Hard Rock Cafe

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1. From you knowledge of restaurants, from the video case, from the Global Company profile that open chapter one, identify and explain how Each of the 10 OM Strategies is applied by Hard Rock. How are these strategies linked to the Hard Rock Mission? 1. Design of goods and services: Hard Rock Cafe's tangible product is the food that they produce. Creating and testing of the products for customer satisfaction and cost efficiency is pivotal to its success. Further, their intangible products are music, staff service and memorabilia. Customer recommendation plays an important role for HRC to improvise their food, music and services. 2. Quality: Surveys are done on a regular basis at HRC. If the score is not 7 on a 1 to 7 scale, they consider it as a failure. Hence, HRC makes sure that quality people have been hired. They are then trained to provide quality service, and a positive experience to the customers. Further, only those items are added on the menu for which ingredients are available from qualified customers. 3. Process design: The food production process, from receiving the ingredients, to cold storage, to grilling or baking or frying, and a dozen other ingredients, is designed and maintained to yield a quality meal. Also, the process of receiving the customers, to assigning their seats, to taking and processing their orders, to delivery of their meals, and the payment must be designed well, especially for peak times. 4. Location strategy: HRCs are catered largely to tourists, and hence, they are located in destination cities. 5. Layout strategy: Efficient kitchen layout eases food preparation and circulation. The memorabilia are carefully placed such that the customers are attracted to the display and are exposed to the retail store which accounts for 50% of HRCs profit. Further, the bar and its efficient layout is an icing on the cake. 6. Human Resources:
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