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What the syllabus expects

  • Location, outsourcing and global supply chain management

Global production

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: International Business (MGT 251)

Unit 9: Functional Management and Operation of IB

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of global production.
  • Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

  • Location, outsourcing and global supply chain management

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Production location

    1. Assess cost, skills, infrastructure and market proximity.
    2. Consider resilience, regulation and coordination needs.
    3. Compare location alternatives using stated criteria.

  2. Outsourcing

    1. Explain make-or-buy and supplier-selection decisions.
    2. Evaluate quality, dependency and knowledge risks.
    3. Define responsibilities and performance expectations.

  3. Global supply chains

    1. Map sourcing, production and distribution relationships.
    2. Assess logistics, disruption and information requirements.
    3. Recommend coordination and risk responses.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 115–117.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.