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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 INTRODUCTION 7

2 INDUSTRY PROFILE 12

2.1 GLOBAL SCENARIO 15

2.2 INDIAN SCENARIO 16

3 COMPANY PROFILE 18

3.1 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE 22

3.2 PRODUCT PROFILE 23

3.3 PRODUCTION PROCESS 25

4 FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS 27

4.1 PERSONNEL &ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT

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4.2 PURCHASE DEPARTMENT 35

4.3 STORES DEPARTMENT 38

4.4 PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT 41

4.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT 47

4.6 COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT 49

4.7 AVERAGE SALE OF KSBC 54

4.8 COMPARISON OF SALES 54

4.9 FINANCE DEPARTMENT 59

5 SWOT ANALYSIS 63

6 CONCLUSION 67

BIBLIOGRAPHY 68

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CHAPTER-1

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

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Bamboo is one of the oldest building materials known to humanity. It is a

relative newcomer to the naturalmoulding market, offering a look no of

distinction for your décor. Strong, long lasting, ecologically –friendly and

absoulutelybeautifull, bamboo is quite possible the perfect product. Increasingly

popular, the future of bamboo is bright.

Bamboo has been used in Chinafor over 5000 years- the earliest history

of bamboo used in the entire world. In ancient China bamboo was used for

making books, food,paper, some of the greatest palace buildings the emperors

had and many other items. In the Jin dynasty a special book on bamboo was

written265-316 AD. Bamboo was closely connected to the daily lives of the

people. The people of the time used bamboo as firewood and to make tiles,

paper, rafts, hats, rain caps and shoes. At that time as today bamboo shoots were

eaten as a popular dish because of their crispness and freshness and sweet taste.

Bamboo shoots also contain vitamins, sugar, fat and protein.

Bamboos are of notable economic and cultural significance in South

Asia, South East Asia and East Asia, being used for building materials,as a food

source and as a versatile raw product.

There are more than 70 genera divided into about 1,450 species. Bamboos are

found in diverse climates, from cold mountains to hot tropical regions. In India

they are found in the Himalayan ranges and also in the west. In Kerala it is

found in abundance in the forest of Malayattoor, Edamalayar, Adimaly,

Pooyamkutty, Thalukkandam, Athirappilly and Vazhachal, Ranni and in other

forest ranges. The best bamboo growing area is Pooyamkkutty. It is a well

known fact that the tropical people of the world use bamboo in a great variety of

ways. In Kerala also people cut reeds from the forest and make mats and

baskets out of them.

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The revolution in the industrial bamboo subsectorbegan in china 15 years

ago when it was forced to innovate in response to scarce timber resources.

Previously factories purchased whole culms for production and were forced to

deal with mountains of culm residue and waste. This led ultimately to technical

and supply chain innovations which produced the critical supply chain step of

pre-processing. At or near- source,pre-processing workshops with specialized

but simple machinery separate bamboo culms into various parts and direct these

parts into different supply chains. This creates industry-wide efficiency and

greater value- adding at the local level.

The Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd., a government of Kerala

undertaking, was established in the year 1971, with a mission to support and

uplift the bamboo weaving and reed cutting community as well as other

traditional workers depending on bamboo resources. It is an ISO 9001-2000

certified company.The corporations Bamboo Board Factory is situated at

Angamaly and the bamboo plies produced are marketed all over the world

through its dealers.

The mission of the Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd. is mainly the welfare

of the backward community or backward people. And also to increase the

standard of living of the backward communities and backward people.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

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To Study about different departments in the organization

To interact with the managers at different level and understand their

responsibilities

To the various activities done in the organization.

To study the policies adopted the company.

PERIOD OF THE STUDY

The study was for the duration of 30 days starting from 2nd May to 31st May,

2011.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

My study is based on the organization “Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd”.

The main aim of the study is to understand the working of the organization, its

various departments and to identify the various activities done in the

organization.

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LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

The study would have been more effective if it was conducted for a longer

period of time .Some of the records were not available due to strict rules and

regulations.

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CHAPTER-2

INDUSTRY PROFILE

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INDUSTRY PROFILE

Bamboo,the fastest growing plant on earth is called the tree of the present

century. It belongs to the botanical tribe “Bambusease” and the botanical family

“Pocease”.Reeds are known by the botanical name

“OchalandraTravancorica” .There are 1250 types of bamboo in the world ,137

types grow in India and 28 types in Kerala . About 250 crores of people directly

or indirectly use bamboo. Over 4000 different types of products are made from

it. It looks like a tall tree, though it is regarded as the tallest of the grasses.

Bamboo grows primarily in the warm parts of Asia , Africa , and South Africa.

Bamboo is considered as “Nature’s Steel”. It is believed to have made it’s

appearance about 200 million years ago and is one of the most primitive plant

species that survive today. It is an ecological wonder. The emerging shoots of

bamboo are edible. The parts above grounds check pollution and parts below

ground soil erosion. Bamboo has a wonderful carbon sequestration rate as 47%.

Bamboo plants of one hectare absorb carbon-dioxide. It is a miraculous oxygen

factory, generates 35% more oxygen than the timber species.

In Kerala it is found in abundance in the forest of Malayattoor,

Edamalayar,Adimaly,Pooyamkutty,Thalukkandam,Athirappillyand

Vazhachal,Ranni and in other forest ranges.The best bamboo growing area is

Pooyamkkutty. It is a well known fact that the tropical people of the world use

bamboo in a great variety of ways. In Kerala also people cut reeds from the

forest and make mats and baskets out of them.

The Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd. Was established in the year 1971,

with a mission to support and uplift the bamboo weaving and reed cutting

community as well as other traditional workers depending on bamboo

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resources.Its main objective are to develop and promote industries based on

bamboo, reed and to provide financial, technical and other marketing assistance

and guidance to industries or individuals engaged in similar activities.

WORLD OF BAMBOO

The importance of bamboo is that it is eco-friendly, capable of meeting

multifarious needs of the people at large and is gaining global acceptance.From

a raw material known as “poor man’s timber” bamboo is currently being

elevated to the status of timber in 21st century.

