...businesses. Strategic flexibility is crucial to the success of Kudler Fine Foods. Forces and trends will perpetually be an aspect that all organizations will have to adapt to as a means to optimize the organization’s success. Every organization’s level of proficiency and potential for achievement in the marketplace can be assessed in numerous ways. This paper will evaluate Kudler Fine Foods by conducting a SWOTT analysis, and creating a table summarizing the findings. This paper will also analyze the following pertinent forces and trends: economic, legal, regulatory, culture, structure, leadership, and technological. Lastly, how well Kudler adapts to change will be critiqued, the supply chain operations will be analyzed, issues and opportunities will be identified, a hypothesis will be generated, and circumstances surrounding each issue will be identified and classified. Understanding Kudler Fine Foods internal and external environments is critical to the success of the organization. Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale epicure gourmet food store that provides gourmet foods and services that appeal to a niche market; gourmet chefs and gourmet chefs in training. Kudler Fine Foods would like to expand and grow the organization. Before proceeding ahead, the organization must know and consider the internal and external environment. To obtain knowledge of the organization’s internal and external environments Kudler Fine Foods will perform a SWOTT analysis. Strengths 1. Small company ...
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...Management Functions in a Company Management Foundations Submitted by: Abhineet Kumar Krishnan-K Siddhant Kapoor Vipul Garg INTRODUCTION McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily. Headquartered in the United States, the corporation was founded by businessman Ray Kroc in 1955 after he purchased the rights to a small hamburger chain operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald. A McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. The corporation's revenues come from the rent, royalties and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, shakes and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes, the company has expanded its menu to include salads, wraps, smoothies and fruit. Plans of McDonald’s Currently, McDonald’s has around 180 restaurants spread across India and around 500,000 customers visit them on a daily basis. Their plans are: * To open 40 more restaurants across India this year. * To invest Rs 600 crore to launch 180-190 restaurants over a period of five years...
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...Top Dog Hotdogs Project Proposal Proj592 Professor Grover Siriporn Sarah Goodwin C: 707-334-9089 E: ssbgoodwin@yahoo.com Executive Summary Due to the lack of fast food hotdog restaurants nearby college campuses in San Jose and San Francisco, this project aims to fill that void and succeed in attracting customers who seek fast, unique, authentic, and high quality affordable sausages to choose from. The project will be executed by acquiring a small building approximately 700 Sq. Ft within walking distance from San Jose State University and San Francisco State University. The restaurant will be open from 11am to 2am on most nights except Sunday with the business will be closed. The restaurant location and hours open are design to accommodate college students. The milestones of the project include: * Research Phase * Procurement Phase * Renovation & Styling * Advertising * Staff * Grand Opening Project Scope Statement Product or Service Description The scope of the project is to plan the launch of another Top Dog franchise nearby college campuses in San Francisco and San Jose. This will be beneficial for the company as it will generate more revenue and profits amongst college students and tourists. Top Dog started out in Berkeley, CA and has already created a brand for themselves within the East Bay with locations throughout Oakland and Berkeley. With the expansion of its franchise, it will give the company more opportunities to show...
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...Business Continuity Plan Under Development (May 2006) California State University, Stanislaus CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN May 2006 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION I. II. III. IV. V. Incident Command System Business Impact Analysis Risk Assessment Business Plan for Localized Business Disruption Business Plan for Pandemics Page 3 Pages 4-7 Pages 8-11 Pages 12-13 Pages 14-15 Pages 16-17 Pages 18-19 Pages 20-36 Appendix IV-A: Power Outage Business Continuity Plan Appendix V-A: Pandemic Flu Business Continuity Plan 2 Final CP 5-30-06 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN May 2006 INTRODUCTION A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is developed by an institution to plan for and describe how it will respond to and recover from disruptions. These disruptions can be localized threats (e.g., earthquakes, fires, floods, bombs, etc.) or global threats (e.g., Flu Pandemic). As part of the overall Emergency Operations Plan, California State University, Stanislaus has developed, and continues to refine and enhance, a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the University. This plan is about maintaining, resuming, and recovering the University’s activities as an educational institution. It considers human factors along with operational issues. The BCP was developed by a team of the University’s senior administrators and department managers representing all University divisions: Business & Finance, Academic Affairs...
