PROJECT
1) Individual submission
2) This is an “open-ended case.”
3) The below problem description is just an indicative outline to give a direction for the assignment.
It is not exhaustive and can be amended/expanded per the student’s idea and reading. It would be good
to see the report beyond the given outline.
4) While we don’t limit your creativity/logic by setting the word limit, the minimum expected limit is a
range between 2000 to 2500 words
5) Submission date – 31/August
Problem statement:
Designing a global supply chain
Consider yourself as an entrepreneur or your boss has given the challenging responsibility of establishing
a new business along with designing a supply chain with any of the listed new countries. How do you go
about that?
Myanmar (A1 & B1)* , Peru (A2 & B2) , Morrocco(A3 & B3), Papua New Guinea (A4 & B4), Vietnam
(A5 & B5), Brunei (A6 & B6), Angola (A7 & B7), Phillipines (A8 & B8), Romania (A9 & B9), Panama
(A10 & B10), Camboida (A11 & B11), Algeria (A12 & B12), France (A13 & B13), Indonesia (A14 &
B14), Venezuela (A15 & B15)
*A & B – represent group numbers of the respective sections.
Problem description/ Outline:
Your work can be structured in the following direction. Below information should be open to your
creativity and analysis. You are free to think of your own points/structure/ analysis based on your reading.
(By selecting a single country to do business with, the student should consider a product export to OR
import from this country). The second country could be of your choice (except India).
1) Phase 1: Choose the market and product (for sourcing/supplying) for your country.
(Fix the one assigned market from the above list based on your group number and the other from your
choice).
– Do you need to identify the prominent product and why you want to source from or supply to
that country? (Identification and rationale of the product selection) – (5 %)
2) Phase 2: An analysis on the importance of chosen sourcing/customer country that may include
below. (both the markets)
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PESTEL - SWOT analysis (10% )
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Cultural and lingual differences in global
The volatile economic and political environment in global sourcing
Fluctuation of currency exchange rate
Standards and regulations (if any)
Risks in doing the business
Analyze the ease of doing business with these countries. (Country risk
analysis)
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Critically review the EXIM laws from these countries (25 %)
 Benefits of doing the business
 Regulatory environment/ authority (EXIM) positioned
 Prominent rules and regulations
3) Phase 3: Design/analyze the complete global supply chains (50 %)
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Any specific notable procurement practice with respect to the location.
Prominent sourcing points within the country
Critically analyze the logistics network
Logistics infrastructure (Marine/Road/Air)
Risks in supply chains
ANY Other area.