Street in New York City by 25-year-old Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki. Aoki‚ a wrestler who had qualified for but did not attend the 1960 Summer Olympics started the restaurant with $10‚000 earned from driving an ice cream truck in Harlem. The first restaurant‚ Benihana of Tokyo‚ was named for the red Safflower that was the name for the coffee shop owned by his parents in Tokyo. Aoki’s concept was for the meals to be theatrically prepared by a knife-wielding‚ joke-telling chef at a teppanyaki table surrounded by
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1964 as Benihana of Tokyo Employees: 1‚763 Sales: $81.6 million (fiscal year ending March 31‚ 1996) Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ SICs: 5810 Retail Eating & Drinking Places Company Perspectives: Helping our guests feel welcome is as important as our cooking. And it is just as great a skill. Ever striving for excellence in hospitality‚ it is truly our restaurant family who has built Benihana’s success. Company History: Benihana‚ Inc. owns and licenses restaurants in the Benihana and Benihana
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Benihana of Tokyo Benihana is a steakhouse with food cooked in front of the customers by Japanese chefs and the decorated in an authentic Japanese setting. Operation advantages: Benihana has several operation advantages: firstly‚ by eliminating the need for a conventional kitchen with hibachi table arrangement‚ the restaurant keep labor cost low while providing attentive service. Secondly‚ the dining space was increased. Thirdly‚ by reducing the menu to three simple Middle American entrees‚ the
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Benihana of tokyo wac analysis: The case benihana of Tokyo was simply about how to expand the business. Benihana is a service restaurant chain providing only minimal menu. The issue identified was they were unable to make a decision that how would they expand their business. They have some options waiting but its hard to make a strategy. It is a very difficult to expand a service nature of business because in service type of business everyone thinks he is a expert due to his practical observation
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BUSINESS SCHOOL Cover Sheet for Individual Assignment: Case Study of Benihana of Tokyo Your assignment cannot be returned to you unless you clearly print your name and address in the box below. William Tan Wei Leng Block 308 Canberra Road #13-99 Singapore 750308 Name: William Tan Wei Leng Student ID: 1656521 Subject name: Operations Service Management Lecturer name: Max Zornada Due date: 10 July 2015 KEEP A COPY Please be sure to make a copy of your work before you submit it. On rare occasions
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every individual has some weakness‚ so as I. My weaknesses hinder my abilities and are flaws in my personality‚ which could complicate my relationships with others. One of my weaknesses is arrogance. I am very confident in my abilities that sometimes it might be considered egotism. Another of my weaknesses is that I am somewhat judgmental. I expect others to do their best job‚ and I can be quick to judge them when they don’t meet my expectations. An important weakness of mine is that I have
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My Strengths and Weakness in Netball Strengths | Weakness | Co-ordination | Balance | Speed | Power | Agility | Shoulder pass | Strengths: 1. My number 1 strength in Netball is my hand eye co-ordination. This is used to the maximum ability by always keeping one eye on the ball all the time and making my eyes‚ arms and legs work together. And because of this I am able to line a shot up whilst trying to throw the ball through the air. 2. Another strength of mine is my Speed. I am
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Case Study Component: Benihana of Tokyo 1. What are the differences between the Benihana production process and that of a typical restaurant? Benihana focuses on creating a dining experience that is not just about the food and service as most other restaurants do. Benihana emphasizes customer entertainment whereas when you eat at a typical restaurant you and your family‚ friend‚ or partner have to create your own entertainment. By using the hibachi table where chefs make the food right in front
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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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Abstract. This short case heavily references the “old classic” HBS case on Benihana‚ and is intended to be used in conjunction with a simulation that helps students gain insight into how Benihana achieved its profitability. The simulation helps bring out many key operational issues‚ such as how variability in demand and in processing can negatively impact profitability. The case analysis goes on to show how Benihana reduces variability‚ and illustrates concepts such as the product-process spectrum
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