PROJECT REPORT

ON
PURCHASE MANAGEMENT

SUBMITTED TO:

MR. MADHUKAR JAYANT

HOD (MBA)
SUBMITTED BY:

VED PRAKASH BISEN

(MBA II SEMESTER)
SESSION 2008-09

BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I take this opportunity to place on record my grateful
thanks and sincere gratitude to all those who gave me valuable
advice and inputs for my study.
I am greatly thankful to MR. KARAN SINGH (GM), and
rest of the staff at IPF Vikram India Ltd for providing me
valuable support & guidance.
This pleasure would not have been mine without the
support of MR. MADHUKAR JAYANT (HOD- MBA). I am
also thankful for the necessary help provided by them.

VED PRAKASH BISEN

MBA (II Semester)
RUKMANI DEVI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

BHOPAL

PREFACE
The research provides an opportunity to a student to demonstrate
application of his / her knowledge. Skill and competencies required
during the technical session. Research also helps the student to devote
his/her skills to analyze the problem to suggest alternative solutions to
evaluate them and to provide feasible recommendations on the provided
data.
Although I have tried my level best to prepare this report an error free
report every effort has been made to offer the most authenticate position
with accuracy.
The project is entitled Purchase Management for IPF Vikram India Ltd
There are many reasons to choose this project. Being a commerce
graduate, I was very much interested in doing my project in a
manufacturing company and what better could it have been than to do it
in IPF, the contract manufacturing company for the brand like HUL,
Pantaloon , Arvind Mills etc.
It was a challenging task to interact with the vendors, intermediaries
directly, understanding their needs and listening to their complaints.
Overall it was quite a rewarding experience to work with IPF Vikram
India LTD, the quality oriented manufacturing company for HUL in
India, with the excellent and one of best quality products.

DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the Project Report entitled
PURCHASE

MANAGEMENT.

Bhopal

is

the

outcome of my own work and the same has not been

submitted to any University / Institute for the award of
any degree or any professional diploma.

Date:

21/07/09

VED PRAKASH BISEN

MBA II SEMESTER

INDEX
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Sr No

Topic

Pg No

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

COMPANY PROFILE

CONTACT INFORMATION

COMPANY OVERVIEW

KEY DATES TO REMEMBER

10

DETAILS OF MANAGEMENT

11

ORGANISATIONAL STRENGTH

12

INFRASTRUCTURE

13 - 17

OBJECTIVE OF STUDY

18

10

INTRODUCTION

19 - 29

11

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

30 - 31

12

DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRTATION

32 - 37

13

SWOT ANALYSIS

38

14

CONCLUSION & SUGGESTIONS

39 - 41

15

BIBLIOGRAPHY

42 - 43

16

ANNEXURES (QUESTIONNAIRE)

44 - 51

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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The project titled Purchase Management gave me an opportunity to

apply my theoretical concepts to the practical aspects of the working of a
company. It helped me in understanding these concepts in a much better
way.
The project required interacting with all the hierarchy involved in the
process of buying raw materials for manufacturing of detergent powder,
detergent cake, toilet & premium bathing soap, Sulphonic acid both on
phone as well as over the meeting.
The survey was conducted to identify buyers and vendors needs and the
problems faced by them regularly. The open-ended & close-ended
questionnaire was used for the survey that helped to understand the
buyers needs, their problems and recommended solutions. Apart from
this the survey also helped to understand the areas where buyers feel
satisfied with the services that they are being provided with by the
vendors and intermediaries.
After the analysis of questionnaires, interpretations were done;
observations and recommendations were made which were then handed
over to the company for taking the suggested corrective actions, if any.
Various concepts that proved to be helpful during the project wereconcepts of purchase process & concepts of MR such as exploratory
research, descriptive research, Questionnaire designing. SWOT analysis
are the models used for analysis

COMPANY PROFILE
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One Name
More Companies
Diverse Dreams
One Vision

Beyond the service ..there is IPF

Indra Poly Fabs Ltd.(IPF) commenced business with installation of Synthetic Cake
Detergent Unit with installed capacity of 20000 TPA at Pithampur (MP) in 1992. It
further merged with its associate company Vikram Detergents Ltd. on 01.04.1995
to from IPF-Vikram India Limited. The company's 1st venture as above was
promoted by Shri I.P.ANAND and Shri ARUN ANAND who are also the
promoters of Shivalik Agro Poly Products Limited (SAPL) and Rozelle Cosmetics
Limited.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Registered Office :

F-87 G.H. No.3

7

Sector5,Mansadevi Complex
Panchkulla
Haryana
Corporate Office :

Village: Majra, Near Mullan Pur Village,

Teh. Kharar, Distt.Mohali ( Punjab )

Pithampur Office:

IPF-VIKRAM INDIA LIMITED

Plot No 61-62 , Industrial Area, Phase II ,
Pithampur Dist. : Dhar (M.P.)
Tel : ++91-7292-253657, 252532, 329766
Fax No. : ++91-7292-252298
E-Mail: Pitampur-ipf.hll3p@unilever.com
UNIT COMMERCIAL DETAILS

Name & Address:

IPF-VIKRAM INDIA LTD.

