Overview of Nashik Plant

1. Mahindra and Mahindra
Nashik Plant Visit
20th January 2015
Presented By
Ankesh Dhengre 006
Naveen T. 023
Nikhil Dungarwal 024
Prashant Vhatkar 029
Nikhil Patil 050
Saurabh Bane 087

2. Mahindra and Mahindra Group
The Mahindra Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered at
Mahindra Towers in Mumbai, India, with operations in over 100 countries
around the globe.
• Headquarters: Mumbai, India
• Industry Type: Private conglomerate
• Founders: J.C. Mahindra and K.C. Mahindra
• Current CEO: Mr. Anand Mahindra
• Current Chairman: Mr. Keshub Mahindra
• Number of employees: 180000+ (Mar-2013)

3. M & M Group Subsidiaries

4. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
• Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M), an integral part of Mahindra
Group, is an Indian multinational automobile manufacturing corporation
headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
• It is one of the largest vehicle manufacturers by production in India and
the largest seller of tractors across the world.
• Manufacturing plants
• Maharashtra – Mumbai, Nashik and Igatpuri
• Uttarakhand - Haridwar
• Andhra Pradesh - Zaheerabad
• Managing director - Mr. Anand Mahindra
• Products: Automobiles (Scorpio, Pick-up, Bolero, Quanto, Xylo, Verito,
XUV), commercial vehicles, two-wheelers

5. M&M Nashik Plant
• Established in 1981
• Manufactures Scorpio, Bolero, Verito, XUV and spares for these vehicles
• The plant is spread over 47,000 sq meter area where 6500+ employees work
together to build the brand of Mahindra.
• Major Achievements:
• M&M Nashik plant received Quality system certificate ISO TS 16949 in the
year 2003 & EMS certification ISO 14001 in the year 2004.
• Plant has also received OHSAS’s Safety certificate ISO 18001:1999 in Feb -07.
Business standard motoring in the year 2003.
• Scorpio is declared “Car of the year” by CNBC Auto Car, BBC wheels and
business standard motoring in the year 2003.

6. Suppliers  Press Shop  Body Shop  Paint Shop  TCF shop  Customers

7. Mahindra & Mahindra Supply Chain -
Nashik
• Core focus: People, Passion and Performance
• 70% suppliers based in Nashik and 30% from other areas
• Important factors consideration:
(1) Vendor selection
(2) Technology selection
(3) Logistics selection
(4) Procurement strategy
(5) Dealer selection
• 5-10% of the total cost is the Logistics cost
• Quality is given first priority followed by delivery, even if that means
trading-off with some opportunity profit.

8. • Two modes of delivery scheme is followed by M&M, Nashik plant:-
1. Free Delivery- Here the materials are brought right upto the plant.
2. EXW (Ex-Works)- In this case, Mahindra Logistics takes care of the duty to bring the
goods to the plant.
• EN (Engineering note) is maintained to cross-check if any improvement is needed for a
vehicle.
• For the Nashik plant, the foundry (for engines, gearbox and axles) is located at Kandivali.
• The internal auditing is done through the Mahindra Quality Standards.
• The APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) has also been incorporated in the Nashik
plant "to produce a product quality plan which will support development of a product or
service that will satisfy the customer.“
• MSEA (Mahindra Supplier Evaluation System) for Risk analysis and Strategic Sourcing;
“1 part ==> 1 vendor” strategy
• Milk run model for collecting small quantity raw material from local suppliers
• Truck capacity utilization practices for interplant logistics
Mahindra & Mahindra – Nashik
Plant facts

9. TCF Shop - Chassis Assembly
• Components of chassis like transmission system, gearbox,
engine, axels, brake and wheel assembly are mounted on
chassis frame.
• After operations on one chassis is completed and before
another chassis came in, worker needs to be ready with set of
spares needed for next chassis.
• Inventory at assembly line is replenished periodically.
• ANDON system is installed at strategic workstation so that in
case of any emergency, assembly line could be stopped and
corrective action can be taken.
• Engine is mounted on chassis as assembly comes towards the
end of line.
• Once the assembly is complete, one worker carries the quality
check by checking all nuts and bolts secured in proper places.
• At the end of chassis assembly, engine was checked at varying
speeds for 45 seconds and performance is noted down.
• Then chassis is lifted by overhead crane and taken to TCF shop.

10. TCF Shop – Finish Line
• Bodies from paint shops and chassis for chassis
assembly are received at the beginning of assembly
lines with the help of overhead cranes.
• Here, all engine and suspension parts, electrical parts,
under the body parts are fitted into the car.
• The movement of cranes is scheduled such that body
of a car and chassis are exact match.
• The workers need to follow TAKT time for each activity
they carry out.
• Two bin system for storage of materials is followed. On
some stations, kits of inventory for each car are
maintained.
• On the same line, seats, steering wheel, headlights
and other accessories are assembled with the body.
• In the end, logo of Mahindra is pasted and then car is
rolled out to test drive after final quality check.
TCF assembly line

11. Nashik Plant – Performance (output)
• Manufacturing lead time – 6 min
• Cars produced in 1 shift – 240 cars
• Maximum capacity – 800 cars/day

12. Wheel and axel assembly Press shop

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