In India 136 species of bamboo in 36 genera are found to exist. The North East

India holds the largest stock and diversity of bamboo. Next the Western Ghats

area has the largest area under bamboos. Though India has the largest area

under bamboo which is very low in comparison to other countries like China,

Malaysia etc. It is estimated that 8 million artisans are depended on this craft

for their livelihood . The annual turnover of the bamboo sector in India

isestimated to be around Rs 2400 crores.

THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE INDUSTRY

At present bulk of the bamboo mat production is carried on the areas in and

around the surroundings of Ernakulam and Thrissur areas such as Angamaly,

Neeleswaram,Kalady,Malayatoor, Vadalanchery, Chelakkara and Irinjalakuda.

The finished products mainly bamboo mats, baskets etc are mostly dispatched

by rail from Angamaly, Karutty and Chowara railway station.

There are three separate operations in the industry:

The cutting of reeds and their collection from the forest.

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Transportation of the reeds to the center of production and

The weaving of mats or making other products.

The reeds have to be cut from the reserve forests after obtaining passes from the

forest authorities. There are specialized workers to cut the reeds. They have to

go deep into the forest to reach the spot were the proper quality of reeds are

available. Usually they have to walk 10 to 15 kms through the forest from the

nearest road and it may even take as long as two days to reach the cutting areas.

There they make temporary shelters on trees or other safe places from wild

animals for camping at night and also carry provision with them for about two

weeks. Water transportation is the cheapest means if river or canal facility is

available. For instance from the Malayatoor area to the production centers

transportation is mainly through Periyar river and its tributaries. Reeds are

bundled and made into huge rafts and these are then transported through the

river along the direction of the current. This is supposed to be a specialized and

risky job as the rafts have to cross the water falls on the way. The people

engaged in water transportation have to be specially trained. For weaving mats

or baskets, the reeds are supplied by the bamboo corporation to the registered

weaver families in credit and the finished products are collected back and

marketed by the corporation. Rates are fixed for particular size of mats and the

weaver gets the wage after deducting the value of the reed.

GLOBAL SCENARIO

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The bamboo product has a very good role in the global scenario. The use of the

bamboo instead of the plastic and other fibreproducts reduce the pollution and

the world will become more eco-friendly. The market for bamboo and bamboo

products are growing and over the past years has been spearheaded by a rapid

increase in bamboo production and trade coming out of China and other parts of

Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Latin America. Evidence exists

that under the right conditions bamboo can be a leading sector for

industrialization and large-scale poverty reduction.

The current market size as against the projected market size by

2017 for some of the products would be as follows. In view of the global market

trends in bamboo usage coupled with the fact that India has the largest recorded

bamboo resources globally.

Trade regulations for bamboo are usually the same as those for wood

both at international and regional levels. Despite bamboo’s inherent advantages

for livelihood and environmental sustainability only, China,India and Vietnam,

have favorable policies towards bamboo at present . Further, the customs codes

that are used for collection of trade statistics do not specially define bamboo

products within their categories and it is necessary to interpolate to derive best

guess estimates . INBAR has however produced a new series of codes that will

be implemented by the World Customs Organization from 2007-2008, and this

should enable more accurate understanding of the trade.

INDIAN SCENARIO

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India is the second richest bamboo resource country in the world, next only to

China. In terms of genetic diversity, India has 136 bamboo species under 75

genera. About 89bamboo species out of 126 recorded in India under 16 genera

grow naturally in different areas are cultivated.

Though India has bamboo resources in about 9 million hectare, the

high yield is low at 3 tonne per hectare per annum as the cultivation is not

intensively managed. China has gone for intensive commercial cultivation of

bamboo and has increased the average yield to 25 tonne per hectare per annum.

Within two decades of the initiatives, China has been able to convert their

traditional bamboo- based handicrafts sector into a mechanized one .

However in India, the situation is under change with the launch of the National

Bamboo Mission (NBM) a year ago. The mission has taken up job for

encouraging farmers to grow the right type of bamboos and facilitate bamboo

based industries . The NBM works in coordination with the Cane and Bamboo

Technology Support Group (BTSG) in 12 states including 8 north eastern states

like Bihar, Jharkhand , West Bengal and Orissa.Training has been imparted to

300 farmers and 200 field functionaries within a span of one year. Two sites

have been identified inAssam for the development of model bamboo

clusters.BTSG has been entrusted with the job of certifying bamboo nurseries in

north eastern India and the same job is being done by CBTC in other states.

In India, 13.47 million tones of bamboo is harvested annually of which

11.7 million tones is utilized industrially in paper mills, then for fencing, for

internal consumption in bamboo growing households, handicrafts and

miscellaneous items like incense sticks, ladders, ice-cream sticks, agricultural

implements etc. But no reliable estimates of quantities are available for any of

these items. Due to the abundance of the natural product, small holders harvest

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the bamboo from the edges of their farms and their surroundings, there is

negligible large-scale commercial cultivation of bamboo in India.

Major competetors of KSBC are Assam and Tripura units.

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CHAPTER- 3

COMPANY PROFILE

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COMPANY PROFILE

The Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd., a government of Kerala

undertaking, was established in the year 1971, with a mission to support and

uplift the bamboo weaving and reed cutting community as well as other

traditional workers depending on bamboo resources. Its main objectives are to

develop and promote industries based on bamboo, reed and cane, to undertake

manufacture and trading of bamboo, reed and cane products, to provide

financial, technical, marketing or any other assistance and guidance to industries

or individuals engaged in similar activities. It is an ISO 9001-2000 certified

company.

Bamboo industry is one of the age-old traditional industries of our state since

KSBC is endeavoring for the upliftment of socially and economically backward

classes of the society by generating employment and reasonable income for

them. Reeds are the raw material of KSBC and are collected from the forest.

The main products of KSBC are bamboo ply( Resin bonded bamboo mats with

or without veneer in between) , Bamboo mats , and flattened bamboo boards.

Kerala State Bamboo Corporation’s main activity is collection of good quality

reeds from government forests and distributing these reeds to the registered mat

weavers of the corporation, throughout the state of Kerala, on credit basis and

procuring woven mats made of these reeds at reasonable prices , thus providing

employment and regular means of livelihood to these weaker sections of the

society. Mainly four types of mats are being produced in the company. They are

commercial mat, core mat, special mat and chanda mat. Among these

commercial mats and chanda mats are being sold and the others are used for the

manufacturing of bamboo plies. The corporations Bamboo Board Factory is

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situated at Angamaly and the bamboo plies produced are marketed all over the

world through its dealers.

