OPENING CASE QUESTIONS Information Systems are Central at Grocery Gateway 1. What information systems are used at Grocery Gateway to help them make decisions? Would you classify these systems as TPS‚ DSS‚ or EIS? * The web site acts as a TPS as it supports customer transactions. * Logistic Management System is a mostly a DSS with some aspects of an EIS incorporated into it as analyzing some of its data can lead to strategic decisions. 2. How do these systems support operational‚
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Problem Statement Grocery Gateway would like to increase their deliveries from 2.7 to 4 per hour. Dominique Van Voorhis‚ vice president of industrial engineering and operations systems‚ must provide recommendations for improving and optimizing the delivery operations. Situation Analysis Background Grocery Gateway‚ founded in 1997 by Bill Nardo‚ is Canada’s largest direct online grocer and provides its services to residents of the Greater Toronto area (GTA). The company provides approximately
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Grocery Gateway: Customer Delivery Operations Background: Grocery Gateway was founded in 1997‚ by Bill Ni Nardo. In 2001‚ Grocery Gateway was Canada’s largest direct online grocer‚ providing a selection of 6‚500 items from the GroceryGateway.com website. Nature of the Business: Grocery Gateway offers food products with a delivery service competing in the grocery industry. The service is offered to residents in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)‚ which is the largest urban area in Canada.
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OPER3160 Grocery Gateway Case Study Executive Summary To: Al Sellery‚ CEO‚ Claude Germain‚ Chief Operating Officer From: Dominique Van Voorhis‚ Vice-President of Industrial Engineering and Operations Systems Subject: Customer Delivery Operations Issue: Grocery Gateway would like to increase their deliveries from 2.7 to 4 per hour and provide recommendations for improving and optimizing the delivery operations. To optimize delivery operations‚ two solutions are recommended. One‚ an upgrade to the
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GATEWAY TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM Hi‚ It is my pleasure to share some information about TIME‚ MONEY and SECURITY. You will agree that‚ we all work to make money. The money you make currently comes from your ABILITY and the TIME you put into your Job or Profession. This is called ACTIVE Income and is Limited / Insecure (Stops if you do not perform). As an EMPLOYEE your Employer decides how much you earn‚ which decides - where you live‚ - where your children study‚ - what
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Final Summary Paper Gateway was a class that I thought had some moments where it was very useful and others that I didn’t think were as helpful. You and Emily are very approachable people‚ and I feel that if I had a problem or question‚ I could talk to either of you and y’all would be more than willing to help. Overall‚ I’m happy with the class‚ and I think that other freshman students need to consider taking it. I felt that the textbooks readings weren’t necessary for the class. You could not
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The company‚ originally called Gateway 2000‚ was founded in 1985 in an Iowa farmhouse by Ted Waitt‚ the son of a fourth-generation Iowa cattleman. Gateway’s Agency History 1993 to 1998 Until 1993‚ Gateway 2000 relied solely on print advertising that was produced in house. A few months later the agency introduced a campaign theme saying Gateway goes "From South Dakota to the rescue." An agency executive explained the rationale behind the campaign by noting that "South Dakota is a state of
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seems that a lot of people really like my post on my grocery budget‚ specifically how I calculated that my average meal costs only RM2.86. Grocery shopping is a very personalised thing‚ so forgive me if I’m hesitant to ’advice’ you on how to shop. I can’t‚ I won’t. You know your own tastes‚ preferences‚ habits‚ allergies‚ better than I do. I won’t impose a ’do this‚ not that’ on you. Having said that I will share what I usually put in my grocery basket. Carbs: brown rice‚ noodles‚ pasta‚ cous
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December 11‚ 1996 From: Operations Team Re: Insurance Policy Analysis and Recommendation As requested‚ our team has conducted a thorough analysis of the four existing insurance policies (RCNC1‚ RCNC2‚ CTC‚ and HIC)‚ including the costs and benefits of each proposal‚ and associated risks. Based on our investigation‚ we recommend using the CTC insurance plan as of March 1‚ 1997. CTC Excels on Cost Savings and Risk Our analysis focused on achieving two main goals: 1) minimize the chance of losses
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Case Overview and Key Issue Grocery Checkout Inc. (GCO)‚ an online grocery delivery service was founded in 2005 by Nathan Felder and his fellow teammates at the University of Western Ontario (Western) as part of their business project. Recently‚ investors of GCO have been pressuring Felder continually for faster growth‚ and he has a number of growth approaches under consideration. As the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO)‚ Felder wanted to reflect on which option would be the best fit
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