MAJOR ISSUES AND TRENDS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT I. COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING/COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN * It is the use of computer software to control machine tools and related machinery in the manufacturing of workpieces. * It also refers to the use of a computer to assist in all operations of a manufacturing plant, including planning, management, transportation and storage. * Its primary purpose is to create a faster production process and components and tooling with more precise
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Obesity is defined as an accumulation of excessive body fat, leading to health risks such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and more. There has been a dramatic increase in obesity rates in both adults and children worldwide, leading some experts to label it as an “epidemic,” with more than two billion people in the world currently classified as overweight or obese. The top five most obese countries in the world are the U.S, China, India, Russia, and Brazil, respectively.
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firm’s effort to penetrate a new market (81). In its operation, Subways provides a wide range of fast-food products such as salads and sandwiches. Within the Japanese market, Subways intends to position itself as a healthy fast-food firm. The firm targets individual customers who have a high level of disposable income. The firm targets customers who have appreciated consumption of fast-foods. In its internationalization process, the management team conducts a comprehensive market analysis in an
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through this alliance. Additionally, TGBL being an established player in this industry undertook the supply chain management of the alliance that brought down costs significantly. However, the advantages of the joint venture can be easily marred owing to the different management cultures in the two organizations. The high degree of mutual interdependence could paralyze the operations of the alliance if either side fails to execute its respective tasks. Further, both companies have equal clout in
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market. Gloria Jean’s has strength in brand position, management innovation, and the only capsules suppliers for the coffee machine. But its weakness is obvious in narrow target market, not up-to-date brew machine, and undiversified product range. It is facing the threats from new entrants, new coffee products of nutrition concept and unfavourable economic condition. More opportunities for Gloria Jean’s to increase market share include co-operation with Woolworths for Capsules machines, introduction
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activists, the large amount of competition, and the unhealthy food image in the eyes of the public. The analysis of internal environment includes three strengths, which are which are global expansion, specializing training and efficiency of the top management; two weaknesses which are exploited workers and damaging the environment. McDonald’s corporation had four strategies include expand the coffee market domestically, as well as internationally; develop more eco-friendly methods of operating; develop
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Buy one coffee and get US $640,000 free Reported by: Violet Simbi, M984011056 Uyanga Purevjav, M984011053 Anh Le, M984011066 NSYSU Department of Management BRIEF CONTENTS Abstract 3 1. Introduction and issue identification of the case 4 2. Analysis 7 2.1. Stakeholder analysis 7 2.1.1. Consumers 8 2.1.2. Owners, executives, employee 8 2.1.3. Other groups of stakeholders 9 2.2. CSR Analysis 9 3. Evaluations 10 3.1. Who is to blame? 10 3.2. Root cause analysis
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Change Management Introduction In the world of large organizations there is a strong temptation to streamline operations by having blanket systems and procedures in place. This is intended to achieve a consistent end product or service, particularly if an organization has multiple locations providing similar services. McDonalds and Home Depot, as well as many other retail franchises are great examples of success in that area. You can go to any McDonalds in the country and expect to get the
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perception a customer has of the organization. Some had argued that the quality and level of customer service has decreased in recent years, and that this can be attributed to a lack of support or understanding at the executive and middle management levels of a corporation and/or a customer service policy. To address this arguement, many organizations have employed a variety of methods
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6. Are you able to identify the stage of the industry life-cycle from the facts in the article? McDonald is in growth stage. This is demonstrated by global comparable sales increase 5.6%, operating income grew by 10% constant currencies and McDonald’s has delivered 35% total return to their investors resulted top performing company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average for 2011. McDonald has primarily concerned on keeping up with the current demand by expanding menu offerings, modernizing
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