ON ATTITUDE REGARDING THE USE OF ORGANICS PRODUCTS " AT
RAVI ORGANICS LIMITED G-14, K-46 to 54 Begrajpur Industrial Area, Muzaffarnagar-251003
Submitted by: Sagun Roll No.8551629
IN THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SESSION : 2007-2010
SHRI RAM COLLEGE, MUZAFFARNAGAR
Q U A L I T Y Now & Forever
RAVI ORGANI CS L I MI TED CONTENTS PART 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to extend my sincere thanks and heart full gratitude to Mr.V. K. Choudhary (Manager), for his constant encouragement and support during the entire duration of my project at RAVI ORGANICS LTD., This Project is profusely illustrated with diagrams, charts, graphs, figures at every stage to create a deep and long-lasting visual impact on the reader. I am very great thankful to Dr. B.K. Tyagi, Excutive Direactor (SRC), Dr. Veenus Jain, Direactor (SRC) Mr. Saurabh Mittal, H.O.D. (B.B.A), Miss. Shweta Chaudhary (Guidner) and all the faculaty members of BBA (SRC), they has been guided instrumental in providing valuable input at different stage, which helped me accomplish my work in a much better way. In the end I would like to express my appreciation for the encouragement and guidance provided by company personnel at RAVI ORGANICS LTD during my entire project.
(SAGUN) Roll No.8551629 PREFACE The study was conducted to know the Marketing Strategy for Organic Pruduct of Ravi Organics Ltd. and suggestions for increasing the marketing awareness and satisfaction level of customer. The study also helps to know about the features that would make a bright future prospect for RAVI ORGANICS LTD. Every company set of belief and practice is under going challenge and change. 1. From Developers, designing products alone to involving marketing and other function as well as customer in products development. 2. From pricing the product by an arbitrary markup over cot to pricing on the basis of delivered or perceived customer value. 3. From communicating and promoting offering mainly through persuasion based advertising and sales people to using a much broader set of communication vehicles and platforms.
INFORMATION ABOUT ORGANISATION The overall responsibility of the operation of the laboratory is on the chaiman who is supported by quality technical manager and the staff the overall technical functioning which includes quality system of the laboratory is monitored by the quality manager. The working of the chemical laboratories us superwised by quality technical manager who is assest by other staff has par organisational chart. The performance of the staff is monitored by quality techincal manager the company is being run and manage by the technical and experienced professionals having a wide experiance in the various areas of their specialization. The company employees the qualified staff who work capable enough to test and supervice the work and realate quality function the company has install the request equipment to meet the requirement company also perform continuous research and development activities to meet the requirement of customers as well as to enhance the capability of organisation. ILRI is a recognised testing laboratory from national accreditation board for testing and celebration laboratories. They are providing test service for industrial and fine chemical pesticides and their formulation Pharmaceuticais, Fertilize, Metals, and Alloys. Testing are undertaken under the supervison highly qualified and experienced staff. The Organization and its management was providingtesting services since 1995 under the name of Ravi Organics Ltd. Which is providing services for chemical testing. The management of Ravi Organic Ltd. decided in the year 2005 to establish a unique Laboratory in the state of U.P. to provide chemical testing services for other organizations also and to be known for its quality and services. With the result of same the management formed INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE as a wholly subsidiary unit of RAVI ORGANIC LTD. in the year 2005. The newly formed Permanent Laboratory started its operation under the new name from June 2005. The Organization is being run and managed by the technical and experienced professionals having a wide experience in the Various areas of their specialization. The company has a Team of professionals who are capable to test and supervise the work and related quality functions. The company has installed the requisite equipments to meet the requirements of Customers. Company also perform continuous research & development activities to meet the requirement of customer as well as to enhance the capabilities of the Parent organization. PRODUCTION FACILITIES
Production facilities of the company are located at G-11, 14, K-46 to 55 UPSIDC Industrial Area, Begrajpur, Muzaffarnagar-251203 U.P. INDIA, adjacent to National Highway No. 58, 110 Km from Delhi. Equipments with latest techniques used for reactions includes Glass Lined Reactors up to 10 KL Capacity, Stainless Steel Reactors up to 10 KL Capacity, Gas Induction Reactors, Pressure Reactors, Agitated Nutsche Filters up to 5 KL Capacity, Rotary Vacuum Dryers up to 5 KL Volume, Brine Chilling Units 140 TR @ -20C, Distillation Columns, Vacuum pumps, Nitrogen Generators, Boilers up to 4 TPH @ 17.5 Kg/cm2, Cooling Towers, Nutsche filters & Centrifuges etc.
