INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO VST TRACTORS & TILLERS ON 14-11-2014 BY MBA STUDENTS

The students of MBA had an opportunity to  visit to a prestigious company VST Tractors & Tillers  Ltd, Bangalore on , September, 2013.
  

The manufacturing plant is located in Whitefield Industrial area near Bangalore. It has 75,00 Sq. mtrs. of land and a built up area of 15,000 Sq. mtrs (approx). The Manufacturing capacity of the company, presently is 25,000 Power Tillers, 32,000 Engines and 5000 Tractors. This capacity can be enhanced upto 30% within a period of 6 to 8 months. This plant mainly deals in manufacturing of Tractors and Farm Equipments.The plant is one of the oldest manufacturing plants in the production of tractors in India. Being briefed through the introduction of VST plant, we were about to explore the India’s most Prestigious Company.The students were divided into group of 15 people so as to have individual attention. Students visited 3 units of the plant right from examination of engine parts, assembling of engine and main manufacturing of tractors.

     The students were explained about How the assembly line manufacturing process works. This section of the plant deals with the installation of the main engine of the tractor. The students are taken through a complete channel of stations on the assembly station and the supervisor explaining each of the complicated process. The units where tractors are manufactured in assembly lines follow Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Productivity Management (TPM). Every sub-unit contributes to the production. They avoid material handling losses with pulleys and fork-lifts. All these techniques add value to the production. Indeed there is no surprise they improve their quality and reduce time with ever unit of production of tractor. Later we were taken to the canteen for a cup of tea as a relaxation. We left the place thanking the DGM-HR, Mr.Kodandaram after the tea