Answer ALL THREE questions
1. Illustrate the main characteristics and the associated challenges of perishable food supply chains such as the meat supply chain. (maximum 1500 words) 100 marks
2. How might Wings and Legs combine a lean and agile approach in its supply chain? (maximum 1500 words) 100 marks
3. What are the relative merits of each possible position of the material decoupling point? What option would you suggest to Wings and Legs? Provide justification for your answer. (maximum 1500 words) 100 marks
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain
Stephan van Dijk, Jack van der Vorst and Adrie Beulens
Case date 2000
Published as: Dijk, S.J. van, Vorst, van der, J.G.A.J., Beulens, A.J.M. (2003)
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain, in: Cases in Operations Management.,
Eds: Johnston, R., S. Chambers, C. Harland, A. Harrison, N. Slack, Case 34, p.
327-335, Prentice Hall, Third Edition
Introduction
At Wings & Legs, a large poultry processor in the Netherlands, the working day starts
very early in the morning. Before a single cock-a-doodle has sounded, live chickens
are delivered at the processing plant where they are cleaned, processed, packed and
stored. The next day, packages of fresh poultry meat are distributed to several large
retail distribution centres and a large number of smaller retail stores. In the evening of
that second day, many people will enjoy their chicken Tandoori or fried chicken leg.
The product is simple and the whole operation seems efficiently executed. However,
at the weekly plenary meeting of senior managers a serious discussion arises. The
sales manager complains that the delivery performance has decreased in the last
couple of months. Moreover, he complains that retailers are less satisfied with the
quality of products they receive. Product freshness and product weight have not been
according to specifications several times this month. The operations and purchase
managers respond with the remark that the sales department makes sales-agreements
with retail that cannot be met in such a short time. They want to know in advance
information on promotional activity so they can respond more effectively. They want
to have better forecasts of future sales so they can match the supply of chicken with
the demand for poultry products.
This discussion sounded very familiar to the general manager. He has heard the
complaints of the senior managers already many times. Last year they implemented
some major improvements to their production line. It now operates more efficiently,
with shorter set-up times and less waste. In addition, the co-ordination between the
sales department and operations has been improved. A new planning system has been
set up and more frequent meetings between sales and operations have been initiated.
The general manager wonders if, in the big scheme of things, these improvements
actually were effective at all and had any real impact of performance to consumers.
He.
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain Stephan van Dijk, J.docxbissacr
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain
Stephan van Dijk, Jack van der Vorst and Adrie Beulens
Case date 2000
Published as: Dijk, S.J. van, Vorst, van der, J.G.A.J., Beulens, A.J.M. (2003)
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain, in: Cases in Operations Management.,
Eds: Johnston, R., S. Chambers, C. Harland, A. Harrison, N. Slack, Case 34, p.
327-335, Prentice Hall, Third Edition
Introduction
At Wings & Legs, a large poultry processor in the Netherlands, the working day starts
very early in the morning. Before a single cock-a-doodle has sounded, live chickens
are delivered at the processing plant where they are cleaned, processed, packed and
stored. The next day, packages of fresh poultry meat are distributed to several large
retail distribution centres and a large number of smaller retail stores. In the evening of
that second day, many people will enjoy their chicken Tandoori or fried chicken leg.
The product is simple and the whole operation seems efficiently executed. However,
at the weekly plenary meeting of senior managers a serious discussion arises. The
sales manager complains that the delivery performance has decreased in the last
couple of months. Moreover, he complains that retailers are less satisfied with the
quality of products they receive. Product freshness and product weight have not been
according to specifications several times this month. The operations and purchase
managers respond with the remark that the sales department makes sales-agreements
with retail that cannot be met in such a short time. They want to know in advance
information on promotional activity so they can respond more effectively. They want
to have better forecasts of future sales so they can match the supply of chicken with
the demand for poultry products.
This discussion sounded very familiar to the general manager. He has heard the
complaints of the senior managers already many times. Last year they implemented
some major improvements to their production line. It now operates more efficiently,
with shorter set-up times and less waste. In addition, the co-ordination between the
sales department and operations has been improved. A new planning system has been
set up and more frequent meetings between sales and operations have been initiated.
The general manager wonders if, in the big scheme of things, these improvements
actually were effective at all and had any real impact of performance to consumers.
He thinks its time to take a broader perspective on their problem. Flexibility is needed
not only in their own operations, but in the whole supply chain; as the processes in
their supply chain are so strongly coupled.
Market developments
The food and retail market that Wings and Legs serves is very dynamic. During recent
years, the assortment of most retailers has increased by a factor of 4 to 5 times. A
single retail outlet used to store 4,000 to 5,000 different products; now they have
20,000 to 30,000 diffe.
Assessment on this ModuleThe assessment for this module consists.docxgalerussel59292
Assessment on this Module
The assessment for this module consists of two elements. Final submission dates for elements of assessment vary.
Element
Type of assessment
Word or time limit
% of Total Mark
Submission method
Final Submission Date
010
GROUP PRESENTATION
20 MINUTES
HAND-IN AS A VIDEO
30%
Dropbox link
W/C 09 March
NO LATER THAN:
2PM OM:
Friday 13 March, 2020
011
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
2000 WORDS
70%
Turnitin®UK Grademark
NO LATER THAN 2PM ON:
Friday 24 April 2020
All forms of assessment must be submitted by the published deadline which is detailed above. It is your responsibility to know when work is due to be submitted – ignorance of the deadline date will not be accepted as a reason for late or non-submission.
Assessment Case: Supply Chain at The Good Farm Company[footnoteRef:1] [1: This case is adapted from Stephan van Dijk, Jack van der Vorst and Adrie Beulens, but data have been changed for reasons of commercial confidentiality.]
Introduction
At The Good Farm Company, a large poultry processor in the Netherlands, the working day starts very early in the morning. Before a single cock-a-doodle has sounded, live chickens are delivered at the processing plant where they are cleaned, processed, packed and stored. The next day, packages of fresh poultry meat are distributed to several large retail distribution centres and a large number of smaller retail stores. In the evening of that second day, many people will enjoy their chicken Tandoori or fried chicken leg. The product is simple and the whole operation seems efficiently executed. However, at the weekly plenary meeting of senior managers, a serious discussion arises. The Sales Manager complains that the delivery performance has decreased in the last couple of months. Moreover, he complains that retailers are less satisfied with the quality of products they receive. Product freshness and product weight have not been according to specifications several times this month. The Operations and Purchase Managers respond with the remark that the sales department makes sales-agreements with retail that cannot be met in such a short time. They want to know in advance information on promotional activity so they can respond more effectively. They want to have better forecasts of future sales so they can match the supply of chicken with the demand for poultry products.
