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Industrial Visit to PrecisionDeep DrawAugust 6, 2009A group of 38 participants of PGP 09-11 batch of SPJIMRvisited Precision Deep Draw Ltd, a SME with an annualturnover of Rs. 15 crores. It is a small firm which wasstarted around 25 years back with limited capital as aventure of a SSC pass participant Shri Bhupendra Visariaand Mr. Ganatra who is also a successful entrepreneur andhis son Kapil Ganatra, is a budding business leader and aparticipant of SPJIMR FMB programme. The firm whichemploys about 250 workers has about 150 product linesproducing on an average of 18000 products which keepchanging according to the market needs. The companyfocuses on stainless steel and mixer jars and their majorclients are Krompton, Kanchan, Maharaja and Usha etc.The visit provided the participants with an excellentopportunity to closely study a relatively organised SMEfrom an unorganised sector. Moreover the visit alsokindled interest in entrepreneurship among theparticipants as the visit and interaction with Mr. Visaria &Mr. Ganatra gave them a chance to look at the variousintricacies involved in starting a business from the scratchand further establishing it.SPJIMR Participants understanding the workflow at Deep DrawPrecisionIndustrial Visit to Larsen &Toubro Ltd.After covering an unorganised private sectorentrepreneurial venture in Deep Draw Precision, 25participants of PGP-09-11 batch along with facultycoordinator Prof. Latha Nair visited Larsen & Tubro Ltd. Thevisit was organised by alumnus of 1989 batch Mr. MaheshPhadke, EBG Group. The visit was kicked off with aninteresting video on what L&T does and an interaction withthe middle and senior level managers. The best part wasthe visit to the shop floor in groups focussing on theproduct display department which showcased theproducts made in the division. Mr. Anil J. Patil, EBG & HRPersonnel group guided the participants through the visitinstilling a deeper understanding of the various industrialprocesses and quality policies followed today.The ‘Road Ahead’ for PGDMparticipantsAugust 6, 2009The first year participants of PGDM Batch attended aworkshop “The Road Ahead” conducted by Mr PrasunGhosh, Manager, HR CTS India.The workshop was an enlightening session on the careertrajectory of an MBA graduate. Mr Ghosh stressed on therequisite skills desired by his organisation and the corporateworld in general. He also touched upon the dynamics of theInformation Technology industry and its growth prospects.The workshop was highly interactive with manyparticipants asking questions on the issues ranging fromeconomic meltdown to the intricacies of the outsourcingindustry. At the end of the session, participants were happyto have good insights into the current businessenvironment. Mr Ghosh through the workshop has set thefuture roadmap to achieve success in the corporate world.The onus is on the PGDM Batch to work hard and strivetowards their career objectives and goals.Guest Lecture on milk distribution & resilience-an innovative pedagogyJuly 11, 2009After 13 enriching classes of Sales and DistributionManagement, what came next was a pleasant surprise tothe PGDM Marketing Batch of 2010. Prof. Renuka Kamath,the faculty for the course, decided to do something quitedifferent and take the participants by surprise.In walked Smita along with Prof. Kamath to an almoststunned and quiet audience. So who is Smita really? Smitasupplies milk to residents in Andheri(W). She started herown milk distribution after her father sold away thebusiness without informing her. Smita's practicalexperiences while distributing milk in the area had to beshared, hence Prof. Kamath invited her to class.Smita was cool, calm and composed as she fieldedquestions regarding the flow of milk packets, the supplychain and the politics / nexus that exists in the industry.Bringing a 'tampered and adulterated' milk packet to class,she showed us how to be discerning when we next buy apacket of milk. Her being younger than most people in theaudience seemed to be no barrier at all, as shecommunicated freely in both English and Hindi.Smita, whose day begins early in the morning at 4.00am,distributes milk for about an hour and a half, followingwhich, she trades in stocks for another hour or so. Then herjob as an HR executive with a leading Insurance Companyawaits her. Her day ends with coming back home andspending the rest of the evening studing for her PGDM (Parttime) from a good management institute in Mumbai.SPJIMRnews15