COMPANY PROFILE RAVI ORGANICS LIMITED was incorporated in the year 1995 with a goal of achieving revolution in the area of Agriculture by increasing quantity and improvement in quality of products by manufacturing the Agrochemical Products in the Country. The Promoters of the Company setup production facilities of Agrochemicals at UPSIDC Industrial Area, Begrajpur, Muzaffarnagar 251 203 (U.P.) INDIA. The Company is a member of RAVI GROUP of India established in 1975 which has now multiactivity industrial units in the fields of Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, Seeds, Fertilizers, Iron & Steel, Paper Industries, Surfactants, Detergents, Intermediates, Paper additives, Fine Chemicals. With its workforce and production capacity, the Company is all set to meet the challenging needs of valuable customers. Over the years, the Company has developed a wide range of Technical grades of Pesticides and its formulations as well as formulation of bought out Technical Concentrates under its Professional Management and highly qualified and dedicated team of experts. At RAVI GROUP, we conduct business with ethics and integrity. We are proud of the products we manufacture, and also the efforts we put into them. Our Research and Development wing constantly put in great efforts to innovate in the field. Our Goal is to serve in our country as well as outside the country by setting standards of quality, services and commitment to customers. We measure our success based on the satisfaction of our valuable customers. VISION ILRI is comited to provide excilent and prompt services in the area of testing. 1. To be a sound all india. 2. Customer centric. PHILOSOPHY: (DEVELOPMENT TRUST AND HONESTY) To provide the active efficent reliable accurate and timely tesitng service. (CLIENT IS OUR CONCERN) MISSION OF THE COMPANY: 1. To provide organic product and chemical to farmers and industries. 2. Achiving total customer satisfacion and being reckoned as the best organic company in the industry on all parameters. 3. To enhance shareholders wealth by ensuring sound growth of business and make valuable contribution to national economic growtth.
QUALITY POLICY OF THE COMPANY To provide the costomer acitve efficent reliable accurate and timely testing services. Excellent and prompt service by emplementing and continualy improving the quality management system complying to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Establish good laboratory practice. Continusually improve the effectiveness of management system through view and training to all employees. To make the laboratory for its quality of service and customer focus.
STURUCTURE OF THE ORGANISATION The structure followed in Ravi Organics is a formal vertical structure. The structure is as follows
C.M.D. M.D. G.M. D.G.M. A.G.M CHIEF MANAGER
SCALE1 SCALE2 SCALE3
PRODUCT OFFERED BY COMPANY The company offer different products which satisfies the needs of different sector customers. These are as follows 2, 4- D Acid 2, 4- D Ethyl Ester 2, 4- D Sodium AKD (Emulsion) Butachlor Clodinafop Propargyl Glyphosate Hexaconazole Isoproturon Metribuzin Pendimethalin Pretilachlor Sulfosulfuron Tebuconazole
GROWTH OF THE RAVI ORGANIC LTD. 2000 Jun 7, 2000 - His father died when he was two and young Ravi moved around the country with his mother. She has now settled down as an organic farmer in Devon while he moves between homes in London and Birmingham. He is an occasional visiting lecturer in fine art photography at Newcastle University. ... 2. 2001 Mar 28, 2001 - It probably takes 10 to 15 years of organic growth for a company that size to move up the four credit notches they just gave up. ... Ravi Suria: I compare 3G to prior massive capital expenditures in history like the building of the Interstate Highway System or the electricity grid or ... 4. 2002 Jan 22, 2002 - Whatever wealth we generate, we will carry our shareholders with us,'' Mr RaviUppal, President & Managing Director, ABB, said here on Monday. ... Asked, Mr Uppal said that ABB's reserves would be of use for the ambitious growth plans envisaged for it that include both the organic ...
6. 2003 Aug 26, 2003 - A DRAFT policy to be formulated soon will aim to make the entire State fullyorganic (Jaiva Keralam) on the lines of the universal literacy ... IFOAM, Dr CK George, Advisor, Peermade Development Society, Dr K Ravi, Advisor to Chief Minister of Kerala on Sustainable Development, ...
8. 2004 Nov 21, 2004 - Ravi Varma used to give a coat of varnish to his paintings to preserve them. Over time however, the varnish deteriorated. So, the tone of the original colours on these paintings changed. During restoration, the team removed the varnish and using a mix of stableorganic and inorganic ...
10. 2005 Jun 12, 2005 - Once known as Vam Organics, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, Jubilant Organosys in its new makeover is trying to establish its presence throughout ... In his interaction with FE's Ravi Krishnan, chairman and managing director Shyam S Bhartia outlines the company's strategy to grow. ...
12. 2006 Feb 20, 2006 - In an exclusive interview to Editor Saisuresh Sivaswamy and Nikhil Lakshman Sri Sri Ravi Shankar discusses terrorism, the spiritual solution to corruption and what discourages him ... We are not using our natural way, organic farming. These are some things we can revive in our country. ...
