In: Operations Management
On the basis of the coca-cola company answer the
following question.
project focus:
1. company's effectiveness
2. Resilience
3. Agile/adaptability
4. destination sourcing of materials
5. process management
6. quality control
7. Global competition
8. supply chain best practices
9. supply chain challenges
Inventory management ( supply chain)
coca-cola company founded in 1882 by John Stith Pemberton in America.coco-cola company is one of the largest bevarges companies serving 1.9 billion people in the world.
1-COCO COLA COMPANY'S EFFECTIVENESS
COCA-COLA COMPANY IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST COMPANY. IT IS ALSO THE LARGEST DISTRIBUTOR AND MARKETER OF THE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS. MAINTAINED A VERY STRONG BRAND OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS SHOWN BY THE FACT THAT EVERY CHILD KNOWS AT LEAST ONE BRAND OF COCA-COLA. COCA-COLA MAKES THE BRAND STRONGER BY MAINTAINING THE QUALITY AND TASTE.SO COCO COLA HAVE EFFICTIVE IN MARKET
2-RESILIENCE OF COCO COLA
COCO COLA HAVE FACED SO MUCH ISSUES IN MARKET DUE TO COMPETIOTION.THERE WAS A PUBLIC ISSUES RELATED TO THEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD.MANY PROTEST WERE CONDUCTED AGAINST IT IN SOCIETY.BUT ALSO THEY HAVE RENIANCED IN MARKET AFTER A SHORT PERIOD.
3-AGILE/ADAPTABILITY
AS MENTIONED EARLIER THEY HAVE RESILIENCED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD AND IN PRESENT CONDITION ALSO THE PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE IN MRKET WITH HIGH CONSUMPTION SO THEY HAVE AGILE IN SOCIETY.
4-DESTINATION SOURCING OF MATERIALS
THE MAIN ISSUE RELATED TO DRAWBACK OF THEM IN SOCIETY WAS RELATED TO DESTINATION OF WATER IN PLANT.IT WAS THE REASON FOR FAILURE FOR THE COMPANY FOR A LIMITED PERIOD BASED ON SOME ISSUES IN INDIA.
5-PROCESS MANAGEMENT
COCA-COLA FOLLOWS THE DECENTRALIZATION WITHIN CENTRALIZATION MODEL OF ORGANIZING ITSELF. THIS MEANS THAT WHILE THE GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS RETAINS ITS OVERALL DECISION MAKING, THE CORPORATION IS DIVIDED INTO REGIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL TERRITORIES IN WHICH IT OPERATES.
6-QUALITY CONTROL
ONSUMERS GET QUALITY, BENCHMARKED AGAINST GLOBAL STANDARDS, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ASSURED. FROM PACKAGING AND BOTTLING TO BEVERAGE-LEVEL QUALITY CHECKS, COCA-COLA FOLLOWS A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS THAT INVOLVES MINIMAL HUMAN INTERVENTION THROUGH ITS PRODUCTION PROCEDURE.
4 KEY IN-PROCESS QUALITY CHECKS ACROSS DIFFERENT LINES THAT A CONSUMER MUST KNOW ABOUT:-
BOTTLE INSPECTORS
FILLED BOTTLE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY
COBRIX ANALYSER ( THE COBRIX ANALYSER ENSURES THE SAME QUANTITY OF SOLID (SUGAR) AND CO2 )
FLOW DIVERTER VALVE ( FLOW DIVERTER VALVE ENSURES THAT THE HOT FILL PRODUCT (JUICE) IS PASTEURISED AT A PRE-SET TEMPERATURE.)
7-GLOBAL COMPETITION
COCO COLA HAVE FACED A HIGHER GLOBAL COMPETITION IN PRESENT ERA ALSO WITH OTHER WELL REPUTED BRANDS SUCH AS PEPSI,MIRINDA,7 UP ETC.
8-SUPPLY CHAIN BEST PRACTICES
THEY HAVE A BETTER SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICE,THE PRODUCT WAS BECOME FAMILIER WITHIN SHORT PERIOD AND AILABILITY OF PRODUCT WAS IN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
9-SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES
SOME COUNTRY HAVE BANNED THE PRODUCT IN A PARTICULAR TIME DUE TO REPORTS FROM HEALT ORGANISATIONS.