...Kudler Fine Foods Operations Focus Ian Solace BSA/502 April 16, 2012 Christine Lin Kudler Fine Foods Operations Focus Kudler Fine Foods is a growing, upscale food retailer that currently uses exclusively manual processes to place orders for all of its products. In an effort to help streamline practices and increase profitability, it is recommended that Kudler move toward an Internet-based mode of ordering and fulfilling stock. This type of ordering system could save Kudler both time and money as well as reducing inaccuracies inherent in the manual ordering process. Current Ordering System Currently, there is no central purchasing department for the string of three stores. It is the responsibility of each of the three department managers within each store to determine requirements for the items in their departments and to place purchase orders directly with suppliers (Apollo Group, Inc., 2011). The department managers are required to fill out a standard, manual purchase order form for each order as well as receive and manually verify each shipment as it comes in. To place an order, these forms must be mailed, faxed, e-mailed, or even handed to suppliers (Apollo Group, Inc., 2011). These forms then become the primary tracking and financial documents for all merchandise orders (Apollo Group, Inc., 2011). This vast amount of paperwork must be maintained and stored in the accounting department to ensure vendors are paid. Another hurdle exists in that each department...
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...……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………4 2. Business Model Canvas………………………………………………………………………….……………………5 2.1 Customer Segments………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 2.2 Value Propositions……………………….……………………….………………….………….………..…………7 2.2.1 Fast Delivery………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 2.2.2 Accuracy Delivery………………………………………………………………………………………..…….7 2.2.3 Lowest cost and cheap price………………………………………………………………………….…..8 2.2.4 Reputation……………………………………….…………………………………………………………….….8 2.2.5 Easy order…………………………………….....……………………………………………………………….8 2.2.6 Quickly and Safety payment……………..…………………………………………………………….…8 2.2.7 Technology Management System…….………………………………………………………………..8 2.2.8 Collecting foods……………………………….…………………………………………………………………9 2.3 Channels……………………………………….………….………….………….……….……….…….……….………9 2.4 Customer Relationships……………………………….………….………….……….……….………………..10 2.5 Revenue Streams and Cost Structure…………..………….……………….……….…….………………11 2.6 Key Resources and Key Activities………………..………….……….……….…………….………………11 2.7 Key Partners……………………………………………..………….……….………….………….…………..……12 3. Critique of Business Model Canvas……….……….……….……….……….……….…….……….………13 4. SWOT Analysis ……………………………………………….……….………….……….……….……….…….……13 4.1 Strengths……………………………………………………..…………..…………..……….…………..………….14 4.1.1 Business Strategy and Channel………………………..………..………..………..………..………14 4.1.2 Value Proposition…………………………………………..………...
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...DOAN NGOC HA DEMAND CREATION OF ONLINE SERVICES FOR B2B AND CONSUMER MARKET – FOOD DELIVERY IN VIETNAM Master of Science Thesis Prof. Olavi Uusitalo has been appointed as the examiner at the Council Meeting of the Faculty of Business and Technology Management on January 9th, 2013. ABSTRACT TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Programme in Business and Technology Management DOAN NGOC, HA: Demand creation of online services for B2B and consumer market – Food delivery in Vietnam Master of Science Thesis, 75 pages, 4 appendices (4 pages) January 2013 Major: Industrial management Examiner(s): Professor Olavi Uusitalo Keywords: online service, customer demand, B2B and consumer market, online marketing, food delivery The evolution of the Internet and the dynamic of the economy nowadays have created opportunities for young companies to enter the online market. The source of these opportunities comes from the changes of customer behavior as they get used to the digital world. New Internet-based products and services are created to offer more and more benefits to customers. Interestingly, the dynamic of the market does not only come from the changes of customer behavior but also from the fast development of technology and innovative ideas. Successful products and services even shape the behavior of customer in using Internet. It can listed here the famous examples of Amazon in changing online purchasing behavior of customer or Facebook in changing the way people communicate...
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...Management & Operations Plan VI. Financial Plan 1. Assumptions 2. Funds I. Executive Summary The following business plan outlines the details and implementation of a business plan for an e-commerce website and online retail company called “Made to Order Pet Food” that will offer customers custom and made to order pet food options for their pets. This company will bring a new aspect to the canine and feline food market where the owner is in complete control of what they feed their pet. We have partnered with multiple pet food suppliers, veterinarians, and chefs to offer a wide array of both dry and wet food options that are both delicious and healthy for your pet. All of our freshly prepared products are priced well below that of premium over the counter or in-store purchased national brands. Our customers will not only have a happier and healthier pet but also save money. 1. Business Owner(s) & Product/Service This partnership is owned and operated by two entrepreneurs by the name of Jamie Ramsey and Joseph MacQuarrie. Both owners met and collaborated while working on their MBA’s online at Southern New Hampshire University. They have extensive business experience in management, operations, and finance. Both owners share equal distribution of income as well as the risk in this new venture. This new...
