is eenly aware of its social responsibility, it pro"ide s education and healthcare facility to for employees and their families and community at a large.

CEMENT INDUSTRY Cement is a binding material used in ci"il construction. It is fine powder, which on addition of re*uisite addition of water is capable of harding by the chemical interaction of its constituents with water and is capable of blending together. The real foundation stone of present industry was laid in the year &9&- when India Cement Corporation limited established a small factory at (orbander in Kahtiawa. This factory commenced in &9&/ at the rate of about &.. metric tons per day. The raw material re*uired for cement ma ing are lime stone, coal, clay fly ash, and gypsum which regulate setting time. There are two process of cement manufacturing wet and dry. In the wet process the raw materials are grounded along with water, but in dry process materials are grounded in dry state. 0egarding the "arieties of the product there are eight "arieties in the industry, (ortland cement, Blast furnace, #lag cement, (ortland po11olana cement, Grey cement, 2hite cement. Important cement producing companies in India are !ssociated Cement Company, Birla Cement Corporation, 3aypee Cement Corporation, Gu%rat !mbu%a Cement etc in pri"ate sector and in public sector important Cement Company is Cement Corporation of India ,td.

SATNA CEMENT WORKS, SATNA (M.P)

Commissioned in &949, #atna Cement 2or s 5#C26 has the distinction of being the first Cement plant in Birla Group manufacturing Cement with the then pre"ailing 72et process7 technology. In eeping with technological de"elopments, the plant was upgraded and switched o"er to 7$ry process7 of Cement manufacturing in &989. The plant has been conferred with I#899..- and I#89&/..& certification in recognition of its performance in *uality management and en"ironmental management systems. Besides the con"entional general purpose Cement 8(C ))G, /)G and 4)G, #atna Cement manufactures ((C utili1ing :lyash recei"ed from ;T(C Thermal (ower (lant at <nchahar5<.(6 and also special purpose Cements "i1. #ulphate 0esistant (ortland Cement, ,ow !l ali Cement and &0#.9T9/. grade Cement for 0ailway sleepers. This plant has the distinction of being the only plant in I;$I! with an !l ali bypass system installed. In consonance with its commitment to *uality, necessary instrumentation facilities including =90ay analy1er and =90ay diffractometer are pro"ided for monitoring and controlling *uality of 0aw materials and Clin er>Cement. 2hile domestic mar et re*uirements the met with our products under the brand name 7BI0,! C?'?;T K@!3<0!@87 and 7BI0,! #!'0!T7, our Cement is being regularly eAported to ;epal and Bangladesh under the brand name 7C!'?,7 B 708C!, TIG?07. !n split location Cement Grinding unit was commissioned in $ec.&998 for :lyash base ((C grinding capacity of ).... T(', Clin er is being sent from #atna and :lyash is collected from ;T(C Thermal (ower house at <nchahar 5<.(6.

RATIONALE OF THE STUDY The purpose of this study is to de"elop nowledge about Birla cementD9 &. <nderstanding factors li e importance of ratio analysis, wor ing capital budgeting, and in"entory management. #uggesting the best possible solution to the problem faced during sur"ey to organi1ation. -. The infrastructural segment is growing "ery fast and therefore cement industry being feeder to infrastructure has shown robust growth. Both intrastate as well as cement industry pro"ide good employment opportunity.

REVIEW OF LITERATURE India is the -nd largest cement producer in world after china .0ight from laying concrete bric s of economy to wa"ing fly o"erEs cement industry has shown and shows a great future. The o"erall outloo for the industry shows significant growth on the bac of robust demand from housing construction. Cement production grew at the rate of 9.& per cent during -..F9.+ o"er the pre"ious fiscalGs total production of &/+.8 mt5million tons6. $ue to rising demand of cement the sales "olume of cement companies are also increasing B companies reporting higher production, higher sales and higher profits. The net profit growth rate of cement firms was 84H. Cement industry has contributed around 8H to the economic de"elopment of India. 8utsiders 5foreign players6 eyeing India as a ma%or mar et to in"est in the form of either merger or :$I 5:oreign $irect In"estment6. Cement industry has a long way to go as Indian economy is poised to grow because of being on "erge of de"elopment. 'ar eting #trategy is a process that can allow an organisation to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achie"e sustainable competiti"e ad"antages. The mar eting (olicy of Birla Cement is (roduct *uality eAceeding customerEs eApectations timely dispatches attracti"e and functional pac aging Iuic business response prompt after sales ser"ice adhering to fair and ethical business ser"ices.

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF STUDY MAIN OBJECTIVE:J0atio !nalysis B In"entory 'anagement of Birla cement in #atna regionK SUB OBJECTIVE:&. 'aintenance of large si1e in"entory to assure continuity of operation in the most efficient manner. -. 'inimi1e the firmEs in"estment in in"entory to maAimi1e profitability. ). (roper and efficient use of raw material. /. ;o bottlenec in production. 4. Impro"ement in (roduction and #ales. F. ?fficient and optimum use of physical as well as :inancial 0esources. SCOPE OF STUDY:Company can use this information for the betterment of the policies and ma ing new strategies.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ItEs imperati"e that any type of organisation in the present en"ironment needs systematic supply of information coupled with tool of analysis of for ma ing sound decision which in"ol"es minimum ris . ! research design is purely and simply the framewor or plan for a study that guides the collection and analysis of the data. :or ?"ery Comprehensi"e research a proper research methodology is indispenensable B it has to be properly concei"ed. The methodology adopted by me is as followsD9

Re e!"#$ De %&' P"()*e+ I,e'-%.%#!-%(' L :ind out 0atios of Birla Corporation ,td and compare with other industry in same line of Business. L :ind de"iation of calculated ratios from standard or ;orms L Calculating the wor ing capital re*uirement of Birla Corporation ,td. I'.("+!-%(' 'ee,e, L Information about firmEs assets, liabilities, re"enue, eApenditure, ban ers, in"estment etc. L Information about firmEs loan, security, stoc le"el B other financial information. D!-! C(**e#-%(' 'y data collection source was secondary i.e. L !nnual reports of companies L Balance sheet L (rofit B ,oss !ccounts A'!*/ % 0 I'-e"1"e-!-%(' The data collected and analysed sub%ecti"ely as well as graphically where it is possible. The analysis is based upon a"ailable information B interpreted accordingly. L%+%-!-%(' 'y scope of study is limited to the annual reports, Balance sheet of units B number of companies ta en for analysis.

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