This discussion sounded very familiar to the General Manager. He has already heard the complaints of the senior managers many times. Last year they implemented some major improvements to their production line. It now operates more efficiently, with shorter set-up times and less waste. In addition, the coordination between the sales department and operations has been improved. A new planning system has been set up and more frequent meetings between sales and operations have been initiated. The General Manager wonders if, in the big scheme of things, these improvements actually were effective at all and had any re.
The document discusses meat departments in cooperative grocery stores. It notes that while vegetarianism makes up a small percentage of the population, meat remains an important part of most people's diets. As such, cooperative grocers should recognize the importance of running successful meat departments to attract customers. The document outlines the benefits and considerations of two approaches for meat departments: retail-ready programs that involve pre-packaged meats requiring less labor, and primal-boxed programs that allow for more cut flexibility but require greater investment and labor. It emphasizes that meat departments can be profitable and help set co-ops apart from competitors when properly supported.
This document analyzes market trends in the sliced cooked meat category in the UK. It finds that ham accounts for the largest volume share but continental meats like Parma ham and salami are growing. Quality is an important factor for consumers when purchasing sliced cooked meats. The document recommends promoting quality attributes and providing easy browsing and selection in store to drive further category growth.
High-Velocity Supply Chains for Perishables: A Fresher PropositionCognizant
In the perishables sector, providing the freshest products to customers remains a challenge, since doing so is not tied to a single business function. Developing a high-velocity supply chain is one of the most straightforward strategies for ensuring freshness, reducing shrink and realizing top-and bottom-line improvements.
Restoring consumer confidence means that supply chains need to work harder to tighten controls, improve visibility across their processes, and provide a joined-up picture of a product’s journey from the field or factory to the customer’s front door.
The following white paper explores the traceability challenges facing organisations as they make, process, distribute and sell products, the reasons they now need to overcome these barriers, how they might approach this, and what they stand to gain as they achieve greater
transparency both throughout their operations and along the supply chain.
This chapter discusses innovation and upgrading in the livestock value chain. It defines different types of value chain upgrading including process, product, functional, and chain upgrading. Process upgrading involves improving efficiency through better technology or organization. Product upgrading means introducing new or improved products. Functional upgrading changes the mix of activities performed within the chain. Chain upgrading moves to a new value chain. The chapter provides examples for each type of upgrading in the livestock context.
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain Stephan van Dijk, J.docxbissacr
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain
Stephan van Dijk, Jack van der Vorst and Adrie Beulens
Case date 2000
Published as: Dijk, S.J. van, Vorst, van der, J.G.A.J., Beulens, A.J.M. (2003)
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain, in: Cases in Operations Management.,
Eds: Johnston, R., S. Chambers, C. Harland, A. Harrison, N. Slack, Case 34, p.
327-335, Prentice Hall, Third Edition
Introduction
At Wings & Legs, a large poultry processor in the Netherlands, the working day starts
very early in the morning. Before a single cock-a-doodle has sounded, live chickens
are delivered at the processing plant where they are cleaned, processed, packed and
stored. The next day, packages of fresh poultry meat are distributed to several large
retail distribution centres and a large number of smaller retail stores. In the evening of
that second day, many people will enjoy their chicken Tandoori or fried chicken leg.
The product is simple and the whole operation seems efficiently executed. However,
at the weekly plenary meeting of senior managers a serious discussion arises. The
sales manager complains that the delivery performance has decreased in the last
couple of months. Moreover, he complains that retailers are less satisfied with the
quality of products they receive. Product freshness and product weight have not been
according to specifications several times this month. The operations and purchase
managers respond with the remark that the sales department makes sales-agreements
with retail that cannot be met in such a short time. They want to know in advance
information on promotional activity so they can respond more effectively. They want
to have better forecasts of future sales so they can match the supply of chicken with
the demand for poultry products.
This discussion sounded very familiar to the general manager. He has heard the
complaints of the senior managers already many times. Last year they implemented
some major improvements to their production line. It now operates more efficiently,
with shorter set-up times and less waste. In addition, the co-ordination between the
sales department and operations has been improved. A new planning system has been
set up and more frequent meetings between sales and operations have been initiated.
The general manager wonders if, in the big scheme of things, these improvements
actually were effective at all and had any real impact of performance to consumers.
He thinks its time to take a broader perspective on their problem. Flexibility is needed
not only in their own operations, but in the whole supply chain; as the processes in
their supply chain are so strongly coupled.
Market developments
The food and retail market that Wings and Legs serves is very dynamic. During recent
years, the assortment of most retailers has increased by a factor of 4 to 5 times. A
single retail outlet used to store 4,000 to 5,000 different products; now they have
20,000 to 30,000 diffe.
Assessment on this ModuleThe assessment for this module consists.docxgalerussel59292
Assessment on this Module
The assessment for this module consists of two elements. Final submission dates for elements of assessment vary.
Element
Type of assessment
Word or time limit
% of Total Mark
Submission method
Final Submission Date
010
GROUP PRESENTATION
20 MINUTES
HAND-IN AS A VIDEO
30%
Dropbox link
W/C 09 March
NO LATER THAN:
2PM OM:
Friday 13 March, 2020
011
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
2000 WORDS
70%
Turnitin®UK Grademark
NO LATER THAN 2PM ON:
Friday 24 April 2020
All forms of assessment must be submitted by the published deadline which is detailed above. It is your responsibility to know when work is due to be submitted – ignorance of the deadline date will not be accepted as a reason for late or non-submission.
Assessment Case: Supply Chain at The Good Farm Company[footnoteRef:1] [1: This case is adapted from Stephan van Dijk, Jack van der Vorst and Adrie Beulens, but data have been changed for reasons of commercial confidentiality.]
Introduction
At The Good Farm Company, a large poultry processor in the Netherlands, the working day starts very early in the morning. Before a single cock-a-doodle has sounded, live chickens are delivered at the processing plant where they are cleaned, processed, packed and stored. The next day, packages of fresh poultry meat are distributed to several large retail distribution centres and a large number of smaller retail stores. In the evening of that second day, many people will enjoy their chicken Tandoori or fried chicken leg. The product is simple and the whole operation seems efficiently executed. However, at the weekly plenary meeting of senior managers, a serious discussion arises. The Sales Manager complains that the delivery performance has decreased in the last couple of months. Moreover, he complains that retailers are less satisfied with the quality of products they receive. Product freshness and product weight have not been according to specifications several times this month. The Operations and Purchase Managers respond with the remark that the sales department makes sales-agreements with retail that cannot be met in such a short time. They want to know in advance information on promotional activity so they can respond more effectively. They want to have better forecasts of future sales so they can match the supply of chicken with the demand for poultry products.
