15/3/2016
On 15th March 2016, industry visit was arranged by Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Management & Entrepreneur Development, Varale for the students of M.B.A. I Year & II Year to Veena Industries Ltd. located at Chakan under the guidance of HOD, Mrs. Anuradha Phadnis Ma’am and Prof. Dr. Khushboo Sahu Ma’am. This manufacturing unit of Veena Industries Ltd. we had visited, specializes in manufacturing of automotive components like counter weights of excavation equipment. The company established in 1980 by two technocrat entrepreneurs Mr. Shailendra N. Agarwal and Mr.Brijendra N. Agarwalin the year 1980.
The current workforce employed at this unit stands at: 50 Officer Level Executives and 150 workers. Their clients include JCB, CAT, TATA Hitachi, L&T Komatsu, etc. The visit was scheduled at 11 o’ clock. After the clearance from security, we had assembled in their premises and were offered refreshments. The Executive from Marketing Department had briefed everyone about the company’s profile, the product they manufacture and had given information about use of PPE(s) (Personal Protective Equipment) while on the shop floor during the visit. Our visit to the shop floor was conducted in batches of twelve members where we got an opportunity to see how actually the work on the shop floor is carried out and how stage by stage the processes are of plant adopted was Process Layout.
