Synopsis: Communication For Productivity
Letters written to some 7500 Workers / Managers /
Union Leaders, following a period of strike / Go slow / Murders (1979 -
1987), at Mumbai factory of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. This direct / open /
honest communication led to a remarkable atmosphere of trust between
Workers and Management, which, in turn, increased productivity at 3% per year
(ave).
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16 Nov 1986
To:
Dear Friends
" THE LOYAL WAY TO MODERNISATION"
While we are
all busy celebrating November 1986 as
May be
nothing special !
From the
following write-up. It seams to me that QUALITY
& PRODUCTIVITY have become a part and parcel of their
lives - so they do not need a reminder .' None of
us would be around when L&T is 80
years old. The question that we need to ask ourselves is :
"Can we
do something today to make 'Quality & Productivity' a part of our Work-life so that L&T-ltes of the year 2023 A.D. do not need a reminder ?
"
THE LOYAL WAY TO
MODERNISATION KOVILAPATTI
(TN) - FE - DATED 25.9.86
The 80-year
old Loyal Textiles
Mills Ltd. located here is one among the few units
of textile industry that has adopted modernisation and upgradation of
technology.
These mills show how a combination of latest
technology, active involvement of labour and a
professional management team could re-write the
history of the Industry.
Its
modernisation commenced in 1975. They
ploughed back Rs. 2 to 3 crores every year for modernisation. Now it is
one of the vibrant units of the industry in the south.
Loyal has
many firsts to its credit. It was the first in the
country to install an air jet weaving loom, just
one year after the technology was introduced for commercial weaving in the world markets. It has the capacity to weave cloth at three to four times the speed
(PRODUCTIVITY) of automatic looms. The
company has a
plan to install 100 more machines in a year's time.
Loyal, for
the first time in early seventies, introduced, one
hundred percent tandem carding which eliminates the yarn defects and inproves the fabrics and QUALITY. It also has the largest number of 1480 rotors
of open-end, which like
air jet weaving involves spinning yarn without a spindle.
The company is proud of installing a multiphase weaving machine, for the
first time in the
entire South East Asian region.
Though It
costs heavily (Rs. 15 lakhs each), multi-phase technology has
unique features like low energy
consumption., high speed and capacity to
weave fabrics of wide widths. The simultaneous operation of about 17
shuttles against one shuttle In conventional weaving make the machines highly PRODUCTIVE without consuming extra energy. The company plans to acquire 15 machines. A
multi-phase machine
produces 1500 metres of cloth a day. The company will
shortly introduce polyester-cotton
mixed plain
suitings.
The company is claimed to bo
enjoying cordial Industrial relations. The system of
scientifically determined work-norms and work assignments are already in
vague. Labour oriented defects_are negligible (QUALITY). There is a constant
stress on training and re-training of workforce. Adoption of modern techniques has
not cut into job opportunities. The strength has gone up from 800
to 1400 over
a decade.
Exports
totalled Rs. 4.5 crores last year. The Company's share capital
was Rs. 79.14 lakhs and reserves and surplus Rs. 822.08 lakhs in 1985. It has been paying 15 per cent dividend.
"Kolvilapatti Hills will contribute Rs.
80 crores out of Rs. 100 crores.
H. C. PAREKH
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