14. 2007 Jul 18, 2007 - Mr Ravi Naware, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC Ltd - Food Division, at the launch of Aashirvaad Select organic spices in Bangalore on Tuesday. Bangalore, July 17 After health biscuits and snacks, ITC Foods is going organic now. The company has enteredorganic foods retailing with the ...
16. 2008 Apr 28, 2008 - As a result, organic wastes and toxic chemicals have badly affected aquatic life both in this drain and in the River Ravi. ... Though views have been expressed, they seem segments of Mr Yunus 's misunderstanding and his ignorance of the Jamiat's history. ...
18. 2009 Sep 12, 2009 - After returning from the US over three years ago, Mr. Ravi along with his father K. Ramesh started organic cultivation of brown rice in their 20-acre farm at Velpuru in Kankipadu mandal near here. They make organic manure called Panchgavya with locally available ingredients. ...
PROBLEM FACED BY THE ORGANISATION There is no company in this world which do not have any problem so likewise Ravi Organisation has its own share of problem. These problem are :- 1. The company has no sales, marketting and retail focus. 2. The company has certain human resource problem such as A) Skill not keeping pace with time B) Lack of speciliasation C) Employee demotivation DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC INDUSTRY The organic industry development progam was established to provide assitance with project that uncoverage growth in the oraganic sector and yield positive econmic benefit to the agriculture industry. The program is intent to provide fund to growthness aliens procedures group and processers to eccelerate the production of cartified organic production and processing techonology to facilitate growth in the industry and contribute to own farm profitability and compatitiveness. This is a comprehensive program design to eccelerate the adopation of certified organic production and processing techonology and coverage stratgic growth and marketing development and implement compatativ field and pest management practice. Components: Organic value chain development Organic product farm advancement programe Organic agro enviourment program This programe will help support the innovative capasity of farmers by providing funds to farmers or group of farmers to support investment in the development of organic agriculture. This will contribute to own farm profitbality and competiveness as well as help in dissdminite knowdlege gain through implementation with the program. BENEFIT TO CONSUMER IT IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO SATISFY CUSTOMER, YOU MUST DELIGHT THEM IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE COMPANY 1. What are Customer Value and Satisfaction, how do the leading Companies Produce and deliver them? 2. What make high performance business? 3. How can Companies both attract and retain customers? 4. How can Companies Improve Customer Profitability? 5. How Can Companies Practice Total Quality Management (TQM)? Whether the buyer is satisfied after purchase depends on the offers performance in relation to the buyers expectation. SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTH 1. Collaboration with the Largest Organic Suppliers i.e. Ravi organic in Western India. 2. Profit Making Year & Year. 3. Dedicated Employees of the Company. 4. Latest Machines are using in plant to provide the best quality of Organic & Organic Products to Muzaffarnagar Based Consumers as well as New Delhi Based Consumers. WEAKNESS 1. Irregulatory and Delay in Supply of Organic & Organic Products to Consumer. 2. No Optical Media Advertisement Fund has been provisioned in Companies Financial Statement. 3. No Sales Target achievement Scheme are Introduced in the Company for Sales Supervisors.
OPPORTUNITIES 1. To Enter in the field of Various Other new Organic products. 2. To Direct Enter in the Market of A. National Capital of India: New-Delhi. B. In the Market of Ambala, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Rohtak. C. Small Cities or unrepresented areas i.e. Sonipat, Hisar, Kurukshetra. 3. To Prepare Organic Booth at Prime Location of Muzaffarnagar City for Direct Selling of Organic and Organic Products at Consumer Price and Earn More Profits Equivalent to its Distribution Channel. THREATS 1. All the Raw Organic of Company is depending on the Village Area Organic Producers, who are not so loyal for company. 2. From the Increasing the Competition in the Organic Products Market and from exclusive Other Brand Retail Outlets. AIM OF THE ORGANIZATION Main aim of the organization is to maxmize the consumer satisfaction and this is achieved through providing quality organic and organic products, continious achievement and motivated employee.
In general: SATISFACTION IS THE PERSONS FEELINGS, of pleasure or disappointment resulting from comparing products perceived performance in relation to his or her expectation.
