-----Organizational Structure:

Organizational Structure may define in different ways;

 They define the levels of management in organizations.

 Organization structures define relationships between jobs.
 They define the centers of decisions in any organization.
 They help to achieve organizational goals by grouping jobs, defining
relationship between positions as well as who takes the responsibility in
organnzation.
 They define the levels of management in organizations.
 Organization structures define relationships between jobs.
 They define the centers of decisions in any organization.
 They help to achieve organizational goals by grouping jobs, defining
relationship between positions as well as who takes the responsibility in
organnzation.

Organizational Design:
Organizational Design may define in different ways;

 More specifically, Organization Design is a formal, guided process for

integrating the people, information and technology of an organization. It
is used to match the form of the organization as closely as possible to
the purpose(s) the organization seeks to achieve.
 "Organization design" can be defined narrowly, as the process of
reshaping organization structure and roles, or it can more effectively be
defined as the alignment of structure, process, rewards, metrics and talent
with the strategy of the business.
 The design of an organization is much more than the boxes on an
organization chart and the lines that connect them.  It's the systems,
structures, and processes by which work gets done, and it has immense
potential to influence organizational behavior and drive results.
 Organization Structure & Hierarchy

Brief Explanation
Hierarchy In detail
 Corporate Profile

Company History

The story of textiles in the subcontinent is the story of Gul Ahmed. The group began
trading in textiles in the early 1900’s. With all it’s know-how and experience, the
group decided to enter the field of manufacturing and Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd.
was incorporated as a private limited company, in the year 1953. In 1972 it was
subsequently listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. Since then the company has been
making rapid progress and is one of the best composite textile houses in the world.
The mill is presently a composite unit with an installed capacity of 130,296 spindles,
223 wide width air jet looms, and a state of the art processing and finishing unit.

Corporate Profile - Business Activities

Textiles

In the textile field, activities start from the spinning of cotton as well as man made
fibers and extend to weaving, processing and finishing of all types of cotton and
blended fabrics, bed linen, home furnishings, garment manufacturing, etc.

Management

Management of the group is professionally qualified and broadly experienced. The

directors have held top positions in various textile bodies, export committees and
have also assisted the Government of Pakistan in some of the major trade talks with
EC and USA authorities.

Membership Of Trade And Organization

List of Membership of Trade Bodies and Organization

 The Karachi Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited.

 Lahore Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited.
 All Pakistan Textile Mills Association.
 Pakistan Cotton Fashion Apparel Manufacturers & Exporters Association.
 All Pakistan Bed sheets & Upholstery Manufacturers Association.
 Karachi Cotton Association.
 Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Karachi.
 Employees Federation of Pakistan.
 All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association
 Corporate Certification
In recongnition of our commitment towards the safety of our processes and products,
we have been awarded Oeko-tex Certification.

"The management system of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd. has been assigned and
certified as meeting the requirements of SA 8000:2001".
 Management Policies
As every company works under some rules and regulation and have some policies to
maintain the product level in the mind of customer so they able to face all the
competitors in the market. Gul Ahmed have also some policies inside the company;

Quality Policy
 Maintenance of Quality Systems on the guidelines of ISO 9000 series of
standards.
 Customer satisfaction through employee participation & innovative technology
application.
 Training of employees on quality awareness, ISO 9000 concepts & system
documentation including: procedures, work instructions, specification etc.
Training should be an on-going process and refreshers and reviews are a part of
training.
Social Policy
Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited has striven to become one of the leading
companies to actively participate in the social and economical growth of the country.
The company will endeavor to address following issues:
 Enforcement of minimum age of employee of eighteen (18) years without any
discrimination.
 Relaxed environment for employees.
 Practical measures related to health and safety.
 Equal opportunity.
Environmental Policy
Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited pursue long term corporate objectives towards
conservation in the use of electricity, gas and water for setting up an environmental
management system. We plan to meet global environmental challenges in all areas.
Health and Safety Policy
Gul Ahmed has a H&S manual and a permanent committee to ensure safety of staff
and workers. The members of the committee are:
 Technical Directors.
 General Manager Maintenance.
 Processing Manager.
 Management Representative (Health & Safety).
 Stitching Managers.
 Admin, Security & Fire chief.
 Company Operations
Gul Ahmed is a network of composite mills which manufacture goods from yarn to
finished products. In order to achieve and maintain high quality control and to retain
strict focus on specialization, the production units have been decentralized into the
following units:

 Spinning
 Weaving
 Pretreatment, Printing, Dyeing, Finishing
 Design & Style
 Hemming – House Hold Textile
 Quality Control

Operations – Spinning

Spinning

Gul Ahmed has two spinning units. The machinery used in these units is made in the
U.K., Japan, Germany & the U.S.A.

