...on fire. Any Jew that tried to jump out of the house or to escape would be shot. After sharing the story with Simon, the soldier explained how guilty he felt and asked Simon for forgiveness. This was a question that Simon could not and did not know how to answer, so he walked out of the room. The question still harasses Simon, wondering what he should have done in that situation. In his narrative, he asked many different essayists for their thoughts, and with that he received many answers. Dith Pran, a witness and a survivor of the Cambodian killing fields, is one of many that wrote a response to Simon Wiesenthal. In his response, he says that the key to forgiveness is understanding. Pran believes that the soldiers are the ones who are forgivable. He could “never forgive or forget what the top leadership of the Khmer Rouge has done to (him), (his) family, or friends (pg. 230).” It was the leaders who brainwashed everybody and were the “brains behind a sadistic plot (pg. 231).” Pran also says that he “always felt the soldiers were trapped … they were taught to kill … More importantly that they were forced...
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...MARKETING PLAN IN PRAN PRAN stands for Program for Rural AdvancementNationally.The largest fruit and vegetable processing industry in Bangladesh with countrywide distribution network AMCL’s PRAN is an established brand of Bangladesh with an extensive sales force all over the country. PRAN have a well-developed infrastructure for production, sales and distribution. PRAN has proven itself as – Local product but of international standard. AMCL was launched in 1985 as an agri-business venture to: * Serve small farmers with inputs. * Marketing farm produce for profits. * Organizing contract growers to grow specific crops. * Exports of agricultural products. Soon it was apparent that a processing facility was imperative for a sustainable venture. AMCL therefore set up a factory on 8 acres in Ghorasal with machinery for bottling and canning in May 1991. The factory has expanded substantially over the last 9 years in all spheres of food processing e.g. bottling, canning, pulping, pickling, concentrating as well as installation of Bangladesh’s first Tetra-Pack facility and a modern Extrusion plant for snack food. Machinery for all these lines are being installed, expanded, modified and fabricated continuously. AMCL are very keen to adopt a new technology as it is discovered because of being in such a competitive market. PRAN’s R & D are always working hard for a better technology of production. All departments’ administrative works are done through connected computers...
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...Term Paper Topic- Value Chain Organization – PRAN Product – PRAN Choco Choco Submitted to Shawkat Kamal Assistant Professor BRAC BUSINESS SCHOOL, BRAC University. Submitted By Anesat Jahan MD. Shahidul Islam Sumaiya Hossain Khawza Moinuddin Zannat Tahera Lamia Shafiqul Islam Sutirtha Letter of Transmittal July 26, 2011 Shawkat Kamal Assistant Professor BRAC BUSINESS SCHOOL, BRAC University. Subject: Submission of Project Report Dear Sir, With great pleasure we are submitting our report on “The Value chain management of PRAN CHOCO CHOCO”, that you have assigned us as an important requirement of MGT401 course. We have found the study to be quite interesting & beneficial. We have tried our best to follow your guidelines in every aspect on our report. We have collected what seems to be most important information to make our report as specific and coherent as possible. We are earnestly thankful to you for your guidance during the preparation of this report. We hope you will appreciate our combined effort put forth hereby. Thanking You. Anesat Jahan MD. Shahidul Islam Sumaiya Hossain Khawza Moinuddin Zannat Tahera Lamia Shafiqul Islam Sutirtha ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all we are graceful to almighty Allah for giving us the power to finish our term paper with a well established way and at a perfect or schedule time period. To make a report it needs a lot of information, effort, link, members’ coordination and so on...
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... |Signature | |1. | | | |2. | | | |3. | | | |4. | | | Table of Content Introduction 05 Business Analysis 07 Porters’ Five Forces 08 Financial Performance 13 Future Plan 16 SWOT Analysis 17 Strategy Analysis 18 Conclusion 20 Introduction Company: Agricultural marketing company limited is an affiliated unit of PRAN-RFL Group. AMCL was established in 1985 with the aim “to generate employment and earn dignity and self respect for compatriots through profitable enterprises”. The primary objective of this company is to produce juice, drinks and beverages. The primary...
