Strategic Management Case Study: Mcdonald's Corporation

(Team, T., 2014). These are sales of products, supplies, and restaurant equipment shipped directly from the company’s stores or by third-party distributors to restaurants. The elements of manufactured, warehouse, and distribution capabilities benefit Tim Horton’s restaurants because it is improving Tim Hortons’ product quality and consistency, protect proprietary interests, facilitate the expansion of their product offerings, control availability and timely delivery of products, provide economies of scale and labour efficiencies, and lastly generate additional sources of income and financial returns. (Team, T. 2014). In 2013, Tim Hortons’ revenue was nearly $3.2 billion of, compared with Burger King’s $1.1 billion.

Introduction The restaurant industry in the United States had annual sales of $ 631.8 billion and employs 12.9 million people in 2012. Even in times of recession there is little evidence that this industry has seen a decline especially in its fast food and quick service segment. But with a depressed economy with no immediate upward trend in the near future, majority of the customers indicated that they would either curtail their spending on eating or best maintain its current level which is certainly going to affect the future of many restaurants in the industry. Chipotle is part of the fast casual segment of the U.S industry with over 1,600 restaurants.

No matter where you are in the world, there is always a familiar landmark that will remind you of home and that is the golden arches of McDonald’s. Have you ever stopped to think who is behind the success of McDonalds? The answer is Richard and Maurice McDonald, two small town brothers with a big dream. The mastermind behind having McDonalds expand to worldwide success is actually a man named Ray Kroc, who is not even related to the McDonald’s. It all started with two brothers from New Hampshire named Richard and Maurice McDonald.

My rhetorical analysis is about McDonald’s corporation, this company has always been known for having the best food around. Allowing this company to be one of the world’s largest chains of hamburgers fast food restaurant serving around 68 million customers daily. My purpose of this is to provide why I think McDonald’s company and website (www.McDonalds.com) uses rhetorical strategies such as Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. However McDonald’s Corporation was established in 1955, This “Family Restaurant” for decades has been attracting many customers providing them with quality food with extremely low prices, brain-washing the customers to just focus more on service, cheap food, and speed of service. Taking over, McDonald's uses more strategies by airing commercials and sponsoring the NFL, allowing this company to use legendary NFL coach Mike Ditka to participate in one of their website videos (New Team).

Their comment will also improve the company management style and the company profit. Customers is one of the most important stakeholders to the company. Suppliers Suppliers are the internal stakeholders as they work with McDonald’s. McDonald’s have many different suppliers for their foods and drinks.

INTRODUCTION McDonald’s is a American fast food organization that was started in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California. This corporation is one of the world’s biggest chain of Hamburger fast food eateries that is serving in excess of 58 million clients day by day. The very first McDonald’s eatery was open in Des Plaines on 15th of April, 1955.One day, Ray Kroc went there in 1954 and he was so inspired by their proficiency of their activity that he pitched his vision of making McDonald’s eateries all over the America as a franchise agent. 100 m of the hamburgers sold by McDonald by 1958.The first day deal of Mcdonald’s was $366.12. There would be more than 700 McD’s all through the United States by 1965.

Section 4 Findings and recommendations (a) Evaluate the effectiveness of the revenue cycle McDonald’s is apparently one of the biggest giants in the fast food industry, and this role simply proves that they did really well in their internal management. Therefore, we are going to evaluate the effectiveness of McDonald’s in term of revenue cycle. Initially, there is a lists of complaints available online about McDonald’s, as the accuracy of ordering process should be improve due to employees often process incorrect orders or even misplace the customer orders.

Nestle possesses about 450 factories and has businesses in a total of 86 countries around the world. Nestle has a large range of products, from food and snack to ice-cream and cereals. Nestle has the objective to be recognized worldwide as the leader in Nutrition, Health, and Wellness. Nestle has a motto that states, “Good Food, Good Life” that holds the company’s purpose of enhancing the quality of their customers daily

This element of the marketing mix defines the approaches used to communicate with the customers. McDonald’s uses the following tactics in its promotional mix: • Advertising • Sales promotions • Public relations • Direct selling

McDonald’s is the world’s largest restaurant chain, serving a total of 69 million people a day at 34,000 restaurants worldwide. While facing a tough competition, McDonald’s has chosen to launch a new product to sustain competitive advantage as well as to attract customers in the ’18 to 32 years old’ range, which they have struggled with up to today. They launched the McWrap on April 1, invented by the 47 years old vice president and executive chef Dan Coudreaut. The McWrap is meant to be a healthier choice than the products McDonald’s are in general known for, as well as to compete with competitors such as Five Guys, Subway and Chipotle. However, people assimilate McDonald’s to junk food unlike the ”Subway buster”.