OXO GOOD GRIPS

OXO dedicates itself to be

one of the best innovators of
consumer products. They
provide universally
designed kitchen tools that
is in every way useful for
daily life.
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OXO Good Grips provides
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universally designed
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engineering in the process.
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Sam Farber saw his wife
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was struggling with mild
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Arthritis. This made him
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tools be easier and more
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comfortable to use?
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OXO Good Grips provides
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needs.
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• Through the help of Smart
Location Design, New York industrial
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design concerns, they had
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• They had designed products
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left-handed, men or women,
children and adult.
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Process Selection • Sam and Betsey Farber had tried

kitchen tools that are specially
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made for their needs but they felt
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• This made Sam Farber
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were to offer would give comfort
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• Every user would feel easy and
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degraded.
 PRODUCT X

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DISASSEMBLY OF PRODUCT X

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SEEK PROBLEMS IN THE PRODUCTS
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DESIGN PLANNING FOR INNOVATION
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MRP SYSTEM FOR INVENTORY
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PRODUCTION PROCES
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OXO GOOD GRIPS‘ PRODUCT
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• In the first sep, he firm will
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out the different
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materials/components that
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their desired plan for
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innovation.
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• Each product will be
evaluated and the team will
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product components cause
the customers o feel
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• After all the evaluation of
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components of the products
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will they develop.
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• The team will plan for a new
design using the existing
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products.
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Since Oxo Good Grips offers over 850

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products, covering many areas of the
Location home: Cooking tools and Household
cleaning tools, we can categorize this
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as a intermittent operation.

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in place is directly related to its
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Grips applies make-to-stock strategy.
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Location Oxo uses a multistage process with

buffers. Often, multiple stages have
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them for placement of either
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process) or fully completed (finished
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 SCRAP
INVENTORY
CUTTING
DEPARTMENT
QUALITY CONTROL ASSEMBLY
RMI
DEPARTMENT
MOLDING
DEPARTMENT
SORTING DEPARTMENT FACTORY
SUPPLIES

PANS, KITCHEN CUTTLERY & KITCHENWARE

CASEROLES, ETC. APPLIANCES UTENSILS STORAGE

PACKAGING DEPARTMENT

PANS, KITCHEN CUTTLERY & KITCHENWARE

COOKWARES
CASEROLES, ETC. APPLIANCES UTENSILS STORAGE

WAREHOUSE
Product Innovation

Process Selection Total production available for sale 1 293 023

Average price per variety ÷ 175
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Volume per variety 7388
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Total volume 6 279 800
Scheduling Retail stores ÷ 3 197
Average volume per store 1 964
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SALES OFFICES DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
TORONTO, ONTARIO SOUTHHAVEN, MS – 1.2 M SQ. FT.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN EL PASO, TEXAS – 408,000 SQ. FT.
BENTONVILLE, AR OLIVE BRANCH, MS – 1.3 M
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – PUBLIC WAREHOUSE
SHEFFIELD, UK SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND – PUBLIC WAREHOUSE
PARIS, FRANCE MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – PUBLIC WAREHOUSE
LIMA, PERU GUADALAJARA, MEXICO – PUBLIC WAREHOUSE
CARACAS, VENEZUELA MONTEREY, MEXICO – PUBLIC WAREHOUSE
SANTIAGO, CHILE BRAMPTON, ONTARIO – PUBLIC WAREHOUSE
MACAU, CHINA HONGKONG, CHINA – PUBLIC WAREHOUSE
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Location • No current OXO branch

• Utilize malls (Rustan’s) in
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• Online Shopping is the key
1. Lazada
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3. Facebook
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Each product requires a Bill of
Location Material (BOM), a list of the parts or
components that are require to build
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requirements for each item are listed.
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The MRP provides necessary
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to production.
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 BILL OF MATERIALS
Employee: Date:
Employee ID: Supervisor:
Project Name: Description:
Start Date: End Date:

Materials Part No. Qty. Cost Location Description Notes

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Process Selection MRP breaks down inventory

requirements into planning period so
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timely manner while inventory levels
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minimum. But MRP systems can be
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time consuming and costly to
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Companies must maintain current
and accurate bills of materials, part
numbers and inventory records.
Items:
Gross
Requirements