1. If the performance falls short of expectation, the consumer is dissatisfied. 2. If the performance matches the expectations, the consumer is satisfied. 3. If the performance exceeds expectations, the consumer is highly satisfied. 4 Consumer who are just satisfied still find it easy to switch when a better offer comes along. 5. Those who are highly satisfied are much less ready to switch over. 6. High satisfaction or delight creates an emotional bond with the brand but not the rational preferences. PERFORMANCE OF COMPANY: The performance of Ravi Organic Ltd. Can be measured by overall company profit & loss account and balance sheet, it means financial report of company. Net current assests of the company: 2008 2009 254,377,563.61 310,845,890.35 Income: 2008 2009 509,005,312 536,315,226 Expenditure: 2008 2009 506,366,102 531,284,466 Profit after Tax: 2008 2009 1,417,532.80 2,905,461.46
INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC
To study the attitude regarding the use of organics. In the present context, marketing strategy of any product has become one of the most important area of human activity because of increasing rate of large & complex organisation in the society, because of their increasing role, the organisation have attracted the attention of both practitioners and academicians to find out the answer of the question how these organisations can be more effective. Marketing strategy lead to the development of a new product on field. The marketing strategy of liquied organic depending on the measurement criteria used. However is measured by the deeline of profitability and performance, A shift to a more appropriate organisations structure. However it has been found that in the most of the cases, there is a positive correlation among these two criteria. It implies that the number of employers increases with scale of operation which, in trun, necessitates large amount of investment. The characterstic of marketing strategy of liquid organic in Ravi Organic ltd. are as follows. 1. The marketing strategy of liquid organic influnce its coardination, direction, control and reporting system. 2. The marketing strategy of liquid organic affect the degree of formalisation of various processes like communication, authority & responsibility delegation, control system, decision making etc.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Muzaffarnagar city divided into eight parts for the convenience of sample survey. 1. Research Design: Because research was based on descriptive type, so research problem was designed in such a way so that a researcher can get more and more accurate results. Personal interview were conducted to understand the behavior of Dealer as well as Consumer. Data Collection Method: We have two type of Datas; One is Primary Data & Other is Secondary Data.
Data Collection is very important part of any research, Accuracy of Research depends upon the facts which we have collected from the actual data. It means that it is very important that how much accurate data we have collected.
Primary Data: In this Research Project, all the Primary Data was Collected from Dealers & Consumer, dealers which are already selling the Ravi Organics Brand products and also who are whole-selling the Un-branded organic in the Muzaffarnagar Market, Here Consumer Refer to the ultimate user of organic who use organic for various purpose. For this purpose, we Conduct Personal Interviews & Questionnaires for Dealer Channel & for Consumer. Secondary Data: During the time of Research, we required some secondary data, so that data we have collected from the company records, i.e. Product Specification, Organic & Organic Products Manufacturing Process, Tests Conducted by Organization & Aim and Quality Policy of the Company. A. Consumer survey : Scope : Muzaffarnagar city Sampling : Non Purposive stratified Random sampling Size : 100 Instrument : Questionnaire B. Private Traders : Scope : Muzaffarnagar city Sampling : Non Purposive stratified Random sampling Size : 10 Instrument : Informal interview with check list.
C. Private Vendors : Scope :Muzaffarnagar City Sampling :Judgment /willingness to co-operate Instrument :In depth formal interview with check list D. SOURCES OF DATA : Primary a) Consumer Survey b) Private traders survey c) Private vendors E. SURVEY DESIGN For Consumer Survey For the consumer survey we have adopted the random sampling method, Muzaffarnagar city divided into 8 zones, 25 respondents were taken from each of these zones at random. Care was taken to ensure adequate representation across all income levels. F. FOR RETAILERS SURVEY Retailers were also selected using non-purposive sampling. Private vendors, farm owners and private dairy operators were chosen on judgmental sampling basis for the purpose of discussions. Members of their associations were also contacted for their associations were also contacted for further discussions and clarifications. Apart from this, discussions were also under taken with the concerned company staff. The data obtained was analyzed on computer for interpretation and analysis of results.
Objective of Research: A. To study consumer perception and opinions about Ravi organic. B. To study the marketing practices of private traders of Muzaffarnagar city. C. To promote the sales of Ravi organic with the application of marketing strategy where ever relevant. D. To study the marketing strategy of Ravi Organic.
CONSUMER SURVEY FINDING MUZAFFARNAGAR CITY A PROFILE Situated in the most fertile belt of the land, Muzaffarnagar is an ideal place for agriculture . The district has an agro based economy and the population even in urban areas is well informed about agriculture as an economic activity has roots in both rural as well as urban key information about the organics market in Muzaffarnagar city is estimated to be as follows. Total estimated population of the city 15, 93, 705 Estimated per capita consumption 250.00 ml SURVEY RESULTS Estimated daily organics consumption of the: 3, 98, 426 litre. Private Organics Trader This includes all those who sell loose organics like private vendors Farm owners and small size private operators. Table no-1 ORGANIC CONSUMPTION AS a FACTOR: Consumer preference ranking of organics quality parameters:
Income slabs Quality Parameters (in percentage) Good purity safty Quality
The above table reveals that good quality, organics is the most important criteria for organics consumers in judging the quality of organics. While these two parameters are similar across the consumers of all income groups, the consumers of higher income slabs look for the safety of organics too.
