University of Wah

M a n a g e m e n t S c i e n c e s

PRODUCTION AND

OPERATION MANAGEMENT

Submitted to: Madam Saba Sehrish

Submitted by: Barza Mir

Azeem Bhatti

Naila Khan

Shakir Ali

Saad Farooq

FINAL REPORT

Of

Production and Operation

Management

On

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We would like to thank few people, because without their help and

concern our project shouldn’t have been completed. We would like to

thank the Almighty Allah for helping us a lot although the project and

for making as capable to complete this project then thanks to our all

teachers especially who supported us and guided us throughout the

project and to tell us where we are lacking and what steps, could be

taken to overcome them, so that we’ll get the better results in our

project. And, last but not the least, our Parents who have supported us

and have prayed a lot for so our real success that we are here with the

final projects in our hands, after the hard work of few weeks.

Introduction

Wah Nobel is a joint venture between SAAB SWEDEN, ALMISEHAL SAUDIA AREBIA and Pakistan Ordnance factories. Wah Nobel organization is a manufacturing company of explosive, chemical, detonators and acetic acid.For more than three decades Wah Nobel has stood as a symbol of safety, reliability, service and commitment. Wah Nobel’s products enjoy the highest reputation in Pakistan and aboard. This has been achieved through innovation, experience, state-of- art technology a vision for the future.Wah Nobel is fully committed to policies that ensure a consistent supply of quality product and services at competitive prices.

Products

1- ACETATES

BUTYL ACETATE  

GLACIAL ACETIC ACID  

ETHYL ACETATE 

TRADING PRODUCTS

2- CHEMICALS

PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE

UREA FORMALDEHYDE  

FORMALDEHYDE  

3- POWDER EXPOSIVE

WABONITE

WAPRI(ANFO)

4- DETONATORS

DETONATOR PLAIN NO . 8

ELECTRIC DETONATOR NO. 8

LETHER INITIATION SYSTEM  

LETHER INSTANTANEOUS

5- NITROGLYCERINE BASED DYNAMITES

S-3 (SEISMIC EXPOSIVE)

WABOX

WABOFITE

6- EMULSION EXPLOSIVE

SEISMIC EMUITE (E-3) EMULITE- 150/ EMULITE- 150(G)EMULITE 100/100 (G) PERMISSIBLE EMULITE 100/100 (G)

7- BLASTING ACCESORIES

MS/HS Electric Delay Detonators Wabocord (Detonating Cord) Safety Fuse

Organization business sector

The organization business sector of Wah Nobel groups of companies is base on five companies.

1- Wah Nobel Private Limited:

It’s products have made valuable contribution in the national development projects like tarbela & Mangla dams, Karakurram Highway, Islamabad- Lahore Motorway and other projects involving tunneling, mining.

Product1- Wabox

2- Wah Nobel Chemicals Limited: The industrial unit of Wah Nobel chemicals limited comprises of two plants, one for the manufacture of formaldehyde & the other for the production of urea & phenol formaldehyde liquid resins. Product has low methanol and formic acid contents and can be manufactured to strength as high as 56% solution in water. Wah Nobel licensed a large number of plants in Europe, Asia and America and these plants are giving the optimum yield of high quality product. Their Formaldehyde plant is based on their latest production techniques.

Products1- Formaldehyde2- Urea & phenol formaldehyde liquid resins

3- Wah Nobel Detonators Limited:

Wah Nobel Detonators (Pvt) Ltd has the manufacture of commercial detonators.

Locations

The factory is located in S.D.A. Industrial Estate, Hattar (N.W.F.P). The industrial units compose of sophisticated machinery & equipment for under taking production of initiatory explosives & plain detonators strictly to international standards in the initial phase.

Products1- Plain dets2- Electric dets3- Leher dets

4- Wah Nobel Acetates Limited:

Wah Nobel Acetates Limited is a Chemical base manufacturing unit. By establishment of production facilities of Acid Base product, Wah Nobel has taken a leap forward in attaining self-sufficiency in manufacture of these products.

