Wild Dog Coffee Company, a locally owned company with a single coffee shop location, serves a wide selection of espresso products, small breakfast and lunch menu items, and a limited evening menu. The company is planning to expand the business by adding location. While different menu items may be tested at the new location, the espresso beverage preparation process will remain the same. You and your business partners need to decide on the supply chain before the move. The following information may help support your analysis for Wild Dog Coffee Company:

• You have one espresso maker that brews the espresso and froths the milk at each location.
• Each espresso beverage requires 1.5 minutes of the barista's time.
• Each espresso beverage requires some combination of espresso beans, milk, and flavoring.
• Each espresso beverage is served in a paper cup with a lid and sleeve.
• Monthly cleaning and maintenance of the espresso maker is outsourced to a services company.
• You stock one type of espresso bean. If you run out of inventory, you have to close the business until the next shipment of beans arrives.
• Espresso beans are received seven (7) days after placing the order.

You are the owner of Wild Dog Coffee Company. You and your business partners are preparing for the opening of your second location. You need to analyze and make recommendations for supply chain management for the two locations.  

 

Provide the following:

• Competency 1:  Analyze supply chain designs.
  • Your analysis should detail two different supply chain scenarios for either Wild Dog Coffee Company 
  • Use a flow chart to indicate all inputs and outputs for each supply chain and to indicate areas in the supply chain designs that are different.
  • Analyze how operations management theories and models affect the development and delivery of products or services to the marketplace.
• Competency 2: Use logistics and supply chain management tools to manage the distribution of products and services.
  • Analyze the points at which the supply chains intersect with logistics.
  • Assess bottlenecks in the supply chain designs. Analyze how supply chains and logistics create value for the selected business. Analyze the points at which the supply chains intersect with logistics. What role does logistics play in each supply chain design?
• Competency 3: Use data to evaluate the effect of operations management decisions on organizational goals.
  • Analyze supply chain designs. Assess bottlenecks in the supply chain designs. How would you overcome each bottleneck in the two supply chain designs?
• Competency 4: Evaluate the effectiveness of operations management strategies to achieve quality and customer service goals.
  • Recommend a supply chain design for the selected business. Analyze how supply chains and logistics create value for the selected business. Why is it important for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business to focus on supply chains?
• Competency 5: Communicate business needs, opportunities, and strategies with multiple stakeholders.
  • Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional. Recommend a supply chain design for the selected business.
  • Include your rationale for the most appropriate supply chain for Wild Dog Coffee Company or your selected business.
  • Be sure to include any assumptions you had to make to develop the supply chain designs that support your recommendations.