Scheduled
Receipts
Project on
hand
Net
Requirements

Planned Order
Receipts

Planned Order
Releases
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The inventory records file
provides an accounting of how
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much inventory is already on
hand or on order, and thus
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should be subtracted from the
Supply Chain material requirements. It is used
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to track information on status of
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Process Selection Production planning takes about two

weeks time. While the purchasing
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around three to four weeks. The
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continuous activity throughout the
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year. Once they produce outputs, it
Supply Chain will undergo inspection to know if it
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good outputs will be then transported
to the warehouse. Finally, from the
warehouse to customers.
PROGRESS SCHEDULE
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120000
140000

20000
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60000
80000
Measuring
Knives,Scissor, and Cutting
Peeler and Choppers
Graters and Slicers
Strainers,Colanders and Steamers
Bowls
Brushes
Whisks and Egg Tools
Mashers
Can and Jar Opener
Salt, Pepper and Sugar
Fruit and Vegatable Tools
Salad Tools
Meat and Seafood Tools
Garlic and Herb Tools
Metal Bakeware
Glass Bakeware
Silicone, Nylon and Cooking Tools
Baking Tools
Stainless Steel Cooking Tools
Serving Tools
Wooden Cooking Tools
Timers and Thermometers
Grilling Tools
Mits, Potholders
Tongs
Microwave Cooking Tools
Kitchen Tool Set
Coffee and Tea
Mixers and Blenders
Barware
Ice Cube Trays
Travel Mugs
Water Bottles
Green Saver
Food Storage
Glass Food Storage
Kitchen Storage
LEVEL OF OUTPUTS PRODUCED PER VARIETY
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VARIETY OUTPUT PRODUCED
Measuring 81563
Knives,Scissor, and Cutting 103808
Peeler and Choppers 126052
Graters and Slicers 8898
Strainers,Colanders and Steamers 14088
Bowls 11122
Brushes 9639
Whisks and Egg Tools 8156
Mashers 9269
Can and Jar Opener 10010
Salt, Pepper and Sugar 10529
Fruit and Vegatable Tools 11345
Salad Tools 51904
Meat and Seafood Tools 12605
Garlic and Herb Tools 11864
Metal Bakeware 8972
Glass Bakeware 9120
Silicone, Nylon and Cooking Tools 12976
Baking Tools 14533
 VARIETY OUTPUT
Stainless Steel Cooking Tools 10900
Serving Tools 11493
Wooden Cooking Tools 13198
Timers and Thermometers 7934
Grilling Tools 11048
Mits, Potholders 6673
Tongs 5561
Microwave Cooking Tools 4671
Kitchen Tool Set 5858
Coffee and Tea 6896
Mixers and Blenders 3708
Barware 7044
Ice Cube Trays 7267
Travel Mugs 14311
Water Bottles 9788
Green Saver 6080
Food Storage 66733
Glass Food Storage 10232
Kitchen Storage 5635
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• Raw materials from suppliers
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to the PLANT, which
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manufactured 741,483 units
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• These units were moved to the
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warehouse and a total of
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to the retailers, including the
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The 764,343 units from the warehouse
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follows:
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Scheduling USA 617,571
Supply Chain CANADA 29,809
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EMEA 67,262
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ASIA PACIFIC 29,809
LATIN AMERICA 19,873
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Through the retailers 759,889
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OXO Good Grips do not transact
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or sold their products on a
consignment basis. Once they had
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products to the
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already considered
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sold.
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For the years 2018, 2019, & 2020,
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average of 30% growth in annual
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sales – forecasted using
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OXO Good Grips have certain
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key competitive advantages,
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brands, engineering expertise
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relationships with
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 LIFETIME BRANDS SIMPLE HUMAN YETI HOLDINGS
It competes with OXO It offers products that It competes with OXO
in terms of are more in terms of durability
continuously technologically of the products
designing and advanced than OXO. It especially the coolers
innovating its kitchen competes merely on and containers it
products especially, how advanced the produces. The
particularly in kitchen product has become; products of YETI
knives, with e.g., Sensor Pumps & Holdings are limited
technological Soap & Sensor only to containers and
features. Mirrors coolers.
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OXO Good Grips still has the
upper-hand when it comes in
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to the continuous technological
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is quite helpful for its consumers.
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OXO Good Grips still is the
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most formidable brand of
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reputation of being the best
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and most trusted product
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provider for kitchen tools
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