Answer Happy

Congratulations! You have been hired by a new fast-food company
"Basta! Pasta"
offering fresh pasta to-go in 10 cities. As an operations manager,
you will have
to create a robust customer service process by analyzing the
operations and
process flows, optimizing them, improving inventory and supply
chain
management that is expected to result in an increase in the
company's
performance. At the end of your trial period, you will have to
present the result
of your work in front of the Board members.
Description;
You noticed that the demand for "Basta! Pasta" products is
unstable, not only at different hours, but also during
the days and even weeks. Sometimes pastas and sauces prepared in
advance run out by the end of the working
day, and sometimes, on the contrary, employees have to throw away
unused semi-finished products.
"Basta! Pasta's" supply chain looks as follows:
O Pasta, parmesan, salt and pepper are purchased from a U.S.
distributor that
buys them directly from Italian producers and pays in euros.
I Tomatoes, basil, arugula, and beef are supplied by local farmers.
Their
prices and availability may vary due to seasonality.
[ Soft drinks, containers, cutleries, and bags are ordered from
U.S. producers
located in different parts of the country. They are associated with
high prices
due to relatively small orders and high delivery costs.
• Identify at least three potential sources of variability in the
"Basta! Pasta"
supply chain.
• Explain why they may appear and how they influence the supply
chain.
• Develop three directions of improving the supply chain strategy
that allow “Basta! Pasta” to manage the variabilities of its supply
chain.