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❖ A brief overview of the project
I interned in the Supply Chain Department of Aditya Birla
Fashion and Retail Limited, at their Head Office in Bengaluru.
My project was a bit inclined towards the strategic side,
wherein I had to design a new supply chain for Denim after
incorporating Postponement into the manufacturing process.
It involved a deep understanding of the current process being
used for denim manufacturing and the existing Business
Process Calendar of Denim Manufacturing. It also needed a
thorough knowledge of the newer technology that would be
employed in the new process. Thereafter, a modified version
of the Business Process Calendar was developed in
accordance with the objective of the project.

SIDDHARTH SOOD ❖ How is the normal day at the internship?
I reached the office at about 10 in the morning. About 10 co-
ABFRL interns were provided a seating arrangement in a closed
cabin, where each one of us worked on projects spanning
________________________________________ different domains. The atmosphere was quite friendly as we

GENERAL INFORMATION also helped each other, in case any of us was stuck
somewhere. We had discussions on diverse topics, not
Batch: PGDIM 25 necessarily related to the projects. In the early days of my
internship, I had already made a timeline of the sub-steps
BTech: NIT, Hamirpur that needed to be followed, in consultation with my mentor,
and, worked according to the plan. Also, the work to be
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before leaving the office. The day usually ended at about 5 in
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the evening, unless some meeting either with the mentor or
cross-functional teams was scheduled.

❖ What are the challenges faced during Internship?

I have no prior experience in the clothing industry, so, I had to start from the very scratch. I started by reading

the literature and case studies that were relevant to my project. I also analysed the processes and workings of
major clothing giants across the World.

Being one of the senior-most employees working in the supply chain department, it was very difficult for me to

schedule a meeting with my mentor either for progress review or query clarification on account of his busy

schedule. Yet, he was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule and help me out with the project.

There was no central data repository, hence, I had to approach employees working in different departments
multiple times to gather data, which eventually I succeeded in at the end.

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