Amy's Bread Case Study Analysis (Production and Operations Management)

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Kindly provide recommendation on the following:

a. if best to expand:

a.1. wholesale or retail?

a.2. wholesale only?

a.3. retail only?

a.4. two locations or one?


You should be able to justify your recommendation based on the analysis of the ff.

1. Amy's competitive advantage

2. Human Resource

3. Location Decision (Use POM concept)

4. Layout Decision

5. Financial Analysis

6. Supply Chain Concept (including inventory)

7. Forecast

8. Quality Concept

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Explanation & Answer

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Army’s bakery
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I think it will be best for Army to expand the operations and markets of her company. In
so doing, the company will be able to reach a wide variety of individuals in different markets and
hence increase its sales and in return increase the profits. Through expansion, the company will
have to reach a wide range of potential and current customers, know there needs and preferences
and hence be able to develop to develop products which best satisfy the customers. By expanding
her markets, the firm will have a competitive advantage over other bakeries in the market. Given
that the bakery industry is highly competitive, Army will have to ensure that she puts strategies
in place which will make the bakery to remain competitive in the industry and be successful.
There are also more opportunities in the market since the demand for the Bakery products has
been on the increase. Therefore, expansion of the business will make sure that the firm is able to
meet th...


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