Starbucks has over 20,000 locations globally and sources coffee beans ethically and sustainably. It aims to treat employees and suppliers fairly while maintaining high quality standards. Starbucks carefully selects and transports coffee beans to regional distribution centers, where the beans are roasted, packaged, and shipped to stores for customers to enjoy. The company strives to operate responsibly and reduce environmental impacts throughout its global supply chain.

1. Supply Chain Process : STARBUCKS
Natasha Barrett

2. Global Organization
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Head Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA,-- Tokoyo, UK

3. About Starbucks
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Starbucks is the world’s # 1 specialty coffee retailer.
It was founded in 1971 by three partners who met as students at the
University of San Francisco.
There are 20,891 locations in 62 countries.
In 2012 the reported net income was $ 1.38 billion US
Starbuck’s 1st logo :

4. Philosophy
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 Provide a great work environment and treat each other with respect
and dignity
 Embrace diversity as an essential component in the way we do
business
 Apply the highest standards of excellence to purchasing, roasting and
fresh delivery of our coffee
 Develop enthusiastically satisfied customers all the time
 Contribute positively to our communities and our environment
 Recognize that profitability is essential to our future success

5. Supplier Code Of Conduct
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 Demonstrating commitment to the welfare, economic
improvement and sustainability of the people and places that
produce our products and services
 Adherence to local laws and international standards regarding
human rights, workplace safety, and worker compensation and
treatment
 Meeting or exceeding national laws and international standards for
environmental protection, and minimizing negative environmental
impacts of suppliers’ operations
 Commitment to measuring, monitoring, reporting and verification
of compliance to this code
 Pursuing continuous improvement of these social and
environmental principles

6. Ethical Sourcing
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 Buy and serve high – quality coffee that grown and ethically traded
 Farms and mills are evaluated by third party verification organizations
using a comprehensive scorecard of more than 200 indicators
 Coffee and farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices helps to evaluate and
reward producers of high-quality, socially responsible and sustainably
grown coffee
 C.A.F.E. Improves coffee production, conserving and restoring
natural habitat, and facilitating farmer access to forest carbon markers

7. Supplier Diversity Program
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 Focus on building and prospering communities.
 Actively seek a diverse business base to do business with.
 Supplier opportunities goes beyond logistics, distribution and co-packing.
 Develop and maintain supplier relationship
To learn more visit:
www.starbucks.com/responsibilty/diversity/supplier.

8. Coffee
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Sample 150, 000 cups a year looking for the best arabica coffee
About 3% of the world’s beans makes the selection
18 weeks each year assigned employees visits coffee growers worldwide

9. Starbucks Supply Chain
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 Plan
 Source
 Make
 Deliver
GOAL : REDUCE COST AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES.

10. See The Big Picture
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Its imperative to understand the total cost of each operation within the
supply chain. In addition, to monitor and control all supply chain
activities.
 Understand prices of purchase
 Analysis the breakdown of all ingredients
 Develop various cost models

11. Coffee Suppliers
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12. Transporting the Beans
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Huge quantities of coffee beans are selected and shipped to the various
distribution centers.
 9 regional distribution centers
 48 central distributions
 6 green coffee warehouses

13. Distribution Flow Chart
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Receiving
coffee beans
Roasting
ORDER
FULILMENT
Storage Sifter Assortment
Blending Cooling
Quality
Tasting
Final
Testing
FAILED /
DISCARD
FAILED /
Finished
Goods
Packaging Palletizing DISCARD

14. Sustainability is Smart
Business
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 Energy renewable and conservation
 Building greener stores
 Recycling and reducing waste

15. Starbucks Coffee Available at Places:
Airports, Schools, Malls, etc.
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16. 
“We have no patent on anything we do and anything we do can be copied by
anyone else. But you can’t copy the heart and the soul and the conscience of
the company.”
“The taste of our coffee has created such a quality experience that we’ve been
able to convince people over 20 yrs that its still a very good value even
though its more expensive than traditional coffee you can find at a diner.”
Howard Schultz

17. The Best Coffee
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A cup of coffee is the end of a long journey from the land, to the farmer, to the roast, to
your eagerly waiting hands.
Each step is important in defining what that coffee will taste like.