Weatibix Food Company Case Study

Choice Recall
On Monday the 29th of February 2016, the food safety authority of Ireland issued a recall of batches of Weetabix Oatibix flakes due to possible presence of rubber pieces. Weetabix Food Company is recalling 4 batches of their Oatibix flakes which include:
• 6018
• 6019
• 6020
• 6021
These batches may contain pieces of blue soft rubber. The size of the boxes are 550g. The country of origin where these Oatibix flakes were produced was the United Kingdom.
No other Oatibix batches or products are known to be affected.

Introduction
A supply chain is a network of facilities such as the material supply from suppliers, the transformation of materials to semi-finished and finished products to the distribution of finished products to the
The resources managed in logistics can include physical items, e.g. food, materials, equipment, as well as abstract items, e.g. time and information.
In relation to the supply chain, logistics happens throughout the whole supply chain. It begins from the point of origin all the way to the point of consumption.
Quality control
Quality control is a process by which the quality of all factors involved in production is reviewed. Controls include product inspection, where every product is examined visually before the product is sold into the external market. Quality control emphasis testing of products to uncover the defects and reports to management who makes the decision to allow or deny product release.
In relation to the supply chain, quality control is critical for maintaining a competitive edge in the market place and reduce operation costs. Without quality control, waste becomes prevalent beyond a tolerable amount.

Inventory
Here is where all the ingredients are mixed together. For the Oatibix flakes the combination of ingredients are as follows:
• 64% - whole grain oats
• 11% - oat bran
• 25% - minerals, vitamins and acids
All of the above ingredients are mixed together and made into the Oatibix flakes shape. Once all these have been mixed together the oatibix flakes are moved along a production line where they are cooked, toasted and coated in syrup. Once they have gone through all these processes the flakes are left to cool down. Once cooled the flakes are ready to be packaged.
At this stage, the flakes are placed into a plastic bag which is filled by weight and is sealed by a heated strip. The bag of Oatibix flakes is then placed in a cardboard box which contains Weetabix information of the product and all relative branding.
Once the boxes have been sealed they are all grouped together and placed in large containers for ease of transport. These large containers are then moved to the factory warehouse.