This discussion sounded very familiar to the General Manager. He has already heard the complaints of the senior managers many times. Last year they implemented some major improvements to their production line. It now operates more efficiently, with shorter set-up times and less waste. In addition, the coordination between the sales department and operations has been improved. A new planning system has been set up and more frequent meetings between sales and operations have been initiated. The General Manager wonders if, in the big scheme of things, these improvements actually were effective at all and had any re.
The document discusses meat departments in cooperative grocery stores. It notes that while vegetarianism makes up a small percentage of the population, meat remains an important part of most people's diets. As such, cooperative grocers should recognize the importance of running successful meat departments to attract customers. The document outlines the benefits and considerations of two approaches for meat departments: retail-ready programs that involve pre-packaged meats requiring less labor, and primal-boxed programs that allow for more cut flexibility but require greater investment and labor. It emphasizes that meat departments can be profitable and help set co-ops apart from competitors when properly supported.
This document analyzes market trends in the sliced cooked meat category in the UK. It finds that ham accounts for the largest volume share but continental meats like Parma ham and salami are growing. Quality is an important factor for consumers when purchasing sliced cooked meats. The document recommends promoting quality attributes and providing easy browsing and selection in store to drive further category growth.
High-Velocity Supply Chains for Perishables: A Fresher PropositionCognizant
In the perishables sector, providing the freshest products to customers remains a challenge, since doing so is not tied to a single business function. Developing a high-velocity supply chain is one of the most straightforward strategies for ensuring freshness, reducing shrink and realizing top-and bottom-line improvements.
Restoring consumer confidence means that supply chains need to work harder to tighten controls, improve visibility across their processes, and provide a joined-up picture of a product’s journey from the field or factory to the customer’s front door.
The following white paper explores the traceability challenges facing organisations as they make, process, distribute and sell products, the reasons they now need to overcome these barriers, how they might approach this, and what they stand to gain as they achieve greater
transparency both throughout their operations and along the supply chain.
This chapter discusses innovation and upgrading in the livestock value chain. It defines different types of value chain upgrading including process, product, functional, and chain upgrading. Process upgrading involves improving efficiency through better technology or organization. Product upgrading means introducing new or improved products. Functional upgrading changes the mix of activities performed within the chain. Chain upgrading moves to a new value chain. The chapter provides examples for each type of upgrading in the livestock context.
Food and Beverage control Assignment.docxMasreshaA
This document discusses food and beverage control procedures for hotels and restaurants. It covers the controlling procedures for purchasing, receiving, storing, producing, issuing and distributing food and beverage items. Specifically, it details the standard procedures for purchasing items through contracts, cash and carry, and from total suppliers. It also outlines the key reasons for and process of receiving food deliveries according to the established specifications and standards. This ensures the correct quantities, qualities and prices of delivered items.
IFSM 300 Final Assessment ExamNOTE As for all work in this c.docxwilcockiris
This document provides a case study about Virginia's Finest Meat Distributors (VFMD), a privately owned meat distributor. VFMD sells customized meat cuts to restaurants, caterers, and clubs. The owner, Victor, wants to analyze how information systems could help manage and grow the business. The case study is then followed by 10 questions requiring analysis of VFMD and recommendations for how information systems could improve various business processes and enable data-driven decision making.
Beef sales bring more value to the basket, but retailers face high cost and preparation hurdles when selling beef as part of their fresh prepared food offerings. New research identifies opportunities and unveils successful examples from retailers overcoming these challenges with creative strategies that can work in the deli prepared perimeter.
This document discusses poultry rearing practices and opportunities in the coastal region of Barisal, Bangladesh. It notes that most households currently engage in scavenging or semi-scavenging of local breeds, and identifies introducing improved breeds and closed rearing practices as opportunities. The objectives are to increase homestead-based poultry production and farmers' incomes. Planned activities include linking farmers to vaccination, feed, and market services through demonstrations and trainings. The goal is for each farmer to earn an additional Tk. 2,000 annually by rearing 10-15 higher quality birds with reduced mortality.
CHAPTER 6
Food Purchasing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading and studying this chap-
ter, you should be able to:
.
■ Explain the importance of prod-
uct specifications.
■ List and describe the steps for
creating a purchasing system.
■ Identify factors to consider
when establishing par stocks
and reordering points.
■ Explain selection factors for pur-
chasing meat, produce, canned
goods, coffee, and other items.
Sustainable Purchasing ■ 175
This chapter covers the basic elements of food purchasing. When setting up a
food-purchasing system , think in terms of:
■ Establishing standards for each food item used (product specification)
■ Establishing a system that minimizes effort and losses and maximizes con-
trol of theft
■ Establishing the amount of each item that should be on hand (par stocks
and reorder points)
■ Identifying who will do the buying and who will keep the food-purchasing
system in motion
■ Identifying who will do the receiving, storage, and issuing of items
The dynamics of purchasing have changed in several key ways: Restaurants
are creating partnerships with a select few purveyors — the rationale being that
you get more loyalty and spend less time ordering and receiving multiple times,
with some deliveries coming at awkward times. Purveyors say that the freight
costs are the same for 1 or 100 boxes.
Sustainable Purchasing
Restaurants are also moving towards buying more locally, cutting down freight
costs. Buying locally strengthens regional economies, supports family farms,
preserves the local landscape, and fosters a sense of community.1 However,
buying local does not necessarily mean that it is a sustainable product. Sus-
tainability includes buying food as locally as possible, but also involves food
production methods that are healthy, do not harm the environment, respect work-
ers, are humane to animals, provide fair wages to farmers, and support farming
communities.2
A growing number of restaurateurs are increasingly adopting sustainable pur-
chasing practices by purchasing animals that have not been raised in confinement,
given antibiotics or hormones, or fed animal byproducts. An example being,
avoiding the purchase of chickens and eggs from large factory farms where the
chickens are raised in small cages or large overcrowded barns.3 There are also
concerns with the purchasing of fish, by buying only fish that are not endan-
gered limits the variety used in foodservice but helps fish stocks to rebuild their
numbers.
Organic food purchasing is gaining momentum. Although more expensive,
some operators find their guests are requesting more organic items on the menu.
Additionally, there is an increasing demand for health enhancing foods that are
rich in antioxidants and phytonurtrients.4
Restaurateurs are letting the menu drive business, and many change menus
and prices four times a year. Maintaining a close relationship with suppliers helps
with advance warnings of pending price increases and lack of avail ...
