Case Study Of The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

First of all, nowadays, customers’ requirements are changing very rapidly and diversified much. So I think extending the seven day countdown means investing in long standing excellence in areas such as employee orientation and customer oriented training resulting in increased customer engagement and satisfaction. By lengthening training session, The Ritz-Carlton hotel can meet with customers’ requirements with flawless services.

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In depth planning comes to life at any opening of a Ritz-Carlton location. The process of strategic planning and managing is in high action when a venue opens for the first time at the Ritz-Carlton. A “seven-day-countdown control plan” is synchronized (Partlow, 1993) to where top executives and other senior leaders personally instruct

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The newly appointed General Manger that was set to run the grand opening and the entire hotel operation in DC was James McBride. Upon taking the job, McBride was faced with pressures from Millennium concerning Ritz-Carlton’s employee training methods for the hotel’s grand opening. Millennium’s main reason for concern was that the seven-day training process might not be enough time to train their employees for the grand opening. They were also upset that to make up for short training program, Ritz-Carlton would limit the occupancy rate to 50% for the first few months. In other words, they were worried about a loss of revenue from the three to five month adjustment period The Ritz gives its employees to build confidence.

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One of the main tasks of the enterprises of various forms of ownership and spheres of activity - the search for effective ways to manage labor to ensure the activation of the human factor and achieve the best production results. The company «Hyatt Hotels Corporation» is today one of the leading companies offering hotel services. The company, headed more than 500 hotels all over the world, is of great interest as an object of study of the corporate culture, because it includes a huge number of employees (more than 30 thousand people). Hyatt Hotels and Resorts are distinguished unsurpassed quality of services precisely because of its staff. At the heart of the corporate principles of the company have the task to give our employees

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Millennium Partners and The Ritz Carlton Hotel have partnered up to open a hotel located in Washington D.C. This hotel will be a multi-use facility called the “Hospitality Complex” where you will find the 300-room Ritz Carlton Hotel, luxurious condos at the top of the complex, restaurants, spas, sports facilities, and retail shops. There is a huge concern that the time frame of the seven-day training process is not enough time from new employees to deliver the supreme guest service that the Ritz Carlton is known for. This Seven Day countdown prohibits the hotel from opening at a higher occupancy rate which means the hotel not making revenue.

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However, when the researcher applied the quantitative technique to check the confidence interval for ADR of Ritz Carlton at 98% interval it resulted in an upper limit of US$207 which raises the bar US$40 when compared to Four Seasons figures for the last 3 years. Since the occupancy is same for both the hotels, market potential reveals that there is great scope to improve the revenues as it is done by Four Seasons. Higher occupancy is achieved due to demand in the market. Thus, reducing cost would only lead to reduction in prices which seems to be unviable option.

There are several organizations that have competitive advantages in the industry. However, one familiar organization that has maintained its competitive advantage in its industry is the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America, Ritz-Carlton is regarded as one of the best in the hotel industry and has received several accolades for great customer services (Ritz-Carlton Hotels & Resorts, n.d.). Nevertheless, to fully understand its competitive advantage in the industry, it is essential to analyze its modus operandi. The Ritz-Carlton hotel management understands the value of employees; so ultimately investing in

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