With a capital of about Rs 645 lakhs, this corporation is serving almost one

lakh of traditional workers. That doesn’t mean that these people are the

employees of KSBC. KSBC is just arranging facilities for job to these people

and help them to earn reasonable income. About 80% of these traditional

workers belong to socially and economically backward classes. Another

important aspect is that most of the mat weavers attached to the corporation is

women.

The corporation is authorized by the Government of Kerala to collect 30,000

M.T(metric tonnes) of reeds per annum from the various parts of the forests. It

has 8 reed collection centers, 87 depots for distributing reeds to the weavers,

and 16 reed distribution centers to supply reeds to the traditional workers. The

centers are located at different parts of the state.

The major activities of KSBC are given below:

Reed collection from the forest areas through 8 reed collection centers.

Around 2500 workers are engaged in reed cutting activity Collected reeds

are dispatched to 16 reed distribution centers and are being sold to

traditional household items and to 87 Mat procurement depots and

distributed to mat weavers for weaving mats.

Distributing reeds to the weavers for mat-weaving through mat

procurement depots by giving a subsidy of approximately Rs.1.10 per

reed. Reeds are distributed to weavers on credit , when mats are collected

the values of reeds are adjusted and balance is paid in cash.

Collecting the mats from the weavers through dippos. Then mats are

categorized depending on the quality as commercial mats ,special face

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mats , chanda mats and core mats. Special mats and core mats are

transported to the bamboo board factory to produce bamboo ply.

Manufacturing bamboo plies of different dimension and thickness in its

factory. The selected golden yellow mats( special face mats and core

mats) are glued and pressed together with phenol resin touch under high

pressure and temperature,resulting into the boards – bamboo ply.

Marketing of the bamboo plies and bamboo mats through its marketing

department. The corporation has several dealers at different parts of the

country and bamboo ply , mats and boards are being sold through these

dealers.

Conducting more research activities for thedevelopment of bamboo based

products. The corporation is also in constant touch with Indian plywood

Research and Training Institute,Bangalore,Cochin university of Science

& Technology, Kerala State Forest Research Institute etc. in order to

adopt the changes/innovations taking place in the field.

RAW MATERIAL – REEDS

OchalandraTravancoria reed or simply reed is a rare species of bamboo found

abundantly in the forests of Kerala. Bamboo mats woven from reeds are very

popular in the state and so bamboo ply, the resin bonded bamboo mats, are

accepted by the people. Bamboo ply is a good substitute for wood/plywood

based applications. Since the plant propagates rapidly and the collection method

is by select felling, the ecological balance is not distributed even if reeds are cut

in large numbers. For centuries man has been using bamboo for various

purposes. As a natural renewable resource, bamboo is regaining its popularity in

the modern world.

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VISION

The vision of the Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd. is mainly the social

welfare and commitment.

MISSION

The mission of the Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd. is mainly the welfare

of the backward community or backward people. And also to increase the

standard of living of the backward communities and backward people.

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the company are:

1. To develop and promote industries based on bamboo, reed and cane.

2. To undertake manufacturing and trading of bamboo, reed and cane

products.

3. To provide financial, technical, marketing or any other assistance and

guidance to any establishment or enterprise.

4. To carry out sales promotional activities with the object of improving the

marketability of bamboo, reed and cane products anywhere in the world.

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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

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Chairman

Managing Director

Commercial

Manager

Manager

(P&A)

Finance

Manager

Plant

Engineer

Company

Secretary

Office

Superintendent

Accountant

Clerk/typists

Accounts

Officer

Divisional

Officer

Accountants/

Cashier

Internal

Auditors

Div.

Officer(stores)

Plant

Supervisor (Prod.)

SupervisorOperators

Depot/field

Assistant

Div. Off.

(Sales)

Div.Off.

(Mats)

Div. Off.

(Reeds)

Div. Off.

(S&D)

Workers

Workers

PRODUCT PROFILE

The following are the major products of KSBC:

(i) Bambooply (Resin Bonded mats with or without veneer in between)

(ii) Bamboo mats.

(iii) Flattened Bamboo Board.

BAMBOO PLY

Bambooply, the most elegant, eco-friendly alternative of wood, makes the

interiors world class and style. The zigzag pattern and natural design with

golden yellow colourof bamboo ply give the rooms a very classy,and glamorous

appearance. From the green forest, the reeds are transformed into netted matting

by the magic hands of the weaver. The selected golden yellow mats are glued

and pressed together with phenol resin touch under high pressure and

temperature,resulting into the boards- bamboo ply. At every step, extreme care

is taken to retain the natural goodness of the reeds in the golden yellow colour

of the slivers. It is zero effluent processing.

Bambooply is manufactured in various sizes and thickness such as 6’x3’(1.83

mts x 0.92mts),6’x4’ (1.83mts x 1.22 mts) and 8’x4’(2.44mts x1.22 mts) and in

3mm, 4mm, 6mm, 9mm and 12mm thickness respectively . 3mm and 4mm

thickness boards are manufactured using only bamboo mats and are known as

bamboo mat boards, whereas 6mm and higher thickness boards use, bamboo

mats and veneer in between .Veneer is the flattened piece of silver rock tree.

These are used for increasing the thickness of the boards and thereby reducing

the production cost. Another advantage of using veneer is that the board will

last for long years. In some other companies rubber and other trees are used

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instead of veneer ,which reduces the lasting period. These boards are known as

bamboo veneer companies.

Bamboo ply is ideal for paneling ceiling , partition, furniture, cots, doors, car

door panels, auto body building ,windows etc. It is strong and durable than

plywood. It exhibits endurance in all weather conditions. Being water resistant,

heat resistant and termite proof , it leaves no room for damages caused by

humidity, heat and termite attack. Thus bamboo ply is an excellent furnishing

material. It is very economical than wood. Bamboo ply is being produced in the

Bamboo Board Factory.

BAMBOO MAT

Bamboo mats are mainly used for dunnage purpose and for covering temporary

shelters. Food Corporation of India(FCI) and Central/State warehousing

corporations use these mats for dunnage purpose. Sugar mills in Maharashtra

and Tamil Nadu use mats for covering temporary shelters during sugar seasons.

