Model answers to short cases Acme Whistles 1. What is the overlap between operations‚ marketing and product/service development at Acme Whistles? The simple answer to this question is‚ ‘There is a very significant overlap between these functions’. The underlying question is ‘Why’? Partly‚ the reason is size. As Simon Topman says in the example‚ small companies cannot afford specialist functions so at a managerial level everyone does everything to some extent. This becomes especially true when
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Marketing Department of the Terminus Hotel forecasted an average occupation level of 40% during 2009. In November 2008‚ the department received two offers from regular customers‚ the first at a rate of €90 for 10 rooms per day‚ and the second at a rate of €95 for 5 rooms per day. Both offers were rejected. Based on the numbers‚ it appears that the accounting department rejected both offers because the rate fell short of the total cost per room per day for the hotel. Assuming an occupancy rate of 40%
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RESPONSIBILITIES HOTEL DIRECTOR The Hotel Director is responsible for all hotel departments onboard and supervises all "hotel" department heads to ensure company standards and procedures are being upheld‚ in an effort to maximize guest service and satisfaction. The Hotel Director oversees crew morale onboard and allocates crew cabins. They are directly involved in the maximization of onboard revenues and will monitor and control expenses and requisitions of all hotel departments. The Hotel Director
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The use of the statement of cash flow is a relatively new wrinkle in financial reporting. This statement‚ however‚ can be a useful management tool CASH FLOW is the life blood of a hotel. To manage a hotel’s assets properly‚ the hotel’s management must understand cash flow. The Financial Standards Board (FASB) has mandated that companies issue a statement of cash flow (SCF)‚ in addition to the traditional income statement and balance sheet. The SCF is a replacement of the little-understood measure
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Purchase a premier hotel brands internationally: Change to Marriott brand or Maintain brand as an operating subsidiary? Why to rebrand - • Name might not be doing justice to the overall experience. Making such a change is especially important when a hospitality property has lost effectiveness in serving its market. The previous brand might not be providing service so there can be misperception about the Marriott brand • Rebranding might help to reposition the hotel and properly brand it.
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Riley Sykes Mr. Ptacek CSJ‚ Period G 8 September 2013 Rwandan Genocide In the film Hotel Rwanda‚ the story of Paul Rusesabagina’s life is put on display. It opens with a scene with the characters Paul and Dube‚ a fictional character based on the Tutsi workers of the Milles Collines. Paul is discussing what “style” is to Dube; they proceed to drive to pick up supplies from Georges Rutaganda. Rutaganda is a businessman and the leader of the Interhamwe militia group responsible for the genocide
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AIRBNB The hotel industry is a saturated industry that normally requires firms to maintain substantial overhead‚ substantial capital property‚ and brand reputation to successfully compete for fluctuating market shares. As a result‚ rivalry is high and there is little room for new entrants in the fiercely competitive and economically sensitive hotel industry. That being said‚ Airbnb has created a market that enables almost anyone who owns sleeping space to become a competitor to hotels and traditional
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Location: Taipei‚ Republic of China Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to go through each step of creating a strategic business plan for the Cougar Suites hotel. This paper is divided into 7 different sections. The first section is the introduction to the paper and to Cougar Suites. We are a 500 room full service hotel with mid level quality and mid level price. Our primary segments are Business‚ Corporate/Business Meetings‚ and Association meetings. While our secondary segments are
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Group Report: Boutique Hotels in the UK and France– Group University of Surrey The Hospitality Business Group Assignment Signature by all group members: 1 Group Report: Boutique Hotels in the UK and France– Group Contents: 1. Introduction 2. History of Boutique Hotels 2.1. Where the story started 2.2. The name – Boutique 3. Characteristics of Boutique Hotels 3.1. Unique 3.2. Size 3.3. Location 3.4. Structure of the sector 4. UK 4.1. Key Players 4.2. Staffing 4.3. Price 4.4. Target Market
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------------------------------------------------- Brief Description of the Organisation – The International Hotel Group The International Hotel Group The International Hotel Group started business with two small boutique style hotels in Melbourne‚ Australia. Over a period of 15 years it has grown to now comprise a chain of 20 hotels across 5 different countries in the Australasian region. This growth was a result of an acquisition of a small hotel chain and establishment of some new properties‚ mainly in Australia. The group
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