OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PROJECT REPORT Introduction: Reliance Fresh is a chain of retail stores owned by Reliance Industries, headed by Mukesh Ambani. It was established in 2006, and now has more than 1000 outlets across the country. They sell a wide range of items including fruits, vegetables, groceries, juice, dairy products, FMCG goods and other staples. A typical Reliance Fresh Store has an area of 3000 – 4000 sq. ft. and caters to customers living within 2 – 3 km around each store. Reliance
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1.1 Introduction-Company "The best ice cream in the world" started out as the vision of Mr. Reuben Mattus and continued throughout his life. He began in 1921, selling ice cream in the streets of New York. Soon, he dreamed of creating nothing but the finest ice cream using only the finest and purest ingredients. In 1961, Mr. Mattus decided to form a new company dedicated to producing his new super-premium ice cream. He called this new brand “Häagen-Dazs” – a name that conveys an aura of old world
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economic downturn, the Hotel Industry was heavily impacted by the travel and tourism movement. However, more recently, the demand for travel has declined leaving the industry searching for new ways to generate demand and create revenue. As a result, the threat of New Entrants in the Hotel Industry is relatively low. (Samadi) Tourism is one of the dominant determinants of hotel demand but during an ailing economy it is not critical for the consumer and hence hotels are not a major commodity. Furthermore
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PART A: THE BUSINESS ORGANISATION, ITS STAKEHOLDERS AND THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Study Guide A1 The purpose and types of business organisation (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Define ‘business organisations’ and explain why they are formed. Describe common features of business organisations. Outline how business organisations differ. List the industrial and commercial sectors in which business organisations operate. Identify the different types of business organisation: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Commercial
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fluctuation that occurred from week to week in the number of Barilla dry products being ordered by the distributors and the extreme demand variability seriously strained Barilla’s manufacturing and logistics operations. Barilla’s highly automated manufacturing system was not designed to accommodate large fluctuations in demand nor, was it designed to accommodate sudden changes in demand or product. Brando Vitali, Barilla’s director of logistics, proposed the idea of Just-In-Time Distribution (JITD) in the 1980’s
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Barnes & Noble Case Study 1- A. Use the Value chain Model and competitive force model the impact of the internet on book publishers and retail stores such as B&N. Value Chain Porters’ Competitive Forces For the book selling industry, the information technology which the e-book arose from has affected the five forces in the Porter’s five forces’ model. * The introduction of substitute is strong * The customer has more information available that strengthen the customer
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“stay at home” or “go abroad”? 3 5. Development of the global marketing concept 3 6. Forces for global integration and market responsiveness 3 7. The value chain as a framework for identifying international competitive advantage 4 8. Value shop and the service value chain 5 9. Information business and the virtual value chain 5 CHAPTER 2: Initiation of internationalization 8 1. Introduction 8 2. Internationalization motives 8 3. Triggers of export initiation (change agents)
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assignment, this paper will expound further into the details of the business. The paper will discuss particular issues on human resource, marketing and public experience, who exactly are the customers and the ideal experience, partnership and alliances, demand and capacity management, finance doing with the budgetary requirements of the start-up, the forecast and its relevant tables, legal compliance, sustainability management and then draws a conclusion. Title.........................................
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implementation in Canada, The Body Shop gained renown success and began growing at an unprecedented rate. Unfortunately the company’s operational goals have become diluted and Margot and Betty-Anne Franssen no longer keep up with intense customer demand. Although the casual and informal business model had worked in the United Kingdom and to some extent in Canada, the Franssen sisters are faced with the tough task of formalizing and updating her business and franchises. In order to continue to succeed
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Management in Education http://mie.sagepub.com/ Reconfiguring the higher education value chain Virendra Pathak and Kavita Pathak Management in Education 2010 24: 166 DOI: 10.1177/0892020610376791 The online version of this article can be found at: http://mie.sagepub.com/content/24/4/166 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: British Educational Leadership, Management & Administration Society Additional services and information for Management in Education
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