FLATTENED BAMBOO BOARD

Flattened bamboo board is mainly used for shuttering purpose. It is made by

bamboo strips . The strips are made in feeder units at different parts of Kerala

state. Flattened bamboo board is manufactured at Bamboo Board Factory,

Angamaly in various thickness such as 12mm and 16mm and in 8’*4’ size. It is

a wood substitute.

New projects and R&D Activities

Implementation of following New Projects is being proposed:-

i. Bamboo Flooring Tiles.

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R&D ACTIVITIES

To reduce the cost of production of bamboo ply they are developing thicker

mats from reeds as well as Bamboo as core mats for bambooply. Already

produced some thicker mats with reeds and production of bamboo ply on trial

basis is in progress and further trials are also going on to improve this for

commercialization.

PRODUCTON PROCESS

Mainly four types of bamboo mats are being produced in the company.

They are : special mat, core mat, commercial mat and chanda mat. In these

types, the special mat and core mat are used for the production of plywood.

They are directly transported to the Bamboo Board Factory which is located

nearby.

The process of manufacturing bambooply is a zero effluent processing.

The main raw material used in the bamboo board factory is bamboo mats.

Special face mats and core mats are used in the factory. The first process in the

manufacturing of bamboo ply is drying the bamboo mats with the help of a

drier. Then by bonding these mats using the Phenol Formaldehyde Resin under

high temperature and pressure, the bamboo ply is produced. Phenol

Formaldehyde resin is a very good bonding agent. Special face mats are high

quality mats and are placed at the top and the bottom and core mats are inserted

between these face mats. 3mm and 4 mm thickness boards are manufactured

using only bamboo mats are knows as bamboo mat boards, whereas 6 mm and

higher thickness boards use, bamboo mats and veneer in between. These boards

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are known as bamboo veneer composites. After this,the boards are allowed to

cool. Then the dimensions of the board will be corrected to the standard

dimension by cutting edges. And in the next stage these boards are checked and

categorized into different grades according to the quality and moved to the

finished product godown.

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CHAPTER-4

FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS

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PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT

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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT

Human resource is the most important resource in any organization. To achieve

the pre-determined objectives, an organization should have efficient, satisfied

and well- motivated employees. According to Edwin B Flippo, “Human

Resource Management is the planning, organizing, directing, controlling the

procurement, development, compensation, maintanence, integration and

separation of human resources to the end that individual and societal objectives

are accomplished.”

In Kerala State Bamboo Corporation HR department is functioning in the head

office at Angamaly. This department is headed by Personnel & Administration

Manager. An Office superintendent helps the Manager(P & A) in matters

related with the department. Under him there is one accountant, two

clerk/typists and one peon are there.

The following are the major activities of HR department:

To maintain better industrial relations in the organization.

To implement and manage welfare measures for the employees.

To maintain all personnel records and carry out all administrative works

related with the department.

To formulate and implement personnel policies and procedures.

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RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Limited is owned by Kerala Government. So

the entire control of the corporation is in the hands of State Government.

Chairman and members of director board including Managing Directors are

appointed directly by the government. All office staffs and technical staffs are

recruited by PSC examination. Top level executives are appointed by Board of

Directors through selection with Government approval. For this they invite

applications through news papers or through any other media. The indirect

workers like reed cutters, mat weavers and loading and unloading workers who

transport raw materials should register their name in the corporation. The

corporation will sanction application for registration from the people if it

deserves.

TRAINING

The corporation conducts training programme for mat weavers. The

productivity council gives training for the staffs and workers of KSBC.

REMUNERATION AND OTHER BENEFITS

State Government decides remuneration or wages for the employees in KSBC.

There is fixed salary scale for each post or each work. The corporation gives

salary on that basis. And salary of the staff change according to state

government decision.

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Salary and other monetary benefits to all employees and indirect workers are

prepared in every month by computerized billing system. The benefits provided

by the KSBC to its employees are bonus, provident fund, gratuity, festival

allowances, welfare fund, loan facility, ESI etc. Almost all employees of the

corporation have LIC policy under salary saving scheme. Piece rate system is

being followed for the mat weavers. The premium amount of the policy will be

recovered from the salary of the employees and will be remitted to concerned

units of LIC in every month. Canteen facility is also available in Bamboo Board

Factory.

WELFARE MEASURES FOR INDIRECT WORKERS

Wages and other benefits of all indirect workers like mat weavers, reed cutters,

loading/transporting workers etc. are distributed through depots.

Reed cutters have been covered under Janatha Personal Accident Insurance and

JanarogyaBhima Policy for reimbursement of medical expense and for getting

death aid. The corporation gives incentive/bonus to the reed cutters and mat

weavers every year as per the prevailing norms.

The corporation extended employees Provident Fund Benefit and ESI coverage

to the daily wage workers in depots and in the godowns. In KSBC there are 4

godowns and all together there are 40 workers in the godowns. There are almost

60 mat weaving workers.

The loading/transporting workers are covered under mediclaim, janatha

personal accident and personal accident policies of National Insurance Co. for

reimbursement of medical assistance and death aid. Incentives and bonuses

were also given to these workers.

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ANNUAL INCREMENT

All employees are eligible for an annual increment. Annual increment of an

employee can be blocked as a punishment.

PROMOTION AND DEMOTION

In KSBC if one vacancy is to be filled, the employee having more service in the

next layer will be promoted. That is, promotion criteria will be based upon

seniority. According to Kerala Service Rules, all eligible employees will get

time bound higher grade promotions. The first higher grade promotion will be

given to an employee after the completion of 10 years of service. The second

higher grade promotion will be given after the completion of 18 years of service

and the third higher grade promotion will be given after completion of 23 years

of service. The employee’s salary scale also will be changed depending upon

the grade. Demotion may also accur in KSBC as a tool of punishment.

TRANSFER

The employees will be transferred by the corporation. Every depot supervisor

and reed collection officer will be transferred in every three years.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

The management is maintaining good relationship with the employees and trade

unions. Personnel department gives more importance to solve the problems and

grievences of employees.

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In KSBC, two trade unions, INTUC and CITU are functioning among the staff.

