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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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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CASE ANALYSIS OF BARILLA SPA Problem seen in Barilla SpA by Giorgio Maggiali-Director of logistics is the demand fluctuations imposed on the company manufacturing & distribution system. Brando Vitali which was an earlier Director of logistics in Barilla SpA proposed an idea of Just- in- time distribution (JITD) for this problem. Instead of Distributors giving orders according to them‚ company should deliver its products on time by its own logistics system on the basis of end consumer needs. By
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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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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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the advantages and benefits of JITD to our external distribution networks. I believe that Vitali’s approach will fit our new Supply Chain management strategy of Just-in-Time Distribution which will allow us to ship products as needed‚ rather than building enormous stock to deal with
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Comparing Not-For- Profit and For Profit Colleges Colleges and university have slowly become one of the stepping stones into the working world today. People go to colleges for higher education with the intention of earning degrees in which they can use in their respective fields. Some example degrees that people pursue are Medical‚ Law‚ Business‚ Accounting‚ and Science Degrees. Through the years the idea of college was that it was optional and it was a door for better life and job. However in
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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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Strategies to Increase your business as a Licensed Hair Dresser. Trixie D Matthews Strayer University BUS 517 Managing the Business Project Professor Trina Greer September 3‚ 2006 Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to address various issues in ethnic hair salons. First and foremost is why they are not profitable in the beauty industry. I see a growing need to tackle this problem. This paper details the problems and solutions for African American salon owners‚ independent
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children being enticed to feel young and pampered from spas that have specialized in creating specific spas and programs for young children to partake in. At this current time‚ the society should be against child spas because they distracts children from what a youth should really be preparing for and the cost could go towards better options‚ such as‚ education and future college planning. In addition‚ this idea is being expressed in the article “Child Spa” by Paul Rudnick which is stating the public’s obsession
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