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Discussion Questions:  1 How has competition to McDonald’s changed over its existence? 2 What are the main operations performance objectives for McDonald’s? 3 What are the most important structural and infrastructural decisions in McDonald’s operations strategy, and how do they influence its main performance objectives? NOTE: 4 pages paper should have abstract, introduction, discussion question, conclusion with no grammatical errors, good sentence formation, APA Format, in text citations, references related to Operational excellence areas only Below is the notes for the topics It is loved and it is hated. It is a shining example of how good-value food can be brought to a mass market. It is a symbol of everything that is wrong with ‘industrialized’, capitalist, bland, high-calorie and environmentally unfriendly commercialism. It is the best-known and most loved fast food brand in the world with more than 36,000 restaurants in 117 countries, providing jobs for 1.7 million staff and feeding 69 million customers per day (yes, per day!). It is part of the homogenization of individual national cultures, filling the world with bland, identical, ‘cookie cutter’, Americanized and soulless operations that dehumanize its staff by forcing them to follow ridged and over-defined procedures. But whether you see it as friend, foe, or a bit of both, McDonald’s has revolutionized the food industry, affecting the lives of both the people who produce food and the people who eat it. It has also had its ups (mainly) and downs (occasionally) as markets, customers and economic circumstances change. Yet, even in the toughest times it has always displayed remarkable resilience. What follows is a brief (for such a large corporation) summary of its history. Starting small: Central to the development of McDonald’s is Ray Kroc, who by 1954 and at the age of 52 had been variously a piano player, a paper cup salesman and a multi-mixer salesman. He was surprised by a big order for eight multi-mixers from a restaurant in San Bernardino, California. When he visited the customer he found a small but successful restaurant run by two brothers Dick and Mac McDonald. They had opened their ‘Bar-B-Que’ restaurant 14 years earlier, and by the time Ray Kroc visited the brothers’ operation it had a self-service drive-in format with a limited menu of nine items. He was amazed by the effectiveness of their operation. Focusing on a limited menu including burgers, fries and beverages had allowed them to analyse every step of the process of producing and serving their food. Ray Kroc was so impressed that he persuaded the brothers to adopt his vision of creating McDonald’s restaurants all over the USA, the first of which opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, in June 1955. However, later, Kroc and the McDonald brothers quarrelled, and Kroc bought them out. Now with exclusive rights to the McDonald’s name, the restaurants spread, and in five years there were 200 restaurants through the USA. Yet ...

The slides tell how technology and politics complement and contradict each other, as well as how technology is used as a tool to serve particular political interest. The slides also show how technology can be perceived in a different context of a country's culture and priority.

Starbucks has over 20,000 locations globally and sources coffee beans ethically and sustainably. It aims to treat employees and suppliers fairly while maintaining high quality standards. Starbucks carefully selects and transports coffee beans to regional distribution centers, where the beans are roasted, packaged, and shipped to stores for customers to enjoy. The company strives to operate responsibly and reduce environmental impacts throughout its global supply chain.

This document discusses a group project for an operations management class on Starbucks Coffee. It provides background on Starbucks, describing how since 1971 it has been committed to ethically sourcing high quality Arabica coffee. It then discusses Starbucks' products, including whole bean coffees from around the world and other beverages. The document outlines Starbucks' mission and commitment to environmental leadership. It also analyzes Starbucks' strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats in the global coffee market. Various group members contribute sections analyzing topics like Starbucks' international expansion, quality strategy, production process, inventory management techniques, and potential strategies.

In this paper, we have provided a critique for Nokia 2011 corporate strategy. In order to complete our strategy critique we have covered the following; the history of Nokia, its market share, the ecosystem and operating systems. Then stated the current strategy pillars, vision and mission, nokia and microsoft alliance and then we provided a brief about Nokia new CEO, Stephen Elop. Then we gone through our strategy critique for the current strategy, microsoft alliance and we then concluded with our alternative suggested strategy.

The document summarizes how Egyptians used various communication technologies during the 18-day revolution in 2011 that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. Satellite television, mobile phones, social media, and face-to-face communication all played important roles in spreading information, organizing protests, and influencing public opinion. While social media received attention, satellite TV, mobile phones, and personal networks were ultimately more influential due to high adoption rates in Egypt. The revolution was sparked by police brutality and gave voice to long-standing public frustrations with unemployment, poverty, and political repression under Mubarak.