Planning procurement from East Asia for a restaurant business
Ruohoniemi, Tuomas (2015)
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015052610277
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015052610277
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The purpose of this thesis is to find out a feasible and effective way of procurement for specific oriental food products. This is done for a restaurant business in its planning stage that does not suffice with the current products available in Finland’s domestic market.
This study includes a literature review on a variety of topics on sourcing. The review also touches some of the aspects, difficulties and advantages of international procurement. In addition to the literature review, a qualitative survey was conducted on how current Finnish oriental restaurant owners have built their procurement. The aim was also to find out if there could be an interest in cooperation and expense sharing in overseas procurement.
The results were sufficient, and for the most part positive as well, as they built trust in the feasibility of establishing the supply chain even if procurement needs to be done directly from Asia. As there turned out to be a lot of variety in the supply chains of Finnish oriental restaurants, there is also a clear possibility to gain competitive advantage through sourcing. Furthermore, there are clearly potential options before even resorting to direct procure-ment, such as ordering through the oriental markets and wholesalers in Finland. These options need to be further studied before moving forward with the business.
This study includes a literature review on a variety of topics on sourcing. The review also touches some of the aspects, difficulties and advantages of international procurement. In addition to the literature review, a qualitative survey was conducted on how current Finnish oriental restaurant owners have built their procurement. The aim was also to find out if there could be an interest in cooperation and expense sharing in overseas procurement.
The results were sufficient, and for the most part positive as well, as they built trust in the feasibility of establishing the supply chain even if procurement needs to be done directly from Asia. As there turned out to be a lot of variety in the supply chains of Finnish oriental restaurants, there is also a clear possibility to gain competitive advantage through sourcing. Furthermore, there are clearly potential options before even resorting to direct procure-ment, such as ordering through the oriental markets and wholesalers in Finland. These options need to be further studied before moving forward with the business.