CASE: With the growth of Hard Rock Cafe‚ from one pub in London in 1971 to more than 110 restaurants in more then 40 countries today‚ came a corporate-wide demand for better forecasting. Hard Rock uses long-range forecasting in setting a capacity plan and intermediate-term forecasting for locking in contracts for leather goods (used in jackets) and for such food items as beef‚ chicken‚ and pork. Its short-term sales forecasts are conducted each month‚ by cafe‚ and then aggregated for a headquarters
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Hard Rock Cafe’s Global Strategy Hard Rock is bringing the concept of the “experience economy” to its cafe operation. The strategy is to incorporate a unique “experience” into its operations. This innovation is somewhat akin to mass customization in manufacturing. At Hard Rock‚ the experience concept is to provide not only a custom meal from the menu‚ but a dining event that includes a unique visual and sound experience not duplicated anywhere in the world. This strategy is succeeding. Other
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Chapter 9 Layout Strategies Learning Objectives When you complete this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Discuss important issues in office layout 2. Define the objectives of retail layout 3. Discuss modern warehouse management and terms such as ASRS‚ cross-docking‚ and random stocking 4. Identify when fixed-position layouts are appropriate © 2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 9-1 Learning Objectives When you complete this chapter‚ you should be able to: 5. Explain
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Estudio de Caso Hard Rock Café Panamá El presente documento incluye el análisis del caso de la empresa Hard Rock Café Panamá‚ como parte de las asignaciones del curso Dirección de la Producción. En el mismo se aplicó la metodología de estudio de caso y el uso del esquema racional. Camarena‚ Yalkiria Cedeño‚ Alfonso Miquilena‚ Anais Universidad Interamericana de Panamá 24/10/2009 ANTECEDENTES. Desde el establecimiento del primer restaurante en Londres en 1971‚ Hard Rock Café es hoy en día
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efficient and effective manner. A critical component in this effort is the design and coordination of the supply and distribution strategies in supply chain companies and the service quality in the service industry. Based on a site visit to the IGA Distribution Centre‚ below are be comparisons between the IGA National Distribution Centre and the well known popular Hard Rock Café. TRANSFORMATION PROCESS Both companies follow the same traditional Production System model with inputs relating to money
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1. What problems did the Rank Group find with the Hard Rock’s three main internal information systems (restaurant operations‚ merchandising‚ and financial)? Why was this a problem? [Table] 2. What’s the solution? [List] - Putting a data warehouse system o To store restaurant point-of-sales customer data‚ merchandise sales‚ customer demographic‚ preference o To link data via the Web - Installing chain-wide merchandise system - Putting Radius inventory management system - Adopting Lawson
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LAYOUT STRATEGY John Micheal Inocencio Objective of Lay-out Strategy The objective of layout strategy is to develop an effective and efficient layout that will meet the firm’s competitive requirements Strategic Importance of Layout Proper layout enables: Higher utilization of space‚ equipment and people Improved flow of information‚ materials‚ or people Improved employee morale and safer working conditions Improved customer/client interaction Flexibility to change--use
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1. INTRODUCTION: Strategy is about deciding where you want to go and how you mean to get there. A strategy is a declaration of intent: This is what we want to do and this is how we intend to do it. Strategies define longer-term goals but they are more concerned with how those goals should be achieved. Strategy is the means to create value. A good strategy is one that works‚ one that guides purposeful action to deliver the required result. Moreover‚ companies everywhere are changing the way they manage
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Hardrock Café Case: 1. What problems did the Rank Group find with the Hard Rock’s three main internal information systems (restaurant operations‚ merchandising‚ and financial)? Why was this a problem? Problems the Rank Group found with the Hard Rock’s three main internal information systems -Restaurant operations -Merchandising -Financial The Hard Rock Cafe had many problems with their operating‚ merchandising and financial systems. First‚ there was no standard system. Many cafes and franchise
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1. The Critical Path with no slack time is A-B-D-E-F-G-O. The project would take a total of 34 weeks ending at activity O. 2. The Activities with slack time of 8 weeks or more are C‚ K‚ L‚ M‚ N‚ Q‚ R‚ V‚ W‚ Y‚ and Z. 3. 5 challenges are project manager could potentially face: 1) Being overrun with too many people trying to enter or sneak into the venue. 2) Sudden rise in prices for multiple activities for example sponsors‚ contracts‚ etc. 3) Having enough security for crowd control. 4) Late
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