Arika Singla A057

Arushi Goel A019

Ankit Tiwari D064
Gagandeep Singh A055
Shubham Mathur A032
Subham Mohta D033
Sukrut Parikh D038
Question 3
What are the implications of Group Food for the Distribution chain?
Remove
Work deeply in Problems with the Traditional approach
Identify Develop Negotiate middlemen
the Supply
Suppliers Relationships Prices that served no
Chain • Extra Inventory held for last minute orders
value
by Tesco
• Amplification effect leading to increased
costs and waste
Traditional Approach Group Food Approach
Grower Grower Better
Centralize Supply Get close to
Information
Chain operations producers
sharing
Transport from Source Transport from Source
Introducing
Leveraging Partnering with
Buying
UK Pack House Fresh Consolidation Scale Suppliers
Specialists

End to End
Fresh Consolidation Tesco Depot Applying
Supply/Demand
Sourcing Skill
Planning

Tesco Depot Tesco Store Supply Side Demand Side

• Better Prices • Innovative and unique store

• Better Products brands
Tesco Store Happy Customers
• Less Waste • Rebuild customer loyalty
• Long term supply security
Question 5
What further advice would you offer Matt Simister?

• Make the supply chain activities even more efficient with the help of Japanese ideologies
• Communicate value internally by ensuring a uniform system of values shared by all
employees at TESCO
• Focus on consumers in a particular geography rather than expanding at a rapid pace in newer
territories
• Create a clear communication campaign to ensure that there is a clarity of value in the
customers mind set in terms of why TESCO is a better player over Walmart and CarreFour
• Enhancing the customer loyalty benefit to not only TESCO but other partner organizations by
creating tie-ups if need be to ensure repeat purchases and a greater share of spending is at
TESCO
• Expand into new product categories and focus on home grown brands/ private labels to fuel
further growth and investment opportunities ahead
• Figure out what Group Foods means for different categories