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MC Donald'S
MC Donald'S
MC Donald'S
• Layout design aim for high efficiency in moving resources and information throughout
McDonald’s business organization. For the movement of information at the fast-food
company’s offices and other locations, information technology offers high efficiency with
minimal drawbacks. On the other hand, McDonald’s operations strategy involves layouts
that maximize space utilization and productivity, rather than comfort.
MCDONALD'S
ASSEMBLY LINE
Savings of
$100,000,000per
year in food costs
Quality Management
of McDonald’s
• QMP – Customer Focus -McDonald’s mission statement is “to be our customer’s favorite place and way to
eat and drink” (McDonald’s, 2014). By this statement, it can be identified that McDonald’s reflects the
importance of its customers and strive to exceed the demands and needs of their customers and not only
satisfy them. The health of its customers is one of McDonald’s main priorities and as a result they
implemented various strategies that focuses on serving food at the highest quality level.
• Food- Mc Donald’s being the world’s largest fast food franchise holds the food they produce to very high
standards. The company aims to serve foods that are of good quality , that follows and meets food safety
standards and that offers customers choice. The company states “We are passionate about our food and take
great care that what we serve every day is safe, great quality,
• Packaging - McDonalds has also improved their packaging over the years in efforts to achieve a
more environmentally friendly options. Packaging is a very important part of their output as it keeps
customers food safe, fresh and warm. Their aims are to “source 100% of packaging from
renewable, recycled, or certified sources by 2025.
• QMP – Relationship Management/ Supplier Relationship Management- McDonald’s takes great
pride in serving its customers around the world every day with safe and high quality food. The
ability of McDonald’s suppliers to deliver safe and high quality products that consistently meet our
requirements, as well as all applicable laws and regulations, is of critical importance to the
continued success of the McDonald’s System,” according to McDonald’s (2016).
• Food Safety and Quality Management Systems- McDonald’s believes that in order to deliver quality, quality
must be the focus on all levels of business operation and procedure. McDonald’s requires its suppliers to
implement, maintain and continuously update strong food safety and quality management systems. The
effectiveness of such systems should be demonstrated in documented processes, control measures and audits.
Such systems must be audited regularly, at least yearly.
• Management Responsibility -The Supplier Quality Management System requires supplier management to
emphasise an internal culture of food safety and quality management that is aligned with the objectives of the
company to meet the quality need of the company’s own quality standard as well McDonald’s. McDonald’s has
clearly stated its need for quality and has made recommendations to suppliers through continuous updates of its
managerial documentation
TYPES OF STORE
• Freestanding Restaurant
Freestanding restaurants are the largest type of restaurant, located in a separate building. Besides ample indoor
seating, it might even include a drive-thru area and parking lot.
• In-store restaurants
An In-Store McDonald’s restaurant is part of a larger building, which may or may not have other shops or might only
have offices. Therefore, this store is not a drive-thru nor has its own parking lot..
• A McDonald’s Mall Store is located in a mall and is similar to a food court restaurant, but with its own seating area.