MBA 544 Case Study 10 Firehouse Subs Jack James 10/14/12 1. Franchisees gain numerous advantage when they purchase a franchise. First, while a franchisee may be opening a new store, it is part of an already established business and system. This means a franchisee has access to turnkey operations, allowing an increased speed to establishing and growing the business. Franchisees also get support for management and training activities, as well as financial assistance. Going hand in hand with
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government should restrict the attack of food marketing on kids. A. Advantages 1. Decreased number of commercials 2. Elimination of junk food marketing B. Disadvantages 1. “The system has kinks” 2. Difficulties in identifying junk foods 3. Limitation of democracy IV. Solution two Another feasible solution that schools should create a healthy environment. A. Advantages 1. Availability of healthful foods 2. Improvement in kids’ diets
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Panagiotis Georgakopoulos EAP1002A1 – Fall Intensive Course 2014 Artemis Michael 11/13/14 Assignment: Cause & Effect Essay GLOBALIZATION Globalization is a phenomenon which is observed keenly in our daily lives, and it spreads rapidly every single day, most of the times without even realizing it. It is a phenomenon that affects us in positive or negative ways in many party parts of our life, such as the way we see and confront foreign people, the local economy, a country’s identity
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contract for longer periods of time. * Fast-twitch muscle fiber (type II) –produces large amounts of force, contract rapidly, are not oxygen dependent but are fast to fatigue. * 2. Cardiac muscle tissue – involuntary muscle tissue which exists only in the heart and facilitates the pumping of the blood through the body. * 3. Smooth muscle tissue – involuntary muscle tissue that lines some of the internal organs, blood vessels and moves food through the stomach and intestines. Connective
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Pronto - Harvard Business Case What is unique about the “new” approach being considered and how does it tie in with the competitive advantage being sought? Porcini’s “new” approach is unique both to Porcini’s and the restaurant business. Facing a saturated restaurant industry, Porcini’s is striving to differentiate their business by providing excellent quality food at moderate prices to customer’s looking for a quick eating experience. Great service is also expressed as being an essential item for
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the beginning of overseas expansion. 2. It has vast real estate holdings. WEAKNESSES 1. Lack of employee trainings, reflected on its poor service ranking. OPPORTUNITIES 1. With expected growth of the global food-service industry McDonald’s has more opportunity of expansion. 2. With the changing customer preference McDonald’s has the opportunity to come up with more unique and innovative ideas. THREATS 1. Increased domestic expansion
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130 franchise businesses, operating in 30 countries. Background of the Company * Marks and Spencer (M&S) of Britain (often referred to as Marks & Sparks by locals) is a general retailer that sells clothes, gifts, home furnishings, and foods under the St. Michael trademark in the UK, Europe, the Americas and Far East. * The company also operates financial services segment, which accounted for about 3% of the company’s 1998 profits (Dow Jones Industrial 1999) * Marks & Spencer
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made by cultural and economic activists and farmers. Due to the economic liberalization policy of the Indian government during the early 1900’s, foreign fast food companies were granted permission to enter India. From the cultural and economic activists and farmers perspective there were numerous disadvantages with the opening of these fast food chains, in particular KFC. The main fear for nationalists and cultural activists was the disturbance to the Indian culture and the effect of globalisation
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Companies begin the process of organizing operations by setting competitive priorities. That is they must determine which of the following eight priorities are to be emphasized as competitive advantages: 1. Low-cost operations 2. High performance design 3. Consistent quality 4. Fast delivery time 5. On-time delivery 6. Development speed 7. Product customization 8. Volume flexibility Although all eight are obviously desirable, it is usually not possible
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