The document summarizes the cookie production process of a baking company. It uses a batch processing system to mix ingredients and two continuous ovens to bake cookies. After baking, workers manually box and pack the cookies. The company has increased productivity by changing cookie shapes and increasing oven length. It chooses not to automate packing to support local employment. Carrying minimal inventories due to perishability is beneficial. The company's strategy is to produce preservative-free cookies of high quality while supporting the local community.
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Warehousing is expensive. cost of the land, building, machinery, labor and the items stored in the warehouse –consumes bulk of money
How do the companies reduce this cost
Maximize the operation by
Streamlining the placement and picking of goods
Reducing the time goods are stored in the warehouse
Automating as much as possible to minimize labor costs
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This was a presentation done team-wise in Manipal as part of our MBA assignments. The subject name was Operations Management and the presentation topics were different types of layouts. Our team got the topic Process Layout.
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This presentation encompasses all the topics under "JIT AND LEAN OPERATIONS". It is largely based on the textbook by Jay Heizer and Barry Render 9th Edition
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Warehousing is expensive. cost of the land, building, machinery, labor and the items stored in the warehouse –consumes bulk of money
How do the companies reduce this cost
Maximize the operation by
Streamlining the placement and picking of goods
Reducing the time goods are stored in the warehouse
Automating as much as possible to minimize labor costs
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Chapter Opening Case
CHAPTER 10
Munchery
“What’s for dinner?” is a question everyone asks on a daily basis. For people who live and work in large metropolitan ar eas, the answer might become lost in the rush to and from work, family and personal commitments, and a desire to have something tasty (and perhaps healthy) at the end of the day. But, who has time to prepare the meal?
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In 2010, Tri Tran, founder of Munchery (www.munchery.com), noticed that his neighbor had an interesting answer to the “What’s for dinner?” question. For $700–$800 a week, a personal chef came to his neighbor’s home to prepare and refrigerate meals that would be ready to warm up on demand and enjoy. Realizing that this model was not financially viable to him or many other people, Tran decided to start a new company. His goal was to provide high-quality, chef-prepared, fresh, almost-ready-to-eat meals, delivered right to the customer’s door, for $7–$8 per entrée.
Meal delivery is not a new concept. Many companies are in the business of delivering hot, ready-to-eat meals. For example, Domi nos (www.dominos.com) delivers more than 1 million pizzas per day worldwide, and Sprig (www.sprig.com) focuses on healthy, organic
meals. However, as hot meals cool, the quality of the meal experience decreases. Hot meals have a very narrow window of time for a quality consumption experience, which puts pressure on the delivery system. In 1993, this delivery pressure and a desire for quality led Dominos to discontinue their 30-minute delivery promise in lieu of a “Total Satis faction Guarantee.”
Almost-ready-to-eat meals are commonly sold at the grocery store, but they require some preparation before they can be consumed. When Munchery entered the meal delivery market, the firm differentiated itself by preparing an entire meal, then chilling the prepared items for a cold delivery. Delivery of the almost-ready-to-eat chilled food (with proper warming instructions) decreased the time pressure on the delivery, al lowing the delivery team member to carry more meals on an optimized delivery route. This business model fueled Munchery’s rapid growth.
Munchery also leveraged its business model to reduce food costs. Whereas a typical restaurant spends one-third of its revenue on food supplies, Munchery spends much less. For example, in San Fra ...
1. Running head: Week 1 Assignment 1
OperationsManagement
BUS644 Operations Management
Prof. Brian Shaw
October 22, 2012
2. Week 1 Assignment 2
Cookie production process:
The cookie production processing is called batch processing system to produce the dough used to
make its cookies. The baking company uses two continuous ovens to bake the cookies. The
text states that “Batch processing is used when a moderate value of goods or services is desired,
and it can handle a moderate variety of products and services” (Stevenson, 2011, p. 237). After
production is scheduled, the first step is the delivery of an order list to the person in charge of
mixing who determines the ingredients that are needed to complete the order in order to get the
quantity. The computer sends the ingredients automatically to the mixing machines. After
mixing, batter is cut into cookie shape and then deposited on a conveyor belt that will take it
through the oven for cooking. After cooking, cookies are cooled, and then workers box each
cookie by hand, discarding any that do not meet standards. Lastly, a machine wraps, seals and
labels boxes, which are then ready to be delivered to distributors and sold in convenience stores
and supermarkets.
What are two ways that the company has increased productivity? Why did increasing the length
of the ovens result in a faster output rate?
The book states productivity as “the quantity of goods and services produced each hour of a
worker’s time” (2011, p.10). The Baking Company attempts to increased productivity rates in
two ways: 1)Is to change the way the cookies are cut. The non-filled cookies could be cut on a
diagonal (instead of being round), and if this was done, each cookie required less space, allowing
the company to fit more cookies into one batch and 2) A decision to increase the length of each
oven by twenty-five (25) feet allows the company to bake more cookies at one time.
3. Week 1 Assignment 3
Do you think that the company is making the right decision by not automating the packing of
cookies? Explain your reasoning. What obligation does a company have to its employees in a
situation such as this? What obligation does it have to the community? Is the size of the town a
factor? Would it make a difference if the company was located in a large city? Is the size of the
company a factor? What if it was a much larger company?
The company is making the right decision by not automating the packing of cookies and having
one person do the manual labor. The company is showing its commitment to the community and
investing in the employment of the community instead on machinery. The company morals are
reflected in the way they do business and individuals who see the company has good intentions
to employ and stimulate the economy may also help improve business. The fact that it is a small
community proves that the commitment the company has is even bigger and possibly the reason
to not automate. If it were a bigger city, I believe the focus would be more on faster production.
What factors can cause the company to carry minimal amounts of certain inventories? What
benefits result from this policy?
Cookies are perishable goods and if not consumed in a short period of time the quality
decreases. The biggest factor that causes the company to only carry small amounts of certain
inventories is the fact that no additives or preservatives are added to the cookes, which results in
the ingredients and the cookies having a relatively short shelf life. Products are ordered based
on current orders, and the benefits are the company is not wasteful.
As a consumer, what things do you consider in judging the quality of cookies you buy in a
supermarket?
4. Week 1 Assignment 4
At the supermarket and deciding which cookies to buy for myself and my family, I take only a
few factors into consideration. Quality is at the top of the list since most well known brand
cookies are relatively the same price. The decision is solely based on what we know to taste
fresh which is usually chips a hoy.
What advantages and what limitations stem from the company’s not using preservatives in
cookies?
Advantages include the end product being soft and not too sweet, and also the fact that the
cookie is seen by some consumers as a healthier alternative and a closer taste to homemade
cookies.
Briefly describe the company’s strategy.
The Baking Company’s strategy and niche in the market is to produce preservative free, healthy,
soft, great taste in quality for the healthy conscious consumers. The company does a great job
delivering the product as demanded. Because cookies are made to order using a batch processing
system, the company has continued to see high productivity levels while keeping a tight control
on inventory levels. Continuing to employ local workers to pack the cookies by hand allows the
company to be seen as morally concerned about the well- being of the community and its
citizens. The company seems to have a great recipe for a long term success.
Reference:
Stevenson, W. J. (2011). Operations Management (11th ed.). New York, McGraw Hill Irwin.