CERVEJAS AMERICANAS Distributing Beer in Brazil MIT Center for Transportation Studies Cambridge, MA & Amaxon Beer Company Miami, FL Matthew Burt, Sanjeev Kalanidhi, Hector Lozano, Gokhan Usanmaz and Wen Xiao Overview Brazil is an attractive strategic market Major demand centers: Sao Paolo Rio De Janeiro Belo Horizonte Brasilia Objective: to design a flexible and costeffective distribution network 1
Current Network Miami Via DeNeufville Trading Company Demand Trend Past Demand Low Demand Forecast High Demand Forecast Dec-98 Jan-99 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec-99 Jan-00 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Cases Month Using DeNeufville Trading Company??? 2
Recommendations Build a central warehouse in Sao Paolo with expansion capability Decision Factors Central warehouse vs. regional distribution centers Transportation Service level Regular warehouse vs. expandable warehouse Initial investment Expansion cost 3
Strategic Planning Methodology Outline choices Develop cost model Perform NPV analysis Decision analysis Sensitivity analysis Option valuation Risk analysis Choice A: Using Trading Company Brasilia Belo Horizonte DeNeufville Trading Company Sao Paolo Rio de Janeiro 4
Choice B: Central Warehouse C: Expandable Central Warehouse Brasilia Belo Horizonte Miami Sao Paolo Rio de Janeiro Less Than Truckload Choice D: Regional DCs E: Expandable Regional DCs Brasilia Belo Horizonte Miami Sao Paolo Rio de Janeiro Full Truckload 5
Cost Model Cost Structure Factory wholesale cost: US $4/case Transportation costs: Ocean freight Land (TL/LTL) freight Import tariffs Warehouse costs Fixed costs: real estate, equipment, tax Variable costs: labor, throughput, utilities NPV Analysis Timeline Estimated project life - 10 years [1999-2009] Initial decision for 5 years [1999-2004] Decision Re-evaluated at 2004 Price: $10 / case Discount rate: 10% (determined by Amaxon) 6
Decision Tree,QQ Brazil 4 Warehouses w/exp 1 Warehouse w/exp 4 Warehouses High Growth Low Growth 1 Warehouse No Warehouses Expand Warehouse High Growth Given a Demand Scenario 1 Warehouse w/exp,qq Shift to 4 Warehouses Maintain Warehouse Low Growth Use Trading Company Sensitivity Analysis - 1 Varying Price and Discount Rate Unit Selling Price Discount Rate $9 $10 $11 10% Central warehouse* Central warehouse* Central warehouse* ($1.7M) ($3.0M) ($4.3M) 15% Central warehouse Central warehouse Central warehouse ($0.8M) ($1.8M) ($2.7M) 20% Trading Company Central warehouse Central warehouse (0.4M) ($1.0M) ($1.7M) Central Warehouse* : single central warehouse with built-in expansion capabilities 7
Sensitivity Analysis - 2 Impact of Discount Rate 4300000 Expected Value ($) 3800000 3300000 2800000 2300000 1800000 1300000 800000 Central warehouse Central warehouse* 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.20 Discount rate (%) 2000000 Impact of the Cost of Expansion Capability Expected Value ($) 1900000 1800000 1700000 1600000 1500000 Central warehouse w/ expansion Central warehouse 1400000 1.25 1.3 1.35 1.4 1.45 1.5 Ratio to Initial Cost Option Valuation Build in capability now with small extra investment to expand cheaply later Similar to a buy option Introduces flexibility Accommodates growth Value of the option: $104,531 8
Risk Analysis Probability 1.000 0.900 0.800 0.700 0.600 0.500 0.400 0.300 0.200 Probability Distribution at 1 Warehouse Probability 1.000 0.900 0.800 0.700 0.600 0.500 0.400 0.300 0.200 Probability Distribution at 1 Warehouses w/exp Riskier 0.100 0.100 0.000 $700K $1,900K $3,100K $4,300K 0.000 $100K $1,700K $3,300K $4,900K Value Value Distribution Statistics Mean: $2,917K Std Dev: $1,264K Min ~ Max: $751K ~ $3,912K Distribution Statistics Mean: $3,022K Std Dev: $1,615K Min ~ Max: $163K ~ $4,255K Conclusion Central warehouse with built-in expansion capacity Maximum EV of $3.0 million Value of the expansion option is $104K Riskier approach (larger variance and lower minimum return) Sensitivity analysis shows that as discount rate increases (>14%), the regular central warehouse becomes the better choice. 9
Appendix A: Cost Function NPV CASH FLOW ANALYSIS FOR ONE WAREHOUSE (no built-in expansion capability) Variables Variable Costs Discount rate 10% Throughput cost $ 0.2000 /case Initial demand rate 20,000 /yr. Unit cost $ 4.0000 /case High growth rate 60,000 /yr. Land transportation cost (LTL) $ 0.3471 /case Medium growth rate 40,000 /yr. Land transportation cost (TL) $ 0.2314 /case Low growth rate 20,000 /yr. Air transportation cost $ 4.0000 /case Maximum capacity 300,000 /yr. (HIGH DEMAND / EXPAND / HIGH DEMAND) Year - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Demand (cases/yr.) - 20,000 80,000 140,000 200,000 260,000 320,000 380,000 440,000 500,000 560,000 Number of warehouses - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Volume/plant (demand/ no. of plants) - 20,000 80,000 140,000 200,000 260,000 160,000 190,000 220,000 250,000 280,000 Price per unit $ - $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 Total revenue $ 200,000 $ 800,000 $ 1,400,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,600,000 $ 3,200,000 $ 3,800,000 $ 4,400,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 5,600,000 Cost per unit $ - $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 $ 4 Throughput cost $ - $ 4,000 $ 16,000 $ 28,000 $ 40,000 $ 52,000 $ 64,000 $ 76,000 $ 88,000 $ 100,000 $ 112,000 Ocean transportation cost $ 49,789 $ 198,858 $ 345,224 $ 494,294 $ 643,364 $ 792,433 $ 841,222 $ 841,222 $ 841,222 $ 841,222 Land transportation cost $ 6,942 $ 27,768 $ 48,594 $ 69,420 $ 90,246 $ 111,072 $ 131,898 $ 152,724 $ 173,550 $ 194,376 Total cost $ 140,731 $ 562,626 $ 981,818 $ 1,403,714 $ 1,825,610 $ 2,247,505 $ 2,569,120 $ 2,841,946 $ 3,114,772 $ 3,387,598 Total profit $ 59,269 $ 237,374 $ 418,182 $ 596,286 $ 774,390 $ 952,495 $ 1,230,880 $ 1,558,054 $ 1,885,228 $ 2,212,402 Capital investment $ 1,500,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,500,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Net cash flow (total profit-investment) $ (1,500,000) $ 59,269 $ 237,374 $ 418,182 $ 596,286 $ (725,610) $ 952,495 $ 1,230,880 $ 1,558,054 $ 1,885,228 $ 2,212,402 Present value of cash flow $ (1,500,000) $ 53,881 $ 196,177 $ 314,186 $ 407,271 $ (450,547) $ 537,659 $ 631,636 $ 726,844 $ 799,521 $ 852,977 Total NPV over 10 years $ 2,569,605 10