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Practice Summary: Le Macaron Implements Ordering Optimization

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  • Michael F. Gorman

    (Department of MIS, Operations and Analytics, University of Dayton School of Business, Dayton, Ohio 45469)

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Le Macaron French Pastries is based in Sarasota, Florida. Its central commissary specializes in baking macarons, a small, French-style pastry. It has more than 60 retail franchises throughout the United States, which order in large lots from the commissary. We developed a low-cost, user-friendly, and creative solution for the franchises to easily improve their orders to minimize costs and maintain product freshness. Implemented benefits include an 80% improvement in inventory at time of order, a 75% reduction in the number of orders, and an improvement in product freshness.

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  • Michael F. Gorman, 2021. "Practice Summary: Le Macaron Implements Ordering Optimization," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 51(3), pages 236-241, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:51:y:2021:i:3:p:236-241
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.2020.1050
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    1. Michael F. Gorman, 2023. "Case Article—Louisiana Branch Lines," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 23(3), pages 139-143, May.

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