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...Business Plan Of Summit Rx Inc Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 3 1.1 The Products 4 1.3 Mission Statement 5 1.4 Management Team 5 1.5 Sales Forecasts 6 1.6 Expansion Plan 7 2.0 Company and Financing Summary 8 2.1 Registered Name and Corporate Structure 8 2.2 Financial Position 8 2.3 Investment 10 2.4 Management Equity 10 3.0 Products and Services 11 3.1 Online Sales of Products. 11 Baby Care 11 Grocery 11 Personal Care 11 OTC Medicines 11 Cosmetic 12 Fitness Centre 12 3.4 Shipping and Handling Fees 12 4.0 Strategic and Market Analysis 13 4.1 Economic Outlook 13 4.3 Customer Profile 13 4.4 Competition 14 5.0 Marketing Plan 17 5.1 Marketing Objectives 17 5.2 Marketing Strategies 17 5.3 Pricing 18 The Company believes in healthy Competition, so we will offer our Products at competitive Price. The Company will offer discounts on the large order or at wholesale Quantity. 18 6.0 Organizational Plan and Personnel Summary 18 6.1 Corporate Organization 18 6.2 Organizational Budget 19 6.3 Management NOTE: 20 7.0 Financial Plan 23 7.1 Underlying Assumptions 23 7.2 Sensitivity Analysis 23 7.3 Source of Funds 24 7.4 General Assumptions 24 Monthly Sales Revenue (PROJECTED) 25 Yearly Sales Forecast 26 7.5 Profit and Loss Statements 27 Executive Summary The Summit, RX Inc. (hereafter, “The Company”) business plan provides the structure and focus against which we can measure future financial...
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...Suzuki’s Teriyaki Online Business Expansion Proposal Viability of the Product or Service Suzuki’s Teriyaki is a Korean and Chinese restaurant in Richland, Washington which is part of the Tri-Cities area in South Central Washington State. It is quite popular locally and is known to have the spiciest food in the Tri-Cities area. Opened in 2003 at the busy Uptown shopping center, Suzuki’s Teriyaki caters to a large lunch crowd mostly from many government contractors working in the area supporting the many Department of Energy projects in the Hanford area. The dinner crowd is always smaller and consists mostly of loyal local customers. Suzuki’s Teriyaki also sells several of their homemade sauces at the restaurant front desk. Currently, the only online presence for Suzuki’s Teriyaki is a facebook page and some reviews on Yelp.com. The reasons for Suzuki’s Teriyaki to increase its online presence are to expand, to control the cost of growth, to create awareness and to drive traffic. Expansion by creating a custom website will allow Suzuki’s Teriyaki to have another channel by which to sell its products and generate more dinner time restaurant traffic. The goal of increasing profit and revenue can be increased with a website that allows customers to place menu orders, browse menu item specials, buy custom sauces and make reservations for small and large groups. Creating a website can be much less expensive than opening another physical location. The online presence also reaches...
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...Define the Present Situation Food is the key to life. It is the source of good health and energy. Eating healthy foods lowers your risk for heart disease, diabetes, being overweight or obese, and certain types of cancer. Avoiding these conditions saves you from heartache and sickness, and also saves you money with lower healthcare costs. As a result, many people want to start eating healthier foods, but some think that to eat healthy, they have to spend more money. Actually we can eat healthy on a budget. LESS EXPENSIVE & HEALTHY FOODS | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | DELI & DAIRY | GRAINS | Fresh | Margarine | Bean thread | Apples | | Brown rice | Carrots | PROTEIN | Jasmine rice | Celery | Fresh | Medium/Long grain rice | Potatoes | Eggs | Oatmeal | Oranges | Canned | Whole wheat couscous | Pears | Black beans | Whole wheat spaghetti | Canned/Dried | Pinto beans | White spaghetti | Applesauce, unsweetened | Salmon | Vermicelli rice noodles | Green beans, no added salt | Sardines | | Mandarin oranges | Tuna | COMBO/SNACKS | Pasta/Tomato sauce | Turkey breast | Chicken Noodle Soup | Pineapple in juice | Vegetarian baked beans | Chili with Beans | Raisins | White chicken | Rice Flour | Frozen | Dried | Trail Mix Bars | Green beans | Black beans | | Mixed vegetables | Pinto beans | | People would think eating healthy equals to organic food; however, this is a wrong perception...
