PLANNING AND OPERATING A RESORT BASED SPA: Introduction: The purpose of this research is to provide information for owners‚ operators and developers of resorts who are thinking about adding a spa to their property or project. The definition of a resort‚ in the context of this research is a place where guests visit for recreation‚ health and pleasure. The location is very important and resorts can be found in places such as beaches‚ mountains‚ lakes‚ tropical settings or in areas
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Case Barilla SpA (A) Discussion Question 1. Answer these questions about the Barilla case study; a. Diagnose the underlying causes of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve. What are the benefits of this program? The main underlying cause of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve is the effect of fluctuating demand which can be divided the root causes as per below. * Transportation Discounts * Volume Discounts * Promotional Activities
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Harvard Business School 9-694-046 Rev.JuneU‚ 1994 Barilla SpA (A) Giorgio Maggiali was becoming increasingly frustrated. As director of Logistics for the world’s largest pasta producer‚ Barilla SpA1‚ he was acutely aware of the growing burden that demand fluctuations imposed on the cornpany’s manufacturing and distribution system. Since his appointment in 1988 as Director of Logistics‚ he had been trying to make headway on an innovative idea proposed by Brando Vitali‚ who had served as Barilla’s
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Barilla SPA Operations & supply chain management Case study 2012 1 Is there any evidence that Barilla faces the bullwhip effect? If so‚ what causes of the bullwhip effect are present? Barilla has two products lines‚ “dry products representing 75% of sales” and “fresh products representing 25% of sales”. Products are shipped from plants to one of the two central distribution centers (CDCs). Each CDC held about a month’s worth of dry product inventory. There are three types
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Barilla SpA (A) Christel Bou Farhat Notre Dame University 1- Diagnose the underlying causes of the difficulties that the JITD program was created to solve. What are the benefits and drawbacks of this program? In your answers‚ consider the Barilla and distributors points of view (400-500 words). * Barilla’s Supply Chain suffered from the bullwhip effect that was mostly caused by the demand fluctuations and damaging the company’s manufacturing and distribution system. This fluctuating
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Executive Summary The Italian Pasta Manufacturer‚ Barilla SpA‚ is experiencing inefficiencies and increases in cost due to variability in demand from its distributors. Giorgio Magialli‚ the Director of Logistics‚ wants to implement a Just-In-Time Distribution (JITD) system to gain more control. The JITD system was originally proposed by Barilla’s former Director of Logistics‚ Brando Vitali. The new system is untraditional and is being rejected by both distributors and Barilla’s internal departments
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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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Barilla SpA Case Study Barilla SpA‚ the world’s biggest pasta manufacturer‚ has continuously experienced problems with increased costs and inefficiencies in their operation. The fluctuations in demand have caused Barilla SpA’s manufacturing costs‚ inventory costs‚ and distribution costs to go up. Issues that influenced the demand fluctuations are the discounts Barilla SpA offers on both price and transportation‚ the compensations for sales representatives that is based on the volume of goods they
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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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BARILLA SpA CASE ANAYLSIS XUELAI (ANDY) HU Contents Executive Summary 2 Issue Identification 3 Environmental and Root Cause Analysis 4 Alternatives or Options 6 Recommendations and Implementation 6 Monitor and Control 8 Executive Summary Barilla SpA‚ a large vertical integrated corporation that makes pasta and bread products is experiencing rising costs due to extreme variability in demand from its distributors. In order to improve company’s sale margins‚ Giorgio Magialli
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