There are four trade unions functioning among the factory workers. A number

of trade unions are functioning among the reed cutters, mat weavers etc.

BBFWC-Bamboo Board Factory Workers Congress

BBFWC- Bamboo Board Factory Workers Union

KSBC-Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Swathanthrathozhilali Union

INTUC-Indian National Trade Union Corporation

EMPLOYEES AND WORKING TIME

KSBC has a total of about 380 employees, including managers, staffs and

workers. There are a large number of other workers who are engaged in various

activities under KSBC. The working time of all employees other than Bamboo

Board Factory workers is from 10 am to 5 pm. In Bamboo Board Factory there

was two shifts earlier- day shift and night shift. Day shift was from 8 am to 4

pm and the night shift was from 4 pm to 12 am. But now due to the lack of raw

materials, there is only one shift that is from 9 am – 5 pm.

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DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE

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MANAGER(P&A)

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT

ACCOUNTANT

CLERK/TYPISTS

PEON

PURCHASE DEPARTMENT

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PURCHASE DEPARTMENT

Purchase department mainly deals with the purchase of the raw materials

required in the company and factory. It deals with the purchase of the raw

materials such as phenol, formaldehyde, caustic soda, veneer, coconut shell as

per the requirements given by the stores department. When the raw materials

are about to finish, the production supervisor will report it to the store

department and from there to the purchase department. The main duty of the

purchase department is to make available the raw materials at the right time and

at right cost.

Major raw materials such as phenol and caustic soda are purchased from private

parties. Hence there is no need for acquiring quotations. Phenol is mainly

purchased from HOC Udyogamandal. It is purchased yearly and about 9MT of

phenol is purchased. According to the variations in the market the price of the

phenol also changes. Caustic soda is purchased from TCC Eloor. About one

tonne of it is required.

Another major raw material is formaldehyde. It is purchased through calling

tender.About 200 tonnes of formaldehyde is required every year. It is mainly

purchased from Western India Chemicals, Punithura. Another raw material is

veneer. It is purchased mainly from Vaathikulambusiness links. Another duty of

this department is the purchase of coconut shell which is required in the boiler

for producing steam which used in the drier. It is mainly purchased from TJB

Agencies, Chalakudy.About 500 tonne/year is required.

The daily stock is checked by the stores department by checking the stores

register which includes the receipts, issues and the balance. Another duty of the

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Purchase department is the purchase of machineries such as boiler, drier,resin

kettle etc. it is purchased from Chennai, Mumbai etc. this department also deals

with the purchase of gear oil and kerosene which is used as releasing agents. It

also deals with the purchase of the workers gloves which is purchased from

Chennai.This department also deals with the maintenance of the boilers and

other machines. Major records prepared are purchase register, list of files and

quotation register.

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STORES DEPARTMENT

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STORES DEPARTMENT

There is a Divisional Officer in charge of the stores department. Under him

there is a supervisor and Depot/Field Assistant, helper and other workers. Main

duty of this department is the storage and dispatch of the purchased

rawmaterials and the finished goods. The rawmaterials purchased by the

purchase department are transformed to the stores department and from there to

the production unit. It is duty of the stores department to register the receipts,

issues and the balance in the stock. When there is in need of rawmaterials it is

the duty of this department to report it to the purchase department as early as

possible. Otherwise it will affect the production.

When the raw materials like face mats, core mats, phenol, formaldehyde etc are

purchased it is transformed to the stores department and it is stored with care in

the godown. As per the requirements of the production unit it is being supplied

to there. It is the duty of this department to store the finished goods. As per the

sales orders, it is supplied to the dealers. The finished goods produced are sorted

according to the quality into first quality and secondquality. The sorted finished

products are stored in the stores department. At every step, extreme care is

taken to retain the natural goodness of the bamboo ply. Care should be given

such that it is not affected by termite, mouse etc. If there is water content or

moisture in the storage area it will cause damage to the products.

Earlier First In First Out (FIFO) method were followed, but now for

the convenience of the workers Last In First Out(LIFO) method is followed.

The damaged boards can be repaired to a small extent. But severe damages

cannot be repaired. There is a provision of store loss in this department where

all these losses are added.

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DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE

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DIVISIONAL OFFICER

SUPERVISOR

DEPOT/ FIELD ASSISTANT

HELPER

WORKERS

PLANT ENGINEER

PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

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KSBC Produces Bambooply and Flattened Bamboo Board in its Bamboo Board

Factory situated at Angamaly. Bamboo mats are produced in the head office

itself.Bambooply is ideal for paneling ceiling , partition, furniture, cots, doors,

car doors panels , auto body building, windows etc. and flattened bamboo board

is used for shuttering purpose. It is strong and durable than plywood . It exhibits

endurance in all weather conditions. Being water resistant , heat resistant, and

termite proof , it leaves no room for damages caused by humidity , heat or

termite attack. It is very economical than wood.

Bambooply is manufactured in various sizes and thickness such as 6’x3’, 6’x3’,

8’x4’ and in 3mm, 4mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm thickness respectively. 3 mm and 4

mm thickness boards are manufactured using only bamboo mats and are known

as bamboo mat boards, whereas 6mm and higher thickness boards use, bamboo

mats and veneer in between. Veneer is used for increasing the thickness of the

boards and it also increases the shelf life of the product. That is for a 6mm

board, 2 face mats, 2 veneer and one core mat is being used which thereby

reduces the production cost. These boards are known as bamboo veneer

composites. Both these boards confirm to the standards as per IS : 13958/94 and

IS : 14588/99 which was tested by National Test House, Mumbai. Flattened

Bamboo Board is manufactured in 12mm and 16mm thickness and in 8’x4’

size.

KSBC was established in 1971. During the initial period, the corporation’s

product was only bamboo mats. Then the corporation thought about bonding

two or more bamboo mats to form bamboo plywood and samples of that

product has been made with the assistance if Indian Plywood Research

&Training Institute, Bangalore and Travancore Plywood Industry. They found

that the new product bamboo ply would be a good substitute of ply wood. Then

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in 1985 Bamboo Board factory was established, to produce value added

products using bamboo mats as the main raw material, thus creating better

employment opportunities to the traditional bamboo workers who mostly

belong to economically backward classes. The installed capacity of the plant is

200670sq.mt of bamboo ply in 4mm equivalent thickness per year(considered

that the plant is operating one shift in a day).