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...Vanessa Dixon MPH-5104 February 15, 2014 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Overview In order to draw guests into our restaurant, Infinity will market its brand through a variety of strategies. Our marketing strategies hold two purposes: to draw in first time guests which in turn will possibly establish a large base of returning guests, which will accomplish our main agenda creating income for our local public health department HIV/AIDS program. We will utilized cost effective approaches that include social media marketing, flyers and promotional materials, merchandise giveaways, and product discounts. In addition, our company will incorporate several relationship based marketing efforts to continuously...
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...followed by supervisors. The supervisor’s duties at the McDonald’s I worked for also included crew training on top of their controlling and monitoring functions. Organizational Chart The organizational chart above illustrates the hierarchy of authority, the division of labor, through a traditional vertical organizational structure. The objective of McDonald’s is to deliver food to their customers, so their organizational structure needed to consider specialization, integration, and differentiation. The specialization aspect of McDonald’s organizational structure utilizes a series of three different job functions to arrive at the final product. First, the window cashiers needed to take the orders and collect the money from the customer. Then, the cooks prepared the food and placed it in a heating bin for the drive-thru worker or cashier to pick up and deliver to the customer. Each of these job functions performed specific tasks of the larger task (Bateman, 2011). McDonald’s organizational structure was also integrated and differentiated. It embodied differentiation because the organization consisted of multiple units working on different tasks because it was not possible for one group or individual to perform all the duties solely. The McDonald’s organization was also integrated because those said units were then put back together to arrive at the final product, food...
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...Australians are employed as a result of franchising (Vucic). Since 2010, franchising has grown by 15%, which can be attributed to the enactment of specific and compulsory legislation that governs franchise relationships (Baybridge). There are different forms of foreign franchising in this Australia; however, we believe direct franchising is the best option because it provides ultimate control of the franchise network as the two parties involved will have a direct relationship. It also allows for the direct supply of products or allowances made to source own supply. Cultural barriers will have to be worked out to provide adequate training and a third party advisor can help with local customs and commercial practices (Baybridge). Australia has many channels of support for this form of business as more and more companies emerge that aide in franchisee training, franchise system development, public relations and marketing (Vusic). The Franchise Council of Australia provides key aspects of franchise decision making, management, and practices from experts in their field (FCA). The rules and regulations of franchising can be found in Australia’s Franchising Code of Conduct. The purpose of this Code is: “Regulating the conduct or participants in franchising to other participants in franchising” (Baybridge). Recent recommendations have been made to simplify regulation and lessen red tape. A risk statement should be made to the potential franchisee before they commit....
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...Kudler Fine Foods is a local upscale specialty food store located in the San Diego metropolitan area solely owned and operated by Kathy Kudler. The company has three locations La Jolla, Del Mar, and Encinitas. Each store has approximately 16,000 square feet of retail space located in a fashionable shopping center. The stores are stocked with the very best domestic and imported foodstuffs and divided into the following departments; Fresh Bakery and Pastries, Fresh Produce, Fresh Meat & Seafood, Condiments and Packaged Foods, and Cheese’s and Specialty Dairy Products. (Kudler, 2003) Kathy Kudler has been planning the restructure of operations at her three locations. She has decided to promote her current managers to middle management in each of her stores to take the burden off her so that she can spend more time running the business. The new duties of the new management team will be responsible for the hiring of the appropriate people for their departments, while also developing a training program for new and current employees. In addition, to their duties the management team must develop a precise appraisal system to gauge its employees in the future. There was a decision made that the Encinitas is in need of increasing its staff and in need of special training in each department. Kudler Fine Foods has netted after deducting cost of goods sold almost four million dollars in sales. While the consumers are looking to save money everywhere they can health is still...
