STARBUCKS

SUPPLY CHAIN OF
STARBUCKS
BY: OLIVE LOPEZ
FROM BEAN TO CUP
It takes a long and well-run supply
chain to ensure that a barista would
be able to pour a good cup of
Starbucks coffee.
HISTORY OF STARBUCKS

1971 1987 1992 2011

started selling coffee added handcrafted became a publicly traded marked 40 years and
beans in seattle's pike espresso beverages to the company began the next chapter in
place market menu their history
REASONS:
Less than 50% of outlet deliveries
were arriving on time
poor decisions led to excessive 3pl
expenses
the supply chain had evolved, rather

WHAT STARBUCKS DID:

than grown

ReorganizeD the supply chain

ReduceD cost to serve
LaID the groundwork for future
capability in the supply chaiN
 SOURCING
Starbucks sources its coffee
beans directly from nearly 30,000
coffee farms around the world

Starbucks suppliers are always

carefully selected
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP
MANAGEMENT
Longterm relationships with suppliers
are an important piece of any
successful supply chain.

Continuously working with their

suppliers, Starbucks makes sure that
each coffee bean meets requirements.
MANUFACTURING &
DISTRIBUTION
starbucks has six central
storage facilities that make it
possible to streamline the
logistics across 25,000 stores in
69 countries
DELIVERY & SALE
Every week Starbucks must
process 70,000 global
deliveries

starbucks actively adopts new

technologies
THANK YOU