Question 4 Assess the strategic alternative used by the firm Burger King is the world’s largest flame broiled fast food restaurant chain. As of mid-2009‚ it operated about 12000 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries and U.S. territories worldwide through a combination of company-owned and franchised operations‚ which together employed nearly 400‚000 people worldwide. Two major ways in which Burger King differentiates itself from competitors are the way it cooks hamburgers by its
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BURGER KING GLOBAL OPERATIONS. Q1. What is Burger Kings core competency? How does it relate to its chosen strategy? Burger is the World Largest flame – broiled fast foods restaurant chain. It currently operates in about 12‚00 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries. The core competency of Burger King is: 1. Distinct and Strong Brand. 2. Customer Focus through Franchising. 3. Target Growth. Distinct and Strong Brand. There are two major ways in which Burger
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Human resources means when a business has a forecast and a projection of its future staff needs. This means that the business can develop appropriate strategies for the recruitment‚ training and development of its staff. Within a small business‚ with perhaps one or two employees‚ responsibility for human resources will lie with the owner or with the partners while large organizations with many employees on the other hand‚ will have a whole section devoted to personnel. The social reformer Before
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operated by either a franchisee‚ or the corporate itself‚ approximately 15% of McDonald’s restaurants are owned itself directly and the remainder are operated by other through a variety of franchise agreements and joint ventures. 4.2 Burger King Burger King is founded United States in 1954‚ it is the second largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurant in terms of global locations. They owned a total of 12‚521 restaurants in 81 countries‚ approximately 90% of the current restaurants are franchised
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Porter’s Five Forces A competitive strategy must meet the opportunities and threats inherent in the external environment; it should be based on an understanding of industry and economic change. Porter identifies five forces that shape every industry and which determine the intensity and direction of competition and therefore the profitability of an industry. The objective of strategic planning is to modify these competitive forces such that the organization’s position is improved. Management
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Force 4: Buyer Power Buyer power is one of the two horizontal forces that influence the appropriation of the value created by an industry (refer to the diagram). The most important determinants of buyer power are the size and the concentration of customers. Other factors are the extent to which the buyers are informed and the concentration or differentiation of the competitors. Kippenberger (1998) states that it is often useful to distinguish potential buyer power from the buyer’s willingness
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national level‚ burger king develops and creates new capital goods (machinery). For example‚ with the aim to minimize waste Burger king developed the kitchen minder. The kitchen minder monitors the amount of sales on previous days and estimates how many patties‚ fries and other ingredients burger king will need to prepare. This minimises waste significantly and therefore reduces costs. with reduced costs the difference between sale price and costs will increase meaning burger king has increased profits
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The Burger King Corporation - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Burger King Corporation - SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations‚ history and products‚ and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Burger King Corporation (BKC or “the company”) is the world’s second largest company of fast food hamburger restaurant (FFHR) chain. The company operates in about 73 countries
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International Business Assignment Abstract Burger King has been widely known as one of the biggest fast food restaurant around the world. For decades‚ Burger King has grown rapidly and well known in the worldwide. Founded by James Mclamore and David Edgerton in Miami‚ Florida in 1954‚ the company first started its menu dominantly of burger‚ fries‚ and soft drink. Since the restaurant grows‚ Burger King expanded the breadth of its menu by adding various non-beef items like chicken‚ fish and
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Presented BY: Walid ElKateb Burger king is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world with more than 12‚174 restaurants across 76 countries 60% of which are located in the US & 90% of its restaurants are franchised. By looking at the industry‚ we can see that Burger king is operating within the fast food hamburger (FFHR) category of the quick service restaurant in the restaurant industry
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