Bachelor of Science Operations Management Pre course assignment Intake: BSc14L Student Name: Wu Linlin Student Number: 10287698 Lecturer: Professor Brian Fynes & Dr. Chang Chen Sheng Date of Submission: 21 February 2012 For the fast food chains‚ it is no doubt that McDonald ’s is successful in the world. It is known to all from children to elder. This is closely relevant to organization operation that produces food and services. Operation plays an important
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1. Introduction This report focuses on the case studies of the Levi Jeans workers and the California Auto Club reengineering customer service. It looks at operations management as a source for gaining a competitive advantage and overcoming potential problems experienced within and organisation or workplace. The questions to be reviewed are as follows: Jeans Therapy - Levi’s factory worker are assigned to teams‚ and morale takes a hit: 1. What went wrong with Levi’s move to teams in their plants
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Case 1: Daikin China (word count 983) Daikin? Maybe you are not familiar with this brand. It doesn’t matter. When Daikin entered China market in 1990‚ many Chinese consumers always asked same questions‚ “What is Daikin?”‚ “Where does Daikin come from?”‚ “What products does Daikin operate?”‚ or “Is it a Korea brand?”. But now‚ Daikin becomes the No.2 air-conditioning manufacturer in the world which is only fall behind Carrier‚ the US air-conditioning giant who was the inventor of air-conditioning
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It was July 2002 and Theodore Streng‚ Head of Supply Chain Management (SCM) of SIG Combibloc‚ the second biggest supplier of aseptic packages for food and beverages just tried to prioritize the aspects he was about to present at the meeting of the executive committee on strategic positioning. The key issue of this meeting was the benchmark report which compared SIG Combibloc to its main competitor Tetra Pak. The results of the study were striking: “Whereas both companies are head to head in
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Operation management week 3-2 1. what is the reason for formulating and implementing an operation and supply chain strategy? The implementation of an operations and supply chain strategy is necessary for an organization in order to provide a clear vision of the value they will provide to the customer. The strategy should detail the competitive advantage the organization seeks to obtain and deliver. To develop a successful strategy‚ the organization must understand the values held by the customer
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Operations management and operations strategy are two very important undertakings for any company that is involved in the production of products and services. This is because operations management ensures that raw materials are successfully converted to finished goods‚ while operations strategy makes sure that whichever goods or services produced have a competitive advantage over similar products offered by rival companies. It is from the business strategy that the operations strategy is derived
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McDonald’s Case Study - Mayuresh Deodhar Background: McDonald’s are one of the biggest corporations in the fast food industry. Ray Kroc‚ founder and first CEO of McDonald’s Corporation‚ opened the first store in Del Plaines‚ Illinois in 1955. From the beginning‚ his aim was to build an innovative supply chain by focusing strictly on securing consistent supply‚ excellent quality and volume pricing. Kroc terminated those suppliers that could not consistently provide high quality and dedicated
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A Case Study Analysis: The McDonald’s Corporation Kerry-Ann Richards Marketing Management – 706 Lasell College Abstract This case analysis assessed‚ The McDonald Corporation and its position in the fast food industry. The study reviews the industry‚ the corporation‚ its major competitors and its future in the industry. McDonald’s is a market leader in the fast food industry and continues to make strides in the ever-changing market. It is recommended that McDonald’s continuously develop
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Summary The case outlines the steps that McDonalds has taken to improve its recent poor performance. Since its founding in the 1950s McDonalds has grown into a global brand that has defined the fast food industry. Over the last decade‚ however‚ the company has not responded effectively to changes in the environment. This has resulted in declining sales and profits‚ failed menu options‚ and dissatisfied franchisees. James Cantalupo and Charles Bell have implemented a turn-around strategy‚ but it is
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company. An important strength that continues to have the most dramatic impact on McDonalds is their top level management. Even though this is classified an as internal strength‚ McDonald’s has capitalized on a management style that helps to infuse a strong culture. A dynamic aspect of the McDonald’s culture is the willingness to innovate and adapt‚ thus making necessary changes when the need arises. Top level management includes Jim Skinner‚ the concepts of the late Charles Bell‚ and the late James
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