7 Days Inn Case Analysis Questions 1. Based on Michel Porter’s views on operations strategy‚ please analyze how 7 Days Inn obtains competitive advantages by determining the portfolio of services through the vertical cutting approach. The traditional situation in hotel industry is that‚ the more you pay‚ the higher quality you get. But actually‚ most of the businessman just needs a comfortable bed and a hot water in bath. The vertical cutting approaches make this available and the price is
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The Magnolia Inn sets on a bluff over-looking the Pacific Ocean in scenic Half Moon Bay California. The sole owners of the Magnolia are Jim and Nancy Anderson. They have some necessary experience as they owned and operated a motel until approximately one year ago. This motel was sold to help raise the funds necessary to purchase and renovate the Victorian home used to house the Magnolia Inn. The owners plan on being hands on owners who will be involved in all aspects of the operation of this venture
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Introduction Amber Inn & Suite‚ Inc. was built in 1979 and is composed of 250 hotels chain empire of which each consisting an average of 120 exquisite guest rooms or suite units. The profits are $422.6 million and deficits of $15.7 million. The Amber Inns & Suite have total of 30‚000 rooms. The Company’s objective is to cater mainly to professional clienteles that are traveling with fabulous guest rooms at an economical price. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. is located in areas amid ten western and Rocky
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I. Title of the Case “The Crowne Inn: A Classic Case Of A Family Business in Turmoil” II. View Point As one of the member of the Johnston family III. Time of Context It as a clear‚ cool day in late 2000 when Barbara Johnston was confronted with his son Bruce‚ it is one of the biggest challenge in her life. Barbara’s family was on the verge of being torn apart over the family’s largest asset‚ a bar called The Crowne Inn‚ located in Kansas City‚ Missouri. IV. Statement of the Problem
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The Queen`s Inn _Assignment 1 The table of information supplied‚ regarding the business activities of the Queen’s Inn‚ located on the Atlantic Ocean in St. John’s‚ Newfoundland‚ revealed much information. The following report will discuss the current business situation and will be followed by recommendations for change. These proposed changes will mainly deal with changes to the Inn’s present business strategies that will
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There is an array of things that are assessed in starting a successful business. When viewing the success of Dale Northrup who decided to open the Percy Inn in Portland‚ Maine‚ after being a critic and editor for hotels and cruise ships all over the world‚ it becomes very apparent that a great deal of work goes into starting a successful business. A business owner must first determine the reasons in which they want to start a business. The owner must determine what entrepreneurial characteristics
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• Students will become more familiar with authors and genres from various periods of American literature. • Students will recognize the influence of American history and culture on American writers. • Students will recognize themes that are uniquely American‚ as well as those that are universal. • Students will learn how different writers‚ communities‚ and cultures have defined and articulated what it means to be “American.” INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES: The instructor may use the following instructional
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INTEGRATIVE CASE 7.0 The Plaza Inn OVERVIEW David Bart‚ General Manager of the Plaza Inn‚ received a letter from the hotel association of which the Plaza Inn was a member. The letter stated that the hotel’s service levels did not measure up and that the front desk and reservations‚ two critical departments‚ received the worst ratings among all of the association’s properties. Unless the management of the Plaza Inn could submit a plan for guest service improvement and pass the next inspection
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A subcommittee of the board of directors of Hampton Inns has made a bold proposal that customers be given a guarantee of “complete satisfaction or your night’s stay is free”. Employees will be permitted to make good on this guarantee without the approval of managers. But although the proposed guarantee would show great confidence in the hotels’ quality and would give Hampton Inns a competitive advantage‚ most of the hotel’s managers oppose the plan. Why would they not want to guarantee customer satisfaction
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Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc.‚ Case Analysis Case Recap Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. is a 250-property hotel chain with locations in 10 western and Rocky Mountain States. Their market position lies between a limited-service and full-service hotel chain. Joseph James is the newly appointed president and CEO. He initiated an aggressive goal for the senior leadership team (SLT) to formulate a strategy to achieve profitability in the next two years and sustain future growth (Kerin and Peterson‚ 2010)
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