Organic Consumption Good Quality Purity Sefty ORGANICS USAGE PATTERN Table no-2 Income wise per capita organics consumption pattern: Income slab Total no of Farmers Total organics consumption(ltrs) Per capita consumption(ml) Below-4000 25 27.86 200 4000-6000 64 105.23 316 6000-8000 86 201.13 361 8000-10000 25 88.62 427 Total 200 422.84 1304
Thus it is very clear that per capita organics consumption in Muzaffarnagar city has a direct relation with income of people. The over all per capita organics consumption for Muzaffarnagar city is 200 ml per day. CONCLUSION: These patterns reveals that per capita organics consumption in the city is the function of income with increase the income then the increase the per capita consumption is to attributed to the higher proportion of organics for direct consumption. In such a scenario apart for the consumers to have quality preference in favor of thicker organics with higher fat content and having good quality.
Table No-3 PRESENT MARKET SHARE: S. No Brand Name Total Organics Sold (Liters) % Market Share 1. Ravi 27,000 67.5 2 Swega 10000 25 3 Magma 3000 7.5 Total 40,000 100 These brands have captured 10% market share of whole market.
PRESENT MARKET SHARE Ravi Swega Magma 67.5% 25% 7.5% Table No. 4 COMMISSION STRUCTURE OF RETAILERS: S.NO BRAND NAME AGENT COMMISSION Rs/liter 1 Ravi 5 Rs 2 Swega 5 Rs 3 Magma 5 Rs The commission offered by the dairy to its agents compares then the commission conditions in favourable with that offered by the private company. It is clear that these private company are following a agents push strategy like as scheme and service satisfaction to agents. RAVI is available in Muzaffarnagars market from last 26 years. Ravi brand name is well known in Muzaffarnagar city so the consumer has famliared to Ravi brand name but agents are not satisfied to Ravi delivery system. Consumer is 80% satisfied from quality of Ravi liquid organics but agents are not satisfied to Ravi service system.
TABLE NO-5 AVAILIBILITY OF AGENTS IN MUZAFFARNAGAR MARKET S.NO BRAND NAME AVAILIBILITY WITH AGENTS (%) 1 Ravi 60 2 Swega 30 3 Magma 10
While most of the agents/retailers are keeping Ravi Organics the agents survey reveals that 20% Ravi organics agents are selling other brand. Reason is this; distribution system is not satisfactory according to agents and not allowed incentive system. AGENTS AVAILABILITY IN MUZAFFARNAGAR MARKET
30 % 10% TABLE NO-6 INCOME WISE MILK SOURCE HOUSEHOLDS Income slab Organics vendors Buffalo farms Private company Ravi LIG 23.6 26.3 23.6 21.1 LMIG 23.0 69.0 4.0 4.0 HMIG 29.7 59.4 4.7 6.2 HIG 39.33 66.7 - -
LIG = Lower Income Group LMIG = Lower Middle Income Group HMIG = Higher Middle Income Group HIG = Higher Income Group The above pattern reveals that majority of the HIG consumers prefer to buy organics from buffalo farms. Even majority of the consumers in LMIG and HMIG categories also patronized buffalo farm organics as their organics source. Ravi and private company as organics source are being favoured by LIG consumers. While none of the HIG consumers has patronized two as regular organics source.
60% INCOMEWISE HOUSEHOLD MILK SOURCE
LIG = Lower Income Group LMIG = Lower Middle Income Group HMIG = Higher Middle Income Group HIG = Higher Income Group 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 LIG LMIG HMIG HIG MILK VENDORS BUFFALO FARMS PRIVATE DAIRY PARAG CONSUMER SURVEY FINDING ABOUT RAVI MLIK Consumers currently using Ravi organics 7.5% Consumers not using Ravi organics 75% Consumers not tried Ravi 17.5% Though 7.5% consumers use the Ravi organics. Majority of the respondents have tried Ravi organics some time in the past but discontinued for various reasons. Approximately 17.5% consumers have not tried Ravi organics at all.
Table No -7 REASONS FOR DISCONTINUING RAVI MILK S.NO REASONS %RESPONDENT 1 Poor service 28% 2 Poor Quality 58.6% 3 High price 6.7% 4 Better option 6.7%
The major reason for discontinuing was the use of Ravi organics reported to be the poor quality. These respondents defined poor quality in terms of bad quality like as smell and consumer feel the tea quality as oily. There are many better options are available for consumer to the purpose of purchasing organics like as private company, buffalo farms, private traders. While those, who discontinued for the reasons of poor services and supply system.
