1. Which characteristics of McDonald’s production system have been most important in building its record of success and growth? McDonald’s operating system is built on the characteristics of guaranteeing uniform quality and service and maintaining it remarkably consistent across all units. It mainly focused on factors such as providing customers with pleasant experience‚ fast service and tasty and inexpensive food. McDonald’s took several measures to ascertain consistency across units. In their
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Strategy of McDonald’s Global Strategy + Local Strategy “To provide unmatched consistency in operations in support of high product quality. This must be accomplished with adequate speed‚ low cost‚ and process innovation to accommodate changes in consumer tastes.” McDonald’s is well known for Big Macs‚ Cheeseburgers and Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s strategy‚ to develop snack-able items‚ fits with today’s busy consumers who don’t adhere to traditional meal patterns and are increasingly looking
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years the company has faced quite a few changes with changing CEO’s three times in one year. As of September 30‚ 2012‚ McDonald’s has 34‚010 restaurants in 119 countries. Due to increased competition‚ a failing economy‚ and a changing environment McDonalds reported a loss in sales. How can McDonald’s adapt to changing market conditions to sustain the growth it once experienced? Michael Porter developed the five forces model for formulating organizational strategy that is applicable across a wide
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McDonalds INTERNAL ANALYSIS8 The internal analysis of the firm describes the strengths and weaknesses the firm brings to its competitive environment. What resources or capabilities can a firm leverage against its competitors and/or to tap new markets? What weaknesses we might see that will handicap the firm in the future? You should perform the internal analysis using the value chain approach that we will discuss in class (see description below‚ as well). This approach consists of breaking the firm
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ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF E-COURSES Jeanne Schreurs ‚Universiteit Hasselt‚ Belgium ‚Rachel Moreau‚ Universiteit Hasselt‚ Belgium Abstract The EFQM model of quality management is a universal model and is applied in this paper in the school context for the organisation of e-courses. We identified some quality criteria in this EFQM school quality model. We defined a simplified e-learning EFQM model supporting the evaluation by the learner. Based on it a questionnaire has been structured that can
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Work of Taylor and Fayol was complimentary. After going through the contribution made by both of these legends‚ we find that both of these are giving reflection of aiming increase in efficiency. Definitely the work of Taylor and Fayol is complimentary. Realizing the problem of human resource and their management at all levels they attributed this fact to be the key in the success of business. Both of them recognized the behavioral side of management; however they did not emphasize
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Departments’ job design is observed‚ beginning with the goals that were set. How are the principles of goal setting applied in this case? The goals were four goals set in the rethinking of the work procedure for HIS Departments. The four goals reengineering‚ restructuring‚ work redesign‚ and job redesign are purposed to realign the work routine with the organizational goals. The four goals fall in line with the principles of goal setting. The first goal‚ which is reengineering‚ provides clarity. It is
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classical functions has been called into question. Archer (1990) goes further and urges that the US return to the principles. Archer (1990) argues that Fayol’s model began to be assaulted by academics in the US in the 1940s. He believes that the assault continued and grew into the 1960s until “motivational panaceas” such as needs theory and job enrichment displaced Fayol’s principles. Could it be that the 1930s cost-cutting aftermath of the great recession followed by a lack of cost-consciousness
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Secondary data is collected from journals‚ reports and the internet. For the purpose of identifying problems and designing solutions about the strategic directions of McDonald’s‚ the following Strategic Management Model (Johnson et al.‚ 2009) is applied. Followed by this chapter is McDonald’s
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this decision may be based on a wide range of information they have been provided with. However good this information is‚ ultimately it is that person who has made the judgment. If most of the stakeholders are satisfied with the plans and the outcome‚ s/he will be regarded as a ’good leader and manager’; if the decision angers some stakeholders unduly‚ that person’s reputation might well suffer. Task 1 (5 marks) Identify whether each stakeholder above is internal or external. Internal:
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