ATLAS HONDA - Introduction:

This Report is predicated on the analysis of supply chain functions at Atlas Honda Limited which came into existence in 1962 with the partnership of Honda Motors Japan Limited and Atlas Autos Limited and establishing its first mother plant in Karachi metropolis in 1963.

On October 16, 1962, the company went public. It's a partnership between Honda Motor Company Limited of Japan and Atlas Group, one of Pakistan's most well-known business corporations. The company's primary business is the development and selling of bikes and replacement components. It is Pakistan's largest motorcycle manufacturer, with the highest brand value and consumer loyalty. The company is regarded as a 50-year pioneer in the motorcycle industry.

The company now has a production capacity of more than 1.5 million units per year and continues to be the market leader in terms of volume and quality. As Bangladesh and Afghanistan are also receivers of its motorcycles and spare components.

Currently, company is running two plants around the clock to supply Pakistan's motorcycle demand. As Sheikhupura and Karachi are the locations of these plants. The company's headquarters is in Karachi. The Sheikhupura facility produces all four models, whereas the Karachi plant only produces one. The SKP Plant is made up of 500K plants.

Atlas Honda Limited is now regarded as a benchmark for two-wheeler manufacture due to its high-quality goods, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, largest dealership network, and flawless after-sales support. It has proudly and successfully carried on the tradition of being Pakistan's motorcycle industry's flag bearer.

Atlas Honda Limited stands as an inspiration of light for Pakistan's corporate, social, and intellectual sectors as one of the greatest tax payers in the private sector and one of the finest employers in the country.

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1. How the company is achieving strategic fit?

2. Production Planning and Control

• Forecasting technique and tools used by the company
• Role of aggregate planning
• Production strategy used by the company
• Role of MPS in the production
• Role OF MRP in inventory management and production scheduling
• Role of Capacity Planning
• Inventory Management techniques and tools for dependent demand and independent demand items
• Lot sizing techniques for dependent demand and independent demand items

3. Sourcing

• Vendor Selection Criteria
• Sourcing Strategies for local / imported items
• Pool of suppliers for various distinct materials
• Kraljic Portfolio Model application
• Centralized / Decentralized Purchasing
• Role of E-Procurement in the supply chain of the company

4. Application of JIT / Lean manufacturing in the supply chain of the company