Moniruzzaman, Md.Chowdhury, Mahbub AhmedRahman, Md. Shafayetur2024-05-122024-05-1220232023-09ID 21282019http://hdl.handle.net/10361/22791This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Procurement and Supply Management, 2023.Cataloged from PDF version of dissertation.Includes bibliographical references (Page 37).In order to ensure the research was conducted with honesty and transparency; as well as to avoid harming any participants, the thesis was regulated by the following ethical considerations: ● Participants could withdraw from participating at any given time ● Participants were briefed regarding the nature of the research and questionnaire and their full consent were obtained before the study ● Respondents’ identities have been kept confidential ● Works of other authors used in the dissertation have been acknowledged with the use of APA referencing system ● Misinterpretation regarding the objective of the paper has been avoided ● All possible sources of conflict, affiliations and sources of funding has been declared ● All type of bias in the primary data findings has been avoided as best to the researcher’s abilities ● All research related communication was conducted with honesty, integrity and Transparency.49 pagesenBrac University dissertations are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.Supply chain managementImport cost minimization strategySelection of Incoterms Rules 2020Negotiation for foreign purchaseCost minimization processAkij Ceramics LimitedBusiness logistics.Cost effectiveness.Dissertation