Question: Consider the following packaged pastry-making operations: Name Customers / outlets Specification Retail Price No. of cake types Volume [overall] / day Shelf life Knobsters Own

Consider the following packaged pastry-making operations:

Name

Customers / outlets

Specification

Retail Price

No. of cake types

Volume [overall] / day

Shelf life

Knobsters

Own brand, plus M&S, petrol garages, coffee shop chains

Premium

3.50

8

80,000 [for factory]

3 days

Prt Mordre

Own brand only, sold in owned coffee shop

Premium

3.80

12, plus custom made to order

1800 [for each shop]

1 day

Sappers

News-kiosks, university cafeterias, office deliveries

Medium / low [cheap and cheerful]

1.80

9

7,200 [for factory

5

For each operation write a brief report which separately address the following questions:

Performance - What should be the most important operations performance objectives? Materials - How would the materials used differ? Process technology - You can assume that you have a space [as big as you like] which meets food hygiene requirements. It is appropriately lighted and heated. You have adequate power supplies, water etc.. What else might you need? Employee skills - Explain who will do what, and where. What skills, training, [if any] will they need? Will everyone need the same skills / training?

What might happen to each operation if demand for their output changed significantly?

Note. You are encouraged to use a table to answer this question. Bullets in a table along with some process sketches will be fine.

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