Commercial production started in 1990, in single shift and by 1993, due to

increased market demand for bambooply , additional production over and above

the targeted production fixed between the management and the unions was

there. From the year 1999-2000 onwards bamboo board factory is working in

two shifts. The production of bamboo ply was 1858 Sq Mtr.in 4mm equivalent

thickness per day as part of new LTA(Long Term Agreement).

The main raw materials used in the bamboo board factory are :

Bamboo Mat(Special,face and core mats)

Veneer

Phenol

Formaldehyde

Caustic soda

Coconut shell

And the following raw materials are also being used in the factory:

Gear oil

Kerosene oil

The gear and kerosene oil are used as releasing agents. It is used for easily

releasing the boards from the aluminium sheets after pressing.

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The production process of bamboo ply:

1. Weaving

2. Drying

3. Stapling

4. Gluing

5. Pressing

6. Cutting

1. Weaving

Bamboo silvers are to be air dried and the dried silvers are manually

woven into mats of different sizes on specific requirements. Four types of

mats are being produced. Out of these commercial mats and chanda mats

are used only for sales and the core mat and the face mats are used in the

factory for producing bamboo ply.

2. Drying

The woven mats are then dried using the drier and the steam for this

purpose is produced using the boiler machine. For this, coconut shell is

made of use.

3. Stapling

It is the next process. The mats are stapled according to the size.

4. Gluing

The resin used for gluing is Phenol Formaldehyde which is produced in

the company itself. And the raw materials used for the resin are phenol,

formaldehyde and caustic soda. With the use of the spreading machine

the resin is spreaded to the stapled mats.

5. Pressing

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The glued mats are pressed in a hydraulic hot press machine. And it is

done for only 5 min. After pressing the mats are kept for one day inorder

to change into the normal temperature.

6. Cutting

In this step the plywoods are trimmed according to the size required.

Then in the next stage these boards are checked and categorized into different

grades according to the quality and moved to the finished product godown

which is the duty of the Quality Assurance Department.

At every step extreme care is taken to retain the natural goodness of the reeds in

the golden yellow colour of the silvers.

Plant Engineer or Production Manager is the head of production department.

Under him there are one Production Supervisor and two operators in the factory.

There are all together 80 workers including two operators in the bamboo board

factory. The plant was operating for two shifts earlier, but now due to the lack

of raw materials there is only one shift now. When there is surplus raw

materials, it will change into two shifts. At that time in a shift at least 36

workers are needed.

More demand is for the 4mm and 6mm boards. The production capacity is 410

boards/ day for 6mm boards and 450 boards/ day for 4mm boards. For making

6mm boards 2 veneer, 2 face mats and 1 core mat is being used wheras for 4mm

boards 2 face mats and 3 core mats are used.

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DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE

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PLANT ENGINEER

PLANT SUPERVISOR

OPERATORS

WORKERS

QUALITY ASSURANCE

DEPARTMENT

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QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT

This is another important department in the KSBC. This department is in charge

of the quality of the purchased raw materials and the finished goods. The

rawmaterial is the woven mats. Its quality determines the quality of the entire

product. When the mat is collected from various dippos it the duty of this

department to check its moisture content. The preferred moisture content range

is 6-8%. If it above this range it is replaced and it is subjected to more drying.

The size of the mat is an important matter. Hence when the weaved mat are

collected its dimensions are also checked by this department. For the

preparation of bamboo ply, good quality mats are to be used. The mats used are

core mats and face mats. It is the the duty of the quality assurance department to

check the quality of the mats. For all the other raw materials also the quality is

being ensured. In the rawmaterials like phenol and formaldehyde, the water

content in it checked in the lab. In the case of veneer also the moisture content

rate should be between 6% and 8%. The size of the veneer is also taken into

consideration.

After the production process , the quality of the finished goods are also checked.

They have to check the blister(bonding),size etc. The finished goods are sorted

according to the quality and they are classified as 1st quality and 2nd quality

goods and it is stored in the stores department. The second quality goods are

sold for lower prices than the first quality goods. Even in the case of coconut

shells quality is maintained. There should not be any moisture content and there

should not any mud in the coconut shells which are used in the boiler.

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C0MMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

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The most important activity of Commercial department is managing sales

activities of the corporation. Under the commercial department, there are four

departments- Sales department, Reeds department, Mats department and

Storage & Dispatch department. The commercial department is headed by

Commercial Manager. Under him there are four Divisional officers who are

controlling the activities of four departments coming under Commercial

department.

SALES DEPARTMENT

Divisional Officer (sales) is controlling the activities of sales department with

the consent of Commercial Manager. The major activities of this department are

to catch the orders for bamboo ply and bamboo mats and to supply these

products to the customers. Sales executives are appointed to promote the

products of KSBC.

Mainly four type of bamboo mats are being produced in the company. They

are : special mat, core mat, commercial mat and chanda mat. In these types, the

special mat and core mat are used for the production of plywood. They are

directly transported to the Bamboo Board Factory which is located nearby.

Commercial mats which are of different sizes such as: 5*3, 6*4, 8*5, 9*6 is

having more demand.Among these different sizes 5*3 and 6*4 are having more

demand. Another type which is produced is chanda mat which is of 12*6 size.

The main customers of chanda mat are Spices Board Kochi and they are used in

house boats for ceiling purposes.Chandamats are mainly produced in

Koodalapadudippo and Kuttampuzha-Vadattupparadippo. The cost of chanda

mat is Rs 225/ sheet.

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There are large number of local customers and Government firms like

CWC(Central Warehousing corporation) ,FCI (Food Corporation of India),

SWC (State Warehousing Corporation). Other major customers are sugar mills

in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Mainly these commercial mats are

used for stacking purposes and for making temporary shelters during the sugar

seasons. Since these mats are eco-friendly,they are burnt out after their use.

October- January is the peak season. During this period the demand is more,

because this period is the peak time for the sugar mills. The cost of commercial

mat is Rs 40/sheet.

The sale of bamboo ply and bamboo mat are conducted indirectly through

dealers/intermediaries to the private agencies. There are about 100 dealers in

Kerala. Important ones among them are Timber Agency Pune, Sidhnath Sales

CoporationModnimb Pune and Sivarathna Stone and Bamboo Supplier Akluj

Pune.

Earlier the availability of raw materials and the demand for the products were

more. So credit facility was given during that time . But now since the supply is

less and demand is more no credit facility is being given.Credit facility is given

to the Government firms. Trade discounts are given as a part of promotion

activity. Trade discount of 13% and 15% are given according to the sales

volume to the mats and a discount of 12% and a special discount of 2% are

given for the bamboo ply.Major competetors of KSBC are Assam and Tripura

units. Among the three units KSBC is standing first because there is variation in

the thickness of the bamboo mats produced. The mats produced in KSBC is off

thickness 1mm which is of more demand but the mats produced in other two

units are having thickness more than that which is a failure for them.

REEDS DEPARTMENT

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A Divisional Officer has the charge of reeds department and he should report to

commercial manager. Under the divisional officer there are reed collection

officers. Reeds are the raw material of bamboo mats and are collected from

Government forests.

The corporation is authorized by the Government to collect 30,000 Metric

Tonne of reeds per annum from the forests. KSBC has 9 reed collection centers

at different places of Kerala and has 13 reed distribution centres to supply reeds

to the traditional workers. The reed sale centers are located at different parts of

the state. About 2500 reed cutters are working for the organization. Also a lot of

people are engaged in activities like loading and unloading of reeds,

transporting of reeds, etc. The collected reeds are distributed to reed distribution

cum mat procurement centers and to reed sale centers. From these reed sale

centers reeds are being sold to traditional workers for weaving traditional

household items.

MATS DEPARTMENT

A Divisional Officer has the charge of mats department and he should report to

commercial manager. Under the divisional officer there are depot officers and

sub depot officers to carry out the activities coming under this department.

Reeds are distributed to weavers on credit, when mats are collected, the values

of reeds are adjusted and balance is paid in cash. The collected mats are

classified into special , core , commercial and chanda mats. The special and core

mats are transported to the Bamboo Board Factory to produce bampooply and

the commercial mats are transported to the Storage and Dispatch Division and

from there these mats are being sold.

STORAGE & DISPATCH DEPARTMENT

The activities of this department are controlled by a divisional officer under the

supervision of commercial manager. The activity of this department is the

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storage and dispatch of commercial mats from the mat procurement centres. The

godown is situated at Angamaly. From there the bamboo mats are being sold.

Food Corporation of India(FCI) and Central/State Warehousing

Corporations use bamboo mats for dunnage purposes. Sugar mills in

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka use mats for covering temporary

shelters during sugar seasons.

Price List Of Bamboo Ply

SL.No Thicknes

s

RateperSq.Mtr

(Rs)

Rate per Sq.Ft

(Rs)

Price per board(Rs)

1 3mm 310.00 28.80 518.40 691.20 921.60

2 4mm 381.05 35.40 637.20 849.00 1132.00

3 6mm 477.90 44.40 799.20 1065.60 1420.80

4 9mm 676.00 62.80 1130.40 1507.20 2009.60

5 12mm 828.80 77.00 1386 1848 2464

From the table it is clear that, as the thickness of the board increases the price

also increases. These prices are not fixed. It varies as the price of the raw

materials varies. When the price of phenol, formaldehyde etc changes, there will

be corresponding increase or decrease in the price of bamboo ply. Now at

present the rate of phenol is more, hence the price is also more.

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6’*3’ 8’*4’6’*4’

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Average sale of KSBC at various years

average sale

aver

age

sale

Comparison of sales

Year 2000-

2001

2001-

2002

2002-

2003

2003-

2004

2004-

2005

2005

-

2006

2006-

2007

2007-

2008

2008- 2009-

2009 2010

Total

Sales

810.23 780.1 721.6

1

678.15 756.05 765.2 732.28 983.99 912.48 1057.26

MARKETING

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KSBC markets bamboo ply all over Kerala through dealers. For getting

dealership, persons should deposit certain fee as security. The amount which is

fixed by KSBC is Rs.10000 for a panchayat, Rs.15000 for Muncipality and

Rs.20000 for Corporation. Dealers supply bamboo ply to wholesalers and

retailers.

KSBC provides various discounts to the dealers for promoting sales. They

provide 12% as trade discount, 5% as cash discount,0 .25 % as freight discount

when the distance is below 100 kilometres and 5% if the distance is above 100

kilometre. They also provide 2% as special discount.

The price of the bamboo ply and bamboo boards varies. They varies

according to the price of the raw materials required. In the case bamboo ply and

bamboo boards various promotional activities are undertaken.

MARKETING CHANNEL OF KSBC Ltd

Marketing channel or channel of distribution is group of individuals and

organizations that direct the product from the producers to consumers. It bridges

the gap between the producer and the consumer. Some intermediaries of the

marketing channel are wholesalers and retailers. KSBC sells their product only

through the dealers. Dealers get dealership by paying the prescribed fees as

fixed by the corporation as mentioned above.

Marketing channel of KSBC

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Retailers Consumers

KSBC Dealers

Consumers

Dealers sell the product either to retailers or consumers or both of them. In case

of retailers, they are not the ultimate consumers.

Promotional activities adopted by KSBC

Promotion consists of all activities aimed at inducing and motivating customers

to buy a product. There are many alternatives for promoting the product. The

selection of alternatives determine the success of marketing efforts. Promotion

involves informing, persuading and reminding the customers about the product .

But the basic objective is to increase the sale of the product.

Trade promotion

KSBC mainly uses discounts and advertisements as sales promotion

tools.Different types of discount provided by KSBC are as follows:

Trade discount

Cash discount

Special discount

freight

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KSBC provides 12% as trade discount, 5% as cash discount, 3% as special

discount and 0.25 % as freight discount.

Advertising

Bamboo ply, the exclusive product of KSBC Ltd is being promoted through

medias like newspaper(The New Indian Express) and exhibitions which are

conducted yearly.

Market share

Bamboo ply is a branded item which has only one producer in the market ie

KSBC Ltd. The bamboo ply has 20% of share in the plywood market and 80%

is held by marine ply wood. The marine plywood could not be considered as a

competitor, as the uses of both are different in many instances.

