New Store Sustainability Recommendations
Noodles & Company (N&C) should consider the following strategy to develop a sustainable supply chain, environmental and community friendly recommendations for the new locations in Golden, CO and Phoenix, AZ.
How Noodles and Company will evaluate, select, and manage relationships with local suppliers to create a sustainable supply chain.
Implement environmentally friendly lighting equipment and a three way disposal system.
Requiring a set amount of semi annual mandatory paid community services hour employees.
Supply Chain Management Development Process
Selecting Local Suppliers
N&C will choose the top two local suppliers with the highest weighted point model scores. The weighted point model will have the categories and weights of quality at 30%, delivery at 30%, price at 30%, and 10% at reputability. N&C should use the leverage strategic sourcing strategic to source noodles because they are a high value spend and a low risk ingredient. Although local sourcing may cost more, N&C will have the ability to use their buying leverage to negotiate lower noodle prices. Also, N&C can ethically leverage the suppliers against one another to lower prices even more. We suggest N&C to choose the primary supplier that has the lowest price offering with all other decisive factors equal if not better …show more content…
There are no specific community service types required, just that employees participate in any kind of community service to give back to the community. This decision will add value to the community and create a more positive image for the company which will in return positively impact the stores long run profits. Assuming both stores have about 20 employees that will have to partake in 16 hours of community service, the average hourly wage is 10.50, the calculated total semi annual implementation cost is 3360
Noodles & Company (N&C) should consider the following strategy to develop a sustainable supply chain, environmental and community friendly recommendations for the new locations in Golden, CO and Phoenix, AZ.
How Noodles and Company will evaluate, select, and manage relationships with local suppliers to create a sustainable supply chain.
Implement environmentally friendly lighting equipment and a three way disposal system.
Requiring a set amount of semi annual mandatory paid community services hour employees.
Supply Chain Management Development Process
Selecting Local Suppliers
N&C will choose the top two local suppliers with the highest weighted point model scores. The weighted point model will have the categories and weights of quality at 30%, delivery at 30%, price at 30%, and 10% at reputability. N&C should use the leverage strategic sourcing strategic to source noodles because they are a high value spend and a low risk ingredient. Although local sourcing may cost more, N&C will have the ability to use their buying leverage to negotiate lower noodle prices. Also, N&C can ethically leverage the suppliers against one another to lower prices even more. We suggest N&C to choose the primary supplier that has the lowest price offering with all other decisive factors equal if not better …show more content…
There are no specific community service types required, just that employees participate in any kind of community service to give back to the community. This decision will add value to the community and create a more positive image for the company which will in return positively impact the stores long run profits. Assuming both stores have about 20 employees that will have to partake in 16 hours of community service, the average hourly wage is 10.50, the calculated total semi annual implementation cost is 3360