Chapter 2 Problems 5 A U.S. manufacturing company operating a subsidiary in an LDC (less developed country) shows the following results: U.S LDC Sales (units) 100‚000 20‚000 Labor (hours) 20‚000 15‚000 Raw Materials (currency) $20‚000 FC 20‚000 Capital Equipment (hours) 60‚000 5‚000 a. Calculate partial labor and productivity figures for the parent and the subsidiary. Do the result seem misleading? b. Compute the multifactor productivity figures for labor and
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outstanding supplier relationships 3. Improving equipment 4. Training and monitoring franchises They paid a great attention to detail in the pursuit of improving the product. Product improvement was a revolutionary innovation on McDonald’s operation strategy. McDonald’s highly monitored the way farmers grew potatoes and ranchers raised beef‚ introduced alterations in both potato and meat processing and invented efficient cooking equipment to meet its tailored needs. Restricting itself to relatively
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Problem Statement The problem McDonald’s is facing now is developing new strategies in order to sustain a competitive advantage in a market that is quickly evolving and maturing‚ with new players gaining market share‚ and growth in healthier eating trends. The fast food sales are relatively flat‚ but more businesses are gaining market share‚ so in order for McDonald’s to counter this‚ they must stay innovative and further diversify their business to sustain their competitive advantage. They
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Since most McDonalds have the same menu‚ it provides an easy economy of scale. McDonalds has more than 32‚000 restaurants around the world (Economies of scale). When McDonalds places an order‚ they don’t go and buy individual items‚ they receive them from a local wholesaler just like any other independent restaurant (Economies of scale). “McDonald’s is the world’s largest buyer of eggs; therefore they are able to negotiate the very best unit cost per egg during their enormous volume purchase and
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McDonalds INTERNAL ANALYSIS8 The internal analysis of the firm describes the strengths and weaknesses the firm brings to its competitive environment. What resources or capabilities can a firm leverage against its competitors and/or to tap new markets? What weaknesses we might see that will handicap the firm in the future? You should perform the internal analysis using the value chain approach that we will discuss in class (see description below‚ as well). This approach consists of breaking the firm
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Warehouse Management case study From the perspective of modern logistics systems‚ storage is an important part of logistics is the logistics system‚ distribution center‚ hoping for effective logistics warehouse here‚ scientific management and control‚ so that the logistics system more smoothly‚ more reasonable to run. In this paper‚ the importance of starting from the warehouse‚ combining theory and practice‚ through an enterprise storage and logistics activities in the "space" and "cargo space"
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Functions of Management of McDonalds Janet Santibanez University of Phoenix Ethics and the Four Functions of Management of McDonalds Ethics is basically defined as the values and morals that a business as well as the management of the said business instills what is believed to be the right thing into their employees in order to better serve the community or the society as a whole. When the corporation that is being talked about is McDonalds‚ it has to be told that McDonalds it self has
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TRUE or FALSE 1. T F It is impossible to develop a process that has zero variability. 2. T F Assignable variations in a process are also called natural variations. 3. T F An x-bar chart would be appropriate to monitor the number of defects in a production lot. 4. T F The central limit theorem provides the statistical foundation for control charts. 5. T F If we are tracking quality of performance for a class of students‚ we should plot the pass/fail result on a p-chart. 6. T F Sample
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high-powered discussions. The case study is about a manufacturing and engineering firm that has been doing very well in terms sales but has a serious challenge of escalating freight costs. The case study reveals that the root cause of the problem is insufficient inventories and lack of planning and fragmented purchasing process. The case study will provide a detailed analysis of the basic inventory problems confronting the firm. The case study will also highlight management of forecasting‚ purchasing
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being applied at McDonald’s? The 4 process strategies are: Process focus Repetitive focus Product focus Mass customization The process strategy being applied at McDonalds is a REPETITIVE FOCUS‚ although some argue that they also implement mass customization too. With over 95 billion customers served‚ McDonalds was focused in repetition with its facilities often organized by assembly or production lines; characterized by modules for many output options and fast service. It is more structured
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