4. He established a franchising company, the McDonaldSystem Inc. and appointed franchisees.
5. In 1961, he bought out the McDonald brothers' share for $2.7 million and changed the name of the company to McDonald's Corporation. In 1965, McDonald's went public….
54. McDonald’s goal is straightforward: to give customers a similar dining experience anywhere in the world and maintain high standards of service and quality.
55. Consistency is the process of repeatedly producing a good or service in the same manner.
56. The item or service is delivered in exactly the same way, with the same level of quality each time it is produced or performed.
171. How product reaches to consumer? Criticality/significance of the Supply chain
172. Who are all intermediate in between of Mfg to final consumer e.g dealer, C&F agent, depot etc
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174. Indian culture are averse to Beef and Egg . They respected the tradition and McDonalds did not serve it’s most popular product The BIGMAC (a beef burger)
175. They also developed an egg-less mayonnaise for the first time in the worldwide system.
190. It keeps in mind the cultural differences and then through its promotions tries to connect with people.
191. For eg In China , McDonald’s was banned to show advertisements casting children on cartoon networks.
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193. Mc Donald's has a policy to staff local people . So by this way Mc Donald's possess managers who can understand the Indian culture better and hence they can deliver them effectively.
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195. Each restaurant has the almost same kitchen layout. Although local adaptation is made due to slightly different menus.
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199. Ques. 4 How should Mc Donald’s sustain its Competitive Advantage in the Fast Food sector in Coming Years?
200. Continuing the same Strategy using Existing Core Competence to sustain Competitive Advantage.
241. CustomsNot introduced beef Mc Donald’s Aligned strategy to gain competitive edge Positioned as family restaurant
Editor's Notes
QSC&V quality, service, cleanliness & value
Such operations yield consistent products with low variability. This concept is not centered on the level of quality, which can be high or low.
McDonald’s invested time and effort to develop a customized menu for India – a menu that reflects both the taste and beliefs of the natives. Hinduism is the most prevalent religion in India. The followers of this religion revere cows as sacred. Cow slaughtering is a crime in this religion; therefore, beef is out of the question in an India restaurant menu. The Big Mac was baptized the Chicken Maharaja Mac.