Him Hatchery was established in 1958 in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh with the goal of providing better nutrition to address malnutrition. It operates an integrated poultry business including breeder farms, a hatchery, broiler growing farms, a feed mill, and a processing plant. The hatchery sources eggs from breeder farms, hatches chicks, and vaccinates them before distributing day-old chicks. Broiler chickens are grown on company farms and processed in the plant. Products are distributed through a cold chain network of warehouses and refrigerated trucks to ensure quality and freshness. The supply chain faces challenges of inaccurate demand forecasting, lack of integrated systems, and limited third-party logistics providers.
This document discusses methods for cattle ranchers to add value to their beef within and outside of the conventional beef marketing system. It explains that ranchers can increase profits within the conventional system by retaining ownership of cattle past weaning, producing higher quality cattle, and forming marketing cooperatives. The document also introduces alternative marketing strategies such as niche markets for natural, lean, or organic beef which involve direct marketing to connect producers with consumers seeking differentiated products. It provides an overview of production and marketing considerations for ranchers interested in alternative beef marketing.
This document summarizes updates from the National Pork Board meeting. It discusses the increase in sponsorships and producer representation at the Pork Management Conference. Regarding PEDv, it provides details on the virus and the containment and research efforts underway. It outlines the pork industry's customer engagement strategy including targeted outreach and new content. Information is also presented on keeping pork moving through the supply chain and new pork chop cut names and doneness messaging. Finally, it previews new tools being developed for pork producers.
Balekane Six Poultry and Agricultural Co-operative Limited is a South African company that specializes in broiler chicken production. It has a production capacity of 40,000 chickens per cycle across 6 broiler houses and plans 26 cycles per year. The company's primary business is quality chicken production for the South African market to help reduce poverty and provide affordable, high-quality protein. It aims to become a major competitor through respecting customers, creativity, and business ethics. Balekane Six will rear Ross chickens from day-old to 42 days to reach 1.8-2kg and has a marketing strategy to supply restaurants, supermarkets, and individual consumers.
Schriskoope is a Holland-based chicken supply chain company facing issues like poor product quality, high competition, and supply and demand mismatches. The report evaluates Schriskoope's supply chain performance and recommends improvement strategies. Key strategies include applying lean and agile principles to reduce waste, partnering with a third-party logistics provider to lower costs, and establishing purchasing strategies to reduce raw material prices. The report also outlines factors for developing a sustainable global supply chain, such as identifying social and environmental issues, selecting suppliers, and ongoing supplier evaluation and development.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted as part of a European Commission-funded project on quality policy and consumer behavior related to fresh meat. The survey was conducted in 1997 in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the UK and focused on consumer meat consumption habits, perceptions of meat quality attributes, and expectations regarding meat safety. Key findings included that butcher shops were still the main purchase point for beef and pork in most countries except Sweden and the UK; consumption preferences varied by country but chicken consumption was rising across Europe; and place of purchase, color, and country of origin were seen as important indicators of eating quality while freshness and country of origin signaled safety.
This chapter brings together the basic ideas of consumer demand, and the production and cost concerns. This chapter will enable students to understand how price is determined in a market and the role of price.
Reliance Fresh is a grocery store chain owned by Reliance Retail. It aims to capture India's $350 billion retail market through its 900 stores across 14 states. Reliance focuses on sourcing directly from local farmers to build an efficient supply chain. At stores, most shelf space is given to Reliance's private label brands to offer better margins than national brands. Reliance uses IT extensively for supply chain management, demand forecasting, and pricing/promotions. It plans to launch two new retail formats, Feel Fresh and Feel Fresh Plus, expanding into categories like apparel. Key recommendations include improving the customer experience through better queues and maintaining high freshness and quality standards.
Issues And Challenges In Broiler ProductionRichard Lobb
The document discusses several key issues and challenges in the broiler production industry. It provides background on the integrated structure of the industry and contract growing system. Some topics covered include animal welfare practices, antibiotic use, food safety and quality improvements, environmental considerations, and factors that have contributed to the popularity of chicken consumption in the United States.
The document discusses the competitive environment of the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry. There are high threats from potential new entrants due to low capital requirements and easy access to suppliers. However, buyer power is also high due to many QSR options and low brand loyalty and switching costs. Supplier power is high since suppliers are concentrated, though buyers could not easily integrate backward. Substitute threats are high given many similar QSR chains. Industry rivalry is intense as QSRs make up a large portion of food sales and there is diversity among competitors.
And what should we do today? Developing a research-for-development agenda for...ILRI
The document discusses opportunities for livestock research to support development goals in developing countries. It identifies three trajectories for livestock systems - "strong growth", "fragile growth", and "high growth with externalities" - and discusses opportunities within each trajectory. For systems with strong growth, research could focus on sustainable intensification and market access. For fragile systems, research could enhance resilience. For high-growth systems, managing environmental and health risks is a priority. The document advocates for research with stakeholders and a theory of change to achieve impact at scale.
This document summarizes a publication about alternatives to large-scale hog production, specifically sustainable production of a smaller number of hogs sold through alternative markets. It discusses two directions for hog production - contracting with large integrators or sustainable production. The sustainable approach involves alternative niche marketing, breed selection, alternative feeds, waste management, odor control, health concerns, and humane treatment. It also discusses issues with large-scale vertical integration in the pork industry and concentration of markets.
The document discusses the concept of omni-channel and how GS1 standards can help enable a seamless customer experience across physical and digital channels. It notes that while online commerce currently represents only 10% of total commerce, customer expectations and behaviors are shifting towards wanting integrated experiences. Omni-channel refers to rethinking business processes to focus on the consumer across all channels. The document proposes extending GS1 identification and data standards digitally to help reduce friction between physical and digital worlds and former business silos. This will empower an omni-channel approach and benefit all parties in the supply and demand chain through accurate, standardized product information linked by unique identification.
TeamPaper - Chicken - Organic vs Traditional - Dec 2016Alex Sivo, MBA
Perdue Farms is facing a decision about increasing production of organic chickens as consumer preferences shift. A team analyzed the situation and makes three recommendations: 1) Gradually increase organic production starting in the West region with highest income-sales correlation. 2) Hire an advertising firm for a $1.5 million marketing campaign to increase organic awareness. 3) Acquire a large organic feed producer for vertical integration, estimated at $5 billion, to gain synergies and revenue. The recommendations aim to realign production with consumer tastes favoring organic options.
