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TVS Group Of Companies

TVS Group

is anIndiandiversified industrial conglomerate with its

principalheadquarters located
inChennaiandMadurai.Almost all holdings of the
groupare private. The largest and the most visible
subsidiary isTVS Motors,fourthlargest two-wheeler
manufacturers in India. TVS Group, headquartered
inChennai, with group revenue of more than USD 10
billion is an automotiveconglomerate company in India,
specialized in manufacturing of two-wheeler,threewheeler, auto-electrical components, high tensile
fasteners, die castingproducts, brakes, wheels, tires, axles,
seating systems, fuel injectioncomponents, electronic
components and many more.

Objectives of Study

To acquire knowledge about the organizational structure and

functioningof the departments at TVS-E, Chennai.

To know the activities of employees of TVS-E, Chennai .

To understand the functioning of the organization.

To know the co-ordination among the departments and the

organizationstructure.

To familiarize with the organization and its processes.

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FOUNDER OF THE GROUP
Trichur Vengaram Sundram Iyengar,

son of Trichur Vengaram Iyengar, wasan industrialist, the

founder of T V Sundram Iyengar and
Sons Limited groupof companies, one of India's largest
industrial conglomerates. With his humblebeginning as a
lawyer, he grew into one of the most successful
industrialists of his time. The Flagship Company of the
group is TVS Motors. He laidfoundation for road
transport industry in the erstwhile MadrasPresidency
through the states first bus service. The TVS group he
thus started
now extends from motor industry, auto services to
financial services.

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TVS Motor Company Limited
TVS Motor Company Limited is one of the largest twowheelermanufacturers in India and amongst the top ten in the
world. From beingthe first to introduce a two-seater moped in
India (TVS 50 in 1980), tobeing the first two-wheeler company
in the world to receive the cove
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Deming Prize for Total Quality Management, TVS Motor has

consistentlyset benchmarks for the industry.
The companys leadership edge is continually consolidated through

pioneering R&D and innovative engineering practices. The

company isISO 9000, QS 9000 and TS 16949 certified and has
also received the TPMExcellence award. TVS Motor serves its
10 million strong and growingcustomer base through a vast
network of over 500 dealers and 2500customer touch points. It
has sold over a million two wheelers. Thecompany has, for the
last 4 years, continuously bagged the ExportExcellence
Award.website:www.tvsmotor.co.in

About Company

TVS Electronics (TVS-E), headquartered in Chennai, was founded

in 1986as an IT Peripherals manufacturer and has today
transformed into a leadingTransaction Automation IT Products &
Solution provider.

TVS Electronicsis a part of the 100-year-old, US$ 4 Billion TVS

Group - one of India'sOldest & most trusted business groups and
the first among companies inAsia (outside Japan) to win the
prestigious Deming Award forQuality.
The TVS-E range of products has been engineered to withstand
thewide variety of demands that is required for a country like
India.

TVS Electronics Limited

TVS Electronics Limited (TVS-E) is a leading player in the information
and
communication technology market. Its mission is
Taking IT to the Heart of India

. TVS-E is organized into two business groups:

Transaction automation products

andsolution
TVS-E leads the Indian dot matrix printer and mechanical keyboardmark
ets, (40% and 52% share respectively). This group also providesmultiplatform solutions for front-end transaction processing toindustries like
retail, telecom, e- Governance and financial services.