Expectation of present non- users from Ravi: S.NO EXPECTATIONS %RESPONDENTS 1 Improve quality 60 2 Reduce price 18 3 Improve availability 12 4 Nearness of source 10
Consumers want to purchase Ravi liquid organics if the given conditions those consumers are not uses Ravi organics they expect to Ravi that improve organics quality and they want availability. They also expect price to be reduced.
% Respondents Improve Quality Reduce Price Improve Availability Nearness of source 12 % 10% 60 % 18 % REASON FOR NONUSE OF RAVI LIQUID MILK: Table no-9
s. no Reasons %Respondent 1 No preference/liking for packed organics 47 2 Not available 33 3 Not interested 20 Total 100
While 42% of the respondents did not give any particular reason for not trying, 58% of the respondents could come out with the reasons. In this category 2/3 of the respondents expressed they are not interest for the for the packed organics and 1/3 states non availability. Its reasons states that the Ravi distribution channel can not cover entire city.
% Respondent No Preference Not Availabe Not interested 20 % 33 % 47% TABLE -10 RAW MATERIAL CONSUMED:
CURRENT YEAR PREVIOUS YEAR QTY(M.T) AMOUNT QTY(M.T) AMOUNT Chemicals (Ind.) 3,902.77 1,737.86 6,642.24 2,508.25 Chemicals (Imp) 600.48 935.80 1,095.46 587.79 LICENSED AND INSTALLED CAPACITIES:
RETAILERS SURVEY FINDINGS: More than 50% retailers said that marketing supervisions visit them once a month only. This explains the kind of supervision in the company exercisers on its organics sales. Further 78% retailers said that these company officials during they visit, listen to their complaints while 22% said otherwise. But of these only 28% retailers said that the action taken them each generally to their satisfaction. Ravi organics agents are not satisfied from organics replacement because some time organics packed to be leakage then the replacement is not allowed so agents are not satisfied with Ravi organics. Agents also complaints about delivery system and want increase the advertisement whose consumer will know about Ravi liquid organics. During the agents, 70% agents are satisfied to Ravi organics quality but some minor complaint about smell in organics. Agents want pump let for the purpose of advertisement. According to agents point of view the complaints redressal system has very low efficiency of 22%. This finding clearly shows that company officials do not take liquid organics sales seriously and operate in lackadaisical fashion. DISTRIBUTION ASPECT 1. The network of retailers is not uniform in the Muzaffarnagar city. There are pockets of concentration of the retailers while there are some areas location as such type where retailers can not operate. 2. The roads are the interior parts of the city so the roads are very narrow and congested. The vehicles of the Ravi organics can not pass through these. 3. Presently company has 400 retailers on its rolls and 95% of them are generally at any point of the time. PRIVATE COMPANY Private dairies are one of the smallest segments of unorganized sector in marketing and spreading their operation in the thickly populated areas of the city. Private company has crucial role in marketing of liquid organics in city of Muzaffarnagar. The source of organics collection them self or through private vendors. After collection the liquid organics they do the pasteurization of organics with best facilities. After pasteurization the marketing staff gives the instruction for distributing the organics in the selected areas. Others are selling organics raw or chilled in loose sales. Through marketed as whole organics, they never give more than 5% fat in organics, which allows them additional profit. The selling process of organics as like Ravi organics selling and they are provide extra facilities in selling process like as door to door selling of organics through the particular person. These private dairies target LIG group for the purpose of selling the liquid organics in this segment because reason behind this is the LIG group persons are interested in this type organics. Apart from organics supply, the private dairies produce products like cream, butter, pesticides and curd etc, in different packs and sizes which are most suitable to the different income groups of consumers. The organics products of private dairies are not best quality but in case of service facilities, these dairies provide best service to consumers. These dairies keep their products price slight lesser than the RAVI products and other organized sector products. They claim their products are fresh, pure and hygienic and also economical. Additionally they build good report with the customers and bind them.
CONCLUSION Ravi is a well known Organics Industry in entire U.P., Every Consumer & Every Retailer is aware about Ravi Poly-Pack Organics, Organics Products and Indigenous Organics Products of Ravi.
Consumer are willing to buy Ravi Organics Indigenous Product and they also show Interest in launching of the Ravi Organics in Muzaffarnagar Market, but due to non-regular availability of their existing products like: Shortage of Ravi Pesticides and Table Butter they are not assured about the proper availability of Organics in Muzaffarnagar Market.
Shop-keepers are selling another companies products due to lack of availability of Ravi Organics Products thus consumer have to buy another company product.
