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CADBURY
From Ramyarayee Manasa Supriya
Origin of Cadbury
Cadbury is the brain child of John Cadbury Starting in form of grocery business in Birmingham in 1824 In 1853, Cadbury became the confectioner to the British Crown. In 1860, Richard and George took command and expand it further. Today Cadbury operate Globally
John Cadbury
Location Planning
Location
Traditionally Focus area of Location : Near Canal links, Rail & main Roads Kraft has similar motives and also does the same for their office buildings. They locate them near public transport and save on items such as parking facilities and security.
Location
Cadbury is a British company and bases many of its operations in Britain. This area has some of the highest wage rates.
Now that Kraft has bought the company, they are strategically looking to phase out many operations in Britain for cheaper areas of labor such as Eastern Europe and overseas countries.
USA
India
China
South Africa
Japan
Brazil
Mexico
UK
France
Turkey
Russia
Australia
A demand forecast is the prediction of what will happen to your company's existing product sales. It would be best to determine the demand forecast using a multi-functional approach. Estimate of expected demand over a specified future period. Also called forecast demand.
Cont
Determination of the demand forecasts is done through the following steps: Determine the use of the forecast Select the items to be forecast Determine the time horizon of the forecast Select the forecasting model(s) Gather the data Make the forecast Validate and implement results
Long Range
Duration
Usually less than 3 months, maximum of 1 year Job scheduling, worker assignments
Applicability
Applicability
Used when situation is vague & little data exist (e.g., new products and technologies)
Used when situation is stable & historical data exist (e.g. existing products, current technology) Involves mathematical techniques Time series models Causal models
Considerations
Techniques
Outputs
Cacao varieties Processing Blending Cinching Tempering Storage
Information on Performance
Inventory in Cadbury
Before Inventory buffered variability in supply and demand. Planners chased demand due to unreliable stocks. Safety stocks determined by historical values or by spreadsheets using basic statistics After Inventory buffers variability in supply and demand with much less manual intervention Safety stocks determined by algorithms that model the natural uncertainty of demand and supply Reliably defines correct relationship between stock and service level at the item/location level Service-driven inventory solution; maintains and guarantees target customer service level
Match strategy
Competitive Advantages
Wide Product Range Good Price International Business Good Availability Cadbury has well adjusted itself to Indian customers.
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