CHALLENGE 1 How many additional customers can Benihana service with batching? First of all‚ it was obvious from the first glance that batching strategy was the right one‚ as it was profitable. On the contrary‚ the non-batching strategy it was not profitable and there was a loss of $ 201.58. This is due to the fact that batching allows the restaurant to use fewer chefs which lowers the fixed costs maximizing the profit. We can also notice that in the cases of batching versus the cases of non
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Recommendation Benihana restaurants have been amassing great success for many years‚ however there are several recommendations that could create even more success and profitability for them. Benihana should consider expanding into high-end hotel chains while maintain management control. They should terminate the use of franchises as well as the idea of a fast food chain. Benihana also should avoid focusing on targeting the younger generation. In order to help improve the size of their customer
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Benihana Simulation Analysis Harvard Business Publishing has created a computer simulation to replicate the operations management decisions facing Benihana. Benihana is a teppanyaki style restaurant franchise that focuses on bringing a theatrical dinning experience to its patrons. The layout of the restaurant consists of two seating areas: the bar and the dining area. The goal of this simulation is to maximize utilization‚ throughput time and the nightly profit using different batching‚ bar sizing
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1. Where do you see Benihana has the most advantage? And what allows it to achieve such advantages? Percentages Dollars/yr. Typical Benihana restaurant $1‚300‚000 $910‚000 $390‚000 $273‚000 $78‚000 $949‚000 $130‚000 $130‚000 $65‚000 $162‚500* $461‚500 $30‚000 $431‚500 $215‚750 $215‚750 $245‚750 1.2 years Sales and costs (percentages are relative to gross sales‚ unless stated otherwise) Gross sales Food sales Beverage sales Food cost‚ % of food sales Beverage cost‚ % of beverage sales Gross profit
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[pic] ASSIGNMENT FRONT SHEET Course Title: M921- Managing Service Operations in the Evolving Business Environment Faculty: A. Gervaix Student Class: MBA - group B Assessment Title: Benihana Simulation Analysis Due Date: September 21‚ 2012 Due Time: Midnight Word Count: Statement of Authorship I certify that this assignment is my own work and contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any degree or diploma in any institute‚ college or university
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Behihana of Tokyo‚ Inc. v. Benihana‚ Inc.‚ 906 A.2d 114 (Del. 2006) Facts: Rocky Aoki founded Benihana of Tokyo‚ Inc. (BOT)‚ and its subsidiary‚ Benihana‚ which own and operate Benihana restaurants in the United States and other countries. Aoki transferred his 100% ownership of BOT to Benihana Protective Trust in 1998 in order to avoid licensing problems stemming from his conviction on insider trading charges. Benihana‚ a Delaware corporation‚ had two classes of common stock. There were 6 million
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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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The Benihana simulation allows you to become the ultimate decision maker with many of the large aspects of the restaurant. The simulation forces you to think about the size of the bar and seating area‚ whether or not you will batch the patrons‚ how quickly you would like to get your patrons in and out of the restaurant‚ how much money you should spend on advertising and how to spend that money. I think this simulation was a great way to help one focus on how to optimize the factors involved in
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Question 1: What is the Benihana concept? Benihana concept is based on Job Shop primarily because of following reasons: 1) Job shop is a process where typically ore or few of a kind are made at one time‚ similar to what Benihana does. If we look at Teppanyaki table it serves steak‚ filet mignon‚ chicken and shrimps at one time basis customer preference /selection 2) In Job shop we require a skilled craftsmen who can customize the product as per customer requirement‚ similar to what the
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