Given the volatile nature of the coffee market, having a central purchasing unit is necessary. Expecting each plant to handle the coffee purchases will add unnecessary overhead cost to the company. One recommendation is to restructure the purchase unit as an operational arm of all three plants. Purchase department should take the requirements from each of its plants and execute them. This gives Aloha to achieve cost savings from bulk purchasing. This approach also gives the plants an opportunity to control their inputs according to their needs.