Executive Summary Barilla‚ the leading pasta manufacturer in Italy‚ faces increasing problems related to demand fluctuation. Their distributors also suffer from high inventory holding costs and low service levels on the other hand. This report explains‚ why the company and their distributors are troubled with this situation and how Barilla intends to solve it. The problem Barilla experiences is called the “Bullwhip Effect”‚ i.e. that demand variability increases when moving up the supply chain
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Introduction: Whenever we hear the word “spa” we often think of massages‚ facials‚ beauty and skin care; but‚ do you know where this word came from? Spa is named after a town in Belgium “Spa” dating back from the Roman Era‚ it is also an acronym for “Salus per Aquae” which means health through water. As we all know‚ advancement of medicine and technology were not available during the ancient times; people tend to travel to hot springs in hope of finding cure. People strongly believed the healing
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Case solution: Ethical Dilemma What course themes do you see present in the case? Experimental exercise Who Can Catch a Liar is about emotional intelligence and its effect on the productivity of the workers at workplace. Human have inherited the ability to respond various stimulus differently. Being differs from each other in terms of their personality‚ behavior‚ needs‚ wants‚ demands and expressing their emotions at different situation. Emotional intelligence is the ability of the person to know
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Solution: Moving from “make do” to “can do” Meeting SUBWAY’s expectations meant IPC needed topnotch management of key issues: Card programs: A newly implemented Gift card program – and management of an existing loyalty card program – brought high customer demand for IPC to handle card issues and placed a serious burden on them to respond efficiently. Customer service: Efforts to address issues were being duplicated and the process was managed manually. There was no real control of customer
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This is a case analysis with the help of my good friend Jewel Kristian Taino of DLSU-MBA taking Strategic HR. Background and Facts of the Case ARISE is a Destination-for-a-day spa that provides service with an emphasis on the health benefits of a spa treatment‚ fitness and well-being. The spa opened in May 11‚ 2009 which was founded by Kristen Chambers‚ a devotee of spa treatments herself. The business originated from a company named ABROAD‚ an international travel company in 1999 which was then
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Journal of Knowledge Management Practice‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 3‚ September 2011 A Study Of The Predictive Effect Of Pre-Service Teacher Personal Knowledge Management Competency On Their Instructional Design Skills Eric Cheng‚ The Hong Kong Institute of Education‚ Tai Po‚ Hong Kong ABSTRACT: This paper aims to examine the relationship between the personal knowledge management (PKM) competency of pre-service teachers and their instructional design skills. Supporting the sustainable development
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Ferrero SpA: internazionalization process Ferrero background The industry Ferrero was born in 1946 in Alba in Piedmont and its history can be seen‚ perhaps‚ as the most representative example of Italian capitalism. Since its establishment until today‚ different stages of development can be identified‚ each characterized by specific product‚ technological‚ commercial and organizational innovations. The company started its activities immediately after the World War II. During this time
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A.NAME OF THE BUSINESS The new business to be established shall be named Ocean Fish Spa. It will be the only spa that will be established here in the cordillera that will be using a natured way –without using any chemicals or drugs –of cleaning and relaxing a body. This spa will be using a fish specifically termed as Garra Rufa. The Garra rufa fish‚ or "doctor fish"‚ originates in the river basins of the Northern and Central Middle East‚ mainly in Turkey‚ Syria‚ Iraq and Iran. This fish is famous
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aims to be the premier health spa in alapuzha city‚ Kerala. Through a unique combination of offered services and products‚ we will quickly gain market share. Our spa will provide customers with a relaxing‚ rejuvenating atmosphere where all of our mind and body needs can be met.. Products and Services our spa is devoted and focuses in accelerating health through our wide variety of mind and body healing services and products. The health spa business is devoted to providing holistic methods of
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Barilla Case 1a. Diagnose the underlying causes of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve. What are the benefits of this program? There is a large variability in demand. (GD’s and DO’s order once a week‚ in varying quantities‚ causing a bullwhip effect). This is strange‚ as the total market is relatively flat and nearly completely saturated. Because pasta is so common in Italy‚ people usually stick with their choice of brand‚ which is why demand should be stable for Barilla’s
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