In order to be a leader in the industry, overall and in regards to the supply chain, and ensure long-term success, Sainsbury must analyze its supply chain to ensure ethical and sustainable sourcing. While the company has made good progress toward increasing sustainability in its practices, the current issue is how to pass this progress down to its suppliers, ensuring they have the same beliefs as Sainsbury, and guaranteeing consumers know that Sainsbury is providing “the best, the greenest, and the most socially responsible seafood in order to drive loyalty. In order to, create more business and opportunities to allow Sainsbury to be successful. In order to provide Sainsbury with recommendations regarding wild fish sourcing the drivers of change in the industry were identified, the influence Sainsbury can have on their suppliers is examined as well as the concerns in preserving the wild fish supply and how longevity of wild fish species can be ensured with a focus on bycatch. Additionally, the feasibility of dealing directly with fisheries is addressed. Finally and outlook on where the industry is headed is given before recommendations are given regarding wild fish sourcing. Five drivers of change were identified and are listed below: 1) Customer Demand for Sustainability …show more content…
1) Creating and enforcing a Supplier code of conduct which will describe the general value system of a Sainsbury supplier. 2) Institute a clause on sustainable practices and prompt its suppliers to engage in sustainable practices 3) Use Sainsbury’s purchasing power to empower and inspire suppliers to make the conscious decision to be more sustainable However, limitations due to government regulations are acknowledged along with Sainsbury’s ability to lobby the government for increased
In this paper, I am going to discuss and explain my opinions on why company Q is or is not socially responsible. Company Q recently closed a couple of stores in high crime areas. Company Q also started offering very limited health conscious and organic products. The local food bank has contacted Company Q requesting day old food for donations. Company Q has declined the donation request due to possible fraud by its employees and has started throwing the food away.
If customers feel that the service provided by Sainsbury’s is bad, they’ll stop shopping there, which will also cause their profits to decrease. Large supermarkets chains like Sainsbury’s are supposed to buy their supplies from reliable suppliers. This will ensure that customers continuing to shop with them. Customers are a major stakeholder to every supermarket as the majority of profit made by Sainsbury’s comes from them. Customers influence NSPCC, as they donate a certain amount to the charity.
In the article Tuna's End, Paul Greenberg gives several examples of ways in which technological innovations are transforming the tuna industry, including refrigeration, long-lining, and development of effective net systems. In Japan, fish with white flesh was preferred over fish with red flesh because the red tended to spoil faster, refrigeration allowed fish to be kept fresh longer. Following World War II, Japan needed tuna for food for Japanese and also for export. During the post-war period, Japanese fishermen utilized the technique of long-lining, that uses thousands of baited hooks.
To begin with, we must have some history on fishing worldwide, but most of the entire North American continent, in the Atlantic. Ocean fishes have been shot by humans for hundreds of years. Due to overfishing, they are beyond their maximum sustainable yields. Scientists are not sure if the rising water temperatures are responsible for poor egg hatching or UV radiation from reduced ozone, but bottom trawling has had the worst effect. As one after another species of fish have disappeared, commercial fishermen have turned to other species.
Even though we have words such as: “calm”, “gentle”, “rebirth” etc. that are associated with the sea; within recent years the sea and everything within it are changing. There has been an increase in the demand for fish, with such high demand the fish industry are utilizing extensive measures in order to meet said high demand.
My family processes approximately 4,000 pounds of salmon, kings, reds, silvers, etc. We start when the fish first come into the river, all the way to the very end. My family and I smoke, dry, and freeze the salmon. I brought you some canned salmon to share that we keep year round”, “The generations that are coming who can be fed from this resource and this land and it’s a beautiful interaction and it’s one that we are losing around the world. When we realize that we have lost it we strive to get it back, but it is taking a long time for this beautiful balance between human, animal and subsistence lifestyle to come about and evolve”, “The survival of our culture directly depends on the health of our land, the fish and the wildlife.
It’s obvious to see that global warming is becoming more and more of an issue. What we don’t know is how much global warming is going to affect us in the future. Some people believe it’s a major issue while other aren’t quite sure if it would even change anything or cause damage. When you look at the statistics though, it’s easy to realize that something, like using renewable resources, must be done to slow down global warming or stop it all together.
Report 1 1. Introduction The first supermarket of Sainsbury’s was established in 1869 by John and Mary Ann Sainsbury. Sainsbury’s is a multinational corporation (MNC) located in the UK. Its chain was Britain’s oldest remaining main food retailer and a leading food retailer in the UK and the US. “It also operated in financial service and real estate” (Sebora, T., Rubach, M. and Cantril R., 2014).
As per the context of the case study, we have come up with three possible actions that can be taken in order to meet the excess inventory problem are geographical expansion and increasing the market size by covering the untapped market in South and Central parts of America or making an internal agreement with a small manufacturing company that imports raw fishes and produces fish allied products such as fish oil, fish sauce, etc. Else we can launch a ‘Limited Edition Product’ by increasing the quantity per package at the existing price and providing exciting offers. The underlying cause of excess inventory in Neptune Gourmet Seafood is due to limited target market size. Neptune has to identify areas that are isolated from its product and enter new geographic markets.
This paper presents an overview of Kmart retail supply chain in New Zealand. Various IT systems and software used by Kmart are presented in this paper. The new IT systems and business applications are also proposed. In retail sector, IT is involved at every point right from supply chain management to POS terminals for transaction processing. Efficient use of technology and IT systems can bring innovation.
The value chain analysis indicates the firms that strive to create superior products or services through focused differentiation strategy. To ensure the activities are tailor to the strategy Value Chain is used. How each activity generates value and linked to the strategy in UFS? Table 4: Value Chain Analysis Primary Activities
The adoption of CSR strategy is also another drive factor for companies as it is perceived a way to gain competitive advantage. Those two aspects are strongly connected and the role of the supply chain in CSR strategies is vital (Blowfield & Murray, 2010). Companies which have not only adopted CSR actions but have highlightened them as a core factor of their long-term strategic planning may find complexities to uphold their social and enviromental standards to the whole value chain. The key issues that must be solved in the supply chains to support the firm’s CSR strategy are: • The partnership companies have with their suppliers: Companies, likeTesco, must collaborate more closely with their tier suppliers without underestimating the controlling them to esnure that sustainable ethics and actions are applied. • Particularly, for the transportation/distribution sector, the reduction of fuel emissions can be achieved by achieving a successful perfomance of lean supply chains, with organized distribution plans which will minimize the
The author provides her audience with a few tips to ensure that one is getting sustainable seafood. The last read, "stick to restaurants or markets whose mission you trust", however, could apply to the majority of us! I attend restaurants that have more than just seafood on the menu, Urry is implying
Executive summary This report depicts the various stages of IKEA’s supply chain flow, providing an elaboration of processes that take place at each stage. It also shows the dependency of the stages and how information flows through the supply chain. After illustrating the supply chain flow process of IKEA, the report then moves on to analyze the company’s global supply chain strategies.
Burger King (BK) is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953. Burger King 's menu has expanded from a basic offering of burgers, French fries, sodas, and milkshakes to a larger and more diverse set of products. In 1957, the "Whopper" became the first major addition to the menu, and it has become Burger King 's signature product since.