Ellora Time's Manufacturing Woes
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Case Details:
Case Code : OPER013
Case Length : 10 Pages
Period : 1991 - 2002
Organization : Ellora Time Pvt. Ltd. (Ellora)
Pub Date : 2002
Teaching Note : Available
Countries : India
Industry : Manufacturing
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Background Note
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Established in 1991, Ellora manufactured timepieces under the Orpat brand name.
The overwhelming response to its products encouraged Ellora to manufacture
calculators and telephones as well. These products were also received well by
the market and in a short span of time, Orpat and Ajanta established themselves
as good brands.
The company offered over 40 models of Ajanta timepieces including the highly
popular 'devotional' models for both Hindu and Muslim communities. Orpat
calculators were available in 15 different models and were very popular for
their quality and economical price. Telephones were available in around 12
different models.
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Ajanta and Orpat enjoyed a 70% marketshare in the timepiece and calculator
business respectively and Orpat telephones held 20% of the market share.
Ellora set up its manufacturing base in the 'Orpat Industrial Estate' in
Morbi with a built-up area of 15,00,000 sq. ft. and an overall carpet area
of 10,00,000 sq.ft..
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The estate
housed essential machineries, such as Wafer Sawing Machine, Automatic
Coil Winding Machine, Ultrasonic Ware Bonders, CNC Plastic Injection
Molding Machine, Mould/Dies/Jigs and a full fledged workshop for
in-house mould manufacturing as well. Around 80% of this machinery was
imported. By 2001, Ellora was producing around 15,000 calculators,
20,000 timepieces and 8,000 telephone instruments per day. There were
around 1800 workers at the estate with 90% of them being females. Ellora
used 45 trucks for daily dispatch as part of its transportation setup to
feed its distribution network of 25,000 dealers spread across the
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Ellora's products were popular both in India as well as the
export markets because of its manufacturing efficiencies. The company's
overheads were low, which enabled it to price its products very reasonably and
competitively. It had exclusive showrooms in Morbi, Rajkot, Baroda, Surat (all
in Gujarat) and in Mumbai.
These outlets were serviced by a network of 150 sales depots and service
stations. According to company sources, Ellora gave prime importance to R&D and
quality. R&D efforts were described by the promoters as "an ongoing process
in which a dedicated team is constantly engaged under the direct supervision of
the directors. Individual initiative is encouraged at all levels and innovation
is sought."
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