Behind the Scenes: Starbucks Supply Chain Operations

With responsibilities that include more than 70,000 outbound deliveries a week to Starbucks retail stores, distribution channels and outlets worldwide, keeping Starbucks products flowing from suppliers to customers is, needless to say, a complex exercise -- but we’re able to do so with a world-class Supply Chain Operations organization that manages its activities through four functions: Plan, Source, Make and Deliver.