http://www.slideshare.net/himadrisingha/barilla-spa-a-case-on-supply-chain-integration http://www.scribd.com/doc/22320494/Barilla-SpA http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~liush/MOIT/Barilla%20Case%20Study.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/7325445/Barilla-SpA-Case-Solution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgBY5wn0aE The Barilla SpA (Harvard Case) Qian Wang Tsai-Lan Huang Xiaoqing Ge February 2‚ 2000 Summary The JITD initiative at Barrila drew a lot of internal and external objections which
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Just-In-Time Distribution and Barilla SpA Anybody who knows something about business had heard the term Just-in-time (JIT) inventory. It involves producing only what is need‚ when it is needed. The principle of Just in time is to eliminate sources of manufacturing waste by getting the right quantity of raw materials and producing the right quantity of products in the right place at the right time.(1) In this way‚ manufactures receive parts and materials "just in time" to meet the day’s manufacturing
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Barilla Case Study Term Project Part 2 Q1. What problem was JITD trying to solve? Ans1. The JITD program was trying to meet the extreme variation in demand with which was straining Barilla’s manufacturing and logistics operations. For example‚ some of the products required extreme heat and when the demand would suddenly increase‚ the production could not keep up with the demand. On the other hand holding large quantities of goods to meet the distributers’ requirements was resulting in very high
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BARILLA SpA (A) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT – MODULE ONE Table of Content Contents Title Page 1 Table of Content 2 Executive Summary 3 Issue(s) Identification 4 Environmental And Root Cause Analysis 5 Recommendations 7 Implementation 8 Monitor and Control 9 Conclusion 9 Exhibits 10 Executive Summary Barilla SpA‚(A) is the largest producer of pasta in the world‚ making 35% of all pasta
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BARILLA SpA (A)‚ (C) and (D) 1. Draw a flow diagram for Barilla dry products sold through distributors. Your diagram will have four major sections: Barilla production‚ Barilla Finished Goods Inventory‚ Distribution Centers‚ and grocers. Indicate the flows of both physical goods and information. At appropriate places on your diagram‚ collect any relevant statistics mentioned in the case‚ for example on inventories‚ lead-times‚ etc. Please refer to the following page (page 2 of this document)
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THE BARILLA SpA CASE [pic][pic] QUESTION 1: Observe Exhibit 12. What are the underlying causes and drivers that make order patterns to look this way? Provide a discussion on these causes/drives to show how they are causing the resulting demand pattern. Examples of items to consider include transportation discounts‚ promotional activity‚ product proliferation. The BARILLA case is an illustrative example where we can understand the effects of a phenomenon
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Bateman July 26‚ 2008 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 does the JITD program create? What causes these conflicts? As Giorgio Maggiali‚ how would you deal with these? 3. As one of Barilla’s customers‚ what would your response to JITD be? Why? The underlying pasta demand pattern in Italy is relatively flat. The pasta demand
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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? Fluctuating‚ inconsistent customer product demand strains a company’s manufacturing and strategic operations. JITD is a system designed to address these types of problems. It utilizes data from customers and inputs the information into the system to accurately forecast product demand to the point where product can be manufactured and delivered
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shape of the pasta. For example “short” pasta products‚ such as macaroni or fusilli‚ and “long” products‚ such as spaghetti or capellini‚ were made in separate facilities due to the different sizes of equipment required. The manufacturing process at Barilla was very precise. Flour and water were mixed to form dough‚ which was then rolled into a long‚ thin sheet. Once the dough was rolled to the desired thickness‚ the dough was forced through a bronze die screen which gave the dough its shape. After
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BARILLO CASE In 1987 Brando Vitali‚ then Barilla’s director of logistics‚ had expressed strong feelings about finding an alternative approach to order fulfillment. At that time‚ he noted‚ "Both manufacturers and retailers are suffering from thinning margins; we must find a way to take costs out of our distribution channel without compromising service." Vitali was seen as a visionary whose ideas stretched beyond the day-today details of a logistics organization. He envisioned an approach that would
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