Question

This project involves the detailed gathering of information on a company’s supply chain
operations. In your assigned groups, please select a company you wish to research and study
their overall supply chain management process. Please discuss the following:

1. Human Resources Required: Please discuss the staffing requirements in the organization
you selected required to operate an effective supply chain process.
2. Sourcing: Please research their sourcing and procurement strategy on material management
and supplier relations.
3. Production: If you are conducting research in a manufacturing operation, please discuss the
production process, Six Sigma Certification or ISO 9000 Certification. If you are researching
other business please discuss their operations how goods move from inbound delivery to
outbound delivery.
4. Material Management, Handling and Inventory Management:Please discuss how the
chosen operation handles material and inventory management process. Also discuss
inventory management or warehouse management software that the firm uses.

5. Storage and Warehouse Space: Please discuss their warehousing strategy, what type of
warehousing do they use, bonded, public or private warehousing.

6. Shipping & Delivery: Please discuss how the company deals with outbound shipping and
order processing with customers. What are their lead times from time of order to time of
delivery to the customer.
7. Quality Control: Please discuss how the company maintains quality control and consistency
in providing good quality products or services to their customers.

8. After Sales Service & Customer Satisfaction: Please discuss the after sales service that the
organization provides to their clients.

Answer 1

Supply Chain managment play a major role in determining the overall success of a company. It is a series of activities and organisations that materials move through on their journey from initial suppliers to final customers.

McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s foremost food service business. SCM perfectly integrates the demand and supply management within and across companies

• Ordering Process based on keeping small buffer stock, but that is same as EOQ.their ordering process is based on a software called weblog helps to view what quantity have been ordered.
• McDonalds works on lean strategy that is JIT (just in time) strategy that minimizes inventory and increases efficiency as McDonald's doesn't begin to cook its orders until placed a order. It means don’t start assembling and making their burgers and sundaes until the order has been taken, it brought Improved Quality, Cost Reduction and Cost Reduction
• FIFO method is used for inventory management Raw Material:these are buns, beef patties, paper cups and packaging sections of raw material Frozen and chilled.Work-in-progress:A Big Mac consists of a bun, two beef patties, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and sauce.Finished Stock:Seasons are lunch time and busy evening hours
• .thousands of products arrive at McDonald’s restaurants each day safely and in the best condition.as part of it in 2013 sustainable logistics program were initiated covering almost distribution centres.
  • monitor electricity consumption in warehouses
  • Optimizing network designs and routes.
  • Modifying models of vehicle to improve fuel efficiency and use of alternative fuels sources

production and material mangement is baesd on lean philosophy.SCM play a major role in determining the overall success of McDonald’s Corporation .

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