Supply Chain Operations Management PDF

Supply Chain Operations Management
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Table of Contents
1.Introduction.............................................................................................................................3
2.Methodology...........................................................................................................................4
3.Findings (Comparison of the findings from the first supermarket with a competing
supermarket. Are the same products out of stock?)...................................................................6
4.Data Analysis (Conduct an analysis of your results where you consider the issues in the
supply chain that could cause these products to be out of stock)...............................................8
5.Tools and techniques supermarkets use to reduce stockouts..................................................9
6.Conclusions...........................................................................................................................11
Reference list............................................................................................................................12
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1.Introduction
The “on-self availability” is a measurement of the number of products and services available
in saleable condition to a consumer, at the place when the products are expected to purchase
by the consumers (Fernie and Grant, 2008). The OSA mechanism has been a major fact of
concern to the United Kingdom grocery retailers over the past five years along with the topic
has been core focus of various commissioned research reports by trade associations. It has
been found out that on an average level, many retailers spend around 5% of sales on logistic
management. The major part of these expenses is caused on the store level by around 38%
inventory control and 7% holding. Therefore, developing in-store inventory management
system is now important to retailers’ profitability. On the other hand, it could be said that
managing “On-self availability” or minimizing “Out-of-stock” help in increasing in-store
inventory management and hence are valuable indicators of retailer performance (Renko and
Druzijanic, 2014). This study will indulge in evaluating the out-of-stock conditions of
products in the two competing supermarkets in UK, Tesco and ASDA through thorough
investigation and survey.
Research aim
The main aim of the research is to find out the status of on-self-availability in supermarkets in
UK and how its is impacting on customer purchasing habits.
Research objectives
 To evaluate the efficiency level of on-self-availability in supermarkets in UK
 To find out the out-of-stock conditions in Tesco and Asda
 To find out what are the tools used to prevent stockout conditions
Research questions
 What is the efficiency level of on-self-availability in supermarkets in UK?
 How out-of-stock conditions impacting Tesco and Asda?
 What are the tools used to prevent stockout conditions?
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