Global Supply Chain Management Barilla SpA Case Discussion Questions 1-a The underlying causes of difficulty that the JITD program was created to solve were stock outs and high levels of inventory. These were both caused by demand uncertainty. There were several inefficiencies due to demand uncertainty; there were long lead times and it was costly for Barilla to try and quickly produce their products. They had poor forecasts due a poor flow of information which led to a bullwhip effect
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ASSIGNMENT 2: BARILLA SPA INTRODUCTION Barilla SpA (Barilla)‚ is an Italian manufacturer that sells pasta to retailers largely through third-party distributors. Barilla has been experiencing widely fluctuating demand patterns from these distributors. Such unpredictable patterns are problematic because a specific sequence of pasta production is used that minimizes the incremental changes in kiln temperature in order to keep the changeover costs low and the product quality high. This process makes
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Barilla SpA * The spaghetti incident - Maastricht University School of Business and Economics International Executive Master of Finance and Control 20 April 2012 Course – Logistics Prof. Dr. Allard van Riel Pauline Henselmans Jetse van de Kamp Ze Zhu Thiago Barros de Oliveira Rene Lorrier Contents 1. Reasons for the increase in variability in demand in Barilla’s supply chain 3 1.1 Distributed inventories‚ local optimization 3 1.2 Lack of inventory information and
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Kiwis are beautiful and majestic creatures‚ but sometimes they can be pests‚ especially in backyards where bananas are trying to grow. This is a problem because bananas are bad at living when being put under stress. Over five people each year are left bananaless because of kiwis. There are‚ however‚ solutions. Bananas are very difficult to grow‚ and if it their first year being planted in your backyard‚ it may take some time before they overcome their fears of kiwis or other animals. A good way
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How to increase height ? 1. Drink Milk Milk is rich in calcium‚ an important mineral for bone growth. Calcium also acts as a height booster. Besides calcium‚ milk has vitamin A and protein that are essential for overall development of the body‚ including height. To increase your height by a few inches‚ drink at least two to three glasses of milk daily. In addition‚ eating dairy foods like cheese‚ yogurt and cream can have an effect on height. 2. Indulge in Yoga You can also do some yoga to increase
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Barilla SPA Operations & supply chain management Case study 2012 1 Is there any evidence that Barilla faces the bullwhip effect? If so‚ what causes of the bullwhip effect are present? Barilla has two products lines‚ “dry products representing 75% of sales” and “fresh products representing 25% of sales”. Products are shipped from plants to one of the two central distribution centers (CDCs). Each CDC held about a month’s worth of dry product inventory. There are three types
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to implement at Barilla. It was in response to the significant fluctuations in sales demand that Barilla was experiencing from their distribution centers. Exhibit 12 in the case shows how volatile the ordering could be. It looks very unpredictable using their current method of distribution‚ which is causing excess inventory and stockouts. By nature‚ their pasta products experience waves of high and low demand. Seasonal and promotional fluctuation was making it hard for Barilla to correctly forecast
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What historical factors affect Ford’s ability to move to a built to order (BTO) model? Few of the historical factors affecting Ford’s ability to move to BTO are as follows: 1. Large number of suppliers: The fundamental issue for Ford is the management and control of their large database of their business partners‚ particularly suppliers and sub-suppliers. Unlike Dell‚ which has only about 50 suppliers‚ Ford has several thousand suppliers and operates in a more complex network of business
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Barilla SpA (A) Christel Bou Farhat Notre Dame University 1- Diagnose the underlying causes of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve. What are the benefits and drawbacks of this program? In your answers‚ consider the Barilla and distributors points of view (400-500 words). * Barilla’s Supply Chain suffered from the bullwhip effect that was mostly caused by the demand fluctuations and damaging the company’s manufacturing and distribution system. This fluctuating
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How to Cope With Stress at College Millions of people go to college each year and yet most of them will still likely find one of the worst experiences in their life. One of the factors that give substantial contribution to that experience is the ability to cope with stress at college. It is a very common phenomenon among those who went through that painful college life. Some managed to survive while some did not. However‚ it is more than just possible to turn the college life to be one of the most
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