Products1- Acetic acid 2- Ethyle acitat 3- Botyle acitates

LOCATION AND SUPPLIERS

Wah Nobel organization is a manufacturing company of explosive, chemical, detonators and acetic acid. The company supplies its product to the hatter factories, and the explosive factories like Wah Ordinances Factory. Its location is in Wah Cantt about 45 kilometers away from the Capital of Islamabad.

Wah Noble Hierarchy chart

CHEMICALS

PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE UREA FORMALDEHYDE   FORMALDEHYDE   

DETONATORS

DETONATOR PLAIN NO . 8 ELECTRIC DETONATOR NO. 8LETHER INITIATION SYSTEM  LETHER INSTANTANEOUS

 

 

 Nitroglycerine Based Dynamites 

 S-3   (Seismic Explosive)     Wabox      Wabofite

 Powder Explosives 

 Wabonite    Wapril (ANFO) 

 Emulsion Explosives 

 Seismic Emulite (E-3) Emulite -150 / Emulite -150(G) Emulite -100 / 100 (G) Permissible Emulite ( E-408)

 Blasting Accessories 

MS/HS Electric Delay Detonators Wabocord (Detonating Cord) Safety Fuse

MISSION

Wah Nobel develops, manufacturers, market and maintains a wide range of

commercial explosives, accessories and industrial chemicals of international

standards.

Mission Statement:

Focusing our efforts on success of our customers.  Providing competitive returns on

our shareholders Investment. Creating a conducive & attractive working environment

and inspire our.  Workforce to perform to their fullest potential. Being a responsible

corporate citizen.

VISION

For more than three decades Wah Nobel has stood as a symbol of safety,

reliability, service and commitment .Wah Nobel’s products enjoy the highest

reputation in Pakistan and abroad. This has been achieved through innovation,

experience, state-of-the-art technology and a vision for future.

Vision Statement:

To be the Market Leader and serve the needs of customers with total dedication, supply them the current and anticipate their future needs,  create value for customers, stakeholders, employees and the community at large.

Core Values

Customers satisfactionProfessional honesty

Recognition & rewarding of talentSafety & Corporate culture

Team spirit

Quality policy

Wah Nobel is fully committed to a policy that ensures a consistent supply of quality products and services at competitive prices. Fully committed to quality policy which results in production of quality. Products conforming to their requirements of our customer.

It is our pledge and full hall mark of the WNCS policy to consistently provide quality products and services at competitive price through market driven and service oriented management team.

Our employee caliber and their participation are the cardinal elements of quality policy. It shall therefore, be our constant endeveaour to update the skills of our employee through regular training and acquisition of state of the art ant technology and involve them in realism of our goals.

To achieve these objectives the management make available necessary resources and in corporate and in-built mechanism for persistence re-evaluation of quality system.

And quality standards’ are verified by,

ISO-9001 14001&

OHSAS 18001

Our quality control programmed and research and development laboratory ensures the highest standards of product performance covering products, services, working conditions, resource and responsibility for the environment and society. To us, quality management extends beyond mere quality assurance

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Wah Nobel is fully committed to a policy that ensures a consistent supply of

quality products and services at competitive prices. Wah Nobel big competitive

advantage is that the products they are in dealing have the same standard as of

the standard of imported products. And Wah Nobel competitors like PSO

(Pakistan state oil ltd), shell, and Ravi chemicals have not that same standard in

fact have many impurities in their products.

Development and design of the product

Stat their process by checking the demand and gap of demand of the product in the

market on these bases decide whether they go for manufacturing or trading. Wah

Nobel find manufacturing in their favor because of the inexpensive availability of raw

material. And that’s why Wah Nobel goes for manufacturing. As they are dealing in

manufacturing of chemicals there are same standard of the design of here products.

Diluting different solvents and then after that perform a composition of those wiyh

different solvents.

Process strategy

Process strategy Wah Nobel uses

Customization.