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...Function In PRAN LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Date: 08/04/2012 To Silvia Akter Faculty of Business Administration East West University. Subject: Submission of report on “Management Function of PRAN”. Madam, This is our great pleasure to have the opportunity to submit the report on the “ ” as part of our course studies. The report is prepared based on visiting company, published reports, websites and other related documents and the documents collected from library. Through our best sincerity we have tried to uptake all the related issues in the report within several limitations. We sincerely hope and believe that these findings will be able to meet the requirements of the course. Therefore we would like to place this report for your kind judgment and valuable suggestion. Thanking you. Sincerely yours Md. Mushfiqul Haque Mukit ID: 2010-2-18-010 Arafa Ferdous ID: 2011-1-10-360 Mahfuz Ahmed ID: 2011-2-10-194 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At first we are very grateful and thankful to the Almighty Allah. For the completion of this report visiting the company, searching for websites, articles and related documents were required. However, it was our instructor, Silvia Akter who played the important role by giving us an insight about the report. We express our profound indebtedness and gratitude to her, for her valuable advice that helped immensely in preparing this report. In addition we would also like to thank all employees of PRAN who spent their...
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...Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 1.1 ORIGIN OF THE REPORT 3 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3 1.3 METHODOLOGY USED IN THE STUDY 3 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 3 1.5 STUDY AREA 4 1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 4 Theoretical Overview 5 2.1 Economy of Bangladesh 7 2.2 Economic outlook 7 Industry Analysis 8 COMPANY ANALYSIS 9 ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION 9 Conclusion 13 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Today’s business world is so much competitive as a result every person has to be very cautious while taking an investment decision. Various types of analysis are performed by the investors to choose the most perfect securities. In a portfolio construction a person analysis the whole macro as well as micro economic scenario of a nation, in industry analysis the industry condition, movement is closely examined and in a company analysis the specific firm is analyzed to take a decision. This are steps of fundamental analysis.. In this report all this are performed on ten firms. Our selected firms are from different industries. All of these companies’ shares are category A shares in DSE. We have collected our necessary information from primary and secondary sources. In our entire report we try to focus on portfolio construction from an investor’s perspective. We have divided the topics of the report into different segments. First we have discussed about the origin of the report, objectives and scope of the study, the method of preparing the report, limitation of the study. Then we have chosen the companies...
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...1. Introduction: For volatile markets, Sir John Templeton said, “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.†For our investment simulation project, we started out with TK. 10, 00,000 cash at our disposal which we invested in the trading of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stocks, which is a bullish market. However, investing in such a volatile market required good initial research, investment strategies, and a well-diversified portfolio .Since this was a three-phase project, some adjustments were made to offset market downturns and ultimately increase the portfolio value in our account. As the market was unpredictable, our strategies were focused on risk minimization as well as loss minimization by diversifying our portfolio & by observing other measurement tools like Sharpe ratios, Jensen alpha, correlations & others. In addition our portfolio management was not intensified into these formulas as we also considered some of our predictions about this volatile market & companies. 2. Objective: The main objective of our project is to build up strong investment strategies to cope up with this volatile market with maximizing after tax wealth. To do this we realized that diversifying our portfolio would be the best strategy & that’s why we tried to invest in more than ten industries so that downturn in one sector can be offset by the rise in another sectors stock return. Therefore, while determining our investment...
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...Agricultural Marketing Co. Ltd (PRAN GROUP) was established in 1980. PRAN stands for Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally. Now they are the largest processors of fruits & vegetables in Bangladesh. The Group comprises of 10 companies. The head offices are located at Dhaka with production facilities around the country. AMCL (PRAN) Group ("The company") belongs to Food and Beverage Industry. The food and beverage industry faces the insatiable demands of retail consumers. To meet their constantly evolving requests the industry must continually update existing product lines as well as new products to be identified as the next craze. The profit potential of each of the industries in which the firm is competing is important because the profitability of various industry differs systematically and predictably over time. The average profitability of an industry is highly influenced by the “5 forces”. • Competitive Force 1: Rivalry among Existing Firms: The average level of profitability is primarily influenced by the nature of rivalry among existing firms in the industry. The competitors of the industry are fighting intensely to grab their market share. Industry Growth Rate - Industry is growing rapidly as the consumers both in rural and urban areas are becoming habituated more and more gradually on processed food than home made food items. Concentration and Balance of Competitions - The number of firms in the industry is large. As there is no unique dominant firm or several...
