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    INTRODUCTION

    PAINT INDUSTRY:

    Asian Paints is India's largest paint company and ranks among the top ten decorative

    coatings companies in the world today, with a turnover of Rs.30.2 billion (USD 680

    million). It was formedasa partnership firm by fourfriendsin 1942. The companyhasan

    enviable reputation in the corporate world for professionalism, fast track growth, and

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    buildingshareholderequity.Asian Paintsisheaded by Mr.Ashwin Dani, Vice President

    andManaging Director.

    Asian Paints - largest paint company in Indiahasreported modestresults in thequarter

    ended December 2010 with 11% increase in the bottom line at Rs 220.33 crore over

    strong30% rise in the topline at Rs2099.60 crore. Spike in the raw material costhas

    mainly pulleddown Operating profit margins by320 bpsand curtailedgrowthinthe Net

    Profit.

    For the current quarter, the period in the consolidated results for the parent company,

    Indian subsidiaries and JV and overseas subsidiaries isApril 2010 to December2010

    except forAsian paints Nepal, wherethe period consideredis 14th

    March - 15th

    December

    2010. On the otherhand, for the correspondingquarterofthe previousyear, the period

    considered in the consolidated results is January - September 2009 for the overseas

    subsidiaryexcept fortheAsian Paints Nepal wherethe period of consideredis 14 January

    2009 to 16 September2009.

    On liketo like basis Netsales forthequarterwasup by 11% to Rs crore whilethat of Ne

    Profit wasup by 11% to Rs crore.

    Quarterly performance:

    Indian Paint major- Asian paintshavereportedstronggrowth of30% inthe consolidated

    top lineat Rs2099.60 croreinthequarterended December2010. Demand conditions for

    business were buoyant coupled with late Diwali. However the Operating marginshave

    slipped by320 bps to 16.4% mainly on the back ofspike in theraw material cost. The

    consumption cost including raw material costas % salesnet ofstockadjustmentshave

    increased by 50 bps to 56.1% while that of otherexpenditure jumpedup by200 bps to20.2%. Onthe otherhandemployee costhasdeclined by 40 bpsto 5.8%. Thusthetotal

    expenditurehas inchedup by 920 bps to 91% inquarterunderreview against 81.8% a

    yearago.

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    The Operating profit was thus curtailed to grow by 8% to Rs344.91 crore. The other

    income wasup by 16% to Rs 19.37 crore. Thus EBITDA marginshavedeclined by330

    to 17.3% inthequarterunderreview. The Interest costhasdeclined by26% to Rs 5.85

    croreandthedepreciationhas movedup by 46% to Rs28.64 crore,thereby paving PBT

    up by7% to Rs329.79 crore. Theeffective taxratedeclined by 150 bps to 29.5% and

    paved Patup by 10% to Rs232.37 crore. Further,nil EO inquarterunderreview against

    gain of Rs 0.21 crore in the corresponding previous year and 9% dip in the minority

    interestat Rs 12.04 crorehas led Net Profitup by 11% to Rs220.33 crore.

    Other information:

    The Board ofAsian Paints (APL)todayapproved plansto enhance its fourteenyear old

    relationship with PPG Industries Inc. (PPG), one of the world's leading coatings and

    specialty Products Company, to accelerate growth of the non-decorative coatings

    businessesin India.As part ofthisarrangement,APL and PPG will enhancetheirexisting

    non-decorative coatings presencein India byexpandingtheircurrent 50-50jointventure

    relationship,Asian PPG Industries Limited (APPG),andalso establisha second 50-50

    joint venture. The modalities are being worked on. The arrangement is subject to

    regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during 2011. APPG currently

    servicesthe Indiantransportation coatings marketsandthis change will expanditsscope

    to additionallyservicetheindustrial liquid, marineand consumerpackaging markets. The

    proposed second joint venture will service the protective, industrial powder, industrial

    containersand lightindustrial coatings markets.

    A interim dividend of Rs 8.50/- (Rupees Eightand paise fifty only) perequityshare of

    the facevalue of Rs 10/- wasdeclaredatthe Board Meetingheld on27th October2010

    and paid on 4th November,2010.A final dividend of Rs 18.50/- (Rupeeseighteenand

    paise fifty only) perequityshare ofthe facevalue of Rs 10/- each forthe financial year

    2009-2010 was approved by the shareholders at theAnnual General Meeting held on

    16th July,2010andthesame was paid on 19th July,2010.