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...strategist can analyze and determine crucial external opportunities and threats important to the future of their organization. Another growing trend that the fast casual industry can capitalize on is the growing health trends among consumers. More and more people are becoming aware of the foods that they consume and are making strides to eat healthier. In fact, according to a recent survey by the National Restaurant Association, 19% of all customers are actively seeking out healthy alternatives when dining out. This is a direct result of obesity rates constantly rising in the United States. Furthermore, several restaurants competing in the fast casual sector have made conscious efforts to offer rather healthy meals to their customers. Certainly, realizing that customers are seeking out healthy options when dining out will prompt the industry to enjoy much success in the coming years. A third trend is the expanding interest in, and availability of, organic food ingredients. Several restaurant chains have dedicated their mission and vision statements to seek out the finest ingredients. It is no secret that many fast food chains use cheap ingredients that even compromise the nutritional value of the food it serves. However, several fast casual chains refuse to compromise the integrity of the ingredients used in its menu options. The use of produce that comes from sustainable practices...
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...By: Shawn Eghterafi Section –041 Submitted To: Professor Julie Kellershohn Ted Rogers School of Management in partial fulfillment for the requirements for MKT100 Principles of Marketing 10/27/2015 Situational Analysis Report for Amazon Drive-Thru Grocery Ryerson University Situational Analysis Strengths Amazon has been in business for over 20 years and is known for its wide distribution network and low prices.Amazon Fresh builds on this network distribution centers. Amazon’s management team is led by “clear thinking and a cohesive vision, even if it takes a while for rivals to figure out Amazon’s motives.”Amazon Fresh’s most marketable feature that will resonate with customers the most is that it offers local products. Amazon Fresh works with small business, which gives customers“more of a local flavor than places like Wal-Mart.”Thanks to Amazon’s close relationship with its suppliers allows it to offer the lowest overall prices for household items. Weaknesses Amazon Fresh is currently in a few cities. Amazon Fresh will need a lot of time to expand. Think about how long it took Wal-Mart to expand. Amazon Fresh must also built dedicated refrigerated warehouses to be able to handle fresh fruit and frozen items.With properties over valued in Canada it will limit Amazon’s ability to expand. Amazon Fresh may have trouble hiring people because workers have told Business Insider that it’s a “bruising workplace where employees are asked to harshly critique their peers...
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...their limited product line, highly priced menu, and speed of service. Also Starbucks had expanded globally an in the United States over the past years but has been forced to close down a large number of stores due to the lack of demand for specialty coffee in certain places. Companies like Dunkin Donuts and McDonalds also offer a larger variety of food at a lot cheaper of a price compared to Starbucks. All of these factors together can be harmful to the future of Starbucks if nothing is done about it. Starbucks has time and the power to take this information and implement successful strategies to reverse these paths they are heading down. First by implementing a value menu Starbucks can gain back the people that do not want to spend too much money on their morning cup of coffee. McDonalds stated “4 dollars for a cup of coffee is dumb” and many people have catered to that idea and have been choosing the less expensive cup of coffee over the premium coffee that Starbucks offers. Also, Starbucks can implement the online app for ordering. In this new wave of technology, the majority of people have a smart phone and order things online. Finally, expansion of the product can help Starbucks widen their customer base and expand...
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...of O. Camacho, 2015. 9 -6 1 5 -0 1 3 REV: AUGUST 15, 2014 RORY MCDONALD CLAYTON CHRISTENSEN ROBIN YANG TY HOLLINGSWORTH AmazonFresh: Rekindling the Online Grocery Market We believe that a fundamental measure of our success will be the shareholder value we create over the long term. . . . We will make bold rather than timid investment decisions where we see a sufficient probability of gaining market leadership advantages. Some of these investments will pay off, others will not, and we will have learned another valuable lesson in either case. — Jeff Bezos, 1997 Letter to Shareholders As Fishmonger Ryan Reese skillfully filleted a fresh rainbow trout at Seattle’s Pike Place Market one morning in late 2012, the usual mix of tourists and locals gathered to admire his prowess. The iconic downtown market’s appealing array of fresh and specialty foods drew daily crowds eager to admire its vendors' showmanship and buy their wares. But the trout wasn't for any of them. Ryan's customer was miles away on Mercer Island. Within hours AmazonFresh, the grocery subsidiary of Amazon.com, would deliver the fish, which she'd ordered online, right to her doorstep.1 AmazonFresh had spent five years testing and refining its business model since its launch in August 2007. The challenges were numerous; no other online grocer had yet succeeded on a national scale. Amazon typically allowed new businesses only a short time to achieve profitability before shutting down failed attempts...