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...FARHA FARZANA | 16-06 | MD. RASEL MIAH | 16-68 | SADIA KAMAL SANCHITA | 16-70 | MARUFA AKHTAR | 16-132 | 16th Batch, Sec: B Department of Finance, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka Table of contents SerialNo. | Description | Page No. | 01 | Executive Summary | 3 | 02 | Introduction | 4 | 03 | Company Description | 5 | 04 | Product Description | 6 | 05 | Situational Analysis | 7 | 06 | Market Survey | 10 | 07 | Characterization of Market | 14 | 08 | Demand Forecasting | 15 | 09 | Uncertainties | 20 | 10 | Marketing Plan | 21 | 11 | References | 27 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY __________________________________________________________________________________ Pran group of companies is one of the leading business institutes of Bangladesh. They are thinking of launching a new product called “Sugar Free Smoothy”. “Sugar Free Smoothy” will be marketed as a unique functional drink while striving to reinforce the company’s status as the leader in innovation and successful...
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...Marketing plan for Pran juice “Pran” is currently the most well-knowncompany in Bangladesh and abroad also. PRAN is in Bangladesh since 1980. It is involved in contract farming and procures raw material directly from the farmers and processes through state of the art machinery at our several factories into hygienically packed food and drinks products.“PRAN” has established every category of food and beverage they are Juices, Carbonated Drinks, Confectionery, Snacks, and Spices to even Dairy products. Executive Summary: Pran group of companies is one of the leading business institute of Bangladesh.Pran has brought this juice to keep our skin smooth and healthy and letting us avoid harmful chemicals enter our skin. Pran mango juice is ready to guard our skin from winter effect.Mango juice is fast becoming their top selling products in the country, growing at over 20 per cent rate year-on-year as they make foray in markets outside the main cities and top district towns.Pran juice has also won hearts in scores of Asian and African nations, forcing the company to ramp up production every year. They offer different packages at a very reasonable price to the customers. If we research their market growing demand, we will find they are in the top position. Pran group of company’s main goal is to product quality leadership and market share leadership. Current market situation: PRAN’s primary target was only the young generation where the age may vary from 16-27. But it is not limited...
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...Form full version Pran Essay Pran Category: Business Autor: jessica85 05 April 2010 Words: 4938 | Pages: 20 We would like to thank our faculty Ameer Yusuf Khan for his splendid support and guideline during our completion of this report. We are grateful for the patience and the time he gave us to solve the problems we faced in making the project. We would also like to express our gratitude to the management and all the individuals of PRAN Group who have taken part by assisting us with details on their company, especially to Mr. Chowdhry Kamruzzaman Kamal who is the General Manager (PRAN Sales-Marketing) of PRAN Group. He helped us a lot by giving his valuable time and lots of information which was very essential for us to make our project a superior one. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank our families, friends and classmates for being so generous, friendly and helpful and assisting us with both major and minor details. We in Bangladesh are blessed with a climate ideally suited to agriculture, specially fruits and vegetables-rich in taste and flavor: sweet, mellow and juicy. Our deltaic plains are among the most fertile in the world created and drained by the mighty rivers-the Padma, Jamuna & Meghna. There is plenty of water. And farming is a way of life to our people. Our comparative advantage as an economy lies in agriculture. We believe the way to economic prosperity is through agri and agro- business. PRAN Group was born in 1980...
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...Report on Employees Reflection of PRAN Export Limited BUS 400 (Internship) Submitted To: Showvonick Datta Lecturer BRAC Business School Submitted By: Mia Mohammad Irfan (09204036) Date of submission: 9th March, 2014 Letter of Transmittal March 9, 2014 Showvonick Datta Lecturer BRAC Business School Subject: Acceptance of internship report. Dear Sir, It gives me immense pleasure in preparing this report that was assigned to me in fulfillment of my course requirement. This report has been valuable to me as it assisted to unite the practical experience to theoretical knowledge. I would like to mention that I am extremely grateful to you for your valuable guidance, extreme understanding effort and constant attention as and when required in accomplishing the report. I shall be very pleased to answer any query you think necessary as and when needed. Sincerely Yours, Mia Mohammad Irfan ID: 09204036 BRAC Business School Acknowledgement I acknowledge my heartiest gratefulness to all who have extended their hands of cooperation in preparing the report. At first I express my gratitude and acclaim our indebtfulness towards my relevant course instructor Showvonick Datta for his overall guidance, advice and support in encouraging our reponsibilities consciously while creating this report. I would like to express gratitude towards Mr. Faijullah Zisan, Assistant Manager Export, PRAN Export Limited for his assisting approach and effort to provide me the necessary information and...