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...improvement Quality is something customers crave for and what business pursue. Therefore managing the quality of products and services is very important to ensure that the management can be measured using different tools. This helps to improve the quality of the products and services to meet its standard. Below here is one of the tools used to measure quality management. FISHBONE DIAGRAM The fishbone diagram is used to identify all of the contributing roots causes likely to be causing a problem. This can be used when identifying possible causes for a problem especially when a team’s thinking tends to fall into ruts. For example the problems faced for Mr. Mahmud restaurant are such as lack of focus, lack of resources, low in delivery and training. All this problems and there effects can be drawn using a fishbone diagram as below: Lack of resources Lack of resources Lack of focus Lack of focus Demand and patterns lack of quality control Product failure Product failure Creating uncertainty Motivation communication with food runners Variable skill levels High employees Delivery Delivery Timing of course Delays Training employers Training employers A fishbone diagram has a central spine running left to right, around which is built a map of factors which contribute to the final result (or problem). For each project the main categories of factors are identified and shown as the main 'bones' leading...
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...convenient breakfast meal. We will give people the ability to eat their breakfast foods. This project will span over one year. This one-year will include planning, assessing, gathering materials, execution, control and evaluation, and finally, modification. Our coffee shop Around the Corner already has a standing presence in Buckhead as a popular go-to spot for customers to get satisfy their caffeine cravings and socialize. We want to integrate a breakfast menu into already established coffee shop to attract more customers and expand our business. B. Time, Cost, Performance Trade-off Assessment 1. Cost Estimates Direct costs: Materials, Labor & Equipment a) Increased store hours (morning hours) = additional labor Payroll: Two Shifts: 7-3 & 3-11. Total 8 employees: 4 cooks @ $12.00/hr. and 4 waitresses @ $9.00/hr. = $3360/week b) Cost of new kitchen equipment: 1) Griddle- $700 2) Toaster Ovens: $500 3) Bread Steamer: $800 4) Cook Top: $800 5) Cold Well: $2000 6) Panini Grill: $300 7) Waffle Maker: $500 8) Small wares: $700 c) Weekly Breakfast Food Costs: $2,100 Indirect Costs: Advertising, Cleaning supplies, Utilities, Office equipment a) Advertising expense to promote breakfast - (Paper menu’s, weekly ads in local newspapers, direct mail advertising (USPS every door direct mailing service), mail coupons, advertise online through Yelp, Resturants.com, etc - $150/month ...
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...HR & Training at McDonald's Background "McDonald's is not just a burger company-serving people; we're a people company serving burgers. We recognize our real strength is our people who are the foundation of our business." - Ray Kroc, Founder [McDonald's Corporation] McDonald's vision is to be the world's best Quick Service Restaurant experience. The culture and heritage of the McDonald's' business - the brand, behaviours and values - are the foundation for achieving the McDonald's vision. Together, they define who we are and how we are at McDonald's. McDonald's provides the door to limitless career opportunities. The average McDonald's restaurant employs 40 to 60 people - from crewmembers to the restaurant manager. As of today, McDonald's employs more than 2,500 people across India. Says, Smita Jatia, Managing Director, Hard Castle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd (HRPL), "We are an equal opportunity employer, providing not only [local] employment but long-term careers as well. The world-class training that we impart enables us to provide our customers the ultimate McDonald's experience. "When a new employee joins the organisation, he is taken through a systematic induction programme. This is done through one-on-one interactions as well as exposure to the customer through operations training in the restaurants for a specified period of time. Crewmembers are trained extensively on all food safety and food handling processes. The crew trainees work shoulder-to-shoulder with their trainers...
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...Food System Economic Context of Local Food Production How redevelopment of a local food system meets economic and green jobs goals. The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District reported in spring 2009 that farmers are a key to the local economy. The 2007 Census of Agriculture stated that in Carlton, St. Louis and Douglas counties farming is one of the largest family-owned, small business sectors of the local economy. Farmers in these three counties sold $27.7 million of livestock and crops in 2007. Cattle and dairies are the most important component in our region with $17.3 million of total sales. They reported a potential to increase productivity here. About one third of the farmland in this region was fertilized or had manure applied in 2007, and hay fields averaged about 1.5 tons per acre. Nationwide, more than two thirds of cropland was fertilized (although that includes row crops) and hay fields were about 2.5 tons per acre – even in other parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, with a similar climate. Farming is one of the bigger sources of income for self-employed business owners in this region. In Carlton County, for example, farmers sold $8 million of produce in 2007. Only self-employed construction firms, with $14 million of sales, and real estate, with $8.2 million in sales, were larger. It’s likely that agriculture in regions like the Northland will be even more important in the future. The United States currently has an abundance of cropland – about 1.4 acres per person...
