Kroger Company and Albertsons (KCAL) 1
Several challenges have impacted the food supply chains in the United States over the past year.
Supermarkets such as Kroger Company (KC) and Albertsons (AL) are managing food supply
chains, labor shortages, and inflation challenges. In addition, KC has made an offer to acquire
AL. The merger of KC and AL (KCAL) is under review at this time.
For this assignment, please focus on the potential merger of KC and AL.
• Discuss how KC could use the Supply Chain Umbrella to complete a successful merger with AL (Chapter 1).
• Discuss how new purchasing policies could be implemented to improve supplier performance if the KCAL merger is approved (Chapter 3).
• Describe how KC could improve the effectiveness of the sourcing team if the merger with AL is approved (Chapter 2).
• Discuss how KCAL could use supply chain integration to gain a competitive advantage in 2023 (Chapter 4).
