Development Review
Vol 27, Issue 1, 2018
Knowledge and Practices of Supply Chain Management: A Study on Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd.
Author(s) : Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman
Abstract :
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing and controlling the operations of the
supply chain with the purpose to satisfy customer requirements as efficiently as possible. The broad objective of
this study is to analyse the supply chain of Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd. It is observed that 23.3% respondents have
reported that they know SCM very well followed by moderate knowledge (21.7%), sufficient knowledge (20%),
somehow knowledge (20%) and 15% respondents have poor knowledge about SCM. Factor Analysis of the
responses regarding the benefits of SCM reveals that shorter lead time has high mean (4.15) followed by reduced
cycle time (3.97), reduced waste (3.80), competitive advantage (3.83), reduced cost (3.78), greater supply chain
visibility (3.72), reduced inventory (3.62) etc. Only 3% of the drugs are imported, the remaining 97% come from
local companies. Positive developments in the pharmaceutical sector have enabled Bangladesh to export medicine
to global markets. By overcoming the underlying obstacles this sector can develop more and can be an effective
exporting sector of Bangladesh.
Keywords : Supply Chain Management, Customer Relation Management, Point of Origin, Point of Consumption, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Principal Component Analysis
