Alex Polston 10/4/2014 I do not agree with the overall view of the article “Working at McDonalds.” This article intimidates the popular‚ undemanding jobs of teenagers at places that do not require a set amount of skills to begin work. Yes‚ these jobs are extremely easy to learn and they do not require much thought or concentration‚ but they do teach valuable job and social skills. Etzioni claims that these jobs are highly un-educational‚ cause teenagers to spend money on insignificant things‚ and
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comprised of two key parts---strategic planning and operational planning. Strategic planning establishes an organization’s long-term vision‚ objectives and strategies required to achieve the objectives. Operational planning is the execution phase. It outlines a framework for implementing the strategies and achieving the objectives. Strategic Plan The strategic plan covers a three to five year time frame. Annual reviews are conducted to assess if the plan is on track and if changes are required. An analysis
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According to American Academic Michael Porter‚ operational effectiveness means performing similar activities better than rivals do. Porter even states in his “What is Strategy?” article “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient.” It is possible to achieve a competitive advantage in this way. However‚ it is not possible to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in this way. This is what Porter is addressing when he states “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient
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Achieving operational excellence and customer intimacy: Enterprise applications Lesson - -08 Enterprise Systems • Around the global‚ companies are increasingly becoming more connected‚ both internally and with other companies. • Enterprise systems provide the integration to make this possible. • Enterprise systems‚ or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems‚ integrate the key internal business processes of a firm into a single software system 1 Enterprise software • It is based on
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With India’s business environment showing potential for growth in the early 90s due to economic liberalization‚ population and income growth‚ MacDonald’s (MD) has adopted an international strategy by tapping into the market in India to expand their business. MD relative success has come from their willingness to ‘think global‚ act local’ in its transnational strategy‚ taking India’s macro-environment into consideration in carrying out their business. The 4 factors are as follow: Firstly‚ the main
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Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups and structures have on behavior within an organization for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving an organization’s effectiveness. Organizational behavior as a trait has taught lots of things which will be very useful throughout my personal and professional career. The study of Paradigm shift made me learn to come out of the old work practices followed and work on the newer and more
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MATH2013 Simulation Assignment The problem The management of a call centre has hired your simulation consulting firm‚ SureSim‚ to provide decision support on call centre operations. They have provided the following problem definition and data. The call centre serves two types of calls. There are three types of agents (servers). Agent types 1 and 2 are specialists for call types 1 and 2‚ respectively. Agent type 3 is a generalist that can serve either call type (not at once). The call centre
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Improvement of an Automotive Claims Process at Flat Town Insurance Introduction Chris Donn‚ Manager of Claims Processing at Flat Town Insurance (FTI)‚ was thinking about the upcoming Kaizen event to improve claims processing. Chris oversaw four departments in Claims Processing: Automotive Claims; Home Owners’ Claims; Business Claims; and Injury Claims. FTI’s new CEO‚ Pat Jones‚ had developed and championed a new Lean Initiative not long after taking over. After achieving substantial improvements
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Practice Problems: Chapter 2‚ Operations Strategy in a Global Environment Problem 1: Identify how changes in the external environment may affect the OM strategy for a company. For example‚ what impact are the following factors likely to have on OM strategy? a. The occurrence of a major storm or hurricane. b. Terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. c. The much discussed decrease in the quality of American primary and secondary school systems. d. Trade Legislation such as WTO and NAFTA
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diversified and recognizes importance of operational leadership‚ or leadership characterized by the ability to think broadly through an exposure to a wide range of experiences‚ ideas‚ and training. One of the best embodiments of operational leadership was Admiral Raymond A. Spruance‚ known primarily for his outstanding leadership in World War II that eventually led to the Allied Forces’ victory of the Asia-Pacific Theater. Admiral Spruance’s exceptional operational leadership‚ characterized by meticulous
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