Logistics and Supply chain management Report 2022

RUNNING HEAD: NESTLE
Logistics and Supply chain management

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Company overview..........................................................................................................................2
Supply chain process.......................................................................................................................2
Flow of information.........................................................................................................................3
Logistics...........................................................................................................................................4
Suggestions......................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The report is prepared on the title ‘Logistics and Supply chain management’. The supply chain is
a process determining the flow of goods and services and the process involved in transforming
raw material into a finished commodity (Christopher, 2016). The main aim behind preparing
the report is to gain an effective knowledge of supply chain process. Moreover, it develops a
chance of practically applying the managerial concept on a real-life product named ‘MILO’.
Company overview
A recognized company named as ‘Nestle’ has developed the MILO product. It is a multination
organization based in Switzerland. It is engaged in the manufacturing of food items. It sells a
wide variety of food products including ice creams, chocolate and milk (Owler, 2019).
Additionally, one of its famous products is MILO. It is leading chocolate beverage developed by
an Australian inventor named ‘Thomas Mayne’ (Nestle , 2019). Globally, Nestle offers its
products in 190 countries including China and India. In its business operations, it makes an
effective use of innovative technology. In its manufacturing process, it lays prior attention in
preserving the natural resources (water). It also has a ‘Zero Water’ factory (Nestle , 2019).
Supply chain process
There are various elements involved in the Nestle Supply chain process. These are discussed
below:
Suppliers: NESTLE procures MILO’s raw material (Milk, coffee, cocoa and coffee) mainly
from farmers. It also gains In order to gain high-quality raw material for MILO, it also provides
technical training to farmers. Despite farmers, it also attains raw material from suppliers
operating worldwide. Some of these are AAK, ADM and Epic Foods (Nestle , 2019).
Production: After gaining the required raw material, emphasis is laid on the production of
MILO. It has around 435 factories to carry its production process. As MILO is a nutritious drink,
high emphasis is placed on its production process. To ensure the production of high-quality
MILO, it follows R&D network theme (Quality by design). It also follows various quality
standards named as ‘ISO 9001:2005 and ‘HACCP’ standards (Nestle, 2013).