Avon Supply Chain Model
Presented by
Ajay P Appukuttan (3966744)
Musaffar Ali
Hajour
Table of Contents
Introduction3
Summary of Findings4
Background Information7
Critical Issues8
Detailed Recommendations9
Implementation & Evaluation10
Conclusion11
References12
INTRODUCTION
The success story of Avon, the company for women and world’s leading direct seller for beauty products starts with a decentralized operation in 6 countries in 1980s to a centralized operation hub that serves 145 countries through 5.8 million independent Sales representatives which makes the company provide same quality product worldwide. The core of this success lies in the brave transformation that Avon attempted to bring …show more content…
Strategic Application in the Supply Chain 1) Supply Chain Strategy- Responsive 2) Operational Strategies * Procurement Strategy: Efficient * Manufacturing Strategy: Make To Order, Flexible * Warehousing Strategy: Centralized/ Hub-Spoke * Distribution Strategy : Pull * Marketing Strategy: Multilevel Marketing, Independent Representatives * IT Strategy: Web- based collaboration.