Case Study: Kellogg’s Supply Chain

Explain basic concepts, techniques, methods, applications and challenges of operations management.
Describe inventory system and supply chain management.

Case Study: Kellogg’s Supply Chain

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Kellogg’s is an American multinational that manufactures a variety of food products. Its products include cereals and convenience foods such as toaster pastries and crackers. The company’s supply chain management and inventory system employs the just-in-time strategy. Just-in-time is known to offer effective stock inventory system. This strategy implies that only enough products are made to meet orders and therefore limited stock is maintained at its warehouses. This inventory system is particularly beneficial to the company as it reduces storage costs and makes the company deliver its products to customers while they are still very fresh (Franco & Rubha, 2017).
One of the problems that Kellogg’s has faced with the supply chain management and inventory system is late deliveries to its customers or inability to deliver due to lack of products. This has on many occasions made retailers seek substitute products from….