Lunch Bakery Case Study

Abstract

The most important department in any manufacturing company in a food industry or tire companies or even clothes & shoes Depends highly on the supply chain management. Without raw resources or imports from one company or a country to another the cycle of business will not exist. However even if we do have the resources & products ready to sell clients & customers do we have the time?

Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) is a set of process to improve the method in developing from the standpoint of logistics. The concept of (QRM) was first developed in the late 1980s by (Rajan Suri), at the time professor of Industrial & System Engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. QRM is rooted in the concept of Time-based competition (TBC)

One of the hardest achievements is to make sure that the products reach their endpoint without flaw.

The most demanded ingredients to create these products are Sugar, Dairy Products, Eggs & Oils to create the dough. Some of these products are imported & most of them are bought from the local market. If by any chance any of these ingredients have not been met the production of the bakery & the factory will not be able to proceed. Most delays are found in the import of resources & in clearance.

If by any chance the vendor cannot provide the requested resources the quality of the whole product line & service well halt & the creation of pastry products can become as standard as the ones found in any other supermarket & can drive customers & potential clients away from the

Due to the reliance of large amount of imported resources Munch Bakery’s supply chain management becomes too costly to maintain & requires a large amount of time to process. To be a powerful competitor in the market the company must increase the production & reduce cost without the increase of any wastage in order to gain more profit then loss.

The best run supply chains are built on matching Munch Bakery’s inventory management. For example, in an industry where customers demand is high, direct & constant. Munch Bakery involves an extremely flexible supply chain where vendors are capable of turning around parts & materials immediately. This relates the vendor 's core competencies, their willingness to extend favorable payment terms, their turnaround time on parts & materials. As well as their ability to hold inventory for extended period of time.

Munch Bakery includes its purchasing power, strength in negotiation & its ability to pay vendors on time & any additional volumes it brings to the table. In short Munch Bakeries Strength comes from the perfect practices, skills & well managed structure such