Qualitative Issues 1. Describe three different forecasting applications at Hard Rock. Name three other areas in which you think Hard Rock could use forecasting models. (Justify your choices) 2. What is the role of the POS system in forecasting at Hard Rock? 3. Justify the use of the weighting system used for evaluating man¬agers for annual bonuses. 4. Name several variables besides those mentioned in the case that could be used as good predictors of daily sales in each cafe. Provide backup using
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South Africa Case Study Introduction Forsyth Black SVP Africa Through a competitive tender process in 2007‚ we were awarded 10 operating licences by ACSA (Airports Company of South Africa) and by March 2008 we were operating at eight stations‚ including Johannesburg OR Tambo‚ Cape Town‚ Durban‚ Port Elizabeth‚ East London‚ George‚ Bloemfontein and Richard’s Bay. Today we are the #1 ground handler in South Africa‚ being awarded numerous airport & airline awards. Mirroring the success found in the
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Forecasting at Hard Rock Café Forecasting is important for all manufacturing and services companies. Hard Rock Cafe needs to forecast for the long term‚ intermediate term‚ and short term. These three different forecasting applications are essential to the cafes day by day operations‚ and for a successful planning of budget‚ profits forecast‚ and cash flow forecast. In the long term a forecast is used to determine the capacity needed for the growth of sales in each store. The sale forecast
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Varavithaya September 21‚ 2012 MISM 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? [table – indented white bullets answer why] Restaurant Operations | Merchandising | Financial | * Different owners/franchisers implemented own restaurant management systems * No standards = hard for corporate to analyze sales * Processes
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Hard Rock Forecasting Forecasting is fundamental to all organization. In the service sector‚ such as restaurants and hotels‚ forecasting is used for their long term‚ intermediate term and short term operation. In the video‚ Hard Rock Café uses forecasting to help them better operate their business. Hard Rock uses forecasting in all their café‚ hotels‚ and night clubs. They use it to forecast the capacity needed for growth per store for long term‚ and determine quantities of items for the intermediate
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Hard Rock cafe was found in 1971‚ and from that point of time‚ Hard Rock applies the famous concept “experience economy” to its global business. The concept focuses on three main strategic points: custom meal from the menu; eating with special rock music; and targeting on tourists. 70% Hard Rock’s customers are from tourism (Heizer & Render‚ 2010). However‚ economic crisis makes Hard Rock change that strategy by widening customer target. While tourism is affected much by economic fluctuations‚ number
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1) The first forecasting application that Hard Rock uses is the point-of-sale system (POS)‚ which includes data on almost every person who walks through the doors. With POS systems‚ you can analyze sales data‚ maintain a sales history to help adjust your buying decisions‚ and you can improve your pricing accuracy. Also‚ Hard Rock uses a 3-year weighted moving average (applied to café sales) to help evaluate managers and to set their bonuses. The biggest indicator of the performance is the sales
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FORECASTING AT HARD ROCK CAFÉ* MGMT 6130 Spring Quarter 2014 Contents Questions 1 Describe three forecasting applications at Hard Rock. Name other areas in which you think Hard Rock could use forecasting models. The Hard Rock Café uses forecasting models in a variety of areas. These areas include an earnings forecast‚ human resources forecast‚ and a placement forecast. The earnings forecast are present to set a long-term capacity plan. Hard Rock Cafe has short
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virtual stores on the Internet. In our case the Hard Rock Café operates in 38 countries throughout the globe. The Café’s of the Hard Rock chain are located in: Hawai‚ North America‚ Mexico/Central America‚ Caribbean‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Middle East‚ Asia‚ Japan and Australia/Oceania. Hard Rock Hotels are located in the following cities throughout the world: Bali‚ Chicago‚ Orlando‚ Pattaya and San Diego. In the near future (2010-2012) new Hard Rock Café’s will be opened in Atlanta‚ Hungary‚
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Hard Rock Café is a success story in operation management. From its very first London pub in 1971‚ after 39 years of existence Hard Rock café continued expanding and succeeding in many different countries. This paper will discuss how the 10 decisions of the Operation management were made on Hard Rock Café as well as operation management challenges and opportunities confronting Hard Rock Café when considering an expansion of its business in Hanoi. 1. Critically evaluate the operations management
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