SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Global Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Global Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Gate Gourmet Case

Answer of Question 1:

Gate Gourmet is the world's second largest airline catering company, which provides services to worlds leading airline companies, serving about 534 thousand meals per day and 195 million serving every year. The company has 115 flight kitchens in 30 different countries.

The main supply chain challenge Gate Gourmet will face in case of fluctuation in demand is a shortage of inventory or inventory surpluses. Gate Gourmet has installed an “e-gatematrix” technology integrated system to schedule their supply chain activities for different flight operations in ...