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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* New traffic for budget conscious customers * More sales volume Cons * More needed space to hold product * Less product available because selling product faster * More labor required for replenishment of inventory and store front * More disgruntled employees from sheer volume of customers * High employee turnover from stress Alternative of differentiation Pros * Highlights company strengths and niches * Attract target customers * Higher revenue per transaction
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PART 1 COMPANY PROFILE 1.1 Name of the Company Chowking Food Corporation Chowking 1.2 Location of the Company (Head Office) 7/F Jollibee Center Building‚ San Miguel Avenue‚ Pasig City‚ Metro Manila 1.3 Location of Chowking 1.4 Background History of the Company Chowking (Chinese: 超群) is a Philippine-based chain that pioneered the Asian quick-service restaurant concept in the Philippines. The concept combines a Western fast-food service style with Chinese food. Chowking predominantly
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waste can be a challenging task. It is therefore‚ essential for various tools to be used in analyzing the information environment and the physical product. One of the most useful tools is referred to as process activity mapping. The major role of this tool is to identify productivity opportunities and lead time for both information flows and physical product flows (Lai‚
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Broad Differentiation Some important tactics necessary to gain and maintain perceived uniqueness: 1. Developing innovative products/services for broad range of customers Zara creates a “fast fashion” concept which getting designs to customers quickly. It has more style than Gap‚ faster growth than Target‚ and logistical expertise rivaling Wal-Mart. 2. Significant investments in Marketing‚ Technology Development‚ Procurement & Customer Service ZARA takes just two weeks to get a new design
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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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Positioning and Differentiation Strategies Differentiation is the act of designing a set of meaningful differences to distinguish the company’s offering from competitor’s offerings (Rao‚ 2010). With Voice to Text/Text to Voice‚ Toyota designed itself above the rest. After researching the needs of its consumer‚ Toyota focused its plans on the safety and needs of today’s driver. With the human need to stay connected to our loved ones‚ friends‚ and business contacts at the touch of a button‚ Toyota
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McDonald’s Internal and External Stakeholders We will do task 1-4 as a class and you will do task 5 in pairs. It is impossible for any business to meet the demands of all its stakeholders - they invariably conflict. So what they must do is to find a way of prioritizing stakeholder demands and thus balancing out these competing requirements. This involves judgment. It can be argued that there is no scientific way of doing this‚ someone in the organization has to make a decision and this decision
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How Dell.com uses Information technology and Information systems to support its Operation efficiency and Differentiation strategies? Dell.com is an American multinational computer technology company and one of the largest technological corporations in the world. The company is well known for its innovations in supply chain management‚ particularly its approach of delivering individual computers configured to customer wants and specifications‚ and by selling directly to the customers without going
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Introduction McDonalds is the world’s largest chain of hamburger restaurants‚ currently it serves around 68 million customers per day in 119 countries. One of the countries that it has moved to more recently is China; it opened its first restaurant in Shenzhen in 1990. This report will explore the various aspects associated with the move of McDonalds to China‚ including; the culture difference‚ the growth strategy‚ the marketing strategy and the competition it has faced. McDonalds is an American
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