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Bradbury Canco Swot Analysis 2013

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PERSONAL ASSIGMENT

ELIANA GUERRERO

HUMBER COLLEGE
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TORONTO, CANADA
2018

Due to the changes that have occurred in recent decades in the development of world trade, it has been necessary to reassess the way in which companies are currently presenting themselves in the market. The article in "The Canadian Business Journal" exposes the case of the company Highbury Canco an industry leader in both co-packing and third-party logistics. (HIGHBURY CANCO). This company located in Leamington Ontario operates in the old Heinz facilities closed a few years ago. Since its reopening under its new name Highbury Canco assumed the manufacture of canned products such as grains, cereals, condiments, soups, tomato …show more content…

In my opinion, this company has a great advantage in the purchase of its raw materials, especially tomatoes, since its manufacturing plant is located in an area of high agricultural production. This situation offers a greater opportunity to have a wide selection of suppliers at the lowest possible cost and with high quality standards, which allows a considerable reduction of production costs fulfilling the demands of its customers. In addition, the immediate availability of resources for transformation allows greater efficiency in the time factor during each of the processes involved such as fulfillment, production and procurement. On the other hand, a good management of the flow of materials, not only consists of the proper internal organization of production of the company, but also in the proper gear with its suppliers for the benefit of both parties. In the final stage of this integrated structure, this company has an organized distribution system that allows to arrive in a timely manner to the place your clients …show more content…

On the other hand, innovative production and packaging solutions reduce the chances of errors in the warehouse. Through the provision of an efficient Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system, the company can maintain a greater monitoring and control of daily activities in real time from the purchase process to the arrival of the product by the end customer. In addition, the technology allows this company to track its products through the storage of key information through the bar code system as the exact origin of their crops, batch number in case of any type of contamination, expiration date and follow up to your

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