Morningstar® DocumentResearchS Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington‚ D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31‚ 2010 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to
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fast food. However In many countries‚ main items are adapted according to the customs and tastes of individual countries. For example‚ most Indian is forbidden eating beef for Hinduism. So McDonald changes their ingredient and recipe. If you visit to McDonald in India‚ you can have potato patty in burger. McDonald offers good example of standardization. Q2. Do you think government officials in developing countries such as Russia‚ China and India‚ welcome McDonald’s? Do customers in these countries
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McDonald’s reported a year end annual earnings report for the last 4 years: 2010‚ 2009‚ 2008‚ and 2007. This portion of the McDonalds essay will cover the company’s account amounts for the 2 most recent year end reporting period which are 2010 and 2009. This report will cover the actual numbers from McDonald’s Corp balance sheet. The balance sheet lists each individual account that applies as a liability account. Accounts payable‚ notes payable‚ short term debt‚ accrued liabilities‚ and other
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with a friendly caring staff. Suzanne’s staff embraced that philosophy by being very friendly with the seniors. After evaluating Suzanne’s dillema‚ I thing she should not ignore her senior citizens market. Encouraging the seniors to frequent her Mcdonalds would attract business and increase sales as a popular meeting place for this type of clientele. The group of seniors do not pose any threat since they typically leave before the lunch rush hours hit. Another plus is that seniors are friendly and
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more various. 4) New marketing fashion ideas. 5) Eating habits change. In the internal analysis‚ all the strengths we have can be ignored first‚ because we don’t need to worry about them first. The weakness part is high possibility impacting McDonalds‚ especially the unhealthy food menu and the invariable food choices. In the external analysis‚ threats is mostly impacting McDonald’s future. And the opportunities are helping its future‚ also is important to impact McDonald’s. According the SWOT
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McDonalds and Ecommerce How can e-commerce provide a competitive advantage for McDonald’s? McDonald’s is a terrific example of utilizing e-commerce to provide a competitive advantage for it organization globally (nationally and internationally). Basically‚ competitive advantage for an organization can be viewed as being able to have the ability to stay ahead of the competition essentially in terms of product differentiation‚ focus and cost leadership. Through utilizing e-commerce strategies‚ McDonald’s
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demand in each outlet. Trucking fleet with different refrigeration installed has been set up to deliver multiple types of supplies within short notice. With meticulous supply chain management‚ MD has successfully minimized cost‚ increased quality control and achieved higher customer satisfaction. Improved transportation and food processing technology have served to increase India’s agricultural productivity and the profits of farmers which in turn lead to increased GDP in the nation. Also‚ MD chose
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McDonald’s in India In America‚ we consider McDonald’s to be a beef serving‚ sometimes fatty fast food restaurant‚ but after a 6 year business plan to sway the Indian population‚ McDonald’s has transformed. If they can continue this growth in India‚ and all over the world‚ globalization will start to love McDonald’s even more. They seemed to have hit the right points‚ from playing it safe‚ investing their time doing marketing research‚ to find the best places to put a restaurant and finding out
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Scientific Management Applied by McDonalds In the twentieth century‚ the principles of Scientific Management had been formalized by the Frederick Taylor for the objectives of developing and designing the ideas so that it gets the employees in the manufacturing industries for producing more profit. Taylor decided in contracting with the other companies for the rearrangement of the production processes in simplifying the tasks that every employee needs to perform. The workers in the Taylorized factories
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1. What are some of your initial reactions about the differences you notice between home country and host country operations of a multinational fast food chain such as the McDonalds? Cultural differences though difficult to observe and measure are very important‚ especially when doing the business in the foreign markets. Failure to comprehend these differences can lead to embracing missteps‚ strain relationships and impact the business performance. Therefore‚ It appears as if catering to the Indian
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