Week 5 Team Iscom 471

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MILLERCOORS

Background

The formation of MillerCoors in July 2008 was the result of a joint venture combining two leading companies, Miller Brewing Company and Coors Brewing Company. The challenges of putting two companies together – designing the new organization, selecting talent to fill the roles, building product knowledge, integrating systems, strengthening customer relationships, and developing a single company culture – was a herculean effort…and all part of the overall vision to create America’s best beer company.

Current Status:

SUPPLY CHAIN SCHEDULING PROCESS:

Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland, 1996). Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. With the introduction of Gluten Free Beer it will be of the utmost importance to MillerCoors that scheduling, manufacturing, equipment availability, and personnel are addressed in the planning stages. The duration of this paper will elaborate on the above stated issues. The paper will also speak on problems or “bottlenecks” that might come about during the production of our products

Job Shop

This production process is similar to a flower shop. The shop can produce a wide assortment of products, but each item produced is unique but similar. Each employee produces custom built items from start to finish using no set procedure or process and all employees do tasks independent of each other (Chase, Jacobs, & Aquilano, 2006).

Cost: high cost – low production. costs more to keep production capability open if not much product is sold

Surge capability: easily adjusts to surges in demand

Employees: hard to keep employees qualified on production equipment

Management: quality indicators change, production...