Supply Chain Management

The Grand Marquis has most of the control of the supply chain, except for the suppliers of the raw materials. For example, for the food that needs to be served for an event, the raw materials would be tomatoes, salt, rice, beans, vegetables, keep in mind that these raw materials come uncooked from their suppliers. Then, once they have all the raw materials they are send to the kitchen to be processed (cooked), the chef itself would be the quality inspector by making sure the food is fresh and in good conditions to be cooked. Once the chef cooks the food it is served to the final customers. The Grand Marquis does not own the suppliers therefore it does not have total control of the supply chain, but it has different supplier companies to choose from basing on the quality, time, cost, and delivery. When choosing a supplier, for the Grand Marquis, quality and delivery (time) are the most important. They need to have everything ready and in house for it to be processed and be ready for the date of the occasion such as wedding, prom. Cost is also important, but not as quality and delivery.
Another example would be the beverages, which can also be prepared in house when making cocktail drinks or natural house juices. But also beverages such as sodas, beers are delivered to the customer as they come from the supplier, meaning that they are not processed. In the other hand, cocktail drinks for example need an expert such as the bartender to able to mix the right measurement of every ingredient while customizing the cocktail drink. The quality and delivery is also very important when choosing the suppliers for the beverages.
It is hard to make recommendations to a company that has so much experience in the business. The Grand Marquis does train every employer, and in this case the bartender and chefs are professionals. My recommendations are to keep training the people so they keep their quality high, and at the same time cut costs. Even though when talking about food and beverages cost its not one of their priorities, I would recommend to focus on cutting cost in other things such as the lighting that they use for the halls. They could use fluorescent lighting, and this way they won’t only save money but also become “green” meaning that they will be helping this planet.