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    The promoters shareholding has increased to 53.33% inquarterended December2010

    against 50.02% a year ago. The promoters have pledged 21.04% of their total

    shareholdingatend of December2010against 18.10% ayearago.

    The Scrip ishoveringat Rs2625 on BSE

    sian Paints - largest paint companyin Indiahasreported modestresultsinthequarter

    ended December2010 with 11% increaseinthe bottom lineat Rs220.33 crore over

    strong30% riseinthetoplineat Rs2099.60 crore. Spikeintheraw material costhas

    mainly pulleddown Operating profit margins by320 bpsand curtailedgrowthinthe Net

    Profit.

    Forthe currentquarter,the periodinthe consolidatedresults forthe parent company,

    Indiansubsidiariesand JV and overseassubsidiariesisApril 2010to December2010

    except forAsian paints Nepal, wherethe period consideredis 14th

    March - 15th

    December

    2010. Onthe otherhand, forthe correspondingquarterofthe previousyear,the period

    consideredinthe consolidatedresultsis January - September2009 forthe overseas

    subsidiaryexcept fortheAsian Paints Nepal wherethe period of consideredis 14 January

    2009 to 16 September2009.

    On liketo like basis Netsales forthequarterwasup by 11% to Rs crore whilethat of Ne

    Profit wasup by 11% to Rs crore.

    Followingarefewofthefamous productsofAsian Paints :-

    Apex Weatherproof ExteriorEmulsion

    Premium Emulsion

    Apcolite Premium Satin Enamel

    Utsav

    Royal

    Tractoremulsion

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    OBJECTIVES

    PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

    y Logistic function ofAsian Paint.y To find out how the logistic function has been implemented by the

    company.

    y To know about the various operation techniques adopted by asianpaints.

    SECONDARY OBJECTIVES

    y To find outhow supply chain management works.y To findMarket Share of company.

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    Research Methodology

    Data: Dataarethe facts, figuresand otherrelevant information material , past present ,

    servingas bases for the studyandanalysis . Dataare considered the backbone of any

    research projectasithelpsthe managerto takerightdecision.

    Dataare primarily oftwo types:

    1. Primary Data2. Secondary Data

    SECONDARY DATA:

    Secondarydata may bedefinedasthedatahas been collectedearlierforsome

    purpose otherthanthe purpose ofthe presentstudy.Anydatathatisavailable priorto the

    commencement oftheresearch projectissecondarydata,there foresecondarydataisalso

    calledashistorical data. Secondarysources ofthedata provide wealth ofinformationto

    the researcher. It often obviates the need of the primary data collection and saves the

    valuable time,effortand money. Even where thesubsequent primarydata collection is

    required, an analysis of the secondary data enlightens the researcher regarding many

    aspects ofthestudyandgives contextual familiarity ofthe primarydata collection. Itthus

    providesrichinsightsinto the process.

    SOURCES OF THE SECONDARY DATA:

    1. Published sources these may be governmental & nongovernmental sources.Example censusreport, publications ofthe planning commission.

    2. Unpublished sources: Letters, diaries, biographies, autobiographies, manuals,brochures

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    INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

    Asian Paints operates in22 countriesacross the worldandhas30 paint manufacturing

    facilities that serve consumers in more than 65 countries with a combined total

    manufacturing capacity ofaround370 million liters perannum and2,700employees. It

    has manufacturing facilitiesineach ofthese countriesandisthe largest paint companyin

    ten overseas markets.Asian Paints operates in five regionsacross the worldviz. South

    Asia, South EastAsia, South Pacific, Middle Eastand Caribbeanregionthroughthe five

    corporate brandsviz.Asian Paints, BergerInternational, SCIB Paints,Apco Coatingsand

    Tubmans. In ten markets, it operates through its subsidiary, Berger International

    Limited; in Egypt through SCIB Paints; in five markets in the South Pacific it operates

    throughArco Coatings and in Fiji and Samoa it also operates through Tubmans. The

    countriesthatAsian Paintshas presenceareas follows:

    SouthAsia : Bangladesh, Nepal,and Sri Lanka

    South EastAsia : China, Malaysia,Myanmar, Singaporeand Thailand

    Caribbean Islands : Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidadand Tobago

    Middle East : Bahrain, Egypt, Omanand UnitedArab Emirates

    South Pacific :Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Samoa Islands, Tonga and

    Vanuatu

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    RAW MATERIAL

    The paintindustryisraw material intensive. Ittakesaround300differentraw materialsto

    make paint, most of whichare petroleum based. Theraw materialsare ofa widevariety.