According to Research about the Potential of Organics in Muzaffarnagar Market, the Present Un-branded sale of Organics is Approx. 800-1000 Kg. per day, covering small Caterers, Banquet Halls, Sweet Shop, Consumer etc., Buyer as well as Seller both are willing to sell and buy the branded organics respectively if available, thus Launching of Ravi organics in Muzaffarnagar Market will be a very aggressive step by the Ravi and they can easily hold up-to 50% - 60% market initially. But they have to make some efforts for regular availability of their Organics and all the Organics Products because in existing products of Ravi Brand like Pesticides, Table Butter, Panner they first prefer Ravi Brand but in case of non-availability they go for another company Product.
In Pesticides at the time of non-availability they go for Godhan, Krishna, or pack provide by Retailer etc.
In Table Butter they are likely to buy Amul Brand because it is readly available, Ravi Butter is generally not available at every shop-keeper.
Consumer are likely to buy Ravi Product, and they trust on Ravi.
Limitation of Research:
In every research there are always some limitations, so no research can be perfect. In this research we also have some limitations. Which are as following:-
1. Some Dealers who are bulk seller of Organics are hesitating to giving the appropriate data, i.e. Approx Margin they are presently earning, Quantity they are presently selling etc., Some dealer are not interested to providing the accurate information and some are not interested to filled up the questionnaires thus we can say that the collected data in this survey is not 100% perfect.
2. Some Consumers have no criteria to purchase Branded/Un-branded Organics, they are willing to buy organics just due to the reason of requirement of their family purpose. They also aware that due to lack of availability of Branded Organics in Market they have to but from the available Un-branded Organics only. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. The existing channel of distribution is not effective and needs to be reorganized. Therefore it is proposed that the RAVI company should adopt a two point for distribution approach to cover entire Muzaffarnagar city for the selling the liquid organics. 2. Firstly it should dispatch organics 3 or 4 selected points of old city in light commercial vehicles from these points it can then be distributed in the city using three wheelers and light commercial vehicles etc in additional to the existing distribution system in the entire Muzaffarnagar city. 3. As findings reveal that consumers of the Muzaffarnagar city prefer high fat organics. Therefore the company should continue permanently with full cream organics, standard organics and janata organics, toned organics are being sold by the company, majority of consumers can not differenciate the types of organics for sold by the company. 4. The complaint redressal system to be toned up the complaints received from the consumers and retailers then the action should be taken about the retailers and consumers problems, it is necessary that company must give the feed to retailers and consumers. 5. The commission offered by the company to its retailers, but retailers are not satisfied to the commission of company so retailers commission should be increase. 6. The demand of retailers is that the organics products of Ravi Company should supply with poly pack organics supply. 7. Improvements are necessary in organics quality like as smell and taste. 8. Advertisement channel should be selected by the company and pamphlets, sign board are necessary to advertisement of company. 9. The visit is to be must by the company marketing staff for retailers satisfactions some complaints can be easily solve by face to face communication. 10. Company has been irregular in organics supply. The most convenient timing for consumers to buy organics between 6 am to 8 am in the morning and 5pm to 7pm in the evening. The company must ensure that organics is available in the city before 6am in the morning and before 5pm in evening. Also the organics supply to retailers should be sufficient so that he does not run out of stock. 11. Consumers of the city still have some misconceptions about organics. Therefore an educative sales promotion kind of campaign is needed fore increase the sale of Ravi organics. Marketing personnel have to be suitably trained to follow marketing approach so that image and services of the company improve.
12. Delivery Schedule should be Properly Maintain, i.e. Its Indigenous Products Should be Available at all possible Maximum Retail Stores of the City.
13. Delivery Complaints should be undertaken more quickly.
14. Behavior of Staff/Team Involve in Distribution, Feedback from Retailer & Consumer is Essential.
15. Quality Standard should keep Maintain.
16. Company should make a meeting time to time with dealers and launches different Gifts & Incentives Scheme to Promote the Sale of Products.
17. Packing and Labeling of Organics should be Attractive as there packing of Table Butter & Pesticides.
18. Company should start Publicity Campaign for promote and awareness of its indigenous products to the ultimate consumer.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Books: 1. Marketing Research (Kotler Philip) 2. Research Methodology (Kothari CR) 3. Sampling & Sampling Distribution (S.P. Gupta) 4. Principle of Mangement (L.M. Prasad) 5. Organisational Effectiveness & Change (Dr. P.C. Tripathi) Website: 1. www.yahoo.com 2. www.google.com 3. www.raviorganics.com REFERENCES 1. Kotler, Philip Marketing New Delhi, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. 2001 2. Kothari, CR, Research Methodology, New Delhi, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 1995 3. Gupta, S.P. & Gupta M.P., Sampling and Sampling Distribution. New Delhi, Sultan Chand & Sons. 1995 4. Manuals of Gangol D.U.S.S. Ltd., Gangol Road, Partapur, Muzaffarnagar.
