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Utilise opportunities for expansion, vendors told

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PRODUCTIVE BONDING: The Executive Director of BHEL, Tiruchi, A.V. Krishnan (centre), flanked by (left to right) K.G. Muralidharan, president of BHELSIA, and A. Chandrababu, General Manager In-Charge, BHEL, Ranipet, at a function in Tiruchi on Thursday.

TIRUCHI: Expressing resolve to surpass the Rs. 10,000 crore turnover mark this fiscal, the Executive Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Tiruchi, A.V. Krishnan, on Thursday, called upon vendors to fully utilise expansion opportunities.

Mr. Krishnan, who assumed charge recently, was addressing a felicitation function organised by BHEL Small Industries Association (BHELSIA). Against the target of four lakh tonnes this year, the capacity of the 434 vendors here did not exceed 2.4 lakh tonnes. Next year, the outsourcing target would rise to 5.2 lakh tonnes, he said, seeking to allay the apprehension the association over outsourcing of orders. He exhorted the association members to enlarge their portfolio, tapping opportunities for value addition alongside scaling up operations through smart investments in order to facilitate BHEL to meet the customers’ expectations of reduced cycle time. Develop the growth pattern such that the load is on the system, he said.

The General Manager In-Charge, BHEL, Ranipet, A. Chandrababu, who was the General Manager (Outsourcing) at the Tiruchi unit prior to elevation, said that with BHEL getting continuous orders for super critical boilers of high capacities, it was imperative for vendors to increase volumes to meet business requirements and customer demands. A cluster arrangement was a necessity, he said, assuring that the BHEL would utilise the full capacities of vendors. Outsourcing to away-centre vendors was not at the cost of the local ancillary units, he pointed out and exuded hope that the BHELSIA members would rise up to the situation.

Cautioning against complacency, the outgoing ED V. Ananthakrishnan urged vendors to aim for 30 per cent year-on-year growth. In the process of rapid expansion, the BHEL, he said, was poised to manufacture supercritical boilers of 1,000 MW capacity, and urged vendors to step up their growth on a parallel plane. G. Ramakrishna, General Manager (Outsourcing), emphasised on speed and innovation. He was confident of meeting the targets and winning the TQM (Total Quality Management) award.

Acknowledging that vendors need to tapopportunities, K.G. Muralidharan, BHELSIA president, said that the ancillary units were on the threshold of a change for the better. M. Vairavel, BHELSIA Secretary proposed the vote of thanks.

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