The Development of Business Relationship in the European Market for Fish Qualityijtsrd
This paper focused on how important for business relationship in the determination of fish quality in the foreign markets. From the data collected and the analysis made, the researcher concluded that the determinants of quality fish for export markets are performed accurately with the help of the European inspectors. There are different determinants of quality fish that are performed throughout the industry for the well being of the product. The determinants acquired through excessive interviews are organoleptic assessment, instrumental method, chemical assessment, packaging, storage, vessel and transportation. Dr. Le Nguyen Doan Khoi "The Development of Business Relationship in the European Market for Fish Quality" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38041.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/economics/commerce/38041/the-development-of-business-relationship-in-the-european-market-for-fish-quality/dr-le-nguyen-doan-khoi
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This document discusses poultry rearing practices and opportunities in the coastal region of Barisal, Bangladesh. It notes that most households currently engage in scavenging or semi-scavenging of local breeds, and identifies introducing improved breeds and closed rearing practices as opportunities. The objectives are to increase homestead-based poultry production and farmers' incomes. Planned activities include linking farmers to vaccination, feed, and market services through demonstrations and trainings. The goal is for each farmer to earn an additional Tk. 2,000 annually by rearing 10-15 higher quality birds with reduced mortality.
CHAPTER 6
Food Purchasing
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading and studying this chap-
ter, you should be able to:
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■ Explain the importance of prod-
uct specifications.
■ List and describe the steps for
creating a purchasing system.
■ Identify factors to consider
when establishing par stocks
and reordering points.
■ Explain selection factors for pur-
chasing meat, produce, canned
goods, coffee, and other items.
Sustainable Purchasing ■ 175
This chapter covers the basic elements of food purchasing. When setting up a
food-purchasing system , think in terms of:
■ Establishing standards for each food item used (product specification)
■ Establishing a system that minimizes effort and losses and maximizes con-
trol of theft
■ Establishing the amount of each item that should be on hand (par stocks
and reorder points)
■ Identifying who will do the buying and who will keep the food-purchasing
system in motion
■ Identifying who will do the receiving, storage, and issuing of items
The dynamics of purchasing have changed in several key ways: Restaurants
are creating partnerships with a select few purveyors — the rationale being that
you get more loyalty and spend less time ordering and receiving multiple times,
with some deliveries coming at awkward times. Purveyors say that the freight
costs are the same for 1 or 100 boxes.
Sustainable Purchasing
Restaurants are also moving towards buying more locally, cutting down freight
costs. Buying locally strengthens regional economies, supports family farms,
preserves the local landscape, and fosters a sense of community.1 However,
buying local does not necessarily mean that it is a sustainable product. Sus-
tainability includes buying food as locally as possible, but also involves food
production methods that are healthy, do not harm the environment, respect work-
ers, are humane to animals, provide fair wages to farmers, and support farming
communities.2
A growing number of restaurateurs are increasingly adopting sustainable pur-
chasing practices by purchasing animals that have not been raised in confinement,
given antibiotics or hormones, or fed animal byproducts. An example being,
avoiding the purchase of chickens and eggs from large factory farms where the
chickens are raised in small cages or large overcrowded barns.3 There are also
concerns with the purchasing of fish, by buying only fish that are not endan-
gered limits the variety used in foodservice but helps fish stocks to rebuild their
numbers.
Organic food purchasing is gaining momentum. Although more expensive,
some operators find their guests are requesting more organic items on the menu.
Additionally, there is an increasing demand for health enhancing foods that are
rich in antioxidants and phytonurtrients.4
Restaurateurs are letting the menu drive business, and many change menus
and prices four times a year. Maintaining a close relationship with suppliers helps
with advance warnings of pending price increases and lack of avail ...
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Schriskoope is a Holland-based chicken supply chain company facing issues like poor product quality, high competition, and supply and demand mismatches. The report evaluates Schriskoope's supply chain performance and recommends improvement strategies. Key strategies include applying lean and agile principles to reduce waste, partnering with a third-party logistics provider to lower costs, and establishing purchasing strategies to reduce raw material prices. The report also outlines factors for developing a sustainable global supply chain, such as identifying social and environmental issues, selecting suppliers, and ongoing supplier evaluation and development.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted as part of a European Commission-funded project on quality policy and consumer behavior related to fresh meat. The survey was conducted in 1997 in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the UK and focused on consumer meat consumption habits, perceptions of meat quality attributes, and expectations regarding meat safety. Key findings included that butcher shops were still the main purchase point for beef and pork in most countries except Sweden and the UK; consumption preferences varied by country but chicken consumption was rising across Europe; and place of purchase, color, and country of origin were seen as important indicators of eating quality while freshness and country of origin signaled safety.
This chapter brings together the basic ideas of consumer demand, and the production and cost concerns. This chapter will enable students to understand how price is determined in a market and the role of price.
Reliance Fresh is a grocery store chain owned by Reliance Retail. It aims to capture India's $350 billion retail market through its 900 stores across 14 states. Reliance focuses on sourcing directly from local farmers to build an efficient supply chain. At stores, most shelf space is given to Reliance's private label brands to offer better margins than national brands. Reliance uses IT extensively for supply chain management, demand forecasting, and pricing/promotions. It plans to launch two new retail formats, Feel Fresh and Feel Fresh Plus, expanding into categories like apparel. Key recommendations include improving the customer experience through better queues and maintaining high freshness and quality standards.
Issues And Challenges In Broiler ProductionRichard Lobb
The document discusses several key issues and challenges in the broiler production industry. It provides background on the integrated structure of the industry and contract growing system. Some topics covered include animal welfare practices, antibiotic use, food safety and quality improvements, environmental considerations, and factors that have contributed to the popularity of chicken consumption in the United States.
The document discusses the competitive environment of the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry. There are high threats from potential new entrants due to low capital requirements and easy access to suppliers. However, buyer power is also high due to many QSR options and low brand loyalty and switching costs. Supplier power is high since suppliers are concentrated, though buyers could not easily integrate backward. Substitute threats are high given many similar QSR chains. Industry rivalry is intense as QSRs make up a large portion of food sales and there is diversity among competitors.
And what should we do today? Developing a research-for-development agenda for...ILRI
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This document summarizes a publication about alternatives to large-scale hog production, specifically sustainable production of a smaller number of hogs sold through alternative markets. It discusses two directions for hog production - contracting with large integrators or sustainable production. The sustainable approach involves alternative niche marketing, breed selection, alternative feeds, waste management, odor control, health concerns, and humane treatment. It also discusses issues with large-scale vertical integration in the pork industry and concentration of markets.
The document discusses the concept of omni-channel and how GS1 standards can help enable a seamless customer experience across physical and digital channels. It notes that while online commerce currently represents only 10% of total commerce, customer expectations and behaviors are shifting towards wanting integrated experiences. Omni-channel refers to rethinking business processes to focus on the consumer across all channels. The document proposes extending GS1 identification and data standards digitally to help reduce friction between physical and digital worlds and former business silos. This will empower an omni-channel approach and benefit all parties in the supply and demand chain through accurate, standardized product information linked by unique identification.
