Before working on this discussion post, review the appropriate guidelines for your selected company:
- Snack Food Company Guidelines [PDF].
- If you are focusing on the snack food company, use the information contained in the guidelines first. Then add to the information according to your specific product.
- Company of Your Choice Guidelines [PDF].
This Week’s Discussion Post
For this week’s discussion, please respond to the following:
- Describe how your business operations will work. In other words, you want to explain the day-to-day flow of activities necessary to deliver your product or service to customers. Wherever applicable, identify costs. Be sure to address the following, if applicable to your chosen business, in the post:
- Facilities.
- Describe the facility, including its location.
- Specify whether it is rented or owned; include any associated costs.
- Estimate the cost of utilities, such as water/sewer, gas, electricity, and trash removal.
- Production Process.
- Describe the production process (how you will produce the product) or describe how your business will operate if retail or service company.
- Identify the equipment you will use and associated costs.
- Describe the capacity to produce the product.
- Explain your approach to quality control.
- Explain your approach to inventory, as applicable.
- Where do your supplies come from?
- What is your turnaround time to produce your product once you have received an order?
- Research and Development.
- Explain how you will stay abreast of new industry developments.
- Describe the new products or services that are in development.
- Personnel Needs in Operations.
- Specify the number of operations employees you plan to have.
- Describe their roles.
- Facilities.
Post at least one substantive comment to another student’s post.
Requirements: As long as it takes
Answer preview
Zia Snack Company facility will be located strategically in Tacoma, WA, to allow for Drive-thru and Grab and go operations. The facility is designed to improve the customer’s experience. The rented facility will be close to commercial businesses, public institutions, and transport systems to serve a significant market. The customers can choose to order food and use take away option or the table service since the facility provides adequate space. Sitting at the table will also improve customers’ experiences, and they will be more willing than when they have to stand in a corner. Table service will help the facility to operate as a restaurant to serve groups, including families and friends willing to chat over a snack. However, the company does not emphasize table service and would prioritize most of the operations to be at the drive-through lanes. The facility will also provide adequate parking space and enhance quick delivery to different customer destinations at reasonable costs. For the first year of operation, Zia, Snack Company seek to operate one facility while emphasizing efficient delivery services.
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