Operation Management at Mtr Foods Bangalore
Operation Management at MTR Foods Bangalore
Operations management is the key to achieving competitive advantage for organizations, whether they are in the manufacturing industry or the service industry. Operations management processes address the questions that an organization faces in its choice of products and manufacturing technology, utilization of capacity, maintenance of quality, costing and sourcing of materials, and customer-handling policies. MTR Foods, like many other organizations, deals with several aspects of operations management.
According to company sources, MTR Foods is the fastest growing vegetarian processed-food company in India, and it had a turnover of USD 20 million for the year ending March 2008. To add to that, MTR Foods is growing annually at a rate of 35 per cent. With a commitment to quality, recipe expertise in Indian vegetarian food, and technological capacity, MTR provides complete authentic meal solutions to today’s discerning consumer.
MTR brands in most categories are market leaders in India and abroad. The company began exporting its products 10 years ago, and today, its product range is exported to the United States, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Australia, and New Zealand.
MTR’s portfolio of products covers a wide range of processed foods, including ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook, and frozen food; instant dessert and snack mixes; spices and spice blends; vermicelli; pickles; papads; and ice cream. The products reflect the authentic flavour of the region they are from, and contain no preservatives.
MTR’s manufacturing facility is located in the outskirts of Bangalore. There are presently about 800 people working in the factory, which operates on three shifts. The factory has eight divisions. Each division has separate buildings with modern manufacturing facilities