world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonald’s headquartered is in the United States and was founded by Ray Kroc in year 1955 after he purchased the rights to a small hamburger chain operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald. McDonald’s first filed for a U.S. trademark on the name McDonald’s on May 4‚ 1961‚ with the description “Drive-In Restaurant Services”. McDonald’s major products are hamburgers‚ different types of meat sandwiches French fries‚ soft
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HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY BUS 460 Business Strategy Group Project Topic: McDonald’s – Strategic Directions Submitted To: Dr. Adolphus Y. Y. Wan Section 3 Group 8 Lai Wing Sum‚ Vincent (103120) Chui Sze Chung‚ Onion (103161) Ng Cheuk Yin‚ Alex (103181) Ip Lee Ying‚ Chantal (103232) Date: 19th December 2013 Table of Content Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Background 1 Chapter 3: Problems Identification 4 Section 1: SWOT Analysis 4 Section 2: TOWS Matrix 4 Problem 1 (S1O2): Inappropriate
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INTRODUCTION: McDonald’s Corporation is the largest fast-food operator in the World and was originally formed in 1955 after Ray Kroc pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants based on the original owned by Dick and Mac McDonald. McDonald’s went public in 1965 and introduced its flagship product‚ the Big Mac‚ in 1968. Today‚ McDonald’s operates more than 30‚000 restaurants in over 100 countries and have one of the world’s most widely known brand names. McDonald’s sales hit $57 billion
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their products and services. By implementing this strategy McDonald’s is achieving its objectives. It’s earns profit‚ customers are satisfied‚ and the services offered to customers sharing in revenue growth of the country. So it helps to make further plans‚ strategies‚ making strengths‚ expansion of franchises etc. As customers become more attractive therefore
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1. Which characteristics of McDonald’s production system have been most important in building its record of success and growth? McDonald’s operating system is built on the characteristics of guaranteeing uniform quality and service and maintaining it remarkably consistent across all units. It mainly focused on factors such as providing customers with pleasant experience‚ fast service and tasty and inexpensive food. McDonald’s took several measures to ascertain consistency across units. In their
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years the company has faced quite a few changes with changing CEO’s three times in one year. As of September 30‚ 2012‚ McDonald’s has 34‚010 restaurants in 119 countries. Due to increased competition‚ a failing economy‚ and a changing environment McDonalds reported a loss in sales. How can McDonald’s adapt to changing market conditions to sustain the growth it once experienced? Michael Porter developed the five forces model for formulating organizational strategy that is applicable across a wide
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References: DeBaun‚ K. (2013‚ May 3). Harley-Davidson Is Fairly Valued. Retrieved from Seeking Alpha: http://seekingalpha.com/article/1400361-harley-davidson-is-fairly-valued?source=yahoo Harley-Davidson. (2013‚ May 3). 2012 Chariman ’s Letter. Retrieved from Harley-Davidson: http://ar.harley-davidson.com/letter.php
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Strategic Plan for a Construction Company Introduction Recently as 6 months ago I was involved in the reconstruction and up gradation of my own house. The process lasted 1 and half years due to various reasons‚ some of which were that we were also living in the same house and the upper story was being built‚ availability of funds‚ lack of time on our part etc. But apart from these aspects I learnt that the construction business of today lacks many things. One such thing was that there are no
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Strategic Communications Plan for 2010 Leyla Jafarova Alexander TEI Thessaloniki‚ Instructor: Mrs. Milona 12/10/2010 Introduction Like all functional areas of a company‚ the Communication Department plays a key role in helping an organization reach its objectives. It makes an organization understandable; it emphasizes its differences; it prioritizes messages for its key audiences. Ultimately‚ Communications works to package and position an organization - to make sure its messages are clear
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expected flooding. With the shorter route unavailable‚ you are reluctant to use the remaining quarter tank of gas in your car driving the long way around in search of a gas station that is still open. So now you‟re stuck at home‚ riding out a storm that‟s supposed to last for several more days. You really needed to buy groceries over the weekend but spent most of Saturday and Sunday at work and didn‟t get around to it. You have been living on fast food for the past week‚ and your cupboards are essentially
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