I. Executive Summary Chi Nail Spa Bar is a full service nail salon that intends to open in Downtown‚ Atlanta which is an outlaying community of the greater Atlanta‚ Ga. Chi is a sole proprietorship operated by myself‚ Ericka Miller who is very passionate about nail art‚ high fashion and glam. This will be my first business enterprise and my major employment following holding an assistant manager position at Southern Index Inc in Gwinnett‚ GA. I am currently negotiating a lease for a 1500 square
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Jan 2nd‚ 2013 To: The Spa Works President From: JB Information System Manger Subject: Committee for development of new system It has come to my attention that Spa Works is in need of a new integrated system to solve the many issues of the legacy system. As the leader of the development of the new system‚ the committee I have put together consists of me as information systems manager‚ the financial manager‚ the human resources manager‚ the marketing manager and spa director. Together this
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The Bullwhip Effect and Barilla SpA The Bullwhip Effect is an observed phenomenon in forecast-driven distribution channels where there is variability up the supply chain. Some of its causes are: Dependent demand processing Forecast Errors Adjustment of inventory control parameters with each demand observation Lead Time Variability (forecast error during replenishment lead time) Lot-sizing/order synchronization Trade promotion and forward buying Anticipation of shortages One way
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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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Najib abdi DSCI 434 3/24/2011 Barilla SpA Case Study 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? One of the underlying causes of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve was the effects of inconsistent demand that came from Barilla’s distributors. The extreme demand variation strained Barillas manufacturing and logistics‚ and made very hard for Barilla to meet that
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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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Model of Organisational Design The model of organizational design to be used in KK Spa is mechanistic structure. Mechanistic structure refers to the division of jobs that are ‘precisely defined’ (Connor‚ McFadden & McLean‚ ND). Mechanistic structure is characterized by high work specialization‚ rigid departmentalization‚ clear chain of command‚ narrow spans of control‚ centralization and high formalization. The staffs in different departments are given different tasks and department goal rather than
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shares some common characteristic as Internationalization. It is the ‘integration of technology‚ markets‚ politics‚ culture‚ labor and commerce on a global scale. It can be seen as both the process and the results’ (Kelly & Booth 2004). Mars and Ferrero are two world-leading food (especially Chocolate) manufacturers. But what makes these 2 companies successful internationally and globally? What are the factors contributing to their success? In this essay‚ we will evaluate on their success factors
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• Giorgio Maggiali: Current director of logistics o Appointed in 1988 tried to make way for an innovative idea proposed by Brando Vitali • Brando Vitali: Director of logistics before Giorgio Maggiali o Proposed Just-in-Time distribution (JITD) Modeled after the popular Just-in-time manufacturing concept o Rather than delivering product to distributors when ordered‚ his logistics plan would specify the “appropriate” delivery quantities These quantities would more effectively meet end-consumer’s
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Executive Summary In 1987‚ Brando Vitali‚ then Barilla’s director of logistics‚ had proposed an alternative approach to order fulfillment. Vitali envisioned an approach that would radically change the way in which logistics organization managed product delivery by introduction of Just In Time Distribution (JITD) system. The JITD system is designed to mitigate Barilla’s high stock rates‚ fluctuating demands by distributors and stock outs. As the incumbent logistics director‚ -Giorgio Maggiali
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