ProdVal – production challenges!

Abstract

Subject area Operations management. Study level/applicability Management post graduate and corporate executives. Case overview ProdVal Flow Controls Pvt Ltd was company in the SME sector in India. The company focused on quality products and timely delivery. The major challenge for ProdVal was increasing their production capacity. They had no control over their existing suppliers resulting in delay in raw materials delivery. Retention of vendors had an effect on inventory carrying cost. The company had limited production facilities and the workers were outsourced. The company operated with unskilled workers. The case presents the various issues faced by the company based on which strategies to practice and plan the company's future plans could be designed. This is a disguised case and all excerpts from interviews have been anonymized. Expected learning outcomes This case study will give an insight to students to understand how inventory management; impacts production. It even gives an idea about how ProdVal has used the strategy of outsourcing of technology and labour and maintained a good growth rate. Social implications - Production-related outsourcing. Production management in small scale industry. Organization structure of a manufacturing unit. Concept of outsourcing HR and technology in an SME. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available, please consult your librarian to access.