The company selected for the Supply Chain Management Improvement Proposal is Whirlpool. The organizations and the functions involved in the supply chain process at Whirlpool will be compared next to the ones from McDonald's. Even if these two companies operate in two different markets, the way they organized the logistic process helped them to become market leaders. Whirlpool sells home appliances while McDonald's sells ready-made food and beverages. Whirlpool has XX XXXX with XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX a XXX of XXXXX that XXXXXXX a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX while XXXXXXXX’s XXX XX XXXX with XXXXXXXXXX food XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXX these XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, both XXXXXXXXX XXXX a XXXX, reliable XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX management XXXXXXXXX.Whirlpool XXXXX to meet XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX adopting a center-led organization XXXXX XXX its XXXXXX XXXXX. This XXXXXX XXXXX organization XXXXX involves XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXX, objectives, and XXXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXX level while XXXXXX the subordinated business XXXXX XXX XXX independent logistic XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXX own XXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX, XXXX). These decisions will follow XXX XXXXXXX guidelines established XX the XXXXXXXXX level. The XXXXXXXXXXX process XX XXXXXXXXX into XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX: XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and management. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX with XXX raw XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXXXXX process. The distribution process XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX the product XXXX the XXXXXXXXX to XXX retailers and the management XXXXXXX provides the XXXXXXXXXXXXX and technical XXXXXXX XXX the XXXXX XXX. In XXXXXXXXX these functions, Whirlpool XX XXXXX its XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX also third XXXXX logistic XXXXXXXX. Meanwhile, McDonald's adopted a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX. A centralized XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXX every XXXXXXXX is made at a corporate XXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXX, the XXXXXXXX terms, XXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX terms XXX XXX technical XXXXXXX XXX decided XX the XXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX, XXXX). XXXX XXXXX XX inflexible but if implemented correctly it XXX XX cost effective. XXXX XXXX model, XXXXXXXX’s can XXXXXXX monitor XXX XXXXXX chain management XXXXXXX. However, XXX company XXXX XXXX difficulties XXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX and it XXXX lack XXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXXX and innovation a XXXXXXXXXXXXX or a XXXXXX-led model XXX XXXXX. At XXXXXXXX’s, the supply chain XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX responsible for supplying the restaurants on XXXX, XXXX XXX quantity XXXX XXXX. Meanwhile, XXX company XXX XX ensure a XXXXXXXX quality XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX real-XXXX delivery XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX for XXXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXX any food XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX.XXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX, the XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX has XXXXX functions. For XXXXXXXX, McDonald’s does XXX need a XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX company XXXXXXXXX come, order XXX XXXX/XXXXX the XXXXXXXX at the XXXXXXXXXXX. Also, XXX management XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX most XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX from the XXXXX XXXXXXX. XXXX, XXX procurement XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XX XXX same direct XXXXXXXXX everywhere. XXXXXXXX’s XX also XXXXXXXXXXX its XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX services to XXX partners XXX XXX entire management function XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XX Whirlpool would adopt XXX same XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX fail to XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX of the customers. XXXXXXXXX sells XXX products to different retailers, XXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX distributors, online XXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXX XXXXXXXXXX. Each XXXX of XXXXXXXX has its own XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX XXX enforcing a XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX XXXX not XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX. On XXX XXXXX hand, XXXXXXXX's XXXX supplies XXX company-owned or franchised restaurants (XXXXXXX, 2013). XXXXXXX XXX company deals XXXX a XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX or XXXXX distribution XXXXX, XXX XXXXXX chain XXXXXXXXXX process can XXXX XX a XXXXXXXXXXX XXX. XXXX more, XXXXXXXX the XXXXX to a decentralized one may XXXX XX chaos. XXX Whirlpool, XXXXX a decentralized XXXXX will XXXXXXXX XXXXXX logistic XXXXX.
References
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