Group Assignment 4, Case Study
Group Assignment 4, Case Study
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Linens, Dishes, Table- Darden’s 11 distribution Diary products and meat Sourced by the overseas
wears, kitchen wears centers in North America B2B representatives
Darden Direct Distribution Restaurant managers directly Suppliers in 35 countries
(DDD) placed orders
COMPLICATIONS
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS LOGISTIC COMPLEXITY COST MANAGEMENT
Up to 2,000 suppliers Variability in leads times More contracts, invoices, time and
human resources
Lack of developing strong, Challenges in consolidating the
strategic partnerships shipment to reduce cost In case of restructuring, negotiation
is more complicated
Low in loyalty in responsiveness
Risks of delay due to requiring fast
and precise handling at all times Separate logistics and and storage
Different ethical and sustainability
infrastructure
standards
A failure by one or few can disrupt
the customer satisfaction IT maintenance costs
Easily be damaged on Darden’s
reputation
Dependence on aggressive Complex forecasting and potential
commiunication losses for Darden
Hard to maintain consistent quality
OWNERSHIP CHANGE FOR SMALL WARES
minority-owned, female-
owned and LGBTQ+ owned
businesses
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FROZEN,DRY AND CANNED FOOD
OWNERSHIP CHANGE FOR FRESH FOOD
Local
Independent
suppliers
OWNERSHIP CHANGE FOR WORLDWIDE SEAFOOD
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