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AN INTERNSHIP DONE AT
CAPEX, KOLLAM
INTERNSHIP REPORT
Submitted by
Mr.ARAVIND KRISHNAN KB
Dr.SIMI THOMSON
(Associate Professor)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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DECLARATION
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ABSTRACT
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CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES OF THE
INTERNSHIP
SCOPE OF THE
INTERNSHIP
LIMITATION OF
INTERNSHIP
CHAPTER-2 INDUSTRIAL PROFILE
CHAPTER-5 LEARNING
SUMMARIZATION AND
CONCLUSION
BIBILOGRAPHY
LIST OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION
organizations bring these assets into the position of greatest effectiveness and productivity. It is the
result of harmonious interrelation of functions and staff for the attainment of a combination of
number of elements.
The internship is intended to access or to acquire the knowledge regarding the functional as well as
the managerial aspects of the firm. . The internship report is a work study report and vital training
programme, during this study students learn all aspects of the practical business scenario. The study
is generally meant to develop students aptitude towards business environment practically and
theoretically. It is like a practical training given which will make me prepared for a future job as a
manager of an organization.
Each and every organization has its own importance in the economic wealth of the nation. Due to
globalization, the world as hanged into a global village. In this fast changing business scenario, it is
imperative for every entrepreneur to have a vivid understanding of the functional application of the
new age business. As a part of academic curriculum each student has to undertake an internship
programme to analyze the practical aspect of business management in the modern business scenario
and studying the various functions of the departments in the organization and their workings.
This internship is conducted at CAPEX , KOLLAM The duration of the internship was one
month (30 days) and the result of the internship is the getting experience from one job.
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1.1 OBJECTIVE OF INTERNSHIP
To study the organizational structure and the functioning the various department
The internship programme is intended mainly to get through knowledge about an organization
department performance, true practical knowledge gearing from this programme and also
The study will help the future managers to get a practical exposure.
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The internship program was conducted and finished within a period of 1 month (from April
8thMay30th)
1. The main limitation is that sufficient time was not available to conduct the detailed
study and gear experience in all the operational areas of the organization.
3. Secrecy of the organization prevents them from giving some of the details regarding the
firm.
4. The study is restricted to a period of one month. So time is a major limitation in the
course of study
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INDUSTRY PROFILE
The Indian cashew industry is one of the few industries in the country which is export
oriented. Small quantities of cashew kernals were exported from india even before the First World
War in 1914.But the real break came when cashew started appearing on the global market towards
the middle of 1920s,when packing of cashew kernals on an atmosphere of carbon dioxide were
introduced until then, the kernals were packed in wooden cases lined with newspapers
India is one of the largest producer of this crop. Cultivation of cashew in india confines mainly to
Peninsular areas. Maharashtra, kerala and Karnataka are the primary producers of cashew along
the western coast of the country, while Andhra Pradesh, odisha, Tamilnadu and west Bengal are
In addition, cashew is also grown in chattisgarh, Goa, Gujarath and the Andaman and Nicobar
islands. India has approximately 0.97 million hectares under cashew cultivation with productivity of
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3. COMPANY PROFILE
Kerala state cashew workers Apex Industrial co-operative society limited(CAPEX) was
Registered on 9/9/1984 under kerala co-operative societies Act 1969 as an Apex society of
Cashew workers primary society with headquarters at kollam. The main object of the Apex society
is to organize cashew industry in the state on the commercial basis. Rendering assistance to
affiliated societies in the matter of procurement and marketing of kernals and other items
produced in the factories of affiliated societies . All these are done to provide the continuous
employment to the poor people engaged in cashew processing. 95% are women workers out
CAPEX is the only co-operative organization in cashew processing sector. The employee strength
Of the 10 factories is above 6000. CAPEX is the only largest cashew processing unit in the
Co-operative sector under industries department. Govt of kerala contribute a major portion to
An Apex society under the name CAPEX was formed with the five member societies and
registered as No IND(ST) 12with headquarters at kollam. The board of directors of the Apex
society consists of 11 Directors including the chairman nominated by the govt, All the major trade
unions were represented in Board of Directors of the Apex society. Which ensured peaceful labour
relation. It provides employment for above 6000 laboures offering work for 230 days in a year,
CAPEX acted as a solo agent of Govt from 1989 to 1991 the govt decided to resume this policy
For successive fourth year. From 1988 the CAPEX became the authorized agent of the govt for
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the procurement of cashews. CAPEX opened 60 drying yards with go down for the collections
frying and storing or raw nuts purchased by the sub agent according to necessity CAPEX was the
first company to start the flexible packaging system in the cashew in kerala, which is now being
acknowledged as one of the best innovation for the cashew industry on a whole
since they belive that the first level of quality depends on the raw materials, they take great care in
procurement of raw cashew nuts in addition to keeping a strict vigil at every stage of processing
for over a quarter of centuary CAPEX cashew industries has earned an image for product quality
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Objectives of CAPEX
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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
BOARD MEMBERS :
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chairman&
board of
director
Managing
Director
EXPORT MANAGER
checkers MANAGER HR MANAGER QA FIELS STAFF
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS
commercial
manager
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
Manager TECHNOLOGIE ACCOUNTS
HR ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGIE CASHIER
ST PPC OFFICER
ST
Assistant
manager
staffs
marketing,sales,advertisin
g
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DEPARTMENTS
Companys operations are centralized at their 38000 square feet plant in Eramalloor. Company
operates two shift from this facility every day of the week. 1000 square feet processing center in
the facility premises is kept cooled at +25c at all times. Apart from this company second pre-
processing facility with 3000 square feet is located just opposite of the facility with similar
State of the art IQF freezer with cooker and breading facility.
