Necanko, Inc.

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Summary: Necanko, Inc. is an international food conglomerate. They have six different divisions, organized around the food categories. This case discusses sales at their Philadelphia plant. Karen Mazzoli, buyer-scheduler, was promoted to her current position after only 18 months with the corporation. She is currently having an issue determining sales demand, which were usually stable and predictable, but as of now are not. The sales have tripled in the last three weeks, after having three months of sluggish sales. She know contemplates about the unpredictable nature of sales and what she can do about it. Q1: Map the supply chain for count-sized mints. Provide three separate diagrams a) the physical, b) informational, and c) financial flows in the supply chain at Necanko. Physical: There are 4 different ways for final product to reach customers. A. The Necanko, Inc. plants received raw materials (liquid sugar, chocolate) that they ordered for candy production. The plants started converting the count-sized mints candies into the final product of multi-packs of 12 or 24. Then, the final product was shipped daily by the independent trucking company to Wilkes Barres warehouse to be distributed with other Necanko products to customers. B. The candy production starts with the same process in order to get to the final product. However, the final product will be loaded on the truck and shipped directly from the Philadelphia plant to California or Canada. Count-sized mint candies are then delivered to retailers and then purchased by consumers. C. The only difference is in the way the company sells its candy. The final product is sold to Candy brokers, who then distribute the candy to distributers, wholesalers, and retailers. The customers can then buy the candy from them. D. The first three processes are the same, but Necanko will
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