KMF
KMF
KMF
COMPANY PROFILE
Dharwad Milk Union (DMU) came into existence on 3-3-1986.DMU was established under co-operative act on 3-3-1986 at Dharwad and Gadag, Haveri. Establishment: The Dharwad Milk Union is Co-operative society among the 13 establishment, under KMF. The Dharwad Milk Union (DMU) is one of the most modern plants in the country. It is located in the spacious 25 acres of land, located in Lakamanahalli Industrial Area, adjacent to the Nation Highway-4. It is patterned the AMUL Milk Dairy, Anand, Gujarat.
Product Plant
Training Center Sperm Station Cattle Feed Plant
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Departments of DMU
Purchasing Department Quality Control Department Production Department Procurement and Input Department (P & I) Finished goods and materials storage Department (FGS) Stores Department Sales and Marketing Department Finance and Accounts Department
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Mysore pack/kg
Paneer Butter 500gm
196.40
115.00 151.79
23.60
10.00 18.21
220.00
125.00 170.00
Strengths
Nandini enjoys good image. Wide distribution network leads to regular and timely supply.
Weaknesses
Poor retail serving and consumer grievance handling. Recurring quality problem. Lowest paying brand i.e. commission given by the company is less compared to other brands. Inadequate sales promotional activity. Due to bad smell that persists causes low sales.
Opportunities
There is scope for developing in new area. Availability of buffalo milk-improves market milk quality. Predominant of loose milk segment-divide appropriate strategies.
Threats
No entry barriers for private players. Low level of consumer awareness. Persuade benefits of competing brand .
OBSERVATIONS
1. What I observed here that there is a severe lack of consumer awareness about the wide range of products sold. 2. The various private brands have been trying to give a really tough competition by giving the agents high trade margins. 3. The organization is playing an important role in developing the economic viability of the villages. 4. The powder making plant has taken an vital role in Dharwad Milk Union. 5. The retailers were not satisfied about the commission given to them by DMU.
Suggestions
The retailers and dealers should be satisfied with commission and schemes so that they can improve the sales in the market.
The company should come up with new products with different varieties and attributes to attract the customers. To advertise about all the products in the market. The organization can build good infrastructure better than these like maintaining good garden etc.
If the company wants to restart the production of Double Toned Milk, firstly it has to provide sufficient knowledge and awareness about the attributes of products as compared to others.
FINDINGS
Nandini products have a good brand image. Pricing strategy of nandini is appreciated by its customers. Proper training programs are going on from past few years . Nandini is started with customer contact programs in order to get first hand feedback from its customer and also to improve its products.
CONCLUSION
Dharwad Milk Union is a reputed organization which has developed its goodwill in the market to compete with other famous brands such as Sphurti, Arokya, Srikrishna etc. It has to adopt modern technology in the production process and can do better marketing compared with others. It has to increase the rate of commission payable to its agents or dealers or retailers. Last but not the least I would like to conclude DMU as good organization to work as well as to interact with people. All the workers and members of the union nicely motivated me. The Hubli Dharwad retailers and hotel owners cooperated well and supported me in completing and making this project a successfully.