Management of coal supply in the Bangladesh China Power Company Limited

Abstract

The report is originated as the result of my internship program which I have done as a requirement for my Master’s in Procurement and Supply Management. This report is completed based on my three months internship in the Bangladesh China Power Company Limited (BCPCL). This report contains the real-life experience of my internship in the Bangladesh China Power Company Limited. It gives me in-depth knowledge about coal and its supply chain activity in power generating companies. The report includes my internship experiences and job responsibilities in BCPCL. The report describes the supply chain management of coal. It also includes the main operation of a power plant and tries to highlight how the supply chain activities of coal help the organization. The report is divided into four chapters. In the first chapter, it contains the company background, its fuel information, report methodology, objectives, and data source. The second chapter contains the current project information about BCPCL and its supply chain management process, particularly for its fuel, coal. At the third chapter, it contains my learning, knowledge, observations about the power plant operations that I gather from my internship program at the Bangladesh China Power Company Limited. There is a brief description of the main operation of a power plant and how it converts thermal energy derived from burning coal into electricity. It also contains my learnings about the supply chain at BCPCL, how the supply chain helps, and its obstacle. At the last, I conclude the report with my observations and some recommendation based on my limited knowledge.