Worcester Business School

Author: Kaylyn Cater

  • APEC Kolath – Employee Benefits

    APEC Kolath pride themselves on being an enlightened employer providing additional facilities for their employees such as residential accommodation, a subsidised health centre and workplace nursery. These facilities are considered an important way to attract works as many of them are rural-urban migrants, a number of whom are unable to read or write. Many workers…

  • Letter from Lalit Choudhary to Lucky MT

    APEC Kolath  Plot No. 38 Kunnapattu Road  Kunnapattu  Tamil Nadu 6023105  India  4th January 2023  Miss Lee, Environment and Sustainability Manager, Lucky MedTel  Dear Miss Lee,  I refer to your recent letter, in which you ask for information to assist with the environmental and social reporting LMT is endeavouring to undertake in all locations worldwide.  The rebuilding of the warehouse is…

  • Email: Christmas Gifts

    E-mail  To: Hans Schmidt Sales Director  From: Charles Bradley Sales Manager  Date: 2nd November 2021  Subject: Christmas Gifts  _______________________________________________________________________  Hans,  As is the company long standing company tradition we are planning to give gifts to our key customers this Christmas. Normally we have 3 levels of gift; Large Gift worth c. $800; Medium Gift worth $400; Small…

  • APEC Kolath Supplier Code of Conduct

    Supplier Code of Conduct (Summary)  The supplier’s compliance with the Supplier Code of Conduct is subject to audit 

  • APEC Kolath Manufacturing Operations

    Manufacturing Facilities  Facilities include 5 PVC vacuum forming machines, 4 fully automatic PBT moulding machines and 2 extruders. The factory operates 24 hours a day over 2 shifts 6 days a week, however, not all equipment is operated for all shifts depending on the production contracts in place at any one time. All equipment and lights are left on whilst the…

  • Email: Donation to the Indian National Congress Party

    E-MAIL  To: Mr. Klaus Bonn Company Accountant  From: Lalit Choudhary General Manager  Date: 2nd January 2021  Subject: Donation to Indian National Congress Party  _______________________________________________________________________  Klaus, As you know APEC Kolath regularly makes a donation to the Indian National Congress Party to help towards campaigning in the next election. Please make $25,000 available to support their campaign for this year’s General Election and…

  • Energy consumption

    1. Energy usage and supply  APEC Kolath’s energy is supplied by the Kerala State Electricity Board in the form of electricity generated by a local coal fired power station. All production equipment is powered by electricity. In addition, electricity is used for lighting, IT equipment and air conditioning in the senior managers’ offices. The biggest use is in…

  • APEC Kolath – Raw materials

    Raw materials   Nigel Simmons is responsible for all the purchases of raw materials. These include plastic resins, paints, oils, solvents and packaging materials. These are all ordered in bulk and stored on site until required.   Suppliers are evaluated on price but not on their environmental performance.  Figure 1: Delivery of plastic resin for PVC sleeves  Various raw materials…

  • Email: Lalit Choudhary to Nigel Simmons Water Quality Testing

    To: Nigel Simmons Purchasing Manager  From: Lalit Choudhary General Manager  Date: 1st April 2021  Subject: Water quality testing of the water discharged to the lagoon  _______________________________________________________________________ Nigel,  Recently APEC Kolath we received a request from the local council to test the quality of the waste water from our production processes and residential blocks that we discharge to the lagoon. Apparently, the local residents have complained that…

  • Safety Data Sheet – Solvents

    Safety Data Sheet  Solvents – Toluene  Used as paint thinner and degreasing/cleaning agent.  Exposure to toluene may occur from breathing ambient or indoor air affected by such sources.  The central nervous system (CNS) is the primary target organ for toluene toxicity in both humans and animals for acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) exposures. CNS dysfunction…