Gantt Chart Introduction. A Gantt chart is a visual project management tool first developed and used by Henry Gantt during World War I. Gantt charts‚ also known as bar charts‚ time lines‚ or milestone charts are one of the most popular and useable ways to present project information. The parts of a Gantt chart. A Gantt chart lists tasks or phases of a project from top to bottom and has time running from left to right. Each task has a start date and duration (or end date). Planned tasks are usually
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McDonald’s: Polishing the Golden Arches Generic & Functional Strategies Overall‚ McDonald’s tries to operate on a cost leadership basis by offering low-priced goods with higher profit margins. Most of the functional strategies adopted by McDonald’s correlate with this strategy of low cost. McDonald’s management strategy involves a primarily decentralized delegation of authority. The CEO is responsible for making all the large company decisions and designing the processes
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Illinois; in the interim he has held numerous leadership positions‚ including Director of Field Operations‚ Market Manager‚ Regional Vice President and U.S. Senior Vice President and Zone Manager. Being named CEO‚ Skinner served as Vice Chairman of McDonald ’s Corporation‚ and had management responsibility for Asia-Pacific‚ Middle East and Africa (APMEA)‚ and Latin America‚ in addition to overseeing most corporate staff functions. Jim Skinner‚ the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer who leads
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White Paper Multiple Activity Charts Multiple Activity Charts (or Multi-Activity Charts) are a very useful tool for understanding the flow of work in a cyclical process and as a consequence understanding which resource is controlling the overall progress of the work. The tool can be used to model different scenarios to determine the optimum mix of resources for the work. The example below is based on using a tower crane to lift concrete from the street to a high floor for placing. Each resource
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Statistical P S i i l Process Control C l 26 August 2009 University Malaysia Perlis P li Presented by Dr Zaharah Wahid DRZ CONSULTANT 1 An Overview of Statistical Process Control (SPC) DRZ CONSULTANT 2 What is SPC Statistical : A universal language to describe and analyse the physical variability of a process. Process : The transformation of inputs including f f man‚ machinery‚ methods‚ materials‚ energy and information to attain a desired result result. Control : To make a process
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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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History of McDonald’s The McDonald ’s concept was introduced in San Bernardino‚ California by Dick and Mac McDonald of Manchester‚ New Hampshire. It was modified and expanded by their business partner‚ Ray Kroc‚ of Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ who later bought out the business interests of the McDonald brothers in the concept and went on to found McDonald ’s Corporation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_McDonald%27s McDonald’s is a company which has a colorful history and developed the culture
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18 February 2014 MS. MA. CECILE P. CARILLO Philippine Representative Office OMRON ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SDN BHD U-1103‚ 11th Floor‚ Alpap II Building‚ Trade Street corner Investment Drive‚ Madrigal Business Park‚ Ayala Alabang‚ Muntinlupa City‚ Philippines Tel.809 86669 E-mail: ccarillo@ap.omron.com 2014 CORPORATE ROOM RATES AND BENEFITS Dear Ms. Carillo‚ Greetings from WATERFRONT HOTELS & CASINOS! Thank you for your invaluable support to our hotel. We are pleased to provide you with
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When you think of Mcdonalds‚ do you just think of a local burger joint‚ or do think of a worldwide selling brand? Mcdonalds originally started as a drive through in California‚ but now is a globally known fast food chain. This now famous burger joint spread to other countries by tourists being fascinated with the food and the franchise trading tips and tricks on how to make the perfect BigMac. Mcdonalds has changed the lives of countless people around the world by simply giving them a
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Control Charts Control Charts are use to distinguishes between specialcause or common-cause of variation that is present in a process. There are two basic types of control charts:- Variables - Quantitative data (Measured) Attributes - Qualitative data (Counted) Variable Control Charts Use actual measurements for charting Types:- Average & Range charts Median & Range charts Average & Standard deviation charts Individual & Moving Range charts Run Charts Attribute
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