This document summarizes an organizational study of MRF Ltd., a major Indian tire manufacturing company. It provides details on MRF's history, operations, departments, products, facilities, employees, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and recommendations. The Kottayam facility was established in 1969 and has production plants for tires, tubes and other products. It employs 1738 people across various departments including production, HR, accounting and quality assurance.

2.  An organization is a social unit of people structured
and managed to meet or to pursue collective goals.
 OS helps to understand how an organization solve
problems, how they maximize efficiency and
productivity and how they meet expectations of
stakeholders.
 This study is done at MRF Ltd., Kottayam and get an
understanding of the structure and functioning of the
organization.

3. Primary Objectives:
 To understand the organizational structure
 Functioning of various departments and activities
undertaken by them.
Secondary Objective:
 To know the history and growth of the company.
 To acquire knowledge about strength, weakness,
opportunities and threats of the organization.

4.  Madras Rubber Factory (MRF) is a major tyre
manufacturing company located in Chennai.
 It was started in the year 1946 by K.M. Mammen
Mappillai as a small toy balloon manufacturing unit
at Thiruvottiyur, Chennai.
 It is engaged in the production of tyres, tubes, flaps,
tread rubber, and conveyor belt.
 It also provides paints (Vapocure), toys (Funskool)
and sports goods.

5.  MRF Ltd., Kottayam unit was set up in 1969 at
Vadavathoor about 7km from Kottayam .
 There are 3 shifts of 8 hours each.
 MRFEU, MRFEA, MRFES are the trade unions.
 Tube plant, tyre plant, mixing plant, PCTR plant are
the plants in Kottayam unit.
 Automotive tyres, non tyre products, paints and coats
are their products.
 There are 1738 employees in total

7.  Production departments
 HR department
 Accounting department
 Quality Assurance department
 Safety and Security department
 Technical department
 Industrial Engineering department
 Engineering department

8. Strengths:-
 Market leader in the industry
 Unique and high brand image
 Major raw material locally available
 Strict quality measures
 Highly evolved research and development wing
 Training to all the employees
 Experienced work force

9. Weakness:-
 Lack of individual initiatives.
 Strong trade union activities
 Lack of marketing departments at the plants
 Lack of commitment from employees.
Opportunities:-
 Growth in the economy
 Increased access to global source for raw material.
 Joint ventures or tie up with foreign automobile
companies
 The modernization of tubeless tyre.

10. Threats:-
 Fluctuations in price of natural rubber and other
materials.
 Steady competition from other leading
manufacturers.
 Threat of cheap import of tyres.
 Changing technology
 Entrance of new players.

11.  Good working environment
 The usage of modern and updated technology.
 The company is eco friendly
 There are no proper transportation facilities for workers.
 The computerization of work of various departments is
not properly done.

12.  Set up a marketing department in the unit.
 The company website should be updated often
 Incentives should be given to the best performers
 Utilize the railways to transport materials.
 Provide transportation facilities to employees.
 Raw materials should be purchased at proper time.

13.  MRF mobilized itself as a market leader.
 It provides high quality products to its customers.
 A cordial relationship is maintained between all
departments for smooth functioning
 MRF has achieved these heights due to the hard
work of employees and commitment to provide
quality products to customers.