Reference no: EM133533264
TOPIC: Decreasing Bulk Grocery Purchases to Reduce Waste
Background: What are you talking about and why?
What is the reason for choosing this issue?
Example - Purchasing too much and having to throw an excessive amount away.
Example - Bulk shopping led to excessive inventory (items expiring too fast due to purchasing in bulk) and transportation (going to the store more than once to buy the same items since it expired).
Overall situation: What is the strategic, operational, historical or organizational context of the situation?
Current Situation: Where do things stand now?
Example - The grocery items purchased are items my family uses on a regular basis. The need for bulk purchases is unpredictable as we cannot tell if we will be able to consume those items before they spoil. Most items we could purchase in singles to avoid having to go back to the store and having those items expiring within a week.
What is the problem or need? The gap in performance?
What is happening now versus what needs to be happening or what you want to be happening?
What are the specific conditions that indicate you have a problem or need, where and how much?
Use a process map
Target/Goal: What specific outcome is required?
Example - The specific improvement that needs to occur is purchasing particular items that will not expire quickly in bulks and items that will not be used right away purchase in singles. This will save time, money and reduce throwing away items from the refrigerator and pantry within a week. Buying small amounts from a local grocery store as needed will reduce waste.
What is the specific improvement in performance you need to close the gap?
How much and when will you cut your grocery shopping by?
What data will you provide to show that you wasting too much or spending too much, or both?
Analysis: Why does the problem or need exist?
What are the options for addressing the gaps and improving performance in the situation?
How do they compare in effectiveness, feasibility and potential impact?
What are their relative costs and benefits?
Which do you recommend and why?
Recommendations: What changes do you propose and why?
What will be the main actions and outcomes and sequence in the implementation process?
What support and resources will be required?
Who will be responsible for what, when and how much?
When will progress and impact be reviewed and by whom?
Use and Gantt chart to display actions, steps, outcomes, timelines and roles.
Plan: Specifically how will you implement?
When and how will you know if plans have been followed and the actions have had the impact needed?
What related issues or unintended consequences do you anticipate and what are your contingencies?
What processes will you use to enable, assure and sustain success?