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
organization. Because of production companies purchase now a days about 70% of their turnover,
and services companies purchase approximately 40% of their turnover, purchasing management is
one of the most critical areas in the entire organization and need intensive management. Purchasing
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1. Purchasing manager
Purchasing manager is an employee within the organization who is responsible for buying or
2. Purchase in-charge
The main responsibilities of the purchase in-charge are to negotiate with the vendors and
purchase the raw material at the most economical prices. He seeks new business
3. Purchase assistant
The functions of purchase assistant in the organization is to complete routine tasks so that
the purchasing manager can concentrate fully on matters like negotiating prices and
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
The operations of RF Exports are centralized at the 38000 square feet plant in Eramalloor,
Kerala.
This state of the art facility climate controlled. They operate two shifts from this facility every
day of the week. Apart from this the second pre-processing facility with an area of 3000 square feet
Pre-processing Centre
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The pre-processing centre is the place is the place where raw material obtained from the
harbor are peeled, graded and then send to the processing centre for further processing.
2. Icing unit
5. Peeling unit
6. Grading unit
7. Packing unit
Processing centre
From the pre-processing centre the meats are transferred quickly in iced containers to the
processing plants. Different species of prawns, squids, cuttle fishes, otopus etc. Are transferred to
processing plant either in the peeled or non peeled from according to their demand. They are
processed, packed and stored in the processing centre. There are various sections in the processing
2. Processing hall
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3. Chilling unit
4. Setting unit
5. Cooking unit
7. Icing unit
QUALITY DEPARTMENT
Quality control is the continuing assessment of a process in operation. Quality control in the case
of sea food means all the steps taken between harvesting and retail trade which protect the quality
A system of quality control is better than end product inspection because in the latter case, the
quality of the product is known only after the end product is formed, thereby incurring, it is possible
Formulation of specification for raw material, supplies, in plant process, containers and
HR DEPARTMENT
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Human resource is a term used to describe the individual who make up the workfare of an
organization. Human resource of any organization depends up on the efficiency with which their
resources are managed. In one way other, we can say that all the other departments are controlled
by HR departments. Identify the right person for the right job is the crucial element in the success
of any organization.
The personnel or human resource department in the company is very efficient. The control and
co-ordination activities of entire organization take place in this department. The main of the
The recruitment and selection are done by the HR manager and GM in RF Exports. They
usually select only experienced hands for their work. The selection procedure of RF Exports is as
follows,
When there is a vacancy for a specific post in the organisation, the HR manager posts
the job requirement through various medium like Advertisement, Local channels or
The job specification, job description and the job vacancy are mentioned while posting
the job.
The candidates who meet the organisation requirement are short listed.
The short listed candidates are interviewed by the HR manager and GM and are
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In RF Exports monitory and non monitory incentives are given to employees based on sales of
products. They also provided ESI facilities. In one year 18 leaves 13 holidays are provided to
employees.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
the most pivotal areas of management as the effectiveness of business enterprises significantly
depends on the efficient utilization of its financial resources. A firm cannot be sustained in the
financial statement or accounting reports. The success of every business depends up on the way in
which the required funds are arranged at the right time, in the right quantity, from the right source
and at the lease cost. RF Exports also have an efficient finance department.
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EXPORT DEPARTMENT
This is the major area of the company, because the worth and development of the organisation
mainly depends on the export. Every country needs premium products, which is high value and
The export of finished goods takes place when the client orders for various products online,
through the company website. The export manager receives the order form and contact the
purchase department to purchase the raw material according to the needs of the customers. The
export assistants take charge of verifying the documents required for shipping the goods and also
The field staffs are responsible for transporting the finished goods from the company to the port
and loading it on to the ship for shipment. The exporting procedure takes place on the basis of letter
of credit. During this is the company has to attach the entire document needed for the transactions.
Health certificate
The above documents are presented within 15 days after the date of shipment but within validity of
credits.