TeamPaper - Chicken - Organic vs Traditional - Dec 2016Alex Sivo, MBA
Perdue Farms is facing a decision about increasing production of organic chickens as consumer preferences shift. A team analyzed the situation and makes three recommendations: 1) Gradually increase organic production starting in the West region with highest income-sales correlation. 2) Hire an advertising firm for a $1.5 million marketing campaign to increase organic awareness. 3) Acquire a large organic feed producer for vertical integration, estimated at $5 billion, to gain synergies and revenue. The recommendations aim to realign production with consumer tastes favoring organic options.
The Development of Business Relationship in the European Market for Fish Qualityijtsrd
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1. The United States government will always have to face the homegrown violent extremist because with the internet alone people are able to research just about anything and find their answers. The civil liberties are being violated because you have FBI and CIA looking into what people on doing on the webs. I personally believe that you gave up the right when you decided to goggle whatever it is you’re looking up. It’s also like social media site take Facebook for example people are willing to give up their rights so they can be on Facebook and be able to look or post whatever they want. But just like ever website the owner of that site has a right to delete what they don’t want on it as well. So why can’t the FBI/CIA look into and potentially stop a homegrown extremist from attacking the nation or even just attacking schools, churches, and retail stores like the mall or Wal-Mart. All these locations have had attacks from violent extremist when if they were being watched or monitored those attacks could have been stopped or at least less death could have occurred. From a political and constitutional stand point, consequences of counter-terrorism can vary. I political stand is to protect and preserve the freedom for the people. Protecting one’s Constitutional rights depends on what the politician’s plans on policies and procedures that could begin to take away those civil rights that were granted and give people the sense of freedom that the nation is built on. Policies and procedures can change everything take the mask wearing and social distancing for Covid-19, you have the people that are okay with it all and are following the rules but then you have the ones that have been protesting or fighting people over the fact that they don’t want to wear a mask. To me personally it’s simple to wear a mask but to others it’s a reason of rights being taken away by mandating it. Working for the military and DHS I personally don’t see freedom and security as a tradeoff. If agencies do their jobs correctly and protect the United States and National Security then freedom wouldn’t be at stake. I believe in freedom but the security measures in place are to help protect that freedom, without the security measures the nation would be under attack like 9/11 or worse.
2. The internal terrorist threat in the United States is operational and complicated, with continuing threats from extreme left- and right-wing extremist groups and radicalization and recruitment efforts by international terrorist groups. Since Sept/11, our.
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Answer ALL THREE questions 1. Illustrate the main characteristic.docx
1. Answer ALL THREE questions
1. Illustrate the main characteristics and the associated
challenges of perishable food supply chains such as the meat
supply chain. (maximum 1500 words) 100 marks
2. How might Wings and Legs combine a lean and agile
approach in its supply chain? (maximum 1500 words) 100 marks
3. What are the relative merits of each possible position of the
material decoupling point? What option would you suggest to
Wings and Legs? Provide justification for your answer.
(maximum 1500 words) 100 marks
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain
Stephan van Dijk, Jack van der Vorst and Adrie Beulens
Case date 2000
Published as: Dijk, S.J. van, Vorst, van der, J.G.A.J., Beulens,
A.J.M. (2003)
Chicken Run - the poultry supply chain, in: Cases in Operations
Management.,
Eds: Johnston, R., S. Chambers, C. Harland, A. Harrison, N.
Slack, Case 34, p.
327-335, Prentice Hall, Third Edition
Introduction
At Wings & Legs, a large poultry processor in the Netherlands,
the working day starts
very early in the morning. Before a single cock-a-doodle has
sounded, live chickens
are delivered at the processing plant where they are cleaned,
2. processed, packed and
stored. The next day, packages of fresh poultry meat are
distributed to several large
retail distribution centres and a large number of smaller retail
stores. In the evening of
that second day, many people will enjoy their chicken Tandoori
or fried chicken leg.
The product is simple and the whole operation seems efficiently
executed. However,
at the weekly plenary meeting of senior managers a serious
discussion arises. The
sales manager complains that the delivery performance has
decreased in the last
couple of months. Moreover, he complains that retailers are less
satisfied with the
quality of products they receive. Product freshness and product
weight have not been
according to specifications several times this month. The
operations and purchase
managers respond with the remark that the sales department
makes sales-agreements
with retail that cannot be met in such a short time. They want to
know in advance
information on promotional activity so they can respond more
effectively. They want
to have better forecasts of future sales so they can match the
supply of chicken with
the demand for poultry products.
This discussion sounded very familiar to the general manager.
He has heard the
complaints of the senior managers already many times. Last
year they implemented
some major improvements to their production line. It now
operates more efficiently,
with shorter set-up times and less waste. In addition, the co-
3. ordination between the
sales department and operations has been improved. A new
planning system has been
set up and more frequent meetings between sales and operations
have been initiated.
The general manager wonders if, in the big scheme of things,
these improvements
actually were effective at all and had any real impact of
performance to consumers.
He thinks its time to take a broader perspective on their
problem. Flexibility is needed
not only in their own operations, but in the whole supply chain;
as the processes in
their supply chain are so strongly coupled.
Market developments
The food and retail market that Wings and Legs serves is very
dynamic. During recent
years, the assortment of most retailers has increased by a factor
of 4 to 5 times. A
single retail outlet used to store 4,000 to 5,000 different
products; now they have
20,000 to 30,000 different products. Obviously, this has had an
effect on the
assortment of Wings & Legs itself. They introduced a large
number of new fresh
poultry products to remain competitive. Poultry meat was
packed in more variations
and combinations, and processed in many more different ways.
They introduced new
seasonings and microwaveable ready-meals based on poultry
products. Their own
4. assortment grew from 100 different products to 450 different
products and product-
variations.
Although they introduced a large number of original and easy-
to-prepare poultry
products, most of their turnover was still generated by
straightforward commodity
poultry products. These commodity products typically have low
profit margins. Low
cost is for most food products in the Netherlands still an
absolute market-winning
factor. This holds true for the end consumer, who buys its
products in retail outlets,
and for the retailer, who is the direct customer of Wings &
Legs.
One could argue that, because of the growing attention for food
safety and recent
outbreaks of animal disease in Europe, guaranteed product
quality is becoming more
and more a market winning factor. Wings & Legs are audited
many times a year by its
customers and by independent food safety and quality
organisations. Everybody at
Wings & Legs realises that if their food quality and quality
management systems are
not up to standards, they will be out of business very soon.
