Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KSDP) is a public sector company located in Kalavoor, Alappuzha that manufactures and supplies life-saving drugs. It has 9 departments including production, marketing, finance, quality control, and research & development. KSDP produces various tablets, liquids, powders and capsules. It has strengths like experienced employees and high-quality products, but also faces weaknesses such as high production costs and a lack of research capabilities. The organizational study helped familiarize with KSDP's business operations and relate academic theory to practical functions.
3. To carry out a departmental study or analysis at
KERALA STATE DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS
LTD
To familiarize with the organizational function
To familiar with all the activities in the company
To understand finance management in the
company
To know inter related department function
Find out strength,weakness,oppurtunities,threats
of KSDP
To know duties and resposibilities of the personnel
Familiarize with organizational structure
8. 1) PRODUCTION
DEPARTMENT
2) MARKETING
DEPARTMENT
3) FINANCE DEPARTMENT
4) PERSONAL
&ADMINISTRATIVE
DEPARTMENT
5) MATERIAL DEPARTMENT
6) Q&C DEPARTMENT
7) R&D DEPARTMENT
8) SECURITY AND
VIGILANCE
DEPARTMENT
9) MAINTENANCE
DEPARMENT
13. Product development
Produce existing products by using new
processes
Cost and time reducing activities
Identify fast moving products and produce
them with KSDP’s own technologies
14. 320 employees: contract
workers,trainees,casual employes
FUNCTION
General administration
H.R planning
Wages and salary
Training and development
Labour relation
15. Classified in two division:
PURCHASE DIVISION
Buy right products at right price from right source
with maximum monetary benefit.
STORES DIVISION
Raw material store
finished goods store
packing material store
16. Safeguarding the companies function as a
whole.
Prevention of unauthorized persons
Strictly monitor the movement of
workers,material,vehicles within the company
They Won’t allow anyone to enter the
company without valid pass or identity cards
and authorization
17. Objectives
Effective management of machine tool
Minimization of heat loss and stream line
Reduction in heating related breakdowns in
packing machines
Standardization of temperature
Implementation of total productive
maintenance
18. STRENTH
Only public sector organization in allopathic
doing manufactory
Experienced and dedicated employees
High quality products
A well equipped lab for ensuring
quality, availability of R&D facility
Strict quality control
Availability of cheap labour
Good infrastructure and good landscape
19. Industry has low level of research and
development capability
Increased cost of production
Lack of open market sale
Lack of branding
Lack of working capital
Dissatisfaction among employee regarding
pay scale
20. The machinery of the company has to be
modernized
Main source of working capital is funds from
government
Increasing number of private sector
Trade union
Fast changing technology
21. The company enjoys good support from
government
Good manufacturing certificate will expand
business operation.
Continues plat form
22. Organizational study in KSDP helped me:
To familiarize with a business organization
To familiarize with different departments and
its functions
I understand how key business process are
carried out in organization
To relate theory with practice
To develop my attitude to effective
interpersonal relationships