Scott's Miracle Gro Case Summary

According to my analysis above, Scotts should choose the option to outsource their production to contract manufacturers in China. It is mostly based on the two factors below.

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This allows our competitors to reach a more broad consumer base faster and with more products, given these bars are made in mass bulk. Second, our inexperience with going internationally creates unknowns and can lead to mistakes. GoMacro must do the most research possible on their competitors to get a feel for what the consumers demand and how timely we can get our product in their hands. Lastly, the concept of our bars being all natural means every single one of our ingredients is naturally grown. This allows for the weather factor to come into play, as this is something we cannot control. The process of planting and growing cannot be sped up, which in result can place us at a disadvantage for reaching our target markets in a timely manner.

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The most economical and viable solution would be to move production outside of California. Areas where costs can be saved are in the distribution of the products and in the procurement of raw materials. Scott’s should search for areas where expenses can be lowered and costs

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Another huge expense the company had was all the improvements they were making. It would cost the company about $500,000 per year, since they did not use a contract manufacturer. They estimated they lost a total of $200,000 per year. Because of all the costs, Scotts is experiencing difficulties at the Temecula plant. They are considering the possibility of completely outsourcing the spreaders manufacturing and assembly to China to save costs. Scotts Miracle-Gro already has experience in outsourcing. They have already outsourced the most complex components of the spreaders to China. They are considering completely outsourcing the company in hopes that they will profit from the move. In doing so, they would have to shut down the Temecula plant and, by closing the plant, Bob Bawcombe, will lose all the skilled laborers he has trained and his efforts to keep them by hiring temporary workers, will have gone to waste. Another issue to complete outsourcing is there “in-molding labeling” technology. If Scotts decides to outsource, it needs to provide the contract manufacturer with the equipment and the know-how to perform “in-molding labeling”, if not, they must remove the feature from its spreaders. An additional concern with this plan is if they do offer the training and equipment, it is questionable that the manufacturer will be able to use the current mold from Temecula. They would need 10 molds at $40,000 each and each mold lasts approximately five years.