Supplier management process of ACI Limited, Bangladesh

Abstract

The internship report titled on “Critical Evaluation of Supplier Management Process of ACI Limited Bangladesh” is prepared as a requirement of the BBA Program in BRACBusiness School, BRAC University. The study has worked in ACI Limited, during the internship period. The company was established as the subsidiary of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in 1968. Starting in 1992, the company has diversified business interest in pharmaceuticals, consumer brands agricultural including fishery & livestock and consumer brands. ACI is a fast growing company that has substantial contribution in the economy of Bangladesh. People trust on them as they are going forward with a mission to enrich the quality of life of people through responsible application of knowledge, skills, and technology. In the first chapter, the objectives are mentioned that involve gaining the practical experience of Supplier selection and retention process of ACI Chemicals limited. In this regards, I have to visit a lot of suppliers to gain a brief insight about the network as well as some challenges everyday supply chain professionals faces. To evaluate the current process, market data are collected from both primary and secondary sources.The scope of preparing this report and some limitations are also covered here which in practice will help ACI to gain more efficiency and become the market leader in supply chain infrastructure. In Chapter 2 a descriptive analysis is conducted here to identify the Supplier selection process, factors related to the supplier’s location, contract administration, transportation channels, performance evaluation and the Risk Assessment of ACI Suppliers. Besides, identifying different divisions of ACI Chemicals Limited, the important factors of sourcing from suppliers with special attention to the sourcing process of the organization also discussed in the report. The part also describes the transportation facilities used by ACI to gear up the supply chain process alongside with a performance analysis process for evaluating the current partners in the supply chain and new partner selection process.At the end some recommendation are made based on the findings to improve the Supplier selection and retention process of ACI Chemicals limited.