    Onanaverage,raw materialsaccount for60% ofnetsales (industryaverage). In case of

    small-scaleunitsit formsup to 70% ofthenetsales.

    Asian Paints require two types of raw materials Powder and Liquid.

    Pigments, BindersandAdditivesare includedunder the Powder categoryand Solvents

    and otherPetroleum based productsareincludedinthe Liquid category. The powderraw

    materialsarestoredin Jumbo bags of25 kg/ 50kg/ 500kg; whereas liquidraw materials

    arestored in big containersand can bestored for7days.Around300raw materialsare

    required by the industryandall raw materialsarenotdirectly related to crude oil. The

    basket ofraw materials isquiteexhaustive. Raw materials, which constitutesaround 60

    per cent of total cost for the paints industry is an important factor for maintaining

    operating margins. The industry imports around25 per cent of raw materials. But the

    mostimportantraw material istitanium dioxide, whichaccounts foraround30% oftotal

    manufacturing costs. Besides TiO2,thereare otherpetroleum basedraw materials which

    constitutearound 40-50% oftotal raw material consumed. Henceany movementin crude

    oil prices will impactthe profitability ofthe company.

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    SOME LOGISTIC FUNCTION OF ASIAN PAINTS

    A)Order processing:-

    Most paint companies are hit by the fact that they do not make the raw materials

    themselves. Forexample, phthalic anhydride (PAN) is manufactured from orthoxylene

    and whichgoesinto the production of paintsalong withtitanium dioxide.Asian Paintsis

    the only paint company that manufactures PAN. The other paint companies have to

    import theirstock. Since PAN pricesgenerally outpace international orthoxylene prices

    by almost 50% paint companies end up paying a fortune when prices rise. In such a

    situationAsian Paints benefits byselling PAN inthe open market.

    B)Transportation Management:-

    The companyhas outsourceditstransport managementto Dynamic Logistic Pvt. Ltd.

    C)Inventory Management:-

    The company prefers to maintain low inventory levels due to having large no. of

    suppliers at bay. APs average inventory level equals only 14 days sales, while the

    industryaverageis 51 dayssales. Thisrightaway providesa 45% edgeininventory costs

    to AP comparedto its competitors. The companyhas350raw material and intermediate

    andgoodssuppliers.

    D)Warehousing:-

    The companydoesnot own warehouses instead theyhave 90depotsscatteredall over

    the India whichare on lease basis.

    E)Packaging:-

    The companyhas 140 packing material vendors.

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    F) Plants:-

    The company currentlyhas 5 paint manufacturing plants in India. It manufacturesand

    markets morethan, 800 items of paints (SKU). The current paint plants ofthe company

    in the country are located at Bhandup (Maharashtra) established in 1955,Ankles war

    (Gujarat)established in 1981, Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh)established in 1985, Kasna

    (Uttar Pradesh), and Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu) with a combined annual production

    capacity of3.90 lakh KL.

    1) Sriperumbudur Plant:-

    The capacity ofthe SriperumbudurPlantis 100,000 KL perannum spread

    across25-30acres of land. The plant is located in the Sriperumbudur industrial park of

    the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) onthe outskirts of

    Chennai.

    2)Kasna Plantand Ankleshwar Plant:-

    The Distribution Centersat Kasna PlantandAnkles warPlanthave been

    commissioned. The Kasna Plantisspreadacross25 acres of land.

    G) Acquisition

    TheacquisitiongivesAsian Paintsa foothold inanemerging marketandalso opensthe

    possibility of exporting to neighboring countries. Asian Paints has already made its

    presence felt in the emerging markets after its acquisitions in Singapore (Berger

    International) and Egypt (SCIB Chemicals SAE). These acquisitions immediatelygive

    access to bothemerging marketsand those in which Berger International hasa strong

    presence. Intheindustrial coatingsegment,the companyacquired Hawcoplast Chemicals

    in November 2001 for Rs22 crore, which provided it with a presence in the growing

    powdercoatingsegment.

