At the age of seventeen, Fred Deluca decided to open a submarine sandwich shop to help finance his medical studies. Dr. Peter Buck offered Fred a $1,000 loan and became his partner. In 1965, the first Subway store was opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They have learned through experience how to run a business, with the integrity to serve a high quality product and provide excellent customer service. Today, Subway is the world's largest sandwich chain, with more than 41,000 locations worldwide. The goal is to serve the highest quality food and ensure that everything produced meets safety standards from the time it is grown to the time it is put into a sandwich. To ensure this, sustainable farming practices such as cover crops and crop rotation restore nutrients and minimize the use of pesticides and fertilizers. With thousands of restaurants across the world, the metro supply chain must be sustainable and efficient in order to reduce costs. Many sellers and suppliers have worked with Subway to add or closer locations to our distributors, and we have established numerous redistribution centers that help reduce emissions and reduce shipping costs. Subway has a distribution operational efficiency program that allows it to find ways to ensure that all routes and travel techniques are optimized and that all trucks are shipped with full loads to reduce mileage and be as efficient as possible. Recently, Subway introduced a process in the United States that consolidates all equipment orders into a single shipment for new restaurants and restaurants undergoing renovations. This helps eliminate excessive packaging and unnecessary non-value-added activities on the job site. Subway... middle of paper ......if they do it right, it was negligence of the artist and waste of a fresh sandwich. Subway seems to be doing a fantastic job at management, but there is always room for improvement. There should be no yield as it significantly hampers total productivity. Management can make minor changes, but the subway seems to have it down to a science. It is ultimately about the philosophy of techniques to follow to help grow the business. Over the past five years, Subway has seen consistent revenue growth of approximately 2.3% per year. With the increase in raw material and oil prices, costs have increased by approximately 5-20%. As times become tough for consumers, Metro has decided to absorb much of the increased costs and pass on minimal increases to customers. Even though their revenues are increasing, their profits are stabilizing due to rising costs..