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Case Code: ITSY093
Case Length: 9 Pages 
Period: 2004-2017     
Pub Date: 2017
Teaching Note: Available
Price:Rs.400
Organization : McDonald’s
Industry : Fast food retail
Countries : US; Global
Themes: Management Information Systems  
Case Studies  
Business Strategy
Marketing
Finance
Human Resource Management
IT and Systems
Operations
Economics
Leadership & Entrepreneurship

Information Systems at McDonald’s

 
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AT MCDONALD’S

 
McDonald’s controlled many of its self-operated and franchised restaurants globally, managing the marketing, restaurant operations, HR, real estate development training, as well as quality control. As a consequence, the network was huge and the amount of information was massive. The company encountered many challenges in developing and preserving the information needed for effective decision making. To solve this problem, McDonald’s developed Information Systems to maintain and leverage the customers’ information across the globe.
 
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CHALLENGES

Analysts felt that erratic electric power supply would pose a challenge to the functioning of the McDonald’s restaurants as the total information systems relied on power supply. Another challenge was the staff lacking technical knowledge in case of information system failure. ...
 

THE ROAD AHEAD

McDonald’s used Information Systems to increase efficiency and deliver quality food to its customers with advanced technology so that the food would be fresher, tastier, and hotter each time they delivered it. The Information System was also leveraged to decrease the effort, cost, and time involved in the procedures...
 

EXHIBITS

Exhibit I:Key Financials of McDonald’s
Exhibit II: Hyperactive Bob System at McDonald’s
Exhibit III: Transaction Processing System at McDonald’s
Exhibit IV: Decision Support System at McDonald’s