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Supply Chain Management in L&T (ECC Division)
Background Note
L&T came into being in 1938 when two Danish engineers, Henning Holk Larsen and Soren Kristian Toubro, set it up a partnership firm. In 1946, L&T became a private limited company and in 1950, turned into a public limited one. It was involved in manufacturing a wide range of engineering products, earthmoving equipments, chemical and industrial machinery, switchgears, valves, welding alloys, and cement manufacturing machinery. In 1981-82, L&T acquired two bulk carriers and diversified into the shipping business. In 1983-84, it commenced operations at its 1mtpa cement plant at Awarpur, Maharashtra.L&T gained expertise in the area of infrastructure and basic industries and it dominated the market in four main segments - Engineering and construction, cement, electrical and construction equipment. |
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L&T's ECC Division
ECC handled turnkey industrial and infrastructure projects in civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering and it also offered turnkey construction services. Headquartered in Chennai and with more than 50 years of experience and expertise, ECC commanded a leadership position in the industry...