Demand and product characteristics
The demand for poultry products by end-consumers shows a
very variable pattern,
and seems unpredictable. This may look strange at first sight,
but is explained by the
5. heavy use of promotional activities at the retail stage in the
supply chain (which are
not always communicated in detail to Wings & Legs). The size
of the consumer
reaction to a promotion is not easy to predict. If there were no
promotional activities,
the demand of end-consumers actually shows a more or less
seasonal pattern, which is
relatively predictable. The promotional activities initiated by
the larger retail
companies place heavy strains on Wings & Legs and the
upstream supply chain. An
opportunity to level demand is to eliminate all promotional
activities. However, this
encounters much resistance of the retail companies involved;
promotions of poultry
products are a favourite instrument for competitors to bring in
new customers. Meat
products are the most expensive components of evening meals,
and a reduction of
sales price is therefore very interesting for consumers.
In addition, the poultry processor itself initiates promotional
activities. This is in most
times motivated by the need to sell over-production of products.
Over-production of
specific poultry products will always be the case, because the
demand for the different
component poultry products is not equal or “balanced Wings,
chicken breast and legs
are all part of the same chicken but demand for each product is
not the same most of
the time.
An important characteristic of fresh poultry products is
“product perishability”.
Processed poultry stays fresh for a limited number of days, after
6. which the quality
deteriorates and the products are not allowed for human
consumption. Product
freshness is an important performance indicator in the poultry
supply chain. Retail
companies demand the highest product freshness possible. One
can see that there
exists a strong relationship between product freshness, lead-
times and inventory
turnaround. If turnaround is low and lead-times are long the
chance of product
obsolescence increases. All products of which the best-before-
date has been exceeded
are written-off and sold to downstream food-processing
industries for a lower price.
Furthermore, the end of the supply chain is characterised by
very short required lead
times (retail-companies demand a delivery time of between 18
to 48 hours). Retail
companies place their orders every day and products are
delivered on a high
frequency (many times per week). Because of the small lead-
times, stock is held at the
poultry processor. The required service levels for poultry
products are high. The
poultry processor has to comply with a minimum delivery
reliability of 99 percent,
even in the case of promotions.
Supply characteristics
7. The supply chain of Wings & Legs can be characterised as a
chain of strongly inter-
connected processes with minimal possibilities for buffering of
products and
materials. This is caused by the nature of the “product-”
exchanges in the supply
chain. At the hatchery, eggs are hatched during three weeks and
the newborn chickens
are immediately transported to the broiler houses. At the broiler
houses chickens are
fattened over nine weeks and, when reaching the agreed
delivery-date or specified
weight, delivered to the poultry processor. Because the “goods
flow” in this supply
chain concerns living chicken, processes cannot be buffered
very easily and short-
term co-ordination is of outmost importance. In figure 1 the
average lead-times of
each phase in the production of chickens and poultry products
are shown.
Hatchery Poultry Processor
Distribution Centre 1
Retail Outlet 1.1
Retail Outlet 1.PBroiler House 1
Broiler House M
Distribution Centre N
Retail Outlet N.1
8. Retail Outlet N.Q
Retailcompany 1
Retailcompany N
Leadtime(s):
12 weeks 2 days 18 hrs - 2 days hrs
Figure 1. Supply chain overview
The chickens supplied by the broiler houses have to comply
with specific quality
characteristics. Chickens have to be from certain races, of a
specific weight, fattened
with high quality certified feed, and fattened according to
several quality systems (e.g.
HACCP (*please write this in full) and the Dutch Integral Chain
Control policy for
poultry). Only broiler houses and hatcheries that comply with
these quality
specifications are allowed to supply Wings & Legs. These high
quality specifications
are necessary to guarantee food safety of the consumer product.
The number of
certified broiler houses and hatcheries that are able to supply to
Wings & Legs is
therefore limited.
Because of the longer lead times upstream of the poultry supply
chain the planned
volume of supply is not easily changed. If estimated demand
exceeds the planned
9. supply it is possible to purchase chickens from other broiler
houses, but only if they
are able to comply with the mentioned quality specification.
Another option is that
Wings & Legs purchases finished poultry products from other
poultry processors.
Most of the times these products have to be repacked and have
different quality
characteristics with regard to weight and processing procedures.
These different
quality characteristics sometimes give rise to complaints from
the retail companies.
However, the purchase of finished poultry product from other
processors does not
have the disadvantage of over-production of divergent poultry
products at Wings &
Legs itself.
Matching supply and demand
In short, demand uncertainty is relatively high. As a result, the
need for production
capacity, and thus the need for raw materials (living chickens),
fluctuates. The
production capacity itself is planned for maximum utilisation
(to keep production
costs per kg product as low as possible) resulting in low
production flexibility.
Finally, the supply of (certified) chickens from suppliers has to
be planned twelve
weeks ahead because of the duration of hatching and fattening
stages. The potential
10. for buffering and inventory storage is limited in the supply
chain since the quality of
the supply (chickens) and of the consumer products will
deteriorate.
The general manager and all other employees of Wings & Legs
are faced with the
above-mentioned characteristics of market supply and demand
everyday. For the
general manager its clear that a better match of supply and
demand within the supply
chain is of central concern. The improvements he is looking for
have to fit in their
supply chain and in an overall supply chain operations strategy.
Taking the whole
supply chain as a starting point for the analysis has to prevent a
narrow-minded focus
on local company problems and solutions, he thinks. The
general manager wants find
solutions that are from the ‘outside in’ instead of the ‘inside
out’.
Defining a supply chain operations strategy
At Wings & Legs, the general manager and the other managers
find it hard to choose
between a lean and an agile strategy. During the last couple of
years they have
focused pre-dominantly on leanness and efficiency
improvements. However, their
commodity poultry products do not show a relative stable
demand, as already
mentioned. In contrary, demand is relatively unpredictable and
11. shows similarity with
the demand pattern of innovative products. Moreover, the
importance of product
availability is increasing as relative shelf-space in the retail-
outlets is becoming
smaller and the total assortment in the outlet has grown
enormously. They realise that
responsiveness is needed in their supply chain, but that physical
costs and quality are
still of outmost importance due to low profit margins Maybe a
combination of a lean
and agile operations strategy, a so-called hybrid strategy is the
solution.
A hybrid supply chain operations strategy means that part of the
supply chain adopts a
lean approach and the other part is geared towards agility and
responsiveness. The
challenge for Wings & Legs is to find the right combination of
leanness and agility.
The general manager understands that a central notion in a
hybrid “lean and agile”
strategy is the supply chain decoupling point. Processes
upstream from this
decoupling point could focus on leanness; processes
downstream from the decoupling
point could focus on agility.
