Barilla SpA Case Study Define the Problem: Describe the type of case and what problem(s) or issue(s) should be the focus for your analysis. Type: Supply Chain Problems/Issues: - Extreme demand fluctuations – week-to-week variation in distributors order pattern‚ strained Barilla’s manufacturing and logistics operations: high inventory‚ stock out‚ low fill rate to customers. - Pressures to manufacturing in terms of production lead-time and availability of the product - High inventory cost
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Barilla –Supply Chain Inventory Management Barilla TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 ISSUES IDENTIFICATION 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS 3 ALTERNATIVES AND/OR OPTIONS 3 RECOMMENDATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: 3-4 Executive Summary: In an attempt to control inventory swings‚ reduce costs‚ and improve sales we have introduced the JITD initiative. This initiative has been a failure
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Management Barilla Spa (A) Case Study Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Issues Identification 4 Environmental and Root Cause Analysis 4 Fluctuating Demand: 4 Resistance to Changes: 5 Alternative and/or Options 5 Alternative #1 – Continue to promote the Just-in-time Distribution (JITD) initiative 5 Alternative #2 – Eliminate product focus sales strategies 5 Recommendations and Implementation 6 Monitor and Control 6 Executive Summary Sales representatives at the Barilla SpA
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| Ethical or Unethical | One Person’s Response | | Myrna ZCelaya | 1/22/2011 | The author explains ethical or unethical behavior in different scenarios relative to management in the corporate world. | Calling in sick when you really are not is unethical because on such short notice a replacement will be difficult‚ if at all‚ to find. Someone needs to do the job that you are hired to do with or without you. Everybody at one point or another gets ill and that is understandable
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Jovante Seard General Topic: Why people do things they do Narrowed Topic: Why I do what I do General Purpose: To tell a story Specific Purpose: To tell a story about what drives me Introduction: One of my favorite quotes is‚ “What’s your why? If yall gonna be great on that field you have to have a why. You gotta have a reason for why you do what you do. Why do you wake up in the morning? Why do you go out and practice? Why do you put on that jersey? What’s your why? By Eric Thomas. I. January
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Barilla SpA - Session 5 Case Report By: Kevin Samra PMAC ID: 10040240 To: Nikki Raycraft 1 Contents Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................... 3 Issues with Impact Analysis........................................................................................................................... 4 Environmental and Root Cause Analysis..............................................
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Harvard Business School 9-694-046 Rev.JuneU‚ 1994 Barilla SpA (A) Giorgio Maggiali was becoming increasingly frustrated. As director of Logistics for the world’s largest pasta producer‚ Barilla SpA1‚ he was acutely aware of the growing burden that demand fluctuations imposed on the cornpany’s manufacturing and distribution system. Since his appointment in 1988 as Director of Logistics‚ he had been trying to make headway on an innovative idea proposed by Brando Vitali‚ who had served as Barilla’s
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What is Your Comfort Food and Why? Comfort food. Just the thought of it reminds me of something warm and welcoming- like snuggling up by the fire on a crisp fall day. What is comfort food? It is usually the food we have good memories about and that reminds us of a simpler time. Whether you grow up in China or little old North Carolina there is always a meal that conjures up feelings of joy and safety‚ memories of childhood‚ or just simple pleasure. For me‚ my comfort food is spaghetti and meatballs
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CASE STUDY BARILLA SpA (A) Report on Supply Chain Inventory Management TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 3 Issue Identification 4 Issue Identification & Root Cause Analysis 5 Alternatives and options 7 Recommendations 9 Implementation 10 Monitor And Control 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Barilla SpA (Barilla)‚ is an Italian largest pasta manufacturer in the world manufacturer that
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BARILLA SPA (A) BUSINESS CASE AS PRESENTED BY GIORGIO MAGGIALI TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary P2 Issue Identification P3 Root Cause Analysis P4-6 Alternatives and Options P7-9 Recommendations P10-11 Implementation P12-13 Monitor and Control P14 Exhibit P15 Executive Summary Barilla SpA (A) continues to be a market leader in pasta production. We are currently experiencing a growing burden of demand fluctuations for our dry pasta products putting extreme demand
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