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MAJOR MARKETS
1. Japan
2. EU Countries.
3. Middle East.
4. Thailand.
5. Taiwan.
6. USA.
7. China.
8. Turkey.
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4. INTERNSHIP DETAILS
During the second semester, MBA students of the University of Kerala are assigned to undergo four
weeks of internship as part of the course curriculum programme. The students should work outside
the traditional campus environment to gain practical job experience. I selected CAPEX, as my
I was made to work under sales department so I was assigned to prepare sales sheet
of past few years .When internship started ,I was made an organization study also
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D A Y W O R K D O N E
P r e p a r a t i o n o f o b j e c t i v e
1 1 - 4 - 2 0 1 6
1 2 - 4 - 2 0 1 6 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l s t u d y
1 3 - 4 - 2 0 1 6
.Detailed study about production department
& o r g a n i z a t i o n a l s t u d y
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1 8 - 4 - 2 0 1 6 P r ep a ra t i o n of s al es bi l l & fi l e wo r k
2 5 - 4 - 2 0 1 6 Preparation of sales sheet of CST invoice for the year 2006 -2007
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3 0 - 4 - 2 0 1 6 D e t a i l e d s t u d y a b o u t P O A S s o f t w a r e
2 - 5 - 2 0 1 6 R e c e p t i o n s t a n d i n g
3 - 5 - 2 0 1 6 S u p e r v i s i o n i n c o m p a n y
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7 - 5 - 2 0 1 6 O f f i c e w o r k
The interns are required to complete the four weeks of internship as the part of the course
curriculum programme. I got an opportunity to work in CAPEX. Every day I reached around 10:15
AM and then report to the guide krishnapriya . she gave me tasks mainly to create sales sheet using
Microsoft excel . she give me a register that contains all the sales
The sales sheet are created with different form like H form , VAT form, etc Each form is used to
represent different types of transaction . After that I calculate total amount of sales during the year
And total amount actually received during the year And take printout and submitted to the guide
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I was given the target of various task preparing load report, online inspection report, quality
checking etc.
Target was to assist the supervisor to prepare online inspection report in IQF.
Target was to check employees where using safety measures such as mask, head cap,
gloves etc.
Target was to analyse weather the product is free from metallic component by using
metal dictator.
To assist the store keeper in recording the issuing of polythene cover, chemicals and
acids etc.
The result was successfully done online inspection report, and load report.
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The most of the employees where using quality control measures such as mask, head
cap etc.
It is analysed correctly that products are free from metals using metallic dictator.
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LEARNING SUMMARISATION
friendly welcoming staff and the space they have created for an Intern allowed me with ample
opportunities to learn and know myself as a worker. This experience brought out my strength and it
added more confidence to my professional approach, built a stronger positive attitude and taught me
how to work in team as a player. The primary objective of an internship is to gather a real life
working experience and put the theoretical knowledge in practice. I am grateful to the entire team of
the company for their unprecedented support to make my working experience truly rewarding.
On completion of this internship period, I came to know about the co-ordination between the
different levels in organization and also help me to know the leadership skills and also to be a
initiator during different situation. It gave me a practical exposure to the various functional areas of
which I only had a theoretical knowledge so far . I had limited space to work, I still managed to
grab plentiful of experiences. I made the best of every opportunity I was given and made the utmost
use of my responsibilities. There is however some gap between our theoretical knowledge and real
life practice, yet the managerial level staff members is quite open towards upgrading current
approach, which was extremely motivating. . I thoroughly enjoyed the challenges that came along
In this Organisation give equal importance to each and every person and in that
organization, which I felt is; friendly atmosphere that makes the employee back from work pressure
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and they are always trying to make their performance better and work sincerely to achieve the
organization goal.
productive to the organization. Through motivation management can reduce the grievances rate and
Internship is the best opportunity to gain the organizational work experience as well as the
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SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
Lack of capital
Political interference
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OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
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FINDINGS
The main advantage of the organisation is that sell the best quality product
The distributers & suppliers make a frequent visit,enquire and deliver producton time
SUGGESTIONS
The organisation should recruit and trained and fill vacant post by promotion or by
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To overcome imports steps must be taken for cultivation of cashew trees with in state
The step increase in raw nuts price is mainly due to shifting a processing and development
of cashews industry outside kerala . government must take necessary steps to prevent such
practise
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CONCLUSION
The internship program conducted at this firm made me to understand the frame work of an
industrial unit. It has given an outflow on the various functions taking part at organization
including day to day activities. There is a wide scope for exporting and company is utilizing it for
internship in CAPEX, KOLLAM. That has shaped me in knowing the working of an industry.
Apart from other private sector units. CAPEX is a vibrant organization, prevailing a good
atmosphere. We cannot see individual lien, everyone working together in achieving the goal.
On completion of this internship I came to know about the importance of commerce department
Hence I can sum up by saying that my internship was a milestone to my academic and
professional experience .These lessons that I have learned will be a valuable one for my future
Endeavours as well
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Cashewcapex.com
Annual Report
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