Operations Management HW#1 Benihana of Tokyo‚ HBS case (available in e-packet) Read‚ analyze‚ and be prepared to discuss the Benihana of Tokyo case. Use the following study questions as an aid in analyzing the case. a. Describe Benihana as an operating system. (Draw a process flow diagram.) List the relevant inputs‚ process‚ and output elements in three columns. b. How does the operating system support the Benihana concept? How this operating system impact Benihana’s “revenue per available
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Publishing. COMPUTER SOFTWARE: EXCEL MATERIALS REQUIRED CUSTOM TEXT: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM OPERATIONS‚ Pearson Custom Publishing; 2006. COMPUTER SOFTWARE: NYU Software Packages EXCEL HARVARD CASES (Included in Custom Text) BENIHANA OF TOKYO KRISTEN’S COOKIE CO. DONNER COMPANY BLANCHARD IMPORTING AND DISTRIBUTING COMPANY‚ INC. L.L. BEAN‚ INC. STANFORD CASE DELL DIRECT. † NYU STERN CASE THE FORD-FIRESTONE CASE OTHER MATERIAL (Included in Custom Text) TERMS USED
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Benihana 1) What are the differences between Benihana’s production process and that of a typical restaurant? How do these differences affect a customer’s dining experience? Incorporated the hibachi table concept into his operations (from concern about rising costs and increased competition) Eliminated the need for a conventional kitchen (keeping labor cost to 10-12% of gross sales and also increase the floor area proportion devoted to productive dining space) Less required back space compared
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Introduction and Overview P. F. Chang’s China Bistro‚ Inc. is a full-service upscale restaurant which predominately serves Asian-inspired cuisine. There are 197 owned and operated Bistros nationwide‚ and no global locations currently exist. While the corporate office location is set in Scottsdale‚ Arizona‚ the company was originally incorporated in Delaware. Throughout this report‚ the stock symbol (PFCB) and the shortened title (P.F. Chang’s) will be used interchangeably to identify the organization
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Operational Management Simulation on Benihana Case 1. What were the take aways and what did you learn? 2. What would you do differently next time? There are many performance indicators for the success of a business. This include brand identity‚ reputation‚ innovation‚ leadership‚ productivity‚ process management‚ customer satisfaction‚ and quality to name a few. Management at Benihana can achieve maximum profitability by maximizing utilization‚ throughput time‚ making use of batching‚ designing
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restaurant Benihana (which is one of three different types of restaurants run by the company (see http://www.benihana.com/about/video/ for a brief overview of all three)). Utilise the Benihana simulation used in tutorials to illustrate your arguments‚ analysis and recommendations in this assignment. Steps in the process: 1. Identify and evaluate issues/problems with Benihana’s Teppanyake restuarants current operations using theory/ies covered in topics 1-7 (You can chose any specific Benihana as an
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In 1964‚ Hiroaki (Rocky) Aoki opened the first Benihana ’s on the West Side of New York City. This would prove to be a beautifully planned opportunity for the young restaurateur in that the idea and marketing approach was unique. This concept has outlived other competitors as well as proved to be worthy of expansion. The concept has not changed in the forty years of the business. However there are certain opportunities that have displayed themselves to Rocky. This has proved to be difficult
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OM 335 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT‚ Spring 2012 Unique Numbers: 03870 MEETINGS MW 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM UTC 1.146 INSTRUCTOR Name: Sridhar Seshadri Office: CBA 6.446 Email: Sridhar.Seshadri@mccombs.utexas.edu Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 PM to12:00PM Or by appointment TEACHING FELLOWS: Qi Wu (qi.wu@phd.mccombs.utexas.edu) Office: CBA 3.332A Office Hours: TBA COURSE DESCRIPTION Operations Management is the discipline of designing‚ managing and controlling business processes to achieve
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Every year for my birthday we go out as a family to my favorite restaurant‚ Benihana! For those of you that are ready to have a good time with family or friends this place is definitely the place to go‚ but it is best to book a reservation ahead of time it isn’t a secret to society. Benihana is an all-time favorite restaurant of mine‚ with great location‚ unforgettable entertainment and an excellent menu choice. Benihana is an all-time favorite restaurant of mine because it is located in the heart
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Citations: (2010). Financial Statment Analysis Chapter 15. Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/classroom/ic/classroom.aspx#. Page 703. (2010). Financial Statment Analysis Chapter 15. Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/classroom/ic/classroom.aspx#. Page 699. (2010). Financial Statment Analysis Chapter 15. Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/classroom/ic/classroom.aspx#. Page 705. (2010). Financial Statment Analysis Chapter 15. Retrieved from https://ecampus
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