MBA Programme Industrial Visit

MBA Programme, Fatima College (Autonomous), organized an industrial visit for the first

year budding professionals on 22.08.2015. The visit covered three different plants in

Madurai. The visit started with office in Chokkikulum. There Mr. B.T. Bangera, Managing

Director, addressed the students about the organization. He stated that “In the initial stage, the

company was named as M/s Hi-Tech Ancillaries ltd. After the company entered into the

collaboration with Ms Arai Seisakusho Ltd, a Japanese Company. The company was renamed

as M/S. Hi- Tech Arai Pvt. Ltd. “ In his address he emphasized that the company follows

green policy which uses renewable energy as they have 24 wind mills in operation. He also

added that they have concentrated the vision and mission in the form of oath, as to be

implemented by the workers. The company adhered to “5S Strategy” which was brought into

practice by the Japanese company after its collaboration. He stressed housekeeping and

speediness are very much important for Quality maintenance and he added the single

determination motive is eventual for each and every member in the Quality circle team.

Secondly the visit proceeded to one of the factories of Hi-Tech Arai Ltd. located in

Kappaloor. There were two major departments, one is stores and the other is production. In

stores department, the raw materials which are needed for production were stored in racks.

The organization follows weekly production planning system and automatic weighing

systems. The information related to stock were updated in their system and it has manual

entry too.

In production department, bucket master weighing process is used which refers to the

computer that weighs the raw materials (Chemicals) needed for production. Once the

required raw materials are weighed and ready for production process. they are sent for

production.

The rubber components produced were packed and sent to Poovandhi factory for further

process.

The industrial visit to Hi-Tech Arai ended up with a last visit to the factory Poovandhi. The

unit undergoes molding of rubber pieces into seals to be used in all kinds of automobiles. The

factory had 110 molding machines which moulds about 200 components. The rubber pieces

were given vacuum pressure along with the heat to bring it to a desired mould and over which

the lubricant was sprayed as an antiseptic agent. The operators were given with molding

process specification sheet which differs with the molding Machines and also the target to be

achieved for the day.