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...customers and their needs as can be evidenced by the additions to their menu over the years. One such need of the customers of Chipotle Mexican Grill is a delivery service. Food delivery came about because of a need. In the Second World War, many homes were destroyed so naturally there were no kitchens in which to prepare food. Because of this, meals had to be delivered to the affected families; this dates back to as far as 1947. It has since evolved from that need to a luxury which restaurants offer in order to better reach those customers who may require such a service. Chipotle Mexican Grill targets both men and women living an active and healthy lifestyle that are all educated with considerable amounts of disposable income. For these reasons, a delivery service will be very fitting for those people on the run. The delivery service will also stand to increase the company’s earning potential. 2.0 Situation Analysis Chipotle Mexican Grill is a Mexican fast food restaurant that prides themselves on delivering quality foods to their customers. They have an assortment of Mexican foods on their menu, namely: burritos, burrito bowls, tacos (crispy and soft), salads, chips and guacamole. They have been in existence since 1993 and their customer base continues to grow as a result of their delicious food. They give a wide selection of meat choices to their customers from beef to pork to...
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...can get products for the lowest price possible. As the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart has been looked at as a role model for many competitors who desired the profits Wal-Mart has received in past periods. The founder, Sam Walton, began to design his stores in 1962 to the have everyday low pricing (EDLP) method, opposed to the popular at the time hi-lo pricing. Lucky for Walton, throughout the late 1900s there was a great trend in discount retailing—buying in bulk at a lower price, which EDLP catered to, making Wal-Mart the leading retailer. The firm also strides itself on its efficient strategies in its supply chain, especially within the distribution system. Throughout the past decade, however, there have been other trends, like online shopping, which have resulted in Wal-Mart’s decline. The firm’s stock price had been growing significantly, except in the past 10 years it has been flat—ranging from $45-$55, whereas its competitors’ stocks have kept increasing. This has made many shareholders, including James Neuhausen, a stock analyst, question the firm’s worth and its potential in years to come. When looking at Wal-Mart and its worth, it is important to have an entire overview of the firm, and really analyze the supply chain management installed at the company. First, the EDLP strategy has worked to put Wal-Mart at a competitive advantage over others in the retail industry. EDLP makes the operational costs as low as possible, increasing volumes of items sold, which...
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...------------------------------------------------- Breakeven Analysis of Zomato Submitted to: Submitted by: Prof. Atmanand Jyoti (15PGHR03) Lovish (15PGHR23) Vikas (15PGHR50) Rohit (15PGHR52) Zachariah (15PGHR53) Sophiya (15PGHR58) Acknowledgement We wish to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to Prof. Atmanand for providing us an opportunity to undertake this project under his guidance. The completion of this project would not have been possible without his timely advice and dedicated support. The guidance provided by him is immensely valuable. We are very thankful to him for his prompt inspiration, suggestions and patience while helping us. Table Of Content * About the Company * Funding * Revenue Structure ...
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...description 2-4 3.0 Service overview, benefit and features 5-6 4.0 SWOT Analysis 6 5.0 Target Market 7 6.0 Long term and short term marketing goals 7-8 7.0 Marketing Mix 8-9 8.0 Operational Plan and Licenses and Permit 10-11 9.0 Promotion Tools (Logo, Flyers) 11-12 10.0 Industry Analysis 13-16 11.0 Macroeconomics Analysis 16-17 12.0 Interview (1)&Interview (2) 18-20 13.0 Competitors 20-21 14.0 Conclusions 21 15.0 References 22-23 16.0 Appendix 24-25 1.0 Unique Business Idea Business plan is a map which gives us directions. Therefore, we know what we can plan for the business’s future. It is a plan for a startup describes your strategy for creating the legal entity. A business plan tells us the objectives that a company wants to achieve and provide information about the business’s short-term and long-term form. In the 21st century, every person complains that their life is hard, time is insufficient, and most people lost their joy. Sometime we even have no time to celebrate birthday with beloved or best friends. People mostly busying with their job routine or businesses and they have no time to think about a good idea for a birthday celebration, to buy a cake, and find an interesting place to celebrate. We seek this as a good opportunity to provide a service that covers all the process of celebrating with a memorable day. It will be a one stop...
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