* What is McDonald’s key value proposition? * McDonald’s key value propositions are listed below. These propositions helped McDonald’s to build an unparalleled network of loyal suppliers and entrepreneurial franchisees that contributed greatly in moving the McDonald’s bandwagon ahead. The propositions not only differentiated McDonald’s from the competition but also helped build an operating model that was extremely difficult to emulate. The key value propositions are: * Quick service &
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Case Recap Amber Inn & Suites is a 250 property hotel chain located in 10 western and Rocky Mountain States (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). The company was founded in 1979 and they operate 200 Amber Inn properties and 50 Amber Inn & Suites properties (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). They have 30‚000 total rooms with an average of 120 rooms per property (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). The company has had five consecutive unprofitable years and the company wants to be profitable within two years
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HBS Case Review: Mt. Everest Case Study Introduction The case of Mt. Everest focuses on two commercial expeditions‚ Adventure Consultants and Mountain Madness‚ and the tragic event on May 10‚ 1996. These two commercial expeditions were lead by Rob Hall and Scott Fischer‚ and were consisted of 20 members. Both leaders were experienced climbers‚ but due to several factors‚ the expedition resulted into five deaths including Hall and Fischer. The event has thought managers to evaluate the importance
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War; and Netflix The company you work for has just woken up‚ smelled the coffee‚ and realized the potential impact of disruptive innovation on its strategy and its ultimate survival. In particular‚ your company wishes to avoid Research in Motion (RIM)’s fate in the smartphone devices and mobile operating software systems markets. As part of your company’s reassessment of its current situation‚ you have been tasked with providing an overview and summary analysis of RIM’s organizational strategy during
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Case: UPD Manufacturing Given‚ Demand‚ d = 6 Ordering Interval‚ OI = 89 Ordering cost‚ S = $32 Holding Cost/Carrying Cost‚ H = $.08 As there is no demand variability‚ the formula for quantity is: Q = d (LT + OI) – A (as there is no safety stock) ------- A - ROP (Reorder point) We know‚ A = d * LT‚ so the fixed order interval order quantity equation Q becomes Q = (d * LT) + (d * OI) – (d * LT) * Q = d * OI = (6) (89) = 534 units Therefore‚ ordering at six-week
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Managing Business Operations Case Analysis: Blanchard Importing and Distributing Co. Inc. (HBS Case 9 - 673 - 033) Submitted by: Tushar Kothavale (130) NMIMS‚ FT MBA 2009-2011 1) Correct the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and Reorder point (ROP) quantities for each of the five items mentioned in the case. We first predict the annual demand for the year 1972 based on trend for 4 months of 1972 based on corresponding months of 1971. Calculations for Annual demand (R): The assumption made
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1. Background In order to build trust in the workplace by establishing a new level of credibility and strengthen relations between management and employees‚ Paul Simard‚ the new plant manager‚ ordered the removal of all time clocks from the plant. Although initially employees saw the gesture as a sign of positive change‚ within two months problems started to appear. About 5% of the employees began showing up late‚ leaving early‚ or took extended lunch breaks. Those employees who respected the
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INTRODUCTION McCusker is the project team leader and had authorized the organization of a cross-functional and cross-regional project team in Flextronics. McCusker should reach a decision with regards to which shop-floor system to implement in the facilities as soon as possible. Main stakeholders in this decision are Mexico team‚ Hungary team and Microsoft. From long term perspective‚ Flextronics needs to integrate the different shop-floor systems present in each facility into one system. The growing
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3. Why did Superior improve profitability during the period January 1 to June 30‚ 2005? How useful was the data in Exhibit 4 for the purpose of this analysis? As we know from the case‚ the Superior is implementing the standard cost system which was introduced in early 2005---“Next year’s standard costs were last year’s actual per unit costs adjusted for anticipated cost changes”. By looking at Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 4‚ we could compare the level of all the costs under the items. The applicable
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For the exclusive use of M. HUSSAIN Harvard Business School 9-582-103 Rev. September 24‚ 1985 Sealed Air Corporation The president and chief executive officer of Sealed Air Corporation‚ T. J. Dermot Dunphy‚ explained the firm’s 25% average annual growth in net sales and net earnings from 1971 to 1980: The company’s history has been characterized by technical accomplishment and market leadership. During the last 10 years we built on our development of the first closed-cell‚ lightweight cushioning
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