84% Consumer use Organics for Sweet Purpose i.e. Rasgulla, Barfi, Gunjia, Laddus and Rest 16% Consumer generally use organics for Halwa purpose i.e. Gazar ka Halwa, Moong Ki Daal ka Halwa etc.
39% Consumer use Organics 01 to 02 kg. at a time, 33% Consumer use 0.5 to 01 kg. Organics at a time and 28 % Consumer use 02 to 03 kg. Organics at a time.
In Festival Season 45% Consumer use 01 to 02 Kg. Organics, 30 % Consumer use 02 to 03 Kg. Organics & 25 % Consumer use 03 to 04 Kg. Organics at a time.
33 % Consumer buy organics from Whole Sale Shop of Organics, 24% Consumer buy organics from near by halwai, 12% arrange organics from organics man and Rest 31% from other sources, (i.e. Self Preparation, Village Joint Family Procurement etc.)
91% Consumer are satisfied with the quality of the available Un-branded Organics, because they intimate clearly that they Firstly check the quality attributes (i.e. Freshness & Good taste) of the available organics, then they told shopkeeper to pack it, but in the festival season they generally face problems for the good quality of Organics due to its shortage in market, Secondly consumer dont have any choice (I.e. Branded Product) then definitely they have to select from the available one only, while they are satisfied or not, Rest 9% Consumer Clearly intimate that but obvious they are un-satisfied with the quality of available Un-branded Organics but theyve to buy it only because no other option is available at present.
In the present market scenario 33% Consumer are buying @76-80/- per kg. Organics, 21% Consumer are buying @71-75/- per kg. Organics, 15% Consumer are buying @66-70/- per kg. Organics, Rest 31% Generally Procure Organics from other sources i.e. Home Preparation & etc, thus they havent calculate the costing of Prepared Organics.
100% Unbranded Organics is available in Market, Branded Organics is not available in Market, thus Ravi Organics havent any Branded Competitor but they have to face Challenges with Un-branded organics.
Some Consumer i.e. 7% are also aware that Ravi is Preparing Organics, but they think that it is Prepared only for there Staff Personnel Only.
43% Consumer Prefer to Freshness for Subject of Quality Attributes in Ravi Organics, 26% Prefer for Good Taste, 11% Prefer for Good Flavour, 11% and 9% Votes for Good Fat Contents & Prefer to all the attributes respectively.
40% Consumer Prefer for Publicity Campaign, 31% Prefer for News- Paper Advt., 23% for Cable T.V. & Rest 6% Votes for Handbills for Promote the Sale of Ravi Organics & Other Organics Products.
91% Consumer Prefer for Kg. Pack for Organics, they think that it may be become more beneficiary for consumer.
47% Consumer Prefer for Plastic Container Packing & 46% Prefer for Poly Pack & Rest 7% Prefer to Carton Pack of Ravi Organics.
94% Consumer are likely to buy the Organics @85-90/- per kg., because they are ready to pay some higher cost for branded Organics, but not so higher from un-branded.
Finding From Organics Whole-seller & Ravi Organics Agents:- Whole-seller located at Lala Ka Bazar, Sadar Bazar-Muzaffarnagar are selling Approx. 800-1000 Kg. Un-Branded Organics per day. 50% Wholeseller sold organics within the price range of Rs.76-80 per Kg., 30% Wholeseller sold organics between the price range of Rs.71- 75 per kg. and 20% Wholeseller sold organics between the price range of Rs.66-70 per Kg, with taking a margin of Rs. 11-15 per kg. & are ready to sell Ravi Organics between the Price Range of Rs. 85-90 per kg. with-in-built Margin of Rs. 11-15 per kg. as they were taking in Un- branded Organics. 100% Ravi organics agent are ready to sell Ravi Organics and the approx quantity is 05-06 Kg. by 51% Agent, 22% agent are ready to sell approx 03-04 kg. per Day, Rest 10% and 6% are ready to sell approx. 01-02 kg. & 07-10 kg. per day respectively. 82% Whole-seller and Ravi organics agent are likely to sell Ravi Organics in 0.5 Kg. Pack & Rest 18% are in 01 kg. pac. 44% Whole-seller and Ravi organics agent are likely to sell Ravi Organics in Plastic Containner, 42 % Whole-seller and Ravi organics agent are likely to sell Ravi Organics in Poly-Carry Bag & Rest 14% Preffered Carton Pack of Ravi Organics. 56% Preffered to promote the Ravi Organics by Advt. at TV/Cable Advt., 24% by Publicity Campaign, 14% by News Paper & 6 % by Hand Bills/Pamplets etc.