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    H) Subcontracting:-

    The companyhasaround28 subcontractorsthat manufacturevarious product lines.

    1) Vendors:-

    Asian Paints manages more than 800 vendors that supply around

    15,000 materialsthatareusedto manufacturearound 17,000 SKUsinvarious categories.

    l) Researchand Development:-

    The companyhas 140 R & D teamsaroundthe world,7decorators, 115 scientists

    1) Retail Outletsor Dealers:-The companysuppliesto morethan22,000retail outlets ordealersand

    65 sales offices in India through 90 depots as opposed to 12000 to their nearest

    competitor. Over35% ofthedealersdo business only withAPIL. Ithas 90 offices in

    Indiaand30situatedall acrossthe country

    .

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    SOME OF THE DEALERS OF ASIAN PAINTS

    y Alwell and companyauthorizeddealers of Nerolac Paintsin Pune.Maharashtra Pune

    y Kamal Hardware:Authorised DealerAsian PaintsUttaranchal Dehradun

    y DharmarajhardwareTamil Nadu Coimbatore

    y Annai Hardwares & Paints - Whole Sale MerchantTamil Nadu Tuticorin

    y MayurPaints & Hardware Shop inMalakpetAndhra Pradesh Hyderabad

    y Suman Hardware & PaintsinDealsinhome furnishing, BangaloreKarnataka Bangalore

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    THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS

    MJ Logistic Services Limited

    It provides warehousing facility of 5,00,000square feetto Asian Paints.

    LALIJI MULJI TRANSPORT CO CLIENTS

    Ithas 180 branches within Indiaand provides over3 lacksq.ft Warehousing & Storage

    facilityand Handling of over4 lacktones of cargo p.a.to Asian Paints.

    T AMBOUR LTDTambourLtd.isan Israel-based paint manufacturer. The Company operates five factories

    throughout Israel. It managesthe production,importsand marketing ofdecorative paints,

    industrial paints and marine paints. In addition, the Company offers accompanying

    products, suchas coating materials, filling materials,diluters,adherentsanddecorative

    tiles. The Company'sAccorwarehouse coversanarea of 12,000square meters, contains

    around3,000differentkinds of paintanddistributes over 85 million liters of paint per

    year.

    Waste Minimization, Recyclingand Reuse

    APIL hasidentifiedatotal of78 types of wastes from paint manufacturing facilities, out

    of which 18 are hazardous as per HW Amendment Rules, 2000. Given below is the

    approachto wasteminimizationadopted byAPIL. (Optionsarenotgivenin orderof

    Preference)

    a. Recyclinga potential waste orportion ofit'onsite' whereitisgenerated

    b. Improving process technologyandequipment thatalter the primarysources of waste

    generation

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    c. Improving plant operations, such as housekeeping, materials handling, equipment

    maintenance,automating processand packingequipment

    d. Redesigning orreformulating products

    e. Conducting waste audits and monitoring and tracking of waste generation The

    Companys efforts have resulted into almost no wastage during production. There is

    almostno damageduringtransportationalso.

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    THE SUPPLY CHAIN

    Asian Paints has harnessed the powers of state-of-the-art supply chain system using

    cuttingedge technology to integrateall its plants, regional distribution centers, outside

    processing centersand branchesin India. Eight ofthe company's paints plantsin India,2

    chemical plants, 18 processing centers, 350 raw material and intermediate goods

    suppliers, 140 packing material vendors, 6 regional distribution centers,72depots are

    integrated. The supply chain runs through a wide spectrum of functions right from

    materials planningto procurementto primarydistribution. Ithas playeda pivotal role in

    improving operational efficiencies and creating agile procurement, production anddeliverysystems. Ithasalso enhanced the flexibility of operations, lowered outputtime

    andreduceddelivery costs, whileimproving customer-servicing levelsand profitability.

    The Supply Chain Managementis backed by IT effortsthathelp the companyindemand

    forecasting, deriving optimal plant, depot and SKU combinations, streamlining vendor

    relationships, reducing procurement costs, and scheduling production processes for

    individual factories.

