Category: Operations management

  • “Operations Management Strategies of McDonalds: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Microsoft Tools and Textbook Concepts”

    You must use Microsoft
    PowerPoint, Project, and Excel.
    The textbook required for this assignment is attached.
    Minimum 30 Slide PowerPoint Presentation:
    Examine the operations management strategies of McDonalds. All aspects of this
    presentation must relate to McDonalds and you must incorporate the text, if you
    want to you can additionally include external references about the topics and
    how they pertain to McDonalds. Many topics about McDonalds can be found in the
    text.
    Do not include your name in any of the slides or in the snips for any of the
    questions. If you must add a name, include the name “Matthew”.
    Citation format: (Heizer,
    2017, P. ?), include the page number where the question mark is.
    Use the following 10 chapters from the attached textbook, they must be incorporated
    for each question.
    Chapter 2 Operations Strategy in a Global Environment
    Chapter 3 Project management
    Chapter 4 Forecasting
    (Incorporate the formula moving average)
    Chapter 6 Managing Quality
    Chapter 7 Process Strategy
    Chapter 8 Location
    Strategies
    Chapter 9 Layout Strategies
    (pg 368 – 369, 386-387 has information about McDonalds)
    Chapter 11 Supply Chain
    Management (pg. 450,462,463 has information about McDonalds)
    Chapter 12 Inventory
    Management
    Chapter 14 Material
    Requirements Planning (MRP) and ERP
    FOR EACH TOPIC/CHAPTER:
    1) Each topic has to have
    citation from the text. Make sure to state each topic from the textbook in
    the beginning of the presentation with a citation of where that topic is
    found in the textbook. (100 points)  
    2) Define the topic from the
    text with the citation (citation format: (Heizer, 2017, P. ?), state the importance of the topic of
    how it pertains to McDonalds with a citation from the text, give an example of
    the topic of how it pertains to McDonalds with citation from the text. Optional:
    include an external reference. (12 points)
    3) Include any computations
    with excel, you do not need to attach an excel file, just take a snip of the work
    with an explanation of the formulas used (Hint: there is a formula within the
    forecasting chapter4). (12 points)
    4) Include chart, graphs,
    activity diagrams, or similar tools, for McDonalds include some of the charts
    and activity diagrams from the textbook. (12 points)
    5) Include personal
    experience, personal involvement or engagement with a company. (14 points)
    6) Include Microsoft project,
    make various tasks for McDonalds with start dates, duration, finish date,
    predecessors, effort time and assign each of them to “Matthew”., you do not
    need to attach a microsoft project file, just take a snip of the work. (12
    points)
    7) Include software or
    technologies that McDonalds uses such as CAD/CAM, 3D printer or other software, just include a snip
    of this (12 points)
    8) Use
    pictures related to the topic and company throughout the presentation. (12 points)

  • “The Role of Production Planning, Capacity Management, and Inventory Control in Apple’s Budgeting Process” Introduction: Apple is a multinational technology company known for its innovative products such as iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers. As a highly successful and profitable

    This is a group assignment 
    The organization we have chosen is Apple 
    choose a bullet point and write a 250-500 word response including the in text citations and references.
    I will be taking the second bullet which is 
    Analyze the impact of production plans, master production schedules, rough-cut capacity planning, workforce size, and carrying inventory as they relate to budgets for your chosen organization.