He starts to consider two types of decoupling points. First, the
“information
decoupling point” (IDP), that represents the furthest point to
which information on
12. real final demand penetrates the supply chain. Upstream from
the IDP processes could
be forecast-driven and based on planning, downstream processes
could be demand-
driven and based on real-time demand. The idea here is that the
IDP should lie as far
as possible upstream in the supply chain.
Second, there’s the “material decoupling point” (MDP) at which
strategic inventory is
held in a generic form as possible. This is closely related to the
concept of
“postponement”, or “delayed configuration” .By delaying
product differentiation, one
delays as much as possible the moment when different product
versions assume their
unique identity, thereby gaining the greatest possible (mix)
flexibility in responding to
changing consumer demands. This resembles the production
control situation
‘assemble to order’. That is, fabrication is done according to
standardisation and the
assembly and distribution process is customised. Postponement
is based on the
principle of seeking to design products using common
platforms, components or
modules but where the final assembly or customisation does not
take place until the
final market destination and/or customer requirement is known.
Downstream from the
MDP products or goods are differentiated to specific customers
or markets. Upstream
from this point (production) processes are ‘generic’, which
means no customer or
market-specific attributes or value is added to the products. The
MDP ideally should
13. lie downstream in the supply chain and as close to the final
marketplace as possible.
Finding a good location of the material decoupling point is,
according to the general
manager, of central importance to the solution of the problems
at Wings & Legs.
Delaying the point of product differentiation could solve a part
of their matching
problem, because in several cases the amount of raw material
supplied seemed
sufficient, but the wrong amount of product variants had been
produced and demand
could not be met. Because of the divergent product structure of
poultry products
opportunities for postponement seem obvious; the divergent
structure offers “modular
and common components” as by nature. Moreover, taking a
closer look at the current
information decoupling point and information exchange in their
supply chain could
generate several improvement opportunities they would not
have identified before.
Postponement and the material decoupling point
At Wings & Legs, several customer and consumer specific
product variants are
produced. The end-consumer has the choice between several
volume-variants at the
retail outlet. For instance, he or she can choose between 4, 6 or
10 chicken legs in a
package (3 product variants). Moreover, each retail-company
has its own specific
14. labelled and packed poultry products (private labels). So, the
two customer / market-
specific attributes that will be addressed are, “retail-specific
label-variant” and
“consumer-specific volume-variant”. Two production processes
are related to these
attributes:
1. The packaging process, at which a specific number of
components (e.g.
chicken legs) are combined into one package (or stock-keeping
unit).
2. The labelling process, at which a retailer-specific label is
printed and attached
to each product.
The position of the MDP relative to these processes could be in
one of three places, as
shown below in Figure 2.
Poultry Processor
Distribution Centre 1
Retail Outlet 1.1
Retail Outlet 1.P
Distribution Centre N Retail Outlet N.1
15. Retail Outlet N.Q
Primary goodsflow :
Processing
Packaging 1
Packaging R
Labelling 1
Labelling N
Labelling 1
Labelling N
Strategic inventory:
Inventory-buffer:
ProcessingOperation :
Processing
Packaging 1
Packaging R
Labelling 1
Labelling N
Processing
16. Packaging 1
Packaging R
Labelling 1
Labelling N
Situation 1:current situation
Situation 2:postponing the labelling operation
Situation 3:postponing the packaging operation
Figure 2. Postponement options at Wings & Legs
The processed semi-finished poultry products are perishable.
This means that
products can only be held in stock for a limited time span
before they become non-
consumable, or obsolete. The (vacuum-) packaging of semi-
finished components in
very small batches extends the lifetime of these components.
When these components
are stored together in large batches (non-vacuum), quality
deteriorates much faster
and the risks of cross-contamination increase (e.g. the spread of
salmonella-bacteria).
At this moment, the costs associated with advanced forms of
meat-storage (which do
17. not have the above mentioned drawbacks) are too high,
compared to the costs
associated with reduced mix-flexibility of strategic inventory.
This (quality and cost
constraints) also applies for the postponement of the packaging
or labelling process
further downstream, to the distribution centre for instance.
Moreover, packaging of
fresh poultry products at the distribution centre requires an
advanced production line
in a low-temperature environment. This is only feasible if more
fresh meat products
are packaged at the distribution centre (for reasons of
economies of scale).
Improving information exchange in the supply chain
As stated before, the information decoupling point concerns the
most recent
undistorted information about past sales. Downstream of the
IDP each stage in the
supply chain has the same view on marketplace-demand, and is
able to co-ordinate its
distribution and production activities accordingly. The
difference between IDP-
information and actual end-consumer orders is important -there
are two alternative
positions of the IDP, as shown in Figure 3.
Hatchery Poultry Processor
Distribution Centre 1
Retail Outlet 1.1
18. Retail Outlet 1.P
Broiler House 1
Broiler House M
Distribution Centre N
Retail Outlet N.1
Retail Outlet N.Q
Retailcompany 1
Retailcompany N
Demand Information
Situation 1: IDP at the poultry processor
Situation 2: IDP upstream from the poultry processor
12
Figure 3. Information exchange in the poultry supply chain
The enhanced information exchange about past sales (situation 1
of the information
decoupling point) could benefit Wings & Legs and their supply
chain. However, the
exchange of information about past sales only is probably not
enough to accomplish
major improvements. As a large part of total demand is
19. generated by promotional
activities, longer-term information about future promotions, but
also category
management decisions at the retail-outlets concerning the
product-assortment, need to
be communicated in an earlier stage and on a more structural
basis to Wings & Legs.
Co-operation between retail companies and Wings & Legs on
promotional activities
should be extended. The information about promotions and
category management can
be characterised as middle term tactical information in the
supply chain. This
information tells a lot about the tactical movements of the retail
companies and
therefore has to be handled with great care.
Concluding remarks
The general and senior managers find the first explorations of
designing an effective
supply chain strategy and supply chain improvements very
promising. They decide
that Wings & Legs should continue to find solutions from a
supply chain perspective.
Postponing the labelling process in their operations is an
important option they will
work out in more detail. The operations and logistics manager
will form a project
team that will address these details. The improvement of the
exchange of information
in their supply chain will have high attention with sales and
operations managers
20. throughout the organisation.
At the plenary meeting, the above mentioned findings are
presented. At the end of the
meeting everybody has his and her own thoughts and doubts
about the proposed
improvements. Everybody agrees that a supply chain operations
strategy that
combines the lean and agile paradigms is most feasible, but how
to implement this is
still not very clear to some managers. Especially the
improvement of the exchange of
tactical information about promotions seems not very easy to
accomplish. The general
manager acknowledges this and wants to set up a project team
with one of their main
customers to explore in more detail how to improve the
planning of promotional
activities. He feels an important step has been made in
developing a cost efficient,
high quality and responsive poultry supply chain.