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Wild Dog Coffee Company: Supply Chain Management Plan

Topic: Logistics
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Table of Contents
  1. Introduction: Supply Chain Designs
  2. Supply Chain
  3. Bottlenecks Assessment in Wild Dog Coffee Company Supply Chain
  4. How Supply Chains and Logistics Create Value for the Company
  5. Importance of Wild Dog Coffee Company
  6. Rationale and Assumptions Supporting the Recommendations
  7. References

Introduction: Supply Chain Designs

  • Structure and management of supply chain
  • Manufacturing cost, transportation and inventory balance
  • Inventory reduction
  • Reducing waste
  • Based on customer demand and voice
  • Lean, agile, sustainable, green, risk, closed-loop
  • Supply Chain Intersection with Logistics

Supply Chain

  • Series of connected points
  • Focuses on customers/ finished products
  • Connection of one point to another
  • Focuses on transporting goods

Bottlenecks Assessment in Wild Dog Coffee Company Supply Chain

Also referred to as constraints.

  1. Create delays.
  2. Raise production costs
  3. Limited menu
  4. Only one espresso maker
  5. The process is not instant
  6. Only one type of beans stocked
  7. Beans are received after seven days

How Supply Chains and Logistics Create Value for the Company

  1. Matching demand and supply under uncertainty
  2. Effective positioning and management of inventory
  3. Effective use of resources
  4. Dynamic environment

Importance of Wild Dog Coffee Company

  • Focusing on a Supply Chain
  • Boost customer service
  • Reduced operational expenses.
  • An improved financial position
  • Based on customer demand
  • Customer expectations
  • Quicker coffee delivery
  • Ability to meet increased demands
  • An additional espresso machine
  • Increased variety of coffee beans
  • Shorter delivery time for the beans

Rationale and Assumptions Supporting the Recommendations

  • Assumptions
  • affordability of an extra machine
  • Regular increased demand
  • Customers complain of the 1.5 minutes
  • Need for a wider variety

References

Borodovsky, L. (2020). The Daily Shot: U.S. Factories Facing Bottlenecks. the Wall Street Journal. Web.

Chkanikova, O., & Mont, O. (2015). Corporate supply chain responsibility: Drivers and barriers for sustainable food retailing. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 22(2), 65-82.

Christopher, M. I. (2017). Logistics & supply chain management. Pearson Education Publishers.

Garcia, D. J., & You, F. (2015). Supply chain design and optimization: Challenges and opportunities. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 81, 153-170.

Michigan State University. (2020). Michigan State University Online. Web.