Executive Summary Giorgio Maggiali is the director of Logistics for Barilla and was appointed to this position when his predecessor Brando Vitati was promoted. Vitati had proposed a Just in Time Delivery (JITD) model for Barilla. Vitati has commented on the “thinning margins” the industry was experiencing and the need to “take costs out of our distribution channel without compromising service”. He felt operations could be improved if Barilla was responsible for determining the quantities and delivery
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Med Spa Frisco : Laser Skin Resurfacing Treatments for a Smoother Complexion Several procedures available at a med spa Frisco improve an uneven complexion. Blotches‚ scars‚ lines and wrinkles age you and prevent you from putting your best face forward. People can renew their complexions with safe laser skin surfacing treatments‚ including Fraxel ™ and Fractora™. These procedures are usually performed in a matter of minutes in a medical aesthetic facility‚ and patients resume their normal routine
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March 26‚ 2012 Strictly Private and Confidential Gregory Dalle Director‚ EMEA Mergers & Aquistitions Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited One Cabot Square London E14 4QJ Paul Klepetko Director‚ US Mergers & Aquistitions Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Eleven Madison Avenue New York 10010 3629 NY Final offer for the acquisition of 100% stake in Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali S.p.A. (“ASI” or the “Company”) Dear Mr. Dalle and Mr. Klepetko Thank you for your letter dated
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Barilla –Supply Chain Inventory Management Barilla TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 ISSUES IDENTIFICATION 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS 3 ALTERNATIVES AND/OR OPTIONS 3 RECOMMENDATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: 3-4 Executive Summary: In an attempt to control inventory swings‚ reduce costs‚ and improve sales we have introduced the JITD initiative. This initiative has been a failure
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and Barilla’s Sales and Marketing Department. Barilla Spa‚ an Italian pasta manufacturer‚ is experiencing amplified levels of inefficiencies and rising costs due to variability in demand from its distributors. In order to bring things back and to improve its margins. I have studied the reasons for this opposition by several facts and have suggested recommendations. I suggest that in order to condense the Bullwhip effect being experienced by Barilla‚ their supply chain would have to be centralized
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CASE 1: C & C GROCERY STORES‚ INC. 1. In general‚ how did C&C’s first organizational structure contribute to the store managers’ dissatisfaction? The role of the district store supervisor in relation to the store manager was the primary cause of store manager dissatisfaction. Employee development wasn’t a top priority and it showed. Store managers wanted to learn management skills so they could develop promotion potential for the district and regional corporate positions. Unfortunately
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In the spa industry‚ there are different types of customers to do treatment‚ such as the teenager‚ adult and the senior‚ they have different reasons to use the spa service‚ such as want to do stretching‚ relax‚ reduce pressure‚ etc. And choose them base on their age. For the treatment that is provided‚ it has divided into 6 groups‚ they are hot therapies‚ cold therapies‚ water therapies‚ touch therapies‚ relaxation therapies and exercises. First‚ for the hot therapies‚ its include sauna‚ steam
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Conceptual Literature The worldwide spa industry is worth in the region of US $40 billion and has grown at a phenomenal rate in the past ten years (Haden‚ 2007). The growth of health food‚ gyms and the investment in leisure facilities proves that consumers are looking for more than relaxation during a break or holiday; this is unsurprising given time is so precious to contemporary consumers (Lynch‚ 2002). Harmsworth (2004: p. 173) claims that “the spa market is one of the fastest growing leisure
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Case 1 (C & C Grocery) The mission statement for C & C Grocery is to provide an abundance of quality meats‚ produce and dry goods to customers at a convenient location for the most reasonable prices around with a smile and “a satisfied customer is a happy customer” attitude. This statement would afford the brothers the chance to branch out to other communities and open more stores and ensure they are as successful as the original store. By having over 200 stores by 1997 and with the employees
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ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa OVERVIEW The ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa case describes how a spa going through the business development stage is struggling with employee turnover as well as has been operating at a loss for the past two years. ARISE‚ the spa in question‚ was built on the business strategy of differentiation which emphasizes employee-customer relationships. Within these relationships‚ ARISE employees act as Personal Wellness Coaches (PWC) helping clients create “integrated
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