HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY BUS 460 Business Strategy Group Project Topic: McDonald’s – Strategic Directions Submitted To: Dr. Adolphus Y. Y. Wan Section 3 Group 8 Lai Wing Sum‚ Vincent (103120) Chui Sze Chung‚ Onion (103161) Ng Cheuk Yin‚ Alex (103181) Ip Lee Ying‚ Chantal (103232) Date: 19th December 2013 Table of Content Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Background 1 Chapter 3: Problems Identification 4 Section 1: SWOT Analysis 4 Section 2: TOWS Matrix 4 Problem 1 (S1O2): Inappropriate
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McDonalds Strategy McDonalds Strategy According to the McDonalds 2010 annual report‚ the company continues to remain in a good position for success because McDonalds applies the “plan to win” strategy (McDonalds‚ 2010-2014). The concept behind the “plan to win” strategy is not for McDonalds to be the biggest fast food chain but for the company to be the best fast food chain (McDonalds‚ 2010-2014). The plan to win strategy focuses on the core drivers of the business. The strategy utilizes the five
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This higher quality customer serv ice is subject to McDonald’s ability to actually produce faster. Without this ability ‚ McDonald’s ordering costs would be sky -high because the costs associated with ordering would be the loss of customers tired of ordering fast food that really isn’t fast. Second‚ JIT allows McDonald’s to adapt to demand a little bit better. Seemingly ‚ lower inv entory lev els would cause McDonald’s bigger problems in a higher demand because they wouldn’t hav e their safety stock
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ASSIGMENT 2 People are naturally designed to work in order to survive. People are taught that if they want to have a good life they have to work hard. The propose of this assignment is to analyze how in some jobs people are treated like machines. The article of working at MacDonald‚ is about the mechanization of its system and the treatment of employees in MacDonald. People that work in MacDonald do not need to have any work experiences before apply for a job‚ so there are a lot of American
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Society seems content to complain about the government’s spending; all of the budget cuts‚ raised taxes‚ and our slow descent into a never-ending debt. Americans‚ like myself‚ are so outspoken about the government’s wrongdoings and everyone seems to think that a solution is simple. In all actuality‚ the solution is anything but simple. I initially believed that a solution to the United States budget was easy and the government just was not trying hard enough. It was not until I was put in the position
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Finance at McDonald’s Stock Control Finance Franchising Marketing Finance Construction Training Careers at McDonald’s Training Glossary I.T. Customer Services Education Customer Services Stock Control Franchising Talking Point Apprenticeships Marketing Franchising Marketing Construction Finance Finance Training Glossary Stock Control Franchising Education Stock Control Customer Services Franchising Talking Point
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3M Moves to a Customer Focus Using a Global Data Warehouse Dale Goodhue‚ University of Georgia Barbara Wixom‚ University of Virginia Introduction In 1995‚ 3M Chairman and CEO L. D. DeSimone along with his top management team recognized that the focus of 3M had to change. For nearly 100 years‚ 3M manufactured products to make life easier‚ safer‚ healthier‚ and more productive for people in nearly 200 countries. In the excitement of creating innovative products‚ however‚ 3M was ignoring its
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Kavigan is actually a form of Bengali folk performance wherein folk poets sing and perform. History of Kavigan Kavigan was born out of a synthesis of various art forms prevalent in different parts of Bengal at different times having peculiar names such as tarja‚ panchali‚ kheur‚ akhrai‚ half akhrai‚ full akhrai‚ danra kavigan‚ basa kavigan‚ dhap kirtan‚ tappa‚ Krishna jatra‚ tukkagiti etc. The existence of kabi songs may be traced to the beginning of the 18th century or even beyond
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MCDONALD & COMPETITOR KFC Introducing McDonalds and Its Direct Competitor KFC McDonald’s and KFC are everybody’s favourite food trip destinations. When you like hamburgers‚ McDonald’s is always the top option. When you like fried chicken‚ KFC is always the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind. The reason for this is these companies claim of particular products that have became their trademark until now. The difference between McDonald’s and KFC is mainly the cuisine. Brief History Of Mcdonalds
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Influence University of South Florida Abstract This essay seeks to explain the link between McDonalds advertisement and the effect on the average consumer. McDonalds is one of the most popular fast food chains in the United States and is also criticized for their unhealthy foods. In my analysis I will analyze the history of McDonalds and how their advertising and publicity has affected the public mindset. I will also analyze how their ads and marketing are appealing
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