Pompeii is a good case study to understanding of the Roman world. Sir William Hamilton‚ the British Ambassador to Naples from 1764 to 1800‚ who had observed both the eruptions and the excavations‚ expressed his frustrations about the lack of a systematic order of digging in a letter to Henry Temple‚ Lord Palmerstone on August
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Problem Statement The problem McDonald’s is facing now is developing new strategies in order to sustain a competitive advantage in a market that is quickly evolving and maturing‚ with new players gaining market share‚ and growth in healthier eating trends. The fast food sales are relatively flat‚ but more businesses are gaining market share‚ so in order for McDonald’s to counter this‚ they must stay innovative and further diversify their business to sustain their competitive advantage. They
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1.0 Introduction In 1934‚ Tom Carvel founded Carvel Corporation. It had one of the oldest and most endearing histories of all the ice cream companies in the U.S. Mr. Carvel used a combination of fresh ice cream and innovative products and manufacturing techniques to establish himself as the local‚ family-orientated ice cream parlor in the New York City area. In 1947‚ Mr. Carvel franchised his first store and proceeded to become one of the pioneers in fast food franchising. Throughout the 1960s and
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4357 OCTOBER 24‚ 2011 CHRISTOPHER A. BARTLETT ARAR HAN Levendary Café: The China Challenge Levendary Café was spun out from private equity ownership in January 2011‚ and the following month‚ Mia Foster was named as its new CEO. The departing CEO‚ Howard Leventhal‚ was the beloved founder of the popular chain of 3‚500 cafés. He had grown a small Denver soup‚ salad‚ and sandwich restaurant into a $10 billion business‚ but after 32 years was moving on to new interests. This was Foster’s first
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increasing capital labor costs). Production Process (1980 - 2003) McDonald’s VS. Burger King Operationally‚ the McDonalds and Burger King stores are quite similar‚ however‚ some significant features stand out. First‚ Burger King (at the time of the case) does not serve breakfast. Additionally‚ Burger King makes at most 2 sandwiches on each of their board stations at one time‚ whereas McDonalds makes 6-12 sandwiches at a time‚ such that McDonald’s operations maintain more of a production line appearance
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The interesting events from CoBot’s standpoint are those‚ which were not expected or least expected to happen‚ from the CoBot’s past task execution data. We define these interesting events as anomalies-- deviation from the expected data. The expected value for an event can be computed from the respective log table‚ we create by analyzing the bag files. Using the expected data we identify the instances which are anomalies‚ and verbalize them comparing it with a past instance or the expected data for
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the menu and the dining atmosphere. The vision was to create a specialty cafe anchored by an authentic‚ fresh-dough artisan bakery and upscale quick-service menu selections. This acquisition proved successful for Au Bon Pain. Between 1993 and 1997‚ average unit volumes at the revamped locations increased by 75% and over 100 additional locations were opened. In 1997‚ the bakery-cafes were renamed Panera bread in markets outside of St Louis. The Panera business plan had worked well and management concluded
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Case Study #1 January 28‚ 2013 1. I am a 22-year old male with about 60 minutes of physical activity a day. My plan is based on a 3200-calorie allowance. Here is a table showing how much of each food type I should eat: Grains | 10 ounces per day | Vegetables | 4 cups per day | Fruits | 2.5 cups per day | Dairy | 3 cups per day | Protein Foods | 7 ounces per day | Oils | 8 tsp. per day | 2. Food Amount Where it fits in
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Sam Moore 10/2/2014 BA 5401 Case Analysis – Martin Blair This week’s case focuses on restaurant owner Martin Blair’s two recently opened establishments‚ Pizzetta and Viva Italia‚ and concludes with Blair wrestling with the idea of expanding his business and opening more establishments in the Charlotte area. Particularly‚ he is considering expansion by franchising of either‚ or both restaurant concepts. Blair is thorough in his evaluation of the climate for expansion‚ and has done ample research
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Dieters Case – Class Discussion/Example Case Synopsis: Who & what? Supplier? Buyers? Immediate Past? Example: Dieters‚ a successful pastry chef‚ owns DD a b______ in the design and distribution of baked goods. He outsources all production to Browne’s Bakery‚ where he accounts 21% of sales. Dieters sells to caterers/hotels/ grocers under DD label. DB wants to expand -> by having BB expand production. BB doesn’t want to finance a risky venture with debt/30% dependence on DD. DD could also built their
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