Running head: SUPPLY CHAIN EFFECIENCY PAPER
Supply Chain Efficiency Paper
University of Phoenix
Supply Chain Efficiency Paper
Buca Di Beppo Core Process
Founded in Minneapolis in the early 1990’s, Buca di Beppo became a household name in the downtown district. As stated on the company’s website, The Mission of Buca is to operate one great restaurant at time by supporting the entrepreneurial spirit of the Paisano Partners and Una Famiglia. Buca Inc. currently has over 90 restaurants with 6,000 employees around the country (Buca Inc., 2008). The company is publicly traded on the NASDA Q and uses the symbol BUCA (Buca Inc.).
In order for Buca to augment the company’s financial reporting and accelerate decision, management decided to implement a new software platform to accomplish this goal. Buca acquired the services of Lawson Software to purchase its products, Financial Management, supply chain management and Business Intelligence platforms (Nation's Restaurant News, 2006). The company desired to centralize its systems in an attempt to better understand the company’s financial situation and help management make better business decision.
The Financial Management platform will allow Buca to monitor five areas of its finances beginning with the financials. The other four components are Project Accounting, Grant management, Expense management and Budgeting Planning. Under the financials umbrella management will be able to focus on its Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Cash Management (Lawson Software, 2007). The Supply Chain Management platform will allow Buca to predict when it comes to its supplies as well as monitor warehouse needs, material flow and many other areas necessary for operating a ...