McDonald's Supply Chain Management: Components, Competencies, and Planning

MCDONALDS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1
MCDONALDS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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MCDONALDS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 2
McDonalds supply chain
Introduction
McDonald according to (Jacobs, Chase & Lummus, 2014, p 533-534) has one of the largest
supply chains since it serves millions of customers across the world in their outlets. The
company is known for the supply of fast foods especially hamburgers to almost 36000 outlets in
119 countries every day. The company uses a horizontal supply chain system which contains
involving of suppliers in their activities which creates a win-win situation. The company always
comes up with different types of food to add on their menu such as salads and smoothies to
maintain its sustainability and customer satisfaction worldwide. To add on that, operations in the
restaurant can be operated by affiliates, the corporate itself or franchisee and here is where the
company’s revenue is generated from.
McDonalds supply chain components
Raw
Materials
Shipment
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restaurants
Restaurant
stock
Cash register
Navi logistics
Distribution
centre
Demand supply
planning
Abroad
Shipment
Order
Coca Cola
Easy Bait
Pinar Et
Danone
Konya Seker