MARKETING ACTVITIES SEMESTER 1‚ 2012 ASSIGNMENT 1 Company Chosen: McDonald’s Industry: Hospitality Founded: May 15 1940 Founder: Richard & Maurice McDonald Headquarters: Oak Brook‚ Illinois‚ US No. of Locations: 30000+ Worldwide Area Served: Worldwide Products: Fast Food P.E.S.T Analysis Political Factors The individual operations of McDonalds are influenced by the individual state and country policies by each government. E.g. there are certain some states in Europe and the US wont allow fast
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to 800 to 1‚000 restaurants. Ethical Performance McDonald considers priorities for food safety‚ product quality and costs. The facts are together with ethical‚ environmental and economic responsibilities. Moreover‚ McDonald had been pushing effort on animal welfare. McDonald’s Recognized on "world’s most ethical" Companies List on 2009. Quality System At McDonald’s‚ quality is the #1 priority when serving customers. McDonalds delivers quality both through products and services by actively
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Introduction This assignment is regarding the Liebeck vs McDonalds case back in 1992. The issues involved are discussed thoroughly as well as the difference between consumer protection laws in Malaysia and also the United States where the case took place. This assignment will also discuss the implications of the case and also businesses/consumers responsibility when handling accident prone products. Question 1 Major issues 1. The 180 degrees coffee caused full thickness or third degree
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Surely a well-respected and loved company such as McDonalds would thrive within a flourishing and diverse market such as this. Furthermore‚ Zurich was seen as a trendy environment; a perfect candidate for a new‚ modern and innovative concept that McDonald’s Golden Arch Hotel would exemplify. The assimilation of McDonald’s Golden Arch concept within Switzerland’s hotel and lodging industry did not present an easy transition. As a result‚ McDonalds was required to use all of their available strengths
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placement of item in order to make it successful. Marketing strategies must feature customer orientation‚ input‚ and accessibility in the fight to the top of the market. McDonald’s is no different. An example of this is illustrated with a comparison of McDonalds and Wendy’s. At first glance‚ they may appear to have roughly the same marketing mix and target markets. Both are fast food and provide similar products. However‚ looking closer‚ one can recognize that McDonald’s primary target market is children
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chapter 6: Planning capacity Capacity the maximum rate of output of a process or a system. Acquisition of new capacity requires extensive planning‚ and often involves significant expenditure of resources and time. Capacity decisions must be made in light of several long-term issues such as the firm’s economies and diseconomies of scale‚ capacity cushions‚ timing and sizing strategies‚ and trade-offs between customer service and capacity utilization. Planning capacity across the organization
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mcdonalds.com COMPANY BACKGROUND: As a company‚ McDonald’s was first introduced in Des Plaines‚ Illinois in 1955. This was the very first McDonald’s restaurant‚ which all started in San Bernardino‚ California in 1954 when Ray Kroc approached the McDonald brothers with a business proposition to start a new company. In 1965 McDonald’s went public and was later‚ in 1985 added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. (www.mcdonalds.com) The company has gone through quite a few changes with its changing
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something for all age groups‚ and everyone. McDonalds recognises customers are not all the same. • A parent with two children visits McDonald’s to give the parent a treat. • The children want to visit as it’s a fun place to eat. • A business customer visits McDonald’s during the working day‚ as the service is quick‚ the food tastes good‚ and it can be eaten in the car‚ without affecting a busy work schedule. • Teenagers visit McDonalds‚ the pound saver menu is affordable‚ and most
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attracts children is the free toys that is accompanied with the meal. Varying from Strawberry Shortcake toys all the way to Hotwheels‚ McDonald’s have been employing this tactic of giving away free toys just so that children would choose to eat at McDonalds’. A concerned parent has also taken McDonald’s to court over McDonald’s strategy of giving away free toys. Mrs Monet Parham is suing McDonald’s of “getting into her child’s mind without her permission”. She felt that her daughter‚ Maya Parham‚ is
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offer less health risks from over consumption. Customers are also eating out less then before due to our nations recent recession. Customers are also choosing to eat at restaurants that have nicer dinning areas they might cost more then place like McDonalds but deliver food about as fast. These changes in society‚ and consumer tastes‚ and preferences have impacted the way McDonald’s has had to adjust marketing‚ restaurant designs‚ efficiency in processes. This has impacted McDonald’s sales as well
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