At level 2 of my virtual examination of the M&M’s supply chain, I am considering the supplier MARS Wrigley Confectionery. There are hundreds of inputs and services required in producing, packaging, and shipping M&Ms to wholesalers, distributors, or directly to retailers. I would suggest that depending on the relationship, MARS deals with different levels of the supply chain. Some inputs one might anticipate in the production of M&M’s includes the purchase of cocoa from a supplier. The supplier could be a farm in Latin America or it could be a wholesaler; this is dependent on whether MARS is operating a vertical or horizontal supply chain to acquire raw materials. Other goods and services required at this level for the production of M&M’s includes:
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The electric company requires a lot of fuel and heavy industrial devices to generate electrical energy. They would require suppliers for coal, natural gas, boilers, and piping to deliver steam to turn generators that create electricity. Transmission wires are required to deliver their product to end users, and transformers are required to step down high voltage electricity to ranges that are usable for consumption (110 / 220 volt). Security services are necessary at power plants to prevent nefarious individuals from taking away a critical input in our 21st century existence. Labor is important too; power plant operators, to make power; and linemen, to ensure uninterrupted transmission of power is required. Linemen require specialized vehicles, like bucket trucks to service lines high atop poles. Manufacturing and management information systems are also required to monitor production of energy, ensure quality control and efficiency, and to ensure billing is processed in a timely manner to customers. Finally, buildings are required for all sorts of functions to occur when the outside environment could be too unstable for product
The electric company requires a lot of fuel and heavy industrial devices to generate electrical energy. They would require suppliers for coal, natural gas, boilers, and piping to deliver steam to turn generators that create electricity. Transmission wires are required to deliver their product to end users, and transformers are required to step down high voltage electricity to ranges that are usable for consumption (110 / 220 volt). Security services are necessary at power plants to prevent nefarious individuals from taking away a critical input in our 21st century existence. Labor is important too; power plant operators, to make power; and linemen, to ensure uninterrupted transmission of power is required. Linemen require specialized vehicles, like bucket trucks to service lines high atop poles. Manufacturing and management information systems are also required to monitor production of energy, ensure quality control and efficiency, and to ensure billing is processed in a timely manner to customers. Finally, buildings are required for all sorts of functions to occur when the outside environment could be too unstable for product