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As described in the Kuder Fine Foods Simulation, Kudler Fine Foods is a local upscale specialty food store located in the San Diego metropolitan area. The company has three locations (La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas). Each store has approximately 16,000 square feet of retail space located in a fashionable shopping center (University of Phoenix, 2004). The stores are stocked with the very best domestic and imported foodstuffs and divided into five departments consisting of a fresh bakery and pastries, fresh produce, fresh meat and seafood, condiments and packaged foods and lastly cheese's and specialty dairy products. Kudler Fine Food's mission is to provide their customers with the finest in selected foodstuffs, wines, and related needs in an unparalleled consumer environment (University of Phoenix, 2004). In order to develop this mission, Kudler Fine Foods has decided to enter into contracts with local organic farmers to provide fresh organic produce to Kudler's stores. The success of this initiative depends greatly on the careful analysis of each affected business process, supply chain activity, and quality control performance standard. Failing to do so may hinder the efficiency of the company's operations.
Affected Business Processes
A process is a part of an organization that receives an input which then converts it into an anticipated output. The output should be regarded as a superior value to the organization. Several business processes will be affected as Kudler Fine Foods begins to engage into business endeavors offering customers organic produce purchased from local growers. Purchasing, quality, inventory, delivery planning and packaging are a few that will requi ...