Business

Posted: January 6th, 2014

Please read “Taking it to the Net” in Chapter 9 and watch the video tour on Hershey’s web site: www.hersheys.com/tour/index.shtml. (An alternate link to the video tour is http://www.hersheys.com/discover/chocolate.asp.)
Then answer the following questions about Hershey Foods.
Each of your 3 responses should be a minimum of 100 words in length. Please be sure to include in text citations where required according to APA format and also to provide a List of References for #4 in the space provided.

1. What is flexible manufacturing? Explain how Hershey’s uses flexible manufacturing to meet customer demands? Justify your answer keeping in mind that Hershey’s sells over 30 chocolate products.

2. Is the production of Hershey’s chocolate an example of intermittent or continuous production process? Justify your answer.

3. What factors might go into the selection of a manufacturing site location for Hershey’s chocolate?