A/C Hindustan Lever Ltd.
Plot No. 61, 62 Phase II
Pithampur, Dist. : Dhar ( M.P.)

E.C.C. No.:
TIN No.( Sales Tax) :
Central Ex. Range:
Div. Address:
Commissionarate :

AAACI 3719 FXM 001

23251100293
Range VIII, Sector III, Pithampur
Division II, Sector- III , Pithampur
Indore ( M.P.)

COMPANY OVERVIEW
THE GROUP HEADED BY SHRI PARAMJIT SINGH.
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MANUFACTRING EXPERIENCE WITH HINDUSTAN LEVER LTD.

Detergent Powder
- 20 Years
Detergent cake
- 16 Years
Toilet & Premium Bathing Soap
- 04 Years
Packaging of Tea
- 03 Years
Sulphonic Acid
- 07 Years
OTHERS EXPERIENCE
11 Years experience as a manufacturer of Readymade Garments for Pantaloon ,
Arvind Miills , K.G.Denim , Maral Overseas, Etc.

COMPANIES IN THE GROUP

IPF-VIKRAM INDIA LTD. UNIT I & II, PITHAMPUR (M.P.)
( Detergent Powder , Bar & Toilet/Bathing Soap)
VIKRAM URETHANE PVT. LTD., PITHAMPUR (M.P.)
( Detergent Powder , Bar & Toilet/Bathing Soap)
SHIVALIK APPERELS PVT. LTD., PITHAMPUR (M.P.)
( Readymade Garments )
CYRUS SURFACTANS PVT. LTD. JAMMU
( Detergent Powder & Bar )
HARJAS APPARELS PVT. LTD., MAJRA(PUNJAB)
(Readymade Garments )
IPF-VIKRAM INDIA LIMITED , MAJRA(PUNJAB)
( Detergent Powders, Bars and Sulphonic Acid )

SOME KEY DATES TO REMEMBER

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 Incorporation of Aos Noodles in Detergent Powder (Year 1996). The project

has received the Chairmans Award.
Only unit to produce 8 AD Detergent BarMagic (Year 1999)
IPF was selected as a Production Site for Project Jugmug which has been
completed in 14 days right from concept to product . The Project has
received the Chairmans Award (Year 2000).
IPF is the first Unit to use Mollins Machine for Packing Brick Shaped
Lifebuoy Soap (Year 1995)
Production of Toilet Soap in a Third party ( Year 2001 )
Incorporation of Aos Paste in Detergent Bar ( Year 2001 )
Vim Bar with Rain Coat (Year 2003 )
Manufacturing of White Premium Soap (Denim & Aviance) in Third Party
(Year 2003)
Vim Bar yellow Colour coating & Inkjet Printing ( Year 2004 ).
Wheel Active Bar 70 gms (small pack) during September 2007.
New Plant established at pithampur ( Vikram Urethane Pvt Ltd) in 2009

DETAILS OF MANAGEMENT
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NAME

DESIGNATION

Mr Paramjit Singh

Chairman and Managing-Director

Mr A.S.Trivedi

Director-Works

Mr Karan Singh

G.M.Commercial

SOMETHING ABOUT GROUP UNIT

IPF-VIKRAM INDIA LTD.. (IPF) is a part of the IPF Group, which has a widely
diversified portfolio spanning from Polyurethane, Detergents, Apparels. IPFVikram India Ltd. Has two manufacturing units namely IPF- VIKRAM INDIA
LTD. UNIT I & UNIT II at Pithampur (M.P.) and IPF- VIKRAM INDIA LTD.
Majra (Punjab).
IPF was the first company to setup 3P manufacturing unit at Mohali in 1987 with
installed capacity of 30000 TPA after the success of Mohali Unit the system of 3P
manufacturing was implemented in Pop dets.
IPF Pithampur Unit was setup in 1990 with installed Capacity as follows:
YEAR
Powder
Bar
1990
30000 TPA
1992
20000 TPA
1995
45000 TPA
30000 TPA
1998
50000 TPA
60000 TPA

ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHS

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