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...Career Development Plan Summary Summary: Kudler Fine Foods, the company, is a specialty fine food store with locations in La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas, California. The stores are stocked with the very best domestic and imported foods and the stores are divided into five different departments, Bakery, Meats and Seafood, Produce, Cheese and Dairy, and Wine. Kathy Kudler, owner and operator of Kudler, is in the process of expanding into other parts of Southern California and is considering a new store in Carlsbad, California and looking forward the company needs to evaluate their employee policies. I am writing this proposal to propose to upper management the recommendations and justifications for the following company policies, job descriptions for the modified positions, the implementation of a training program, the methods for evaluating employee performance, the disciplinary action program here at the company, explain the incentive and benefits program and the strategies for managing employee’s careers, and explain a fair and appropriate compensation program. Job Descriptions and Qualifications: Store Manager: The Manager will focus on the overall operation of the store and all the staff at their store locations and also focus on store inventory and will implement a just in time inventory system for stock to optimize cash flow and to minimize the wastage of products. The manager will develop a list of current sales projections, of products that...
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...The Peanutty Food & Co. Supply Chain1 Company Background Peanutty Food & Co., a small Brazilian food sector company, has shown significant growth rates in the volume of its operations, obtained through a consistent and committed performance aligned with the needs of its customers. Their activities are based on businessto-business (B2B) relationships, supplying food ingredients to a few large customers. Peanutty’s business is concentrated in the processing and delivery of ingredients made from peanuts (mainly) and other nuts (secondarily). In this sense, the company has two strategic focuses: • First, as a manufacturer of ingredients for the food industry, which includes the processing (selection, roasting, granulation, finishing, and preparation) of nuts purchased directly from producers. The outputs (roasted peanuts in parts, peanut fudge, crispy peanuts, and flour, among others) are provided as inputs for food manufacturers. This activity is responsible for 65 percent of their total US$2 million annual revenue. • Second, as a service provider: This includes the preparation of food items for large companies in the sector, such as fruit fillings, coated nuts, marshmallow syrup, dry mixes, and other components, using inputs provided by various food manufacturers. Such activity requires the purchase of packaging, labels, and other supplementary materials from third parties, as well as the management of the suppliers’ quality and the logistics flow. Peanutty’s Supply Chain Peanutty’s...
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...Kudler Fine Foods Service Request SR-kf-013 BSA375 Business Systems Development Abstract Kudler Fine Foods, an upscale specialty gourmet foods shop with three locations (La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas), has an expressed interest in the development of a Frequent Shopper Program to enable enhanced information management by tracking customer-purchasing practices. The information collected regarding customer purchase behaviors through the Frequent Shopper Program will improve the quality of Kudler Fine Foods’ product lines and reduce the quantities of perishables discarded. To increase revenue and customer loyalty, and as an alternative to providing discounts, Kudler Fine Foods has partnered with a loyalty points program to offer incentives for customer loyalty in the form of high-end rewards for shopping at Kudler Fine Foods. Customers will earn points with every purchase, redeemable for high-value gift items such as first-class airline upgrades, and other specialty items (Apollo Group, Inc., 2007). Facilitating this effort will require systems planning and selection as well as current and proposed systems analysis and design, in conjunction with systems implementation and integration, training, operations, and maintenance. Kudler Fine Foods Service Request SR-kf-013 Initiatives Outline Kathy Kudler, the founder of Kudler Fine Foods, opened her first gourmet food shop in 2003. Since that time, two additional stores have opened, and other locations in Carlsbad...
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