A STUDY ON INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

At
HERITAGE FOODS (INDIA) LIMITED, GOKUL

PROJECT REPORT
Submitted to
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Anantapuramu
in the partial fulfillment of the
requirement for the award of the degree of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

By

G.MANIKANTA REDDY
(Regd.No.13W51E0036)

Under the Guidance of

Mr. B.SANKAR NAIK
B.Tech,MBA (Ph.D)

Assistant Professor

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

SIR VISHWESHWARAIAH INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(SVTM)
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to JNT University, Anantapuramu)
Angallu, Madanapalle-517325
2013-2015

DECLARATION
I

hereby declare that the project report entitled A Study On Inventory

Management, submitted to the Department of Management Studies, SVTM College,

in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Degree of Master of
Business Administration is a record of original and independent work done under the
supervision of Mr. B.Sankar Naik, Assistant Professor and it has not formed the basis
for the award of any Degree or Diploma or Associate ship / Fellowship.

Signature of the Student

Name : G. Manikanta Reddy
Reg.No: 13W51E0036
Date:

Signature of the Faculty Guide:

Date:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A Project work at post graduate level is a golden opportunity for learning and self
development. I consider myself very lucky and honored to have so many wonderful
people lead me through in completion of this project.
I wish to express my indebted gratitude and special thanks to Smt. N. Bhuvaneswari,
Managing Director, Heritage Foods (India) pvt Ltd, Hyderabad for allowing me to
carry out my Project work at their esteemed organization and to my external guide
Mr.N. Vamseedhar, General Manager for his valuable suggestions and the support
extended.
My sincere thanks to Sri. M. Prabhakar Reddy, Correspondent & Chairman, Sir
Vishweshwaraiah Institute of Science & Technology, who has provided excellent
faculty, infrastructure to cherish the career advancement.
I offer my deep sense of gratitude to

Dr.B.D.Venkataramana Reddy, Principal,

SVTM, Madanapalle for his moral support and permitting us to do the Project work.
My sincere thanks to Dr.M. Lokanadha Reddy, Head of the Department, Department
of Management Studies, SVTM, Madanapalle, who has initiated and guided all the way
for the successful completion of the project report.
I feel it a great privilege to express my sincere gratitude to project guide
Mr.B. Sankar Naik Assistant Professor, for his/her valuable guidance, numerate
suggestions, keen interest and constant support throughout the project.
I would like to thank the Faculty members, parents and friends who are directly or
directly involved in the execution of my project.

(G.MANIKANTA REDDY)
Reg.No:13W51E0036

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NO.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11

TITLE
Inventory Turn Over Ratio
Inventory of holding period
Inventory as a percentage of current assets
Inventory to total assets
ABC Analysis
EOQ Analysis of (2009-10)
EOQ Analysis of (2010-11)
EOQ Analysis of (2011-12)
EOQ Analysis of (2012-13)
EOQ Analysis of (2013-14)
EOQ Analysis of (2009-10 TO 2013-2014)

PAGE NO.
59
60
61
62
64
67
68
69
70
71
72

LIST OF GRAPHS
GRAPH .NO

TITLE
Inventory Turn Over Ratio

PAGE.NO

59

2
3
4
5
6

Inventory of holding period

Inventory as a percentage of current assets
Inventory to total assets
ABC Analysis
EOQ Analysis Of 2013-14

60
61
62
64
71

CONTENTS
Chapter

Chapter I

Title

Page no.

Executive Summary

1-4

Introduction

5-50

Industry Profile

Company Profile
Chapter II

Review of Literature

51-52

Research methodology

Chapter III

Statement of the problem

Need for the Study
Objectives of the study
Scope of the Study
Sources of Data
Sampling Design/Period of Study
Limitations of the Study

53-58

Chapter IV

Data analysis and interpretation

59-72

Chapter V

Summary of findings, conclusion and suggestions

73-75

BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEXURE

76
77-84