History and milestones :

86:-Ambuja Cements' first cement manufacturing plant at Ambujanagar,

Gujarat worth 0.7 million tonnes capacity commences production
96-97:-Achieves highest-ever export by an Indian cement company:
5.33 lac tons of cement and clinker are exported.
00-01:-Cranking up the pace again, work begins on a two-million tonnes
capacity plant at Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.
09:-The Company launched its knowledge initiative i.e. Ambuja
Knowledge Center,to enable industry professionals get a first-hand feel
of the world of cement and concrete. During the year, three centers
became operational in the cities of Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
10:-Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL) inaugurated its cement plant (grinding
unit) at Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh. Capacity: 1.5 million tonnes.
Types of cement
produced at Ambuja Cements are:

Portland Pozzolano cement (PPC)

Ordinary Portland cement (OPC)

PPC is manufactured by blending a mixture of ordinary portland

cement and pozzolana materials such as fly ash, in proportions not less
than 15 per cent and not over 35 per cent by weight of cement.

OPC contains a mixture of portland clinke gypsum grounded to

A very fine powder
 Pillars of logistic
Processing system
Inventory management
Packaging
Transportation
Warehousing
Strengths:-
First cement producer of the country to
embrace modern approach of integrated
logistic system (ils)
Cutting edge IT enabled tools
Use of WAN EDE MRP to ensure timely and
accurate processing of orders..
A well developed system of inbound raw
material(limestone from nearby mines)
 Strength cont.
Polypropylene packaging ensures less pilferege and
leakage
and protects the product much better.

First cement industry in india to use water transport

system for domestic as well as export purpose

large distribution network of around 11500 outlets

 Weakness
Few ports to load and transport
Name of the Location State Process unit
company

Gujrat ambuja Darighat HP

Gujrat ambuja(G) Ropar Punjab Grinding unit

Gujrat ambuja(G) Bhatinda Punjab Grinding unti

Ambuja cement raj Pali Rajasthan Dry

ltd

Ambuja cement Kodinar Gujrat Dry

Ambuja eastern Sankrail West bengal Grinding unit

ambuja eastern- Bhatapara chhatisgarh Dry

CTG
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 Supply chain management
The company sourced a cheaper and higher quality coal from South
Africa and better furnace oil from the Middle East. As a result today,
the company is in a position to sell excess power to the local state
government.
Lime stone from nearby lime mines with the help of overland belt
conveyer and trucks
Spent large amount of money to ensure good information flow and
create a brand superiority.
Warehousing connected online with marketing office and the
production units so tht hassle free delivery of goods with better
coordination is ensured..
Chain of retailer and large distribution network of around 11500
outlets..
Prefers dealers who deals in other construction material so that the
customer has a single point access