Issue 1 Les Repas de Grand-mre is a ready-to-cook meal manufacturing company based in Caraquet, which uses
Question:
Issue 1
Les Repas de Grand-mre is a ready-to-cook meal manufacturing company based in Caraquet, which uses fresh, local and Quebec ingredients to prepare traditional dishes. The packaging comes from a supplier located in Toronto, ON.
The products are sold online and in delicatessens in Caraquet, Bathurst, Moncton, Fredericton and Halifax and also delivered directly to your home delivered in a styrofoam packaging with ice pack for residents of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Delivery times should not exceed 24 hours.
The turnover of the company is approximately 1.5 million dollars per year.
Grandma's Meals has recently noticed an increase in demand for its products, but it is having difficulty ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of ready-to-cook meals to customers. There are especially delivery problems for home orders which are often delayed due to the distances between their production plant and customers, and meals often arrive in poor condition.
First determine the transport profile of the company. Provide suggestions to ensure efficient and reliable delivery of Grandma's Meals ready-to-cook meals to customers.
Issue 2
Please search for an example of a company that has found a way to save money through an environmental initiative.
Contemporary Business Mathematics with Canadian Applications
ISBN: 978-0133052312
10th edition
Authors: S. A. Hummelbrunner, Kelly Halliday, K. Suzanne Coombs