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...[pic] [pic] [pic] Today “Agricultural Marketing Co. Ltd (AMCL)” is the largest processors of agricultural marketing sector in Bangladesh. Their product is branded as “PRAN”. Now it is usually recognized to the consumers by “PRAN Group”. The full meaning of PRAN is… P = Programme for R = Rural A = Advancement N = Nationally “Agricultural Marketing Co. Ltd” was born in 15th May 1985. Keeping in view the corporate mission of the group they have over the years diversified their activities. It consisted as a “Private Limited Company” which is registered 1985 under the authority of Bangladesh government. They encourage contract farmers and help them to grow quality crops with increased yields and to obtain fair prices. Basically Agricultural Marketing Com ltd. was setup in 1980 initially for farming and marketing of agricultural products for local and exports markets. The company was engaged in agronomic (Contact farming) business and cultivated many types of fruits and vegetables. Now the company processes the major fruits produced in Bangladesh like mango, pineapple, guava and several types of vegetables. The plant facilities include canning, pulping, juice making, bottling aseptic packing and also making jam, jelly, pickle, dehydrated fruits etc. The company now solidly established in local market utilizing its available production capacity and facilities with an established brand name, reliable product quality, wide spread...
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...Part: A Internal Audit: An assisting tool for external audit (5) (a) Theoretical background (b) Practical knowledge Part: B Disclosure of Audit Committee (5) (a) Theoretical background (b) Practical background Part: A (Theoretical Background) Internal Audit: An assisting tool for external auditor Internal auditors are employees of a company hired to assess and evaluate its system of internal control. To maintain independence, they present their reports directly to the board of directors or to top management. They provide functional operation to the concern. Internal auditors are employed by the organization they audit; their familiarity with the organization provides more insight into potential fraud and wrongdoing. External auditors are independent staff assigned by an audit firm to assess and evaluate financial statements of their clients or to perform other agreed-upon evaluations. Most external auditors are employed by accounting firms for annual engagements. They are called upon from outside the company. However, two sorts of auditor’s goal are not the same. The internal auditor is assigned by the management of the bank. They are assigned to find out whether everything is going properly or not. If any problem exists they have to bring it to the notice of the top management and then the concerned authorities take necessary action. But in case of external audit the auditors come...
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...DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE Introduction to DSE The Necessity Of Establishing A Stock Exchange In The Then East Pakistan Was First Decided By The Government When, Early In 1952.It Was Learnt That The Calcutta Stock Exchange Had Prohibited The Transactions In Pakistani Shares And Securities. The Provincial Industrial Advisory Council Soon Thereafter Set Up An Organizing Committee For The Formation Of A Stock Exchange In East Pakistan. A Decisive Step Was Taken The Second Meeting Of The Organizing Committee Held On The 13th March ,1953. In The Cabinet Room, Eden Building ,Under The Chairmanship Of Mr. A . Khaleeli, Secretary Government Of East Bengal , Commerce, Labor And Industries Department At Which Various Aspects Of The Issue Were Discussed In Detail. The Then Central Governments Proposal Regarding The Karachi Stock Exchange Opening A Branch At Dhaka. , Did Not Find Favour With The Meeting Who Felt That East Pakistan Should Have An Independent Stock Exchange . It Was Suggested That Dhaka Narayanganj Chamber Of Commerce & Industry Should Approach Its Members For Parchase Of Membership Cards At RS.2000 Each For The Proposed Stock Exchange. The Location Of The Exchange It Was Thought Should Be Either Dhaka Narayanganj Or Chittagong . An Organizing Committee Was Appointed Consisting Of Leading Commercial And Industrial Personalities Of The Province With Mr. Mehdi Ispahani As The Convener In Order To Organize The Exchange. The Chamber Informed Its Members And Members Of Its Affiliated...
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