    Upgraded i2 Solutionsto Improve its Supply Chain Planning

    Capabilities:-

    The i2 planning solutions provide Asian Paints improved demand forecasting for

    approximately 1,600 SKUs and allows the business to simultaneously plan for

    procurement, production, distribution and inventory across its entire supply chain

    including manufacturing locations, warehouses, distribution centers and depots. i2

    solutionsarehelpingAsian Paints managethe following business processes:

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    Master Planning:

    The i2 solution generates a supply chain plan for Asian Paints that synchronizes

    procurement, production and distribution. This plan is optimized and constrained by

    resin/emulsion and critical material availability, shade-stream manufacturing capacity,

    target inventoryrequirementsanddemand forecast. Italso makes pre-season, pre-build

    planning process repeatable, consistent and logical while eliminating non-value added

    activities.

    Material Planning:

    Given thehighnumber ofraw materialsandvendors, optimized material planning isa

    key requirement forAsian Paints. i2 Supply Chain Planner connects across multiple

    factory planning instances, provides visibility for resolving shortages/lateness across

    plants and maintains an audit trail of the actions taken. i2 solutionshave significantly

    reduced planning cycletimeandimproved consistency ofthedecision making process.

    Distribution Planning:

    Thedemand patternsexperienced byAsian Paintsare typicallyhighly skewed towards

    the last weekofa month. Thisrequires flexibledistribution planningto caterto frequent

    changes to demand and supply positions in the supply chain. The i2 Supply Chain

    Plannersolutionallows plannersto quicklyre-plan,thus optimizingdistribution costsand

    reducinginventorystock-outssimultaneously.

    The i2 SCM engine will link all the vendors and suppliers, thus helping the

    companyinassessingthestockoftheirvendorsandsuppliersatanygiventime.

    Additionally, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0, formerly Microsoft Business

    SolutionsNavison, offeredahub-and-spoke model which wasideal forAsian Paints.

    Thehub-and-spoke conceptrefersto a parent orholding companythatuses one business

    software system (thehub), which is integrated with the systemsused by its individual

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    subsidiaries or divisions (the spokes). It was decided: While the parent company was

    running SAP,thesubsidiaries would bestandardized onMicrosoft Dynamics NAV.

    Benefits

    The hub-and-spoke model has enabled Asian Paints subsidiaries to interact with the

    parent organization easily and effectively, removing the need for generating multiple

    reports.

    y Reduces IT Administration

    y No More Double Reporting

    ASIAN PAINTS : 'We plantohavecustomizedcolorsfor

    consumers':-

    Manish Choksi, chief, Corporate Strategy,and CIO,Asian Paintsjoinedthe paints major

    in 1992. Heisa memberofthe Management Board oftheAsian Paints Group responsible

    fornew business, corporate planning,and information technologyacross the Group. He

    has seen his company through successful ERP and SCM initiatives, and spearheaded

    adoption of new information technology solutions across the extended enterprise. In a

    chat with VOICE&DATA, he talks about his company's foray into services such as

    painting,dcor,homeimprovementsolutionsas well asnew initiatives. Excerpts

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    y Which new technologies will be deployed by Asian Paints toreducecostand increaseemployee productivity?

    AtAsian Paints, wealways makesurethetechnologythat weimplementis costeffective

    and increases employee productivity. We have deployed SAP R3, i2 supply chain

    planningsuite, ERM employee platform formula management, product lifestyle platform,

    and so on. It is very essential foradoptingnew technologies, since IT isanenabler to

    serviceretailers.Also, thesupply chaineffectivenesshashelped to capture more ofthe

    enterprise platform. The i2software, which wasdeployednearly in2001,hashelped to

    increase productivity from 3tonsto 8 tons.

    y How istelecommakingbusinessmorecompetitive?Considering today's competitivescenario, it isessential that organizationshave the best

    technology in place to ensuregood results. WeatAsian Paintsdeploy technology that

    connectstheentire field-forceacrossall ourbranches inthe countryas well asglobally.

    To ensure connectivity wehave provided laptopsand PDAsintheretail sales forceareas.

    Laptops withdata cardsareakeydriver forenterprises. Wehave implemented VSAT,

    whichisanearlyadopterin far-flung locations.

    y Asian Paintshasaboutninetyoffices in Indiaandthirtyglobally.Howaretheyconnected?

    Typically, all the offices are connected through MPLS, VSAT, and radio, but the

    preferred medium is landline. Ninety percent of ourofficeshave MPLS and weuseradio

    strategically where last mile connectivityisrequired. Wehave VSATs forouroperations

    inrural areasandthereisa backup oftwo VSATsinevery location of operations.

