Chapter 11, Problem 2CS

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Company D requires a unique supply chain to serve 300 million meals annually, which comprises of Olive Gardens and Red Lobster. Senior VP of company D aims to achieve a competitive advantage through supply chain, which requires operation excellence as its main strategy.

Company D has one tier of suppliers with four distinct supply chains. The first is known as the small ware, which comprises of items like linens, tableware and silverware, which is directly purchased from Company DDD’s warehouse.

The frozen canned food products are distributed to Company D’s 11 distribution centers, which form the second supply line. B2B supply line is practiced for fresh food supplies or unpreserved food products, where managers place direct orders.

The global supply chain of Company D is the fourth supply line, where an independent supplier is selected for every product like salmon, shrimp. They are carefully selected through quality inspection, by an overseas representative of company D.

To determine: The complications of four supply chain.