Internship at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd.

, 2013

National Institute of Fashion Technology

Summer Internship Report

At
Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad

A summer Internship Report for partial fulfilment of the

requirement for the award of Degree in
Bachelor of Fashion Technology-Apparel Production

An Effort By:

Manisha Sonal

Shreya Agarwal

Department of Fashion Technology

Batch 2010-2014

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PART-1

COMPANY OVERVIEW

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1.1 Introduction

Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. is engaged in the manufacture and export of readymade
garments in the International market. It is one of the largest export houses in India.

The company started its operations in the form of a small fabrication unit with the help
of 25 machines.

The company has grown from leaps to bounds from a simple fabrication unit to
present turnover of Rs. 2200 crore, around 55000 employees and spread over 27
locations. It has manufacturing units in six different states of India viz. Delhi, Haryana,
Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The group is into
manufacturing of a wide range of Men’s and Ladies wear and also home products.

Shahi group has all the modern units equipped with state-of-the-art technology
giving the best to its buyers.

Its manufacturing facilities includes Assembly line machines, Prima Vision system
for print/fabric development, Meyer fusing press, Barudan and Tajim Multi head
computerized embroidery machine, in house washing plant, automatic cutting
machines (F.K. Systems).

SI has a well-equipped sampling division where latest patterns/designs/styles of high

standards are developed with the assistance of experienced designers.

It has a training center for tailors at Faridabad and Bangalore each to train and
develop them into vital human resource for efficient operations.

As regards to quality, Shahi has been ranked one of the best in Asia by J.C.Penny,
the world-renowned departmental stores.

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1.2 Company Profile

 Name: Shahi Exports Private Limited

 Established: 1974
 Owner: Mrs. Sarla Ahuja
 Managing Director: Mr. Harish Ahuja
 Address: Industrial Plot-1, Sector 28 Faridabad, Haryana
 Retail House: At Last & Co. , New York
 Fabric Processing: Sarla Fabrics, Ghaziabad
 Annual Turnover: INR 2200 crore (Group Turnover)

1.2(a) Company’s mission:

Exploring new dimensions of excellence. A path, where there was none. A new
horizon beyond yesterday. Excellence beyond today, touching tomorrow. It’s a world
of relentless quest for quality. Its mindset, the action, and partners of Shahi are ever
reaching further, never resting on achievements. Yes! Milestone never takes one
there; it is the road that we create to reach excellence. Ever evolving excellence.
Shahi believes that its main strength is its people. The larger investments made in
the manufacturing units will give the desired results only if backed by a committed
human effort. The result will directly give us a sense of pride for being a part of Shahi
family.

1.2(b) Key strengths:

 Shahi Exports Private Limited (Shahi) is one of the largest vertically integrated
garment manufacturer and exporter in India.
 India’s second largest apparel exporter by value of exports.
 Shahi is one of the most successful professionally managed companies in
India.
 India’s largest exporter by installed capacity.
 Well qualified trained and committed professionals with a shared vision.

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 Highly qualified Design team, Product development skills and a Design

Studio.
 High degree of adoption of advanced manufacturing technology MIS and IT
systems.
 All factories and offices are electronically linked to facilitate all time access to
information
 Focus on quality and a proven track record :

o Short shipment: 0.50%

o On time delivery: 98%

o Quality claims: Nil.

1.2(c) Product profile:

The following are based and operated in NCR

1. LSD – Ladies Speciality Division

2. LBAD – Ladies Branded Apparel Division
3. LFD – Ladies Fashion Division (basically caters to Wal-Mart)
4. HFD – Home Furnishing Division

Unit-F2 mainly dealt with the following products:

 Embellished top
 Strap tank top
 Ladies/Men’s Casual Shirt
 Dress
 Skirt

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1.2(d) Major buyers:

 Tommy Hilfigher
 Armani
 Hugo Boss
 Liz Claiborn
 Abercrombie & Fitch (A & F)
 J.C. Penny
 Kohls
 Gap
 Target
 Wal-mart
 Calvin Klein
 Espirit
 Hennes & Mauritz (H & M)
 Nautica

1.2(e) Some facts about Shahi:

 Total number of employees – Around 6000

 Number of merchants – 200 (including assistants and sample co-ordinators)
 Number of workers :
o Sampling - 336
o Production - 4072
 Number of Cabs and buses – 6+1
 Number of Computers – 500 to 600
 Number of women employees – 30%
 Workers - 1317
 Staff - 195

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Name of unit Number of Machines Stitching Capacity (Pcs/Month)

Faridabad 1 900 1,80,000
Faridabad 2 1,000 2,20,000
Okhla 500 90,000
NOIDA (B4) 400 90,000
NOIDA (E10) 450 90,000
NOIDA (A5) 450 90,000
Table 1) Table depicting no. of machines and stitching capacity of each unit of
SEPL

1.2 (f) Quality:

Being a quality conscious company, Shahi

gives prime concern to meet the quality
standards in their range. The quality control
management keeps a strict vigil on
the entire process, beginning from
sourcing of quality raw materials to final
delivery to ensure flawless apparels. On the
basis of following quality parameters, they
check their fashion apparels:

 Colour fastness
 Shrinkage ability
 Stitching
 Trend and style
 Durability

These quality parameters have helped them in assuring quality products and
achieving the trust of their customers. Their proficiency in designing the apparel as
per changing fashion trends has enabled them to maintain their credibility in the
fashion world.

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1.2 (g) Client satisfaction:

Being a customer’s centric organization, they pay complete attention to client’s

specific requirements. Their ability to understand client’s needs and preferences
has elevated their position in the apparel and garment industry. With their client
centric approach and ethical business practice, they have been able to gain the
trust of quality and fashion conscious clients. Their skilled artisans help us in
offering their clients with a natural and fresh collection of apparels.

They offer their clients on time deliveries, easy money transactions, which have
helped them in carving a niche for their selves in the domain. Standing on the
edifice of quality and innovation, they have been able to cultivate credible and
long term relationship with their clients. Their exclusive men apparels are widely
catered to the demands of their esteemed client.

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1.3(a) Company Hierarchy

Flowchart 1) Company hierarchy

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1.3 (b) Organisational hierarchy of F2 unit, SEPL, Faridabad

HR
(Manager - Mr. Veer
Chaturvedi)

Industrial Engineering
(Senior Manager - Mr.
Dinesh Sharma)

Maintenance
(Senior Manager - Mr.
Pradeep Bansal)

Factory General Quality Assurance

Manager (Manager - Mr.Manoj Kr.
Mr. E. Jayaraj Jain, Mr. Navinder Singh)

Kaj Button, Finishing,

Packaging & Dispatch
(Senior Manager - Mr.
Chetan Sharma)

Sewing
(Manager - Mr. Keshav
Dutt)

Cutting
(Senior Manager - Mr.
Vikas Kumar)

Flowchart 2) Organisational hierarchy of F2 unit, SEPL, Faridabad

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1.4 Company Workflow

Interaction with buyer

Costing and negotiation on price unit

Sample and pre-production approval from the buyer

On approval, purchase-order made by the purchase department

Sample tested by testing labs

On approval, bulk materials received

Inspection and testing of raw materials

Production planning

Issue of materials to stores according to plan

Issue to cutting department

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Cutting procedures

Issue for special processes like washing, embroidery etc.

Issue to Production department

Production Procedures

Issue to finishing department

Finishing and packing

Dispatch

Order completion formalities

Flowchart 3) Company workflow

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