2: Willy's Kitchen Supply Chain (Theoretical Analysis) Two decades have passed since the establishment of the first restaurant of the Willy's Kitchen chain, and now, after many years of hard work, Willy's Kitchen has become one of the largest Egyptian restaurants that use the latest technologies that keep pace with technological progress in the field of foods and fast food, in proportion to the enormity of the Production and its diversification according to international standards. 3 | P a g e In addition to the qualified cadres and competencies that we aim to meet the requirements of its customers with high speed, high quality and elegant style, which made it win the award for the best fast-food restaurant chain in Egypt in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and gain consumer confidence. Willy's Kitchen supply chain is successfully operating in the Egyptian food and beverages industry. It applies unique supply chain strategies through which it acts as a supplier of raw materials and a producer and distributor of its own products in the local and international markets. Its own product lines include food and fresh juice products. In addition, they use new technology-based for burger manufacturing methods. Moving to one of its main competitors like Daddy's Burger, possesses a competitive advantage through producing tasty products. Such abovementioned long hierarchical supply chains, which involve multiple tiers of supply chain nodes and stakeholders, represent successful examples of Egyptian companies operating in an emerging market. Required a. With the aid of giving examples, identify and explain the different implemented supply chain strategies at Willy's Kitchen and its competitors. (1 Mark) b. As an operations manager, recommend other strategies that can be formulated by Willy's Kitchen supply chain in relation to the different stages of Willy's Kitchen 's product life cycle (PLC). (1 Mark) c. If you were the supply chain manager for Willy's Kitchen, discuss your main responsibilities and the challenges or obstacles that you may face when managing the Willy's Kitchen 's supply chain. (1 Mark) d. As an operations manager at Willy's Kitchen, you have been exposed to the problem in which small fluctuations in demand at the Willy's Kitchen 's stores can cause progressively larger fluctuations in demand at the manufacturer and raw material supplier levels. (1 Mark) e. Give examples on the main stakeholders that can be linked together across the fast-food supply chain.