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Ultimately the question we are left with is ‘Can the Earth cope with the world’s growing population?’ In this essay I will be addressing this question and critically evaluating it looking at various articles from different sources and trying to present both sides to the argument. There are obviously two answers to this question. The first being well yes we can cope with the world’s growing population and we will find a way to do so. The second being no we can’t cope with the world’s population if it continues
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patterns. In order to reduce the Bullwhip effect being experienced by Barilla‚ their supply chain would have to be Centralized. This solution allows Barilla to see end customer demand and eliminate costs involved with inventory‚ manufacturing‚ and transportation. JITD would allow Barilla to work directly with its distributors and create a flexible manufacturing process. By following the suggestions made in the plan of action‚ Barilla will succeed in influencing its distributors and Sales personnel to
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BARILLA CASE STUDY Causes that led to the JITD idea: Fluctuating demands from the retailers and the burden it caused on the company’s manufacturing and distribution system. The problem with the fluctuating demand is during the period of high demand the manufacturer should have the capability to increase the supplies else the backlog will increase. On the other hand when the demand decreases it will be expensive to store the excess inventory. A problem at one point in the supply chain will be translated
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Chapter 7: managing flow variability: safety inventory 7.1 Objective In the previous chapter on inventory‚ we focused on economies of scale as the major driver for inventory. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the notion of safety inventory as a buffer against stochastic variability in supply / demand and discuss various levers for reducing it. The chapter is covered over two classes each of duration 100 minutes. In the first class‚ we first motivate the need for forecasting as a way
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Barilla SpA I think the main causes for large fluctuations in orders observed at the Pedrignano CDC are too frequent trade promotions‚ volume discounts‚ and distributors’ use of periodic review inventory systems. Collectively‚ Barilla experienced the bullwhip effect in its distribution network. With the use of trade promotions to push product into the grocery distribution network‚ Barilla distributors could buy as much product as desired to meet current and future needs. Without a ceiling in order
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Barilla Spa (A) Case Questions 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? 2. What conflicts or barriers internal to Barilla doe the JITD program create? What causes these conflicts? As Giorgio Maggiali‚ how would you deal with these? 3. Why are Barilla’s customers so resistant to the JITD idea? How might Maggiali be more successful in persuading customer to at least try
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Methods of Cost Variability The Methods * The Comparison Method * High and Low Point or Range Method * The Equation Method * The Average Method * The Graphic Method (Scatter diagram) * The Method of Least Squares * The Analytical Method or Degree of Variability Method Illustration From the following month-wise information in respect of semi-variable costs of a firm‚ segregate the cost into fixed and variable elements: Months2009 | Production (Units) | Semi Variable
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Management Barilla SpA‚ the multinational pasta maker‚ has a long-standing tradition – founded in 1877 by Pietro Barilla in Parma‚ Italy‚ it remains privately held by the fourth generation of Barilla family. The company’s portfolio includes Barilla‚ Mulino Bianco‚ Pavesi‚ Voiello‚ Alixir in Italy‚ as well as the Wasabröd (Sweden)‚ Misko (Greece)‚ Filiz (Turkey)‚ Yemina and Vesta (Mexico) trademarks abroad. The consolidated revenue of the Barilla Group – which includes Barilla and Lieken – increased
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Global Supply Chain Management Barilla SpA Case Discussion Questions 1-a The underlying causes of difficulty that the JITD program was created to solve were stock outs and high levels of inventory. These were both caused by demand uncertainty. There were several inefficiencies due to demand uncertainty; there were long lead times and it was costly for Barilla to try and quickly produce their products. They had poor forecasts due a poor flow of information which led to a bullwhip effect
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