The focus of this is the Bangladesh firm DBL. DBL is a well-established apparel firm in Bangladesh but one of the few that internationalized its production and operations in the last 40 years. One of DBL Apparels Co's main customers is H&M. You can find more information about DBL in Rana et al (2019). You are expected to address the following questions.

a) The issue of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) by DBL in Ethiopia. What were the main reasons for this? Why Ethiopia as a "target" country?

b) Apply the global factory perspective on DBL. What are the risks of DBL when setting up and running operations in Ethiopia? How could DBL mitigate those risks?

c) The relationship with H&M in the global value perspective. How has this been affected by DBL's internationalization? In your opinion, what role does the suppliers play to H&M internationalization - acting as a Global Factory?