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Contents Company Overview:.........................................................................................2 Products include:.............................................................................................2 Target Market...................................................................................................2 B2B Customers................................................................................................2 Supply chain process of Volta Batteries...........................................................3 Reason for choosing Volta................................................................................3 References.......................................................................................................4

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Company Overview: Pakistan Accumulators (Pvt) Limited (PAL) has been manufacturing batteries for more than 18 years now and it is an ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 certified company. It is manufacturing various batteries, UPS and battery related products with the brand name of "VOLTA "&" OSAKA"1.

Products include: Their products2 include batteries for -

Motorcycle Batteries ranges from 04 Amp to 10 Amp

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Automotive Batteries ranging from 32 Amp to 240 Amp &

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Maintenance free batteries ranging from 32 Amp to 200 Amp.

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Tubular Batteries ranging from 12 volts 80 Amp to 160 Amp,

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Specialized battery for Solar s and Stand By Power.

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VRLA batteries (Valve Regulated Lead Acid Batteries) (AGM) ranging from 12 Volts 80 Amp to 200 Amp

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Also providing batteries for telecommunications.

Target Market Volta is catering the needs of mass markets. With variations, their products are targeting the needs of different consumers. From motorcycle owners to UPS owners, Volta is now becoming an integral part of people’s life.

B2B Customers Volta batteries a vital part of corporate sector3 i.e. 1 Volta; ; http://volta.com.pk/aboutus.php 2 Volta, Products; http://volta.com.pk/mfs.php 3 PAL; Volta Corporate Clients and Sales; http://www.pal.com.pk/clients.html

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OEM’s (Telecom & Automobiles) Defense Sector Government / Semi Government Organizations / Departments, Education, Media, Industrial Sector & Solar and Wind Energy Integrators.

Supply chain process of Volta Batteries Raw Material (Lead) From suppliers

Testing for Raw material for Purity, best used for Production

Lead Alloy Grid Making

Conversion of Pure lead into Powder lead oxide

Storage into Moisture free silos

Combination of Sulphur and Lead oxide, forming a paste

Plate pasting

Cure of Plates

Formation and charging of plates +ive & -ive

Separaters preparation

Plastic casing making

Compilation of Batteries

Loading for Dispatch

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Source: The process steps were provided by Volta & Osaka batteries at their Haripur Setup

Reason for choosing Volta Demand for UPS and generators have increased nowadays due to heavy outages. Each summer people expect worst load shedding as a result of which there is high demand for Volta batteries. Also, Volta is the only local manufacturer of Pakistan that is meeting the needs and demands of 3

corporate sector. Rangers, Heavy purchasing their company will give

Companies like Mobilink, NDC, Eagle Motorcycles, PTCL, industry Taxila, Punjab University, Quinchi 4 etc. are products from Volta. So, doing a B2B project on this us a holistic picture of how things work in a B2B business.

Research Methodology Our project will encom primary as well as secondary research. Primary data will be collected by conducting interviews with the management staff of Volta during our visit to the company. Secondary data will be gathered mainly from the official website of the company. The deliverable of our project will include a documentary showing the entire supply chain process and essential B2B concepts.

4 PAL, Corporate Clients; http://www.pal.com.pk/clients.html 4

References http://www.pal.com.pk/clients.html http://volta.com.pk/aboutus.php http://volta.com.pk/mfs.php http://www.pal.com.pk/clients.html

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