Wegman’s Distribution System
“Wegman’s Distribution System Case Study
1.) What are the major components of Wegman’s distribution system?
As being said, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., is one of the premier grocery Chains in the United States that employs over 37,000 people and has annual sales of over $3 billion. It is also known for it render customers high product quality and excellent services and is a major regional supermarket chain, and one of the largest private companies in the U.S., and has strong employee benefit programs. On the basis of what I’ve read with regards to its entire set-up consisting of procedures, methods, equipment, and facilities, designed and interconnected to facilitate and monitor the flow of goods or services from the source to the end user, or simply what we called its distribution system, its major components are their: Information system (where downloaded stores’ orders are fulfilled) and their Methods ( the methods used in replenishing store’s inventories; helps in terms of saving the company storage and handling cost). However, the conveyor/conveyer belt as well can be classified as part of the said matter because it plays an important role as to tranportation and communication with the items handled. And also, through the combination or the Company’s good empolyees, market research, trial and error, and its way to listening to its customers can be considered as one of its major components.
2.) What can be improvred in Wegman’s distribution system?
It’s more like Wegmans has it all already base from coutroom observation site, since they mentioned that for decades, a major component of the economic employment and nutritional situation in western New York state has been Wegmans supermarkets. So honestly speaking, as I go over the case, I did find it hard to look and have for an alternative. Since the said company has performed and currently performing very well in its distribution system and to its over all aspect, yet as I did more readings
1.) What are the major components of Wegman’s distribution system?
As being said, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., is one of the premier grocery Chains in the United States that employs over 37,000 people and has annual sales of over $3 billion. It is also known for it render customers high product quality and excellent services and is a major regional supermarket chain, and one of the largest private companies in the U.S., and has strong employee benefit programs. On the basis of what I’ve read with regards to its entire set-up consisting of procedures, methods, equipment, and facilities, designed and interconnected to facilitate and monitor the flow of goods or services from the source to the end user, or simply what we called its distribution system, its major components are their: Information system (where downloaded stores’ orders are fulfilled) and their Methods ( the methods used in replenishing store’s inventories; helps in terms of saving the company storage and handling cost). However, the conveyor/conveyer belt as well can be classified as part of the said matter because it plays an important role as to tranportation and communication with the items handled. And also, through the combination or the Company’s good empolyees, market research, trial and error, and its way to listening to its customers can be considered as one of its major components.
2.) What can be improvred in Wegman’s distribution system?
It’s more like Wegmans has it all already base from coutroom observation site, since they mentioned that for decades, a major component of the economic employment and nutritional situation in western New York state has been Wegmans supermarkets. So honestly speaking, as I go over the case, I did find it hard to look and have for an alternative. Since the said company has performed and currently performing very well in its distribution system and to its over all aspect, yet as I did more readings