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Unifine Richardson

Fall 2012

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Break out 1

Roles Raw Honey Production Industry Joanna Killian (Harrington Honey) Rob Pincombe (Purchasing at Unifine) Purchaser at the Canadian Fried Chicken (CFC) Franchise

(member of food industry) What is your role and objective in the supply

chain? What do you influence?

What decision (s) do you have to make related to honey & supply chain quality?

What are your alternatives?

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What determines the price of honey?

Supply side Demand side

What’s the Buzz about Disappearing Bee?

40% of the 2 Million Bee Colonies collapsed over 3 years

11% or 15 B $ of US Agricultural crops depend on Bees

Food Shortages for those products

Prices continue to go up.

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Competitive Analysis

How important is honey to Unifine? Who is its major customer and what do they

look for in their purchase? Order winner attributes for this product (Why

do customers chose this product over competitors?)

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Purchasing Sourcing AlternativesAdvantages/

Benefits

Disadvantages/

Risks

Purchasing directly from global sources

Using intermediaries

-single source

Or

-multiple sources

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What should the supplier have done differently? Knowledge of problem? Proactive versus reactive?

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Quality Practices in the Supply Chain

Sources Unifine Buyers

What are the costs of external quality failures to Unifine?

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Breakout 2Taking the role of Rob Pincombe

Recommended action and why?Length of purchasing contract?Knowing what you know now, what

additional clauses need to be in your supplier contract?

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Pros and Cons of Honey Selection

Advantages Disadvantages

Continue with Chinese-Canada honey

Purchase Canadian-Argentine blend

Purchase pure US or pure Canadian honey

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Key Supply Chain Issues

International Food Purchasing Issues

Global Supply Chain Purchasing Commodities Supplier relations Intermediaries

Government Regulations Role of 6 Ts in Quality

Trust Testability Traceability Transparency Training Time