Dr. Mahesh Nagarajan introduced the concepts of operations and supply chain management and he gave us an idea of how important these are. Businesses rely on these concepts in order to be able to keep a balance between cost and performance.
Starbucks, one of the larger companies in the coffee industry, have both very effective operations management system and also a consistent and well developed supply chain system.That is one of the reason why is as successful as we know it is today.
What is very impressive about Starbucks supply chain system is that each cup of coffee is made using products coming from almost 19 different countries. In that way Starbucks can expand easily and unite many countries either they are in the developed or in the developing world. “The magic bean shop” as the supply chain is named is very difficult process and great organization is needed.
Operational and chain management are very important in order every business to function properly and effectively.
Sources:
http://www.supplychain247.com/article/behind_the_scenes_at_starbucks_supply_chain_operations
photo source:
http://business.inquirer.net/54427/starbucks-plans-china-expansion
http://www.supplychain247.com/article/behind_the_scenes_at_starbucks_supply_chain_operations