Answer to question no: 1

This case refers to detail study on Agro Processing clusters of Bangladesh specially focusing on Faridpur
region as a part of capacity building of this sector enhancing Entrepreneurial ability & technical skills.
There are 10612 numbers of enterprises generating annual turnover TK 108.54 million/enterprise having
approximately 610848 no’s workers in the identified 34 clusters in 20 districts. Faridpur is famous for its
high quality pulse especially for lentils though they produce versatile products like mungbean, grasspea,
chickpea, black gram also other than that. There are around 1925 skilled & non skilled workers, 100 mills
with its growing demand of lentils & other products. This has been potential cluster since it's inception
and annual growth rate 5%. Inspite of these potentialities,they have very limited source to collect the
raw materials, limited duration of production due to unavailability of RM's, no structured distribution
channel, no advanced technological adaption, no promotional and branding strategy, no structured flow
of forecasting. Also, they have set backs of middlemen involvement, spot pricing, high cost of RM' s, lack
of variety of products in same firm, fixed and labor cost during off season and many more which made
their supply chain comparatively inefficient and irresponsive.

Answer to question no: 2

Responsive Supply Chain

Responsiveness Spectrum

Efficient Supply Chain

Certain Demand Implied Uncertainty Spectrum Uncertain Demand

Fig. Responsiveness spectrum & implied demand uncertainty spectrum in the

Zone of Strategic fit

Answer to question no: 3

Here below the supply chain drivers involved in the supply chain of this cluster. Though, to some extent,
formal existence of some drivers is not clearly focused in this supply chain i. e. Transportation and
information.

● Production
● Inventory
● Transportation
● Information
● Sourcing
● Pricing

Answer to question no: 4

Recommendation for Efficient SCM:

● Increase the duration of Raw Material sourcing.

● Direct communication with farmers.
● Arranging Effective information system
● Omitting spot pricing system
● Facilitating whole year production to decrease the labor cost & ensure uninterrupted supply
● Managing cultivation facility for whole year production i. e. hybrid lentils to ensure the
production across the year.
● Utilization of production unit through other products feasible in place of lentils in off pick
season.
● Utilization of by products to ensure the cost effectiveness.

Recommendation for Responsive SCM:

● Arranging Effective information system

● Branding & promotional activities
● Production of variety of products in same production unit
● Facilitating whole year production to ensure uninterrupted supply.
● Increasing storage facility.