OPERATIONS MANAGING AS THE KEY FACTOR OF McCAIN´S TRANSFORMATION
Some history: "These brothers are crazy"
Born in Florenceville Canadá in 1957
Short harvest time. First challenge.
Consumption way. Second challenge
Distribution. Third Challenge
Operational Innovation
New harvesting methods
Technological development
Develop the concept of Potato University
R&D. Develop all kinds of products from potato
Purchase Managing
Raw Material Suppliers
McCain Good Agricultural Practices Program (GAP)
One list of suppliers
Logistics
Have a Transportation Subsidary Company: Day and Ross http://www.dayrossgroup.com/Forms/Home.aspx?langid=en
Planning
The chain of potato transformation
From TTP to TTM
Develop new non-potato products
Create new services and products to specific market groups.
Acquire other companies to complement the products offered
Drink the local wine
Relation between departments
One McCain
Human Resources as the conector between all departments