Ring Spinning

The ring spinning operation comprises of a total of 130,296 spindles. A wide range of
yarns are produced in these units: 100% cotton from 50 NM for knitting and weaving,
up to 135 NM for light weight dress fabrics. Poly Cotton, Poly viscose and 100% viscose
yarns are also produced from 7 Ne to 100 count.

Operations – Weaving

Weaving

The units have 223 air jet looms. The air jet looms come from Tsudakoma of Japan.
The latest installation of air jet looms operate in a new custom built weaving facility
supported by the most modern yarn preparation equipment and are comparable with
the finest available yarn preparation equipment anywhere in the world.

These units produce fine quality lawns, sheetings, twills, drills, dobbies, satins, and
other fancy fabrics with a width of up to 330 cms.
Operations – Pretreatment, Printing, Dyeing, Finishing

Pretreatment, Printing, Dyeing, Finishing

The wet processing unit is equipped with a wide range of state of the art machines
which gives Gul Ahmed a flexible processing possibility and an edge over its
competitors.

Gul Ahmed has 4 sophisticated rotary printing machines Capable of printing up to 21

colours on fabrics as wide as 320 cm.

Processing and Finishing Machinery

 Computerized Colour Kitchen

 Calender
 CAD/CAM System
 Colour Scanner
 Dyeing Range
 Embroidery Machine (20 head 9 colour)
 Film Plotter
 Laser Engraver
 Mercerizing
 Rotary Printing including 21 colour and upto 280 cm width
 Singeing & Desizing
 Stentor
 Sanforizing
 Washing and Drying Range
 Wax Engraver

The first installation of a laser engraver, wax engraver, film plotter, colour scanner,
& CAD/CAM system in Pakistan was made at Gul Ahmed. Gul Ahmed places great
emphasis on innovation and implements the latest technology available. It is
dedicated to computerization in aspects of design reproduction.

In the finishing section, modern stenters are fitted with the most sophisticated
electronic weft straighteners which achieve perfect finishes. Final touch to the
fabrics is given on different calenders according to the requirements of the buyers.

An automated and computerized colour kitchen enables production of exact colour

shades each time from the use of recipes which are stored in the computer's memory
station.
Operations – Design & Styling

Design & Styling

Gul Ahmed's design studios are staffed with experienced artists with capabilities to
meet the most stringent requirements in design and to adapt to different colourways
to meet the requirements of each individual country. The company also employs
leading European designers who constantly develop new designs for specific
geographical areas. A top French designer works full time for Gul Ahmed and spends 2
months in Pakistan and 2 months in Paris on a rotational basis throughout the year.
The designing team visits major international exhibitions to keep abreast of current
market trends.

Operations – Hemming - House Hold Textile

Hemming - House Hold Textile

These units, equipped with high speed stitching machines and an intensive labour
force, are capable of making all of the different product size and style requirements
of each individual country.

Operations – Quality Control

 Gul Ahmed Attains ISO 9000 Certification

Quality Control

Gul Ahmed maintains strict quality control and possesses computerized testing for
strength of yarn, density of cloth and fastness of colours. Fully equipped labs are
installed separately in areas of spinning, weaving and wet processing.

The quality control personnel conduct pre-inspection of goods at different stages to

maintain international standards and to ensure customer satisfaction on a regular
basis.

Quality Policy

We at Gul Ahmed Textile Mills want to maintain our position as one of the finest
quality-managed companies capable of meeting the requirements of our external &
internal customers. Our culture stresses employee participation & innovative
technology application to achieve continuous improvement. Our efforts towards
improvement of our quality system, based on the guidelines of ISO 9000 series of
standards is a journey towards excellence.
 Company Products
Gul Ahmed's fine textile products represent a unique fusion of the century old
traditions of the east and the latest textile technology of the west. The purest of
cotton fibers, produced from the fertile lands of the Indus Valley, are spun, woven
and processed into the finest quality cotton and blended products through a
combination of latest technology, skills and craftsmanship of this traditional industry.

Bed-Linen

Quilt covers ,duvet covers, flat and fitted sheets, pillow covers, valance sheets,
bolster case with all sorts of fancy confectioning, embroidery and embellishments,
packed to buyers' specific requirement.

Curtain

Ready made curtains lined, un-lined and taptop curtains, plain or fully accessorized
with tiebacks, pelmets, cushion covers, in different styles of confectioning and
embroidery, packed to buyers' specific requirement.

Fabric

Running meter fabrics, packed to specific requirement.

Yarn

Gul Ahmed specializes in medium-to-fine-count cotton yarns and is also capable of

producing yarns using a wide variety of synthetic fibers including polyester, rayon and
other man-made fibers.