Barilla SpA is an Italian pasta manufacturer comprised of 7 divisions: 3 pasta‚ bakery‚ bread‚ catering‚ and international. By 1990‚ Barilla had become the largest pasta manufacturer in the world. The company ships its pasta to one of two central distribution centers (CDC) where it is bought by individual supermarket distributors called "grande distribuzione" (GD for larger supermarkets) and "distribuzione organizzata" (DO for smaller‚ independent supermarkets). During the late 1980s‚ the distributors
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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 Case ____________________________________________________________ ______________ Overview of Barilla Barilla appears to be in a commodity industry‚ suggesting flat demand. Barilla positions themselves as the branded‚ premium‚ dry pasta. Their order qualifiers are consistency and quality‚ and their order winners are brand recognition and variety in shapes. In fact their product line is extensive – 800 products. However‚ Barilla faces demand fluctuations that strain their
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Barilla SpA (A) Case Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Issue Identification and Root Case Analysis 4 Alternatives and Options 7 Recommendations and Implementation 8 Monitor and Control
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Barilla SpA - Case Study Table of Contents I. Executive summary II. Issue Identification III. Environmental and Root Case Analysis IV. Alternatives and Options V. Recommendations VI. Implementation VII. Monitor and Control/ Conclusion I. Executive Summary My decision for this case is to implement the Just-In-Time Distribution (JITD) system. Barilla SpA‚ an Italian pasta manufacturer‚ is experiencing amplified levels of inefficiencies and rising
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Executive Summary The Italian Pasta Manufacturer‚ Barilla SpA‚ is experiencing inefficiencies and increases in cost due to variability in demand from its distributors. Giorgio Magialli‚ the Director of Logistics‚ wants to implement a Just-In-Time Distribution (JITD) system to gain more control. The JITD system was originally proposed by Barilla’s former Director of Logistics‚ Brando Vitali. The new system is untraditional and is being rejected by both distributors and Barilla’s internal departments
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Bullwhip Effect Causes and Impact. How Can Improved IT Support Reduce Bullwhip Effect Dnyanesh Sarang Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Supply Chain & Bullwhip Effect 2 3 Causes of Bullwhip effect 4 3.1 Demand Forecast Updating 4 3.2 Order Batching 5 3.3 Price Fluctuation 5 3.4 Rationing and shortage gaming 5 4 Impact of Bullwhip Effect 6 4.1 Manufacturing Cost 6 4.2 Inventory Cost 6 4.3 Replenishment Lead Time 6 4.4 Transportation Cost 6 4.5 Level of Product Aavailability
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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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The case begins with Giorgio Maggiali’s frustration with the fluctuations imposed on the company’s manufacturing and distribution system. He is the director of logistics at Barilla who has been working on the concept started Brando Vitali who was his predecessor. This was the Just-In-Time-Distribution (JITD) concept as an extension of the Just-In-Time Manufacturing concept developed at Toyota. This basically toyed with the idea of delivering its products to its distributors as per Barilla’s customer
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Case Barilla SpA (A) Discussion Question 1. Answer these questions about the Barilla case study; a. Diagnose the underlying causes of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve. What are the benefits of this program? The main underlying cause of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve is the effect of fluctuating demand which can be divided the root causes as per below. * Transportation Discounts * Volume Discounts * Promotional Activities
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