the world by taking a commodity and selling it in a very different way. They now need to apply this innovative thinking again and use the JITD system and reduce the bullwhip effect in its supply chain. Issue Identification Barilla SpA is a large‚ vertically integrated Italian pasta manufacturer and in 1990‚ was the largest pasta manufacturer in the world‚ making 35% of all pasta sold in Italy and 22% of all pasta sold in Europe. Barilla is organized into seven divisions: three pasta divisions
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Executive Summary Barilla SpA‚ an Italian pasta manufacturer‚ is experiencing greater levels of inefficiencies and rising costs due to variability in demand from its distributors. In order to restore things to order and to improve margins‚ Giorgio Magialli‚ the Director of Logistics at Barilla wants to implement a Just-In-Time Distribution (JITD) system that was proposed by his predecessor Brando Vitali. This system is completely different from the existing setup and is being opposed by both the
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ALMA: World`s Largest Telescope Gerald John C. Guillermo Hubble Space Telescope may be awesome but these new radio telescopes in Atacama Desert‚ Chile may be more awesome. Built in the driest place in the Earth‚ the Atacama Large Millimeter Array or ALMA provides the most distinct and the most precise images of local stars and planet formation and can also distinguish the birth of neighboring stars and some of the most distant‚ ancient galaxies. ALMA was initially a 50-50 partnership between the United
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All successful organizations have outstanding marketing strategies which they segment strategically. The market you sell to is very important to you organization. Companies such as Adidas market to athletes of all ages over the world. Adidas markets to professionals and amateur athletes. The market segmentation plays a key role in the marketing strategy. Each market is unique so the organization has to be careful upon choosing the right one. The purpose of market segmentation is to enable the marketer
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The largest earthquake in the world had a magnitude of 9.5 and took place in Chile. The Valdivia Earthquake‚ also know as the Great Chilean Earthquake‚ happened on Sunday‚ May 22‚ 1960. It is the largest earthquake currently on record. It occured in the afternoon and the resulting tsunami affected southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the Philippines‚ eastern New Zealand‚ southeast Australia‚ and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter of the Valdivia earthquake was near Lumaco‚ a coastal city
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Largest Landfill in the World Soon going to the will no longer be a vacation option unless you do not plan to swim. There will probably be a huge amount of plastic and trash in the water. This is due to the Pacific trash vortex. All of the plastic that has accumulated over the years had either eended up in a landfill or in the ocean. It is however‚ more likely that the trash has ended up in the ocean. Trash that people just toss in the water ends up in the ocean. Americans fail to
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Largest Sty in the world Majyd Aziz The largest sty in the world is ironically in Pakistan. In fact in Karachi‚ known as SITE Karachi. It is an industrial estate with 3000 plus industries‚ shops and warehouses and managed by a quasi-government organization called SITE Ltd while the “tenants” are represented by SITE Association of Industry. But why would this estate that contributes 28% to the nation’s Treasury be dubbed as a ‘sty’? The answer lies in taking a tour of this 4500-acre estate. I once
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Pasta By: Abby Beidelman Nothing says Italian food like pasta. Wherever Italians emerged they have brought their pasta and so today it is like an international staple. Unlike other Italian foods like pizza and tomato sauce‚ which have fairly recent history‚ but pasta may indeed have as much older pedigree going back hundreds maybe even thousands of years. Back then schoolchildren were taught that the Venetian merchant Marc Polo brought back pasta from his journeys in china. Another version told
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Handlowa | Log Out Search Industries Countries & Consumers Coming Soon My Pages Help Modify Search Results List Analysis Table of Contents HEADLINES TRENDS COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE PROSPECTS CATEGORY DATA Full Market Reports Pasta in Poland Packaged Food in Poland Related Statistics View Statistics Related Industry Reports After Kraft Cadbury: What Next? Agricultural Commodities - Part 1: General Operating Environment Agricultural Commodities – Part 2: Present
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For generations‚ pasta has been part of Italian family traditions from weeknight meals to holiday feasts. Now this tradition has become popular in cuisines located around the world. From hearty lasagna to delicate pasta salad‚ the recipe possibilities are endless. Busy families of today’s age continue to search for foods that are healthy‚ satisfying and economical – and they need not look any further than the pasta aisle. Pasta is very low in sodium and all non-egg varieties are cholesterol-free
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