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DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE

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COMMERCIALMANAGER

DIVISIONAL

OFFICER(SALES)

DIVISIONAL

OFFICER (MATS)

DIVISIONAL

OFFICER (REEDS)

DIVISIONAL

OFFICER(S&D)

SALES

EXECUTIVES

DEPOT

OFFICERS

REED COLLECTION

OFFICERS

SUPERVISORS

SUB DEPOT

OFFICERS

HELPERS HELPERS

DEPOT

WORKERS

REED CUTTERS/ REED LOADING

WORKERS

GODOWN

WORKERS

MAT WEAVERS

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

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FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Finance department has an important role in every organization because finance

is the life blood and nerve centre of every business. The finance department of

KSBC is headed by Secretary cum Finance Manager of the corporation. One

Accounts Officer and two Divisional Officers are appointed to help the finance

manager in carrying out the activities of the department. Also the department

consists of four accountants, eight internal auditors and one cashier. This

department is functioning in the head office at Angamaly and manages all the

financial activities of the corporation.

From the analysis of the financial statements prepared by the company, it is

understood that the financial position of the company when compared to the

previous years is constant ie, neither profit nor loss. The situation of the

company is that, there are more demand but there is lack of raw materials. If

the raw materials are made available the financial status of the company can be

improved.The major source of revenue of KSBC is the grants and loans

provided by the Government.

Earlier an amount of Rs 90 lakh/annum were provided by the Government as

grant to the company. But at present this amount is being provided as loan

which creates a new expense for the company. Both administrative and office

expenses comes under the various expenses of the company like salary, rent,

telephone charges, electricity charges, gratuity, insurance premium etc.

Annual budgets are prepared by the company and everything is based on

the availability of the raw materials. When the reeds are collected from the

forest, it is distributed to the local traditional workers for lower rates and to the

SSI units for higher rates ,which acts as a source of income for the company.On

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preparing the budget, the company estimates the quantity of bamboo that can be

collected and after that various incomes and expenses are calculated.

There is a part of finance department in bamboo board factory which deals with

activities there. There a final cash book is prepare and it is submitted to the head

office whenever requested. Finance department in the factory deals with the

payment regarding the purchase of raw materials in the factory and also the

salary of the factory staff and workers.

There are eight internal auditors for the company who performs the

internal audit within the company. Each dippo submits the receipts and payment

account monthly to the company. Main cashbook is prepared within the

company. Then auditing is performed and final receipt and payment account is

prepared.

Smooth functioning of the company depends on the availability of raw

materials. During the rainy season when the collection of reeds is difficult, there

occurs lack of raw materials. During that period, inorder to meet the various

expenses, the company have to strongly depend on the grants/loans provided by

the Government.

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DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE

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FINANCE MANAGER

ACCOUNTS OFFICER

DIVISIONAL OFFICER

ACCOUNTANTS/

CASHIER

INTERNAL

AUDITORS

CHAPTER-5

SWOT ANALYSIS

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STRENGTHS

Bamboo corporation has a very loyal customer base. Thus they do not face any threat of losing their customers and the cost of maintaining customer loyalty.

The employees of the firm are loyal and thus the firm faces a very low employee turnover. The firm has got a pool of capable and highly experienced work force.

A team that is highly committed and confident manages the firm. The firm has been able to attract some of the most talented people to its various departments. Decentralized system of decision making is practiced.

Bamboo corporation has over the years of its existence build up on its brand name.

The social commitment of bamboo corporation is very prominent. The primary objective of the company is the upliftment of the traditional workers rather than profit.

The firm enjoys a good relationship between the management and the employee. Thus there is a better co-ordination between the various levels in the organization.

Bamboo Corporation enjoys the privilege of being in the first position with regard to bamboo ply and mats.

Government as the finance supporter.

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WEAKNESS

Finance is very important for the smooth functioning of any organization. To start up new projects or implement developments or modifications, the financial position of the organization should be very good. But in the case of KSBC, present financial position is very bad and it makes hindrance to start up new projects, which will be beneficial for the organization.

Absence of good research and development lab and scientists is a limitation for KSBC. So they have to depend on other institutes for developing new methods or products.

Absence of an efficient marketing policy is the weakness of the organization. The product bamboo ply has a lot of uses and the quality of the bamboo ply produced in KSBC is very good. Still the organization can’t increase the sale.

As plant has only a limited capacity they will not be able to meet the future demand of the product.

OPPORTUNITIES

Absence of competitors is very much beneficial to KSBC. In Kerala, bamboo ply is produced only by KSBC. So KSBC can easily establish mastery over this industry.

Bamboo ply can be used for many purposes. It is strong, beautiful and durable. It exhibits endurance in all weather conditions and is very economical when compare with wood. Also the availability of wood is decreasing. It can be a good substitute for wood in many cases. Now the construction industry is growing rapidly. So it is a good opportunity for the company to initiate more sales promotional activities and conduct more awareness programmes among the people.

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THREATS

Mat weavers and reed cutters are the back bone of KSBC. But now the young generation people do not show any interest towards the traditional activities like reed cutting and mat weaving. So in future shortage of labours will be the main threat for KSBC.

The other threat of KSBC is from some organizations engaged in the manufacturing of bamboo ply. These organizations are mainly from Assam and some North Eastern states and are using the brand name and goodwill of the KSBC to market their less quality product. Also they are able to sell their products at cheaper rates. It will affect the goodwill and sale of KSBC.

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CHAPTER-6

CONCLUSION

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CONCLUSION

Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Ltd., a fully owned Government of Kerala

undertaking was established in for the upliftment of lakhs of reed cutters and

mat weavers, with a dedicated team of professionals. The study was conducted

to find out the various functions taking place in the organization and also to

conduct departmental analysis. The enthusiastic team of KSBC is shaping up

new projects that hold lot of promises for the bamboo worker community.

Today KSBC is one of the growing organizations in Kerala. The efficient and

dedicated management team of KSBC can raise the organization to better

heights in the coming future.

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REFERENCES

Prospectus of the company Reports submitted by various students Sales report Stores register Purchase register

WEBSITES

www.bambooworldindia.com www.keralabamboocorp.in www.google.com www.Wikipedia.com

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