Offer a Uni-Sol product which is manufactured according to the specification

define by customers.

Product focus strategy.

Completely focuses on the product.24 hours continuously production made.

Wah Nobel Group has 4 working companies

Business Volume of Wah Nobel from 2004-2008:

Years 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Production 291455 365222 556700 650000 877500

Work Environment Management of Wah Nobel is committed to promote the highest standard of safe and healthy working conditions and clean environment in the company and is of the firm opinion that accidents and injuries can be prevented.  Our employees are our most important asset and we consider them as critical element for the success of our safety programmed. It is, therefore, imperative that the employees should ensure that all safety rules and regulations are obeyed and protective equipment is used wherever it is necessary and specified.

Safety and health are sine-qua-non for the progress of the company. it is, therefore imperative that our employees assimilate and adapt safe practices to ensure safe environment in their own interest and for the realization of company’s objectives. Management is responsible for providing safe working conditions to the employees and will ensure that proper safety training is imparted and safety regulations and procedures are made comprehensible.  Management will periodically arrange safety audits and deficiencies observed will be corrected promptly.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

Wah Nobel Group has been established on the philosophy of responsible citizenship. Its policy is to operate an integrated Environmental Management System in line with the national and international standards and conduct its business in ways that protect and preserve the environment. In fulfilling this responsibility, Wah Nobel Group adheres to the following fundamental principles

To manage its operations in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. To develop environmental performance evaluation procedures through research and development To continue to improve and prevent environment pollution impacts through review of objectives

& targets. To pursue the fulfillment of Group’s vision of environmental care and conservation of nature. 

SUPPLIERS Local corporations. Shakargangh. And sugar mills.

Competitors Wah Nobel Groups:

The competitors of the Wah Nobel groups of companies are as follows:-

Companies competitors

Wah Nobel Chemical DYNEA, Super Chemicals, PSO (Pakistan state oil ltd). Shell. And Ravi chemicals.

Wah Nobel Acetates PSO (Pakistan state oil ltd). Shell. And Ravi chemicals.

Wah Nobel detonators None

Wah Nobel private or

explosive

BIAFO

Global view of operations

Prevent international strategy.

Import chemical in the form.

Raw material.

Finished goods.

Purchase department invites quotations from international suppliers and prepares

comparative statements of their offers. Export commercial explosives, this process are

performed or the intermediary use is POF (Pakistan ordinance factories).POF controls all

the management and process of import and export. Wah Nobel licensed a large number of

plants in Europe. Asia and America and these plants are giving the optimum yield of high

quality product.

Inventory:

Feeding of inventory is carried out in the first week of every month. Feeding will take

about two days.OBL have tanks in which 6 to 7 days production is stored. Offers request

of quotations in return suppliers response to them and order goes for those providing a

quality material and price.

Packing

Packing are available in

30kg cans

200 kg drums

1000 liters tanks

Customers

Textile industry

Food industry

Printing industry

Pharmeciutal industry

Maintenance

Maintenance and the quantity expecting from employees both these factors are

responsibility of plant manager. Target of production expecting from

employees are.

Serial no Company MAX.CAPASITY M. TON/YEAR

1. Explosive 8,000

2. Acetate acid 9,500

3. Detonator 800,000

4. Chemical 60,000

Location

Location has a great effect because of the strong competitor’s forces. Its location is in

Wah Cantt about 45 kilometers away from the Capital of Islamabad. Karachi, Lahore

and Islamabad are the main targeted area because they are industrial areas. Wah Nobel

deal the market of Lahore and Islamabad easily from Wah Cantt through telemarketing

and by visiting the markets. And for Karachi Wah Nobel locate a liaison office in Karachi

to deal and meet the demand of Karachi market.

Expansion

The company management have progressive mind & it is planning to further increase the

production on capacity of the company by installing new plant after the installation of

this plant the production capacity will be doubled & will reach to 14,000 M.tons.

Therefore we can predict that the company will prosper in future, sell more & more

generate greater revenues and contribution in National development and G.D.P.