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    y How does the IT function ensure consistent service across allchannels?

    We have a properly planned process, which ensures accurate execution of sales,

    marketing, anddelivery. Wealso evaluatehow IT can beeffective,and our

    philosophiesare farmore flexible.

    y What vendormanagementstrategiesdoyoufollow?Ourbiggestrequirementisthat weexpect ourvendorsto be competentenoughto beable

    to forgea longterm partnership. Wedo not lookforavendor forashort period oftime.

    All our partnerships-large platform applications suchas SAP, i2, and so on-have been

    long-term. Whileselectingavendor, wespenda lot oftimeunderstandingtheirroadmap,

    their fit with ourstrategies, their fit with our IT architecture,andso on.Aftera careful

    selection, we makesurethat we implementthetechnologyefficiently. The processdoes

    not stop here, we make sure that the future roadmap is in our interest and it has the

    capability to take us forward. In some cases we have looked at the best-of-breed,

    especially inareas where wehave been laggards,interms ofutilizationand maturity. In

    such cases, we tend to partner vendors who have the required capabilities, so that wehavesomekind ofsynergyand cost benefits. Forthat, wehave created IT andthesupport

    infrastructure.

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    STRENGTH OF ASIAN PAINTS AS COMPARED TO

    COMPETITORS

    y Largesalesnetwork

    y Asian Paintshavetheirownsalesdepots

    y Asian Paintssupplydirectlyto retailersthatreducesthe cost of paintsto itsCustomers.

    y Theymanufacturetheirraw material named PAN whose pricerises oftenandtheybenefit bysellingitin open market.

    y Asian Paintsaverageinventory level is 14 daysandhenceit providesa 45% edgeininventory costs.

    y Over35% ofthedealersdo business only withAsian Paints.

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    CONCLUSION

    Inspite ofdifficult conditions,Asian Paintshasdone well.The company currentlyhasa

    45 percentshare ofthedecorativesegment ofthe organizedsectorpaintindustry. They

    wantthisto grow to 60 percentinthenextsevenyears.Two thirds ofthisexpansion

    should come organicallyandathird from acquisitions. That'show they canachieve

    growththat'shigherthantheindustryaverage.Inthe paintindustry,theyhaveto go by

    alliancesasitis observedthatdomestic companiesvirtuallyruletheroost. Forexample,

    ServingWilliams,the largestAmerican company,hasno place outsidethe US. Inhouse

    paints,technologydoesnot playa majorrole. Itisgoverned more bydistribution

    efficienciesand marketing logistics.Thatis wherethe core competence ofAsian Paints

    lies. The paintindustrythe world overisundergoing consolidation. Changeisthe

    operative wordhere. Itisa factthat large paint companiesaregrowingata much faster

    pace. Theyarevirtuallydominatingthescene. Nearlythree fourths oftheAmerican paint

    marketisshared bythe 10 largest paint companies. In Europe,the big companieshavea

    35 percentshareandinAsiathe big firms control 26 percent.

    In Indiatoo,thesceneis muchthesame.Oftheseven majorpaint companies, onehas

    gone out of businessandtwo are weak. So,the majorplayers likeAsian Paintsare

    expectedto consolidatetheirpositionsandincreasetheirmarketsharesinthe coming

    future.

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    FINDINGS

    1. The warehousing facilitiesare well maintained.

    2. The company specially looksafter theenvironmental aspectsand tries to avoidpollutionand pollutants byadaptingeco friendly production methods.

    3. The companykeeps low inventoriesin offseasons,andhighinventoryin festivalseasons.

    4. The companyhashuge base ofraw material suppliers,giving company bargainingpowerresultinginhigherprofit marginsthan competitors.

    5. The companyhassucceeded inestablishingthemselves inrural parts of India bylargedistributionnetwork,retail outletsetc.

    6. Asian Paintshasaround 1,600stock-keepingunits (SKU;one SKU would meanaproduct ofa particularpackandshade), of whicharound300-350are fast moving

    with extremely high liquidity at the counter. This puts great pressure on the

    demand forecastingandinventory management functions ofthe company.

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Books:y Productionand operation management

    Author-L.C. JHAMB

    y Logisticsandsupply chain managementAuthor- D.K.Agrawal

    Website:

    y www.wikipedia.comy www.newswatch.comy www.answer.comy www.asianpaints.com