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Starbucks Supply Chain Analysis
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Abstract
This article will analyze the supply chain management of Starbucks Corporation. It will include Starbuck's essential supply chain background, Starbuck's existing supply chain strategy, its supply chain pain points, social responsibility, critical financial data, the impact of Covid-19 on its supply chain, and recommendations. Starbucks can essentially maintain its position as the market leader due to a supply chain strategy that is disciplined, orderly, and adaptable to changing market conditions.
Keywords
Starbucks, supply chain, Starbucks Corp
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Management Research and Economic Development
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-915371-79-9
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-915371-80-5
- Published Date
- 13 September 2023
- Series
- Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences
- ISSN (Print)
- 2754-1169
- ISSN (Online)
- 2754-1177
- DOI
- 10.54254/2754-1169/18/20230070
- Copyright
- 13 September 2023
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited