This document is a professional paper written by Clement K. Odoom for his Masters of Hospitality Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The paper examines logistics and supply chain management in the hotel industry and its impact on hotel performance and service delivery. Specifically, it defines key concepts like logistics management and supply chain management. It then reviews current practices in areas such as procurement, distribution, inventory management, and how information technology, lean approaches, and green supply chains can impact costs and competitiveness for hotels. The paper aims to provide recommendations for how hotels can better implement logistics and supply chain strategies.
The paper illustrates the role of Supply Chain Management in a Hotel’s Performance. It describes how supply chain management (SCM) system can help hotels to attain a sustainable competitive advantage by improving product quality and service while reducing cost at same time. As integrity of Supply chain is essential so to get benefited by its advantages, on this account, factors affecting the integration of supply chain management are explained. In conclusion Supply Chain Management has strong effects on overall hotel performance.
The document discusses the role of supply chain management (SCM) in hotels. SCM aims to optimize costs in four areas: transaction costs by reducing suppliers and standardizing purchases; product procurement costs by bulk buying and coordination; inventory costs by standardizing products and linking sales and purchasing data; and the genesis of higher costs from customer demands, inconsistent products from many suppliers, and lack of integrated IT systems. SCM seeks to apply lean, agile, resilient and green paradigms to optimize a hotel's supply chain.
Supply chain management is important in sectors like hospitality. A hotel supply chain incorporates features of manufacturing and service supply chains. There are six key characteristics of a hotel supply chain: perishability of products/services, presentation/interpretation of products, complexity of products/services, demand uncertainty, inseparability of production and customers, and bundled tourism packages. Effective supply chain management can help hotels reduce costs, improve quality and service, and gain a competitive advantage. The objectives of supply chain management include achieving strategic advantages, cost control/reduction, enhancing outsourcing capabilities, globalization, better inventory management, effective resource use, reduced lead times, on-time delivery, and improved customer service.
This document discusses the uniqueness of marketing in the tourism and hospitality industry. It identifies several key features that differentiate tourism and hospitality marketing from other industries, including the intangibility of services, inseparability of production and consumption, perishability if unused, high unstable demand influenced by various factors, variability depending on when and by whom services are provided, and the dominant role of intermediaries. The document also notes that tourism and hospitality marketing must address customer needs and wants, profitability, and integrated marketing efforts across an organization.
This document discusses strategic management and related concepts. It defines strategic management as the process of analyzing the internal and external environment, formulating strategy, implementing strategy, and evaluating performance. It discusses the importance of vision and mission statements in providing direction and purpose. Finally, it outlines the strategic management process, including performing environmental scans, establishing objectives and strategies, allocating resources, and measuring performance.
Information Technology in Supply Chain ManagementMd Adnan
This document discusses the role of information technology in supply chain management. It describes how IT helps to reduce costs and improve productivity. Specific technologies like barcoding, electronic data interchange, enterprise resource planning, and data warehousing are discussed. The value of IT is said to include increased control, better inventory management, and improved collaboration between supply chain partners. Real-time data, visibility, simplified processes, and enhanced customer communication are ways supply chain technology can improve business. The document also reviews popular supply chain management software and areas where IT provides help, such as global trade, supplier relationship management, and reverse logistics.
This document discusses customer behavior in service encounters. It outlines 4 categories of services - people processing, possession processing, mental stimulus processing, and information processing. It also describes the 3 stages of a service encounter: pre-purchase, the service encounter itself, and post-purchase. Finally, it discusses customer service expectations and how customers seek to reduce perceived risks when evaluating service options.
Quality Service Management in Tourism and Hospitality G-1.pptxMichelangeloSamsonFa
This document discusses quality service management in the tourism and hospitality industries. It defines quality service management as the continual process of improving customer experience and ensuring employees are well-trained. It also discusses the importance of quality management in sustaining a competitive advantage. Customer satisfaction and loyalty are important due to strong market competition in these industries. The document then covers definitions of quality from different perspectives and reasons why quality has become a priority for organizations.
The paper illustrates the role of Supply Chain Management in a Hotel’s Performance. It describes how supply chain management (SCM) system can help hotels to attain a sustainable competitive advantage by improving product quality and service while reducing cost at same time. As integrity of Supply chain is essential so to get benefited by its advantages, on this account, factors affecting the integration of supply chain management are explained. In conclusion Supply Chain Management has strong effects on overall hotel performance.
The document discusses the role of supply chain management (SCM) in hotels. SCM aims to optimize costs in four areas: transaction costs by reducing suppliers and standardizing purchases; product procurement costs by bulk buying and coordination; inventory costs by standardizing products and linking sales and purchasing data; and the genesis of higher costs from customer demands, inconsistent products from many suppliers, and lack of integrated IT systems. SCM seeks to apply lean, agile, resilient and green paradigms to optimize a hotel's supply chain.
Supply chain management is important in sectors like hospitality. A hotel supply chain incorporates features of manufacturing and service supply chains. There are six key characteristics of a hotel supply chain: perishability of products/services, presentation/interpretation of products, complexity of products/services, demand uncertainty, inseparability of production and customers, and bundled tourism packages. Effective supply chain management can help hotels reduce costs, improve quality and service, and gain a competitive advantage. The objectives of supply chain management include achieving strategic advantages, cost control/reduction, enhancing outsourcing capabilities, globalization, better inventory management, effective resource use, reduced lead times, on-time delivery, and improved customer service.
This document discusses the uniqueness of marketing in the tourism and hospitality industry. It identifies several key features that differentiate tourism and hospitality marketing from other industries, including the intangibility of services, inseparability of production and consumption, perishability if unused, high unstable demand influenced by various factors, variability depending on when and by whom services are provided, and the dominant role of intermediaries. The document also notes that tourism and hospitality marketing must address customer needs and wants, profitability, and integrated marketing efforts across an organization.
This document discusses strategic management and related concepts. It defines strategic management as the process of analyzing the internal and external environment, formulating strategy, implementing strategy, and evaluating performance. It discusses the importance of vision and mission statements in providing direction and purpose. Finally, it outlines the strategic management process, including performing environmental scans, establishing objectives and strategies, allocating resources, and measuring performance.
Information Technology in Supply Chain ManagementMd Adnan
This document discusses the role of information technology in supply chain management. It describes how IT helps to reduce costs and improve productivity. Specific technologies like barcoding, electronic data interchange, enterprise resource planning, and data warehousing are discussed. The value of IT is said to include increased control, better inventory management, and improved collaboration between supply chain partners. Real-time data, visibility, simplified processes, and enhanced customer communication are ways supply chain technology can improve business. The document also reviews popular supply chain management software and areas where IT provides help, such as global trade, supplier relationship management, and reverse logistics.
This document discusses customer behavior in service encounters. It outlines 4 categories of services - people processing, possession processing, mental stimulus processing, and information processing. It also describes the 3 stages of a service encounter: pre-purchase, the service encounter itself, and post-purchase. Finally, it discusses customer service expectations and how customers seek to reduce perceived risks when evaluating service options.
Quality Service Management in Tourism and Hospitality G-1.pptxMichelangeloSamsonFa
This document discusses quality service management in the tourism and hospitality industries. It defines quality service management as the continual process of improving customer experience and ensuring employees are well-trained. It also discusses the importance of quality management in sustaining a competitive advantage. Customer satisfaction and loyalty are important due to strong market competition in these industries. The document then covers definitions of quality from different perspectives and reasons why quality has become a priority for organizations.
Customer relationship management and supply chain managementRohit Kumar
Customer relationship management (CRM) is a model for managing a company's interactions with current and future customers using technology to organize sales, marketing, customer service, and technical support. CRM helps companies identify and reward loyal customers to retain business, acquire new customers through improved marketing efficiency, and enhance customer service to keep customers happy. Effective CRM requires centralizing customer data, supporting mobility, and flexibility to customize the software to user needs.
This chapter discusses the key players involved in tourism planning and management: tourists, host communities, governments, the tourism industry, non-governmental organizations, and media. It outlines the basic responsibilities of tourists and the rights they should expect to have protected. The host community is described as heterogeneous and can both passively receive tourists or actively participate in tourism planning. Governments are involved in tourism for reasons such as representing all stakeholders impartially and developing necessary infrastructure. The tourism industry self-regulates its operations through marketing. NGOs include interest groups and industry associations. Media plays a key role by providing travel information to the public.
This document discusses hospitality marketing. It begins by defining marketing and hospitality marketing, noting that hospitality marketing deals with both tangible products and intangible experiences in industries like hotels, restaurants, and tourism. It then covers the key concepts of integrated marketing and the three main categories of the hospitality industry. The bulk of the document discusses the 7Ps of marketing as they relate to tourism, including product, price, place, promotion, people, process, and physical evidence. It also discusses the service marketing triangle and the SERVQUAL dimensions of assurance, responsiveness, reliability, empathy, and tangibles that are important in tourism.
Marketing intermediaries such as wholesalers, retailers, brokers and distributors play an important role in distribution channels by facilitating the flow of goods from manufacturers to consumers. They keep manufacturers from assuming too much risk while providing financing and distribution services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Some common examples of marketing intermediaries include large retailers like Kmart and grocery stores like Kroger.
Supply chain operations (Making and Delivering)Mohamed Effat
This document summarizes key aspects of supply chain operations including product design, manufacturing, procurement, production scheduling, facility management, order management, delivery scheduling, and delivery sources. The goals are to have a flexible, responsive, and efficient supply chain using simple product and manufacturing designs. Production scheduling aims to maximize capacity utilization, customer service, and minimize inventory and costs. Order management should capture data once as it moves through the supply chain for efficiency. Delivery scheduling must work within transportation constraints using techniques like direct deliveries, milk runs, and distribution centers with crossdocking.
This document discusses front office organization and operations in hotels. It provides organizational charts for small, medium, and large hotels. It outlines the duties and responsibilities of front office staff roles like the front office manager, desk manager, front office agent, cashier, bell captain, bell boy, and concierge. It also describes how the front office coordinates with other hotel departments and the important attributes of front office personnel, including good communication skills and a courteous demeanor. Finally, it provides guidance on telephone etiquette and standard phrases used in guest interactions.
This document discusses balancing demand and productive capacity in the service industry. It notes that services cannot be stockpiled like products, which causes issues with fluctuating demand. The goal is to utilize staff, equipment, and facilities as productively as possible. The document outlines different factors to consider when matching demand and capacity, including defining capacity, understanding demand levels and patterns, and employing strategies like adjusting capacity, marketing, queues and reservations systems. It discusses analyzing demand by segment, identifying predictable and random demand patterns, and managing demand through various approaches like pricing. Overall, the key is understanding demand in order to effectively match it with capacity.
The document discusses supply chain management (SCM). It defines SCM as the management of relationships between suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distribution centers, and customers to deliver value to customers at a low cost. The goal of SCM is to optimize efficiency through integrating these entities. The document also describes how SCM has evolved from a "push" model driven by forecasts to a "pull" model driven by actual customer demand.
New trends in it and its impact on supply chain management pptASIFUDDIN MOHAMMED
New trends in it and its impact on supply chain management in Hospitality Industry.
The main aim of this paper is to focus the new ideas and innovations in supply chain management in Hospitality industry through the usage of Information technology (IT). This paper covers how new trends of IT changed the shape of supply chain and also discusses the importance of IT and its impact in the Industry. Changing lifestyles, competitive market and consumer behaviour requires change in technology in the business environment. The new practices and approaches in supply chain management focus on the different information systems like Point of Sales to help forecast data, monitor inventory levels and sales trends, and in turn companies have seen cycle time reduction, quicker order filling, inventory at the right safety stock level, and customer service improvements. Branded network in Hotels, new technology involved transportation and Food & restaurants now days creating a new dimension in distribution systems where The Standardized, affordable and Technology driven to link all the functions and provide the customer a seamless comfortable experience. where the customer orders and manage electronically which help to save costs and precious time. These changes creating new opportunities with competitive advantages, so consideration of IT and IT investment is the essential thing for each firm in order to sustain in the market.
This presentation covers (1) Social impact of tourism; (2) Effects of globalization on tourism development; (3) Sex tourism and exploitation of women; and (4) Trends and issues shaping tourism and hospitality development.
Importance of Ethics in Hospitality and Tourism IndustryMuhammad Ali
The document discusses the importance of ethics in the hospitality industry. It states that the hospitality industry is competitive and customers and employees will leave quickly if dissatisfied, so trust is key to success. It also notes that ethics and profits are inversely related in the short term but ethics positively impact long term profitability. The document then lists 10 basic ethical principles for hospitality managers, which include honesty, integrity, fairness, respect for others, excellence, leadership, reputation, and accountability. It provides examples for each principle.
This document discusses hotel management and operations. It identifies several objectives, including understanding the basic management structure and organizational chart of a hotel. It describes different categories of hotel guests and the common aims of satisfying guests and running a profitable business. The document outlines various types of hotels including motor hotels, town hotels, resort hotels, tourist hotels, airport hotels, and beach hotels. It also describes the range of amenities hotels provide and factors that influence hotel prices and tariffs. Finally, it discusses key hotel departments and positions like front office, housekeeping, maintenance, and human resources as well as the duties and responsibilities of hotel general managers.
The document discusses key concepts in services marketing including:
- Services have unique characteristics like intangibility, inseparability of production and consumption, variability, and perishability.
- Customers play a key role in service delivery and the quality depends on the front-line workers.
- A unified services theory proposes that all unique aspects of managing services stem from the involvement of customers in the production process.
The document discusses the importance of studying Philippine tourism laws. It provides several reasons for this, including that laws protect travelers' rights, preserve tourism resources for future generations, provide better tourism services, and promote industry growth. The lack of tourism laws could expose the country to risks like terrorism and accidents. Overall, the document argues that tourism laws play a vital role in assessing responsibilities and maintaining order in the tourism sector.
This presentation provides an introduction to the key concepts of the sustainable supply chain, providing definitions of sustainability, explaining climate change and the ways that supply chains can be expected to change in the future, as a result of the need to "go green".
Green design principles are introduced, including the need to avoid creating a "monstrous hybrid". The limitations of recycling are explained and the need for business models centred upon reuse is made clear. The presentation is designed for use at HE5 and HE6 (UK second year or final year Bachelors degree) but it could also be of interest to companies and individuals.
The slides are downloadable, and the download includes presenter notes – plus a short sustainability game that was used in class.
This document discusses sustainable supply chain management. It defines a sustainable supply chain as one that considers social and environmental impacts in managing materials and services from suppliers to customers. Key drivers for sustainable supply chain management include government regulations, financial factors, environmental concerns, internal business processes, and customer demands. The document also examines methods for measuring sustainability performance in supply chains, including using key performance indicators, and provides an example of Walmart's sustainability scorecard for suppliers.
The document discusses strategic service concepts for Alamo Drafthouse, including its target market segments, service concept, operating strategy, and service delivery system. It analyzes Alamo's market position compared to competitors based on food quality and movie selection. Alamo is positioned in the fourth quadrant with good food quality and few movie selections. The summary also identifies qualifiers, service winners, and service losers for both Alamo and multiplex movie theaters that differentiate their customer criteria.
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of sales and marketing staff in a hotel. It outlines key tasks like identifying clients, managing marketing efforts, negotiating contracts, and coordinating with other hotel departments. It also describes how the sales and marketing department can be segmented by products sold, target markets, and distribution channels. Various sales, marketing, advertising, and promotional activities are explained.
The document provides an overview of the purchasing function and food preservation methods. It discusses the goals of selection and procurement in purchasing, as well as the attributes and knowledge required of buyers. It then covers various food preservation methods like canning, vacuum packaging, and freezing. It explains the advantages of each method, such as retaining nutrients and quality for long shelf life. Lastly, it discusses food packaging materials and measuring tools used in food service operations.
Marketing in Travel & Tourism: Concepts and Principles Karen Houston
This document provides an overview of key concepts in marketing for the travel and tourism sector. It defines marketing and discusses the importance of understanding customer needs. It also covers different management orientations like marketing orientation. Market segmentation is discussed as an important technique for targeting customer groups. Determinants of tourism demand and models of consumer motivations and decision making are summarized. The document emphasizes the importance of monitoring customer data and relationships to enhance marketing strategies.
A supply chain is the network of organizations involved in producing and delivering a product, from raw materials to the end customer. It includes upstream suppliers, internal production and packaging, and downstream distribution centers and retailers. Effective supply chain management coordinates activities across this network to optimize material, information and financial flows. Key goals are reducing costs and uncertainties while improving customer service. Modern supply chains leverage information technology to facilitate coordination and information sharing among partners.
Hotel Hilton lists Paola Caballero Arias and Hallison Shirley Sanabria Aponte. It also mentions tarifas, likely referring to room rates or prices for the hotel. In a very concise 3 sentences, this summary captures the key information that the document lists two names and references hotel prices or rates.
Customer relationship management and supply chain managementRohit Kumar
Customer relationship management (CRM) is a model for managing a company's interactions with current and future customers using technology to organize sales, marketing, customer service, and technical support. CRM helps companies identify and reward loyal customers to retain business, acquire new customers through improved marketing efficiency, and enhance customer service to keep customers happy. Effective CRM requires centralizing customer data, supporting mobility, and flexibility to customize the software to user needs.
This chapter discusses the key players involved in tourism planning and management: tourists, host communities, governments, the tourism industry, non-governmental organizations, and media. It outlines the basic responsibilities of tourists and the rights they should expect to have protected. The host community is described as heterogeneous and can both passively receive tourists or actively participate in tourism planning. Governments are involved in tourism for reasons such as representing all stakeholders impartially and developing necessary infrastructure. The tourism industry self-regulates its operations through marketing. NGOs include interest groups and industry associations. Media plays a key role by providing travel information to the public.
This document discusses hospitality marketing. It begins by defining marketing and hospitality marketing, noting that hospitality marketing deals with both tangible products and intangible experiences in industries like hotels, restaurants, and tourism. It then covers the key concepts of integrated marketing and the three main categories of the hospitality industry. The bulk of the document discusses the 7Ps of marketing as they relate to tourism, including product, price, place, promotion, people, process, and physical evidence. It also discusses the service marketing triangle and the SERVQUAL dimensions of assurance, responsiveness, reliability, empathy, and tangibles that are important in tourism.
Marketing intermediaries such as wholesalers, retailers, brokers and distributors play an important role in distribution channels by facilitating the flow of goods from manufacturers to consumers. They keep manufacturers from assuming too much risk while providing financing and distribution services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Some common examples of marketing intermediaries include large retailers like Kmart and grocery stores like Kroger.
Supply chain operations (Making and Delivering)Mohamed Effat
This document summarizes key aspects of supply chain operations including product design, manufacturing, procurement, production scheduling, facility management, order management, delivery scheduling, and delivery sources. The goals are to have a flexible, responsive, and efficient supply chain using simple product and manufacturing designs. Production scheduling aims to maximize capacity utilization, customer service, and minimize inventory and costs. Order management should capture data once as it moves through the supply chain for efficiency. Delivery scheduling must work within transportation constraints using techniques like direct deliveries, milk runs, and distribution centers with crossdocking.
This document discusses front office organization and operations in hotels. It provides organizational charts for small, medium, and large hotels. It outlines the duties and responsibilities of front office staff roles like the front office manager, desk manager, front office agent, cashier, bell captain, bell boy, and concierge. It also describes how the front office coordinates with other hotel departments and the important attributes of front office personnel, including good communication skills and a courteous demeanor. Finally, it provides guidance on telephone etiquette and standard phrases used in guest interactions.
This document discusses balancing demand and productive capacity in the service industry. It notes that services cannot be stockpiled like products, which causes issues with fluctuating demand. The goal is to utilize staff, equipment, and facilities as productively as possible. The document outlines different factors to consider when matching demand and capacity, including defining capacity, understanding demand levels and patterns, and employing strategies like adjusting capacity, marketing, queues and reservations systems. It discusses analyzing demand by segment, identifying predictable and random demand patterns, and managing demand through various approaches like pricing. Overall, the key is understanding demand in order to effectively match it with capacity.
The document discusses supply chain management (SCM). It defines SCM as the management of relationships between suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distribution centers, and customers to deliver value to customers at a low cost. The goal of SCM is to optimize efficiency through integrating these entities. The document also describes how SCM has evolved from a "push" model driven by forecasts to a "pull" model driven by actual customer demand.
New trends in it and its impact on supply chain management pptASIFUDDIN MOHAMMED
New trends in it and its impact on supply chain management in Hospitality Industry.
The main aim of this paper is to focus the new ideas and innovations in supply chain management in Hospitality industry through the usage of Information technology (IT). This paper covers how new trends of IT changed the shape of supply chain and also discusses the importance of IT and its impact in the Industry. Changing lifestyles, competitive market and consumer behaviour requires change in technology in the business environment. The new practices and approaches in supply chain management focus on the different information systems like Point of Sales to help forecast data, monitor inventory levels and sales trends, and in turn companies have seen cycle time reduction, quicker order filling, inventory at the right safety stock level, and customer service improvements. Branded network in Hotels, new technology involved transportation and Food & restaurants now days creating a new dimension in distribution systems where The Standardized, affordable and Technology driven to link all the functions and provide the customer a seamless comfortable experience. where the customer orders and manage electronically which help to save costs and precious time. These changes creating new opportunities with competitive advantages, so consideration of IT and IT investment is the essential thing for each firm in order to sustain in the market.
This presentation covers (1) Social impact of tourism; (2) Effects of globalization on tourism development; (3) Sex tourism and exploitation of women; and (4) Trends and issues shaping tourism and hospitality development.
Importance of Ethics in Hospitality and Tourism IndustryMuhammad Ali
The document discusses the importance of ethics in the hospitality industry. It states that the hospitality industry is competitive and customers and employees will leave quickly if dissatisfied, so trust is key to success. It also notes that ethics and profits are inversely related in the short term but ethics positively impact long term profitability. The document then lists 10 basic ethical principles for hospitality managers, which include honesty, integrity, fairness, respect for others, excellence, leadership, reputation, and accountability. It provides examples for each principle.
This document discusses hotel management and operations. It identifies several objectives, including understanding the basic management structure and organizational chart of a hotel. It describes different categories of hotel guests and the common aims of satisfying guests and running a profitable business. The document outlines various types of hotels including motor hotels, town hotels, resort hotels, tourist hotels, airport hotels, and beach hotels. It also describes the range of amenities hotels provide and factors that influence hotel prices and tariffs. Finally, it discusses key hotel departments and positions like front office, housekeeping, maintenance, and human resources as well as the duties and responsibilities of hotel general managers.
The document discusses key concepts in services marketing including:
- Services have unique characteristics like intangibility, inseparability of production and consumption, variability, and perishability.
- Customers play a key role in service delivery and the quality depends on the front-line workers.
- A unified services theory proposes that all unique aspects of managing services stem from the involvement of customers in the production process.
The document discusses the importance of studying Philippine tourism laws. It provides several reasons for this, including that laws protect travelers' rights, preserve tourism resources for future generations, provide better tourism services, and promote industry growth. The lack of tourism laws could expose the country to risks like terrorism and accidents. Overall, the document argues that tourism laws play a vital role in assessing responsibilities and maintaining order in the tourism sector.
This presentation provides an introduction to the key concepts of the sustainable supply chain, providing definitions of sustainability, explaining climate change and the ways that supply chains can be expected to change in the future, as a result of the need to "go green".
Green design principles are introduced, including the need to avoid creating a "monstrous hybrid". The limitations of recycling are explained and the need for business models centred upon reuse is made clear. The presentation is designed for use at HE5 and HE6 (UK second year or final year Bachelors degree) but it could also be of interest to companies and individuals.
The slides are downloadable, and the download includes presenter notes – plus a short sustainability game that was used in class.
This document discusses sustainable supply chain management. It defines a sustainable supply chain as one that considers social and environmental impacts in managing materials and services from suppliers to customers. Key drivers for sustainable supply chain management include government regulations, financial factors, environmental concerns, internal business processes, and customer demands. The document also examines methods for measuring sustainability performance in supply chains, including using key performance indicators, and provides an example of Walmart's sustainability scorecard for suppliers.
The document discusses strategic service concepts for Alamo Drafthouse, including its target market segments, service concept, operating strategy, and service delivery system. It analyzes Alamo's market position compared to competitors based on food quality and movie selection. Alamo is positioned in the fourth quadrant with good food quality and few movie selections. The summary also identifies qualifiers, service winners, and service losers for both Alamo and multiplex movie theaters that differentiate their customer criteria.
The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of sales and marketing staff in a hotel. It outlines key tasks like identifying clients, managing marketing efforts, negotiating contracts, and coordinating with other hotel departments. It also describes how the sales and marketing department can be segmented by products sold, target markets, and distribution channels. Various sales, marketing, advertising, and promotional activities are explained.
The document provides an overview of the purchasing function and food preservation methods. It discusses the goals of selection and procurement in purchasing, as well as the attributes and knowledge required of buyers. It then covers various food preservation methods like canning, vacuum packaging, and freezing. It explains the advantages of each method, such as retaining nutrients and quality for long shelf life. Lastly, it discusses food packaging materials and measuring tools used in food service operations.
Marketing in Travel & Tourism: Concepts and Principles Karen Houston
This document provides an overview of key concepts in marketing for the travel and tourism sector. It defines marketing and discusses the importance of understanding customer needs. It also covers different management orientations like marketing orientation. Market segmentation is discussed as an important technique for targeting customer groups. Determinants of tourism demand and models of consumer motivations and decision making are summarized. The document emphasizes the importance of monitoring customer data and relationships to enhance marketing strategies.
A supply chain is the network of organizations involved in producing and delivering a product, from raw materials to the end customer. It includes upstream suppliers, internal production and packaging, and downstream distribution centers and retailers. Effective supply chain management coordinates activities across this network to optimize material, information and financial flows. Key goals are reducing costs and uncertainties while improving customer service. Modern supply chains leverage information technology to facilitate coordination and information sharing among partners.
Hotel Hilton lists Paola Caballero Arias and Hallison Shirley Sanabria Aponte. It also mentions tarifas, likely referring to room rates or prices for the hotel. In a very concise 3 sentences, this summary captures the key information that the document lists two names and references hotel prices or rates.
The document provides an overview of Amul's supply chain management. It discusses how Amul collects milk from 3.18 million producers across 16,117 villages in India. The milk is transported to chilling facilities and processing plants twice daily. Amul then distributes processed dairy products throughout India using a cold storage network and fleet of trucks. Amul's supply chain is coordinated through its apex cooperative organization, GCMMF, and relies on advanced IT systems to efficiently process payments and transport goods.
the committed delivery window
The document provides an overview of the logistics and supply chain management space in India. It discusses key aspects of supply chain management including integration across businesses. It estimates the potential market size for logistics and supply chain management in India to be around 8 trillion rupees across various industries like manufacturing, retail, transportation, and services. The document also outlines career opportunities and typical job roles in supply chain management at different experience levels.
Analysis of hotel industry in porter's five competitive forcesKrati Chouhan
The document analyzes the hotel industry using Porter's Five Competitive Forces model. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the hotel industry globally. The analysis finds that rivalry in the industry is intense as there are many competitors. However, hotels can differentiate themselves through good location and quality service. Supplier power is moderate as real estate companies and labor are important but not overwhelmingly powerful suppliers. Buyer power is also moderate as switching costs are low but brand loyalty remains important. The threat of substitutes is also moderate as alternatives like domestic travel may replace international travel during economic downturns.
How to be better than your competition, beat your competition & know what's going on in your market.
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The document provides a comparative analysis of the supply chain operations of a traditional roadside tea stall and a retail tea store called Tapri.
[1] The traditional tea stall procures raw materials locally from wholesalers and stores them in small containers on site. It forecasts demand based on past records and serves tea on a just-in-time basis. [2] Tapri sources supplies from distributors and has 40 types of tea available. It aims to educate customers about different types of tea beyond regular options. [3] Both entities utilize transportation, storage, demand forecasting, networking, and risk management in their supply chain operations to procure materials and distribute tea products to customers.
1-WHAT IS SWOT ANALYSIS?
2-HISTORY OF SWOT ANALYSIS
3-APPLICATIONS OF SWOT ANALYSIS
4-AIM OF SWOT ANALYSIS
5-SWOT ANALYSIS OF HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
6-SWOT ANALYSIS OF TAJ GROUP OF HOTELS
The document provides a schedule of interviews for various technical posts at the Veterinary Colleges of Madhya Pradesh Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya from June 27 to July 4, 2011. It lists the disciplines and dates/times for interviews. It also provides lists of eligible candidates for the posts of Dean, Director of Research Services, Director of Animal Biotechnology, and Director of Wildlife.
2014-02-04 Logistics Performance Index & Supply Chain Performance IndexNopporn Thepsithar
Logistics Performance Index & Supply Chain Performance Index - โครงการศูนย์บริการข้อมูลด้านโลจิสติกส์ Logistics Service Information Center: LSIC, สำนักโลจิสติกส์อุตสาหกรรม ร่วมกับ สภาผู้ส่งสินค้าทางเรือแห่งประเทศไทย
This document is a thesis submitted by Cijo Varghese for an MBA in International Trade in 2014. The thesis examines supply chain management in the tourism industry of Kerala, India. It aims to investigate how tour operators implement supply chain management and whether increased collaboration between tour operators and supply chain members can improve efficiency and effectiveness. The literature review discusses definitions of supply chain management and tour operators. It also explores applications of supply chain knowledge in the tourism industry and how implementing supply chain management can benefit tour operators.
Supply chain management and service quality in malaysian hotel industryAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that investigated the role of supply chain management practices in enhancing service quality in the hotel industry in Malaysia. The study analyzed data from 89 hotel managers in Malaysia. The results revealed that successful supply chain management practices, including strategic purchasing, communication with suppliers, and developing strong supplier relationships, can lead to higher levels of service quality. Specifically, the study found that strategic purchasing positively influences communication, supplier relationships, and service quality, and that better communication and supplier relationships are also positively related to higher service quality. The study concludes that hotel managers should focus on effective supply chain management to improve service quality and performance.
This document discusses strategies for menu engineering to increase restaurant profits by 15% or more. It explains that menu engineering involves analyzing the profitability and popularity of menu items to determine how to arrange and promote items on the menu. The key steps involve fully costing the menu, categorizing items by profit/popularity, designing the menu to highlight most profitable "star" items, and testing the new menu design. Menu engineering can yield ongoing annual profit increases through small refinements. Proper application of techniques like visual cues, descriptive text, and strategic item placement can significantly impact customer purchasing decisions and profits.
Strategic Hotel Procurement: Increasing Control & SavingsSignUp4
Strategic Meetings Management Expert, Shirley Kuhloie and Mark Hubrich, VP of Client & Industry Relations at SignUp4 will provide an inside look into best practices including:
-Reviewing your current state
-Identifying potential risks
-Developing a strategic plan for hotel procurement
-Best practices in the industry
-Driving down costs with technology
ICN2-Food Value Chain Transformations in Developing Countries: Nutritional Im...FAO
Food Value Chain Transformations in Developing Countries: Nutritional Implications
Miguel I. Gómez and Katie Ricketts
Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
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Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the
Hotel Industry: Impact on Hotel Performance In
Service Delivery
Clement K. Odoom
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Hotel Industry: Impact on Hotel Performance
In Service Delivery
By
Clement K.Odoom
Bachelors of Science in Business Administration
University Of Nevada, Reno
2008
A professional paper submitted in partial fulfillment
Of the requirements for the
Masters of Hospitality Administration
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
Graduate College
University of Nevada Las Vegas
August 2012
Chair: Dr. Jean Hertzman
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE......................................................................................................................................4
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................4
Purpose.........................................................................................................................................6
Statement of Objective.................................................................................................................6
Justification..................................................................................................................................7
Constraints...................................................................................................................................7
Glossary .......................................................................................................................................8
PART TWO .....................................................................................................................................9
Literature Review.........................................................................................................................9
Introduction...................................................................................................................................9
Definition of Logistics and Supply Chain Management..............................................................9
Current Practices ........................................................................................................................12
Procurement Management..........................................................................................................12
Distribution Management...........................................................................................................14
Logistics Management ...............................................................................................................16
Inventory Management ..............................................................................................................17
Green Supply Chain ...................................................................................................................20
Information Technology.............................................................................................................21
Lean............................................................................................................................................23
Underutilization of Logistics and Supply Chain Practices.........................................................24
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................28
PART THREE ...............................................................................................................................29
Introduction ................................................................................................................................29
Results ........................................................................................................................................30
Logistics and Supply Chain Implementation Recommendations ..............................................33
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Tactical Level.................................................................................................................................33
Executive support ...................................................................................................................35
Visibility and Control .............................................................................................................34
Benchmarking.........................................................................................................................34
Creative solutions and Risk taking.........................................................................................35
Strategic Level ...............................................................................................................................36
Change Management..............................................................................................................36
Think Lean and Green ...........................................................................................................36
Top talent and Accountability ................................................................................................37
Right information technology.................................................................................................38
Operational level............................................................................................................................38
Cost.........................................................................................................................................38
Simplifying complexities........................................................................................................39
Right metrics ..........................................................................................................................39
Risk Management...................................................................................................................40
Conclusions ................................................................................................................................40
Recommendations for Future Research.....................................................................................41
References..................................................................................................................................42
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PART ONE
Introduction
In today’s changing business environment, there is an increased focus on delivering value
to the customer at the cheapest possible costs. Hotel companies, both big and small, must focus
on how to offer products and services while keeping costs low. The current recession has
affected businesses from all over the world, including the hotel industry (Brodsky, 2009).
Starting from the sharp decrease in corporate, group and leisure travel demand due to the
global financial crisis, hotel occupancy rates have fallen in properties around the country. MGM
Resort International, which owns a dozen properties in Las Vegas and employee workforce of
50, 000, represents 12% as the state’s biggest source of revenue (Mason, 2012). In spring 2011,
MGM Resort International (MGM) barely escaped from declaring bankruptcy due to its long-
term debt (Garrahan, 2009).
Today, with fifteen of the largest hotels in Las Vegas located on the Strip with room
availability of 62,000, each hotel company is looking to be more attractive than their competitors
(Tse, 2009). In an industry which is labor intensive many hotels are forced to make bolder and
more visible moves in costs reduction to their operations. It comes as no surprise that much of
these costs cutting efforts have been focused on payroll and other employee associated costs, like
hiring freezes, cuts in employee perks, reduction of bonuses, and reductions in base salaries
(Jones, 2009).
One area of the hotel industry that is usually left out in cost cutting efforts is its logistics
and supply chain operations. A well established logistics and supply chain management system
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can help the hotel industry give individual hotel companies a sustainable competitive advantage.
The use of the right logistics and supply chain strategies helps not to only improve the quality
and service of the hotel company, but drive down costs.
Companies like Amazon and Wal-Mart, two of the world's largest retailers, continue to
grow due to the way they use their logistics and supply chain management to reduce costs and in
turn to provide products and services at a lower cost to customers (Bonney, 2012). Both
companies continue to thrive while their competitors, such as Best Buy and Sears struggle to stay
alive.
This paper will focus on the role logistics and supply chain management plays in the
hotel industry and the impact its practices have on the performance of hotel companies through
costs reduction practices and properly managing its logistics and supply chain. For example
Hilton Hotels have implemented logistics and supply chain practices in the company’s operations
to help save costs. According to Don Miller, regional director of supply management for Hilton,
“Ten years ago, we were behind the curve compared to other hotel companies” (Terry, 2007,
p.2). Hilton was typically faced with the challenge of dealing with different suppliers and
distributors in their operations.
Logistics and supply chain management are usually used at operational, tactical, and
strategic levels in the retail, automotive, health care and manufacturing industries. The hotel
industry can benefit from the comprehensive and integrated practices of logistics and supply
chain management, by delivering a consistently reliable and high quality service at the best costs.
The paper will focus on defining logistics and supply chain management and how various
practices have been used to reduce costs and the competitive advantage of logistics and supply
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chain in the hotel industry. The final part of the professional paper will focus on how logistics
and supply chain management practices can be implemented across the hotel industry.
Purpose
The purpose of this professional paper is to identify and describe the way logistics and
supply chain management practices can be used for costs savings. As hotel companies manage
and operate their properties, they should focus on several aspects such as logistics management,
inventory management, information technology, procurement and distribution, lean and green
supply chain practices. Finally, this paper explores the competitive benefits that come from
applying these concepts. Part three will contain a set of recommendations how they can be
utilized in the hotel industry.
Statement of Objective
Much research has been done on the growth of logistics and supply chain management
and how it aims to improve profitability and ability to deliver value to the customers through
practices that help save costs in different industries like manufacturing (Ellram, La Londe, &
Weber, 1999). The goal of the paper is to identify the effects of logistics and supply chain
management practices and how it can be utilized in the future to gain a competitive advantage.
Justification
In 2012, the hotel industry continues to feel the stress from the economic downturn and
reduced vacation and company travel across much of the world. Forecasts expect the hotel
industry to see a 60% increase in occupancy rates which accounts for a 0.2% increase down from
the 2% previously forecasted ( Hotel outlook, 2011). Furthermore, despite declines across most
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major regions of the world since 2008, operating performance is improving as hotels are
focusing on preserving both the top and bottom line.
As stated by Michael Fishbin, National Director of Hospitality Services, Ernst & Young
LLP. “There is little doubt that most markets in the current economic climate are challenging at
best and growth will be hard to come by for most operators and as a result, this year we will see
hotel companies continue to focus more of their time on cost reduction than in improving
operating efficiencies in their hotels”(Ernst & Young, 2009, p.1).
Focusing on the logistics and supply chain management area of an organization’s
operations has helped a wide variety of industries become logistics powerhouses as part of their
operations performance. If used in the hotel industry to help improve efficiencies and reduce
costs, hotel companies will not only save money, but will also position themselves to be leading
players in the industry.
Constraints
Using existing literature this study is going to take a 360 degree look at how logistics and
supply chain management practices can help hotel companies from a cost perspective. Due to
the lack of research conducted on cost cutting using logistics and supply chain management in
the hotel industry, much of the research discussed will be based on current knowledge and
personal experience from working seven years in the logistics and supply chain industry, as well
as information from different industries which will be adjusted to the needs of the hotel industry.
Another constraint is the broad scope of the study because it focuses on multiple practices within
logistics and supply chain management.
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Glossary
Logistics Management - Logistics management is a supply chain function that plans,
implements, and controls the efficient, flow and storage of goods, services to meet customers'
requirements. Logistics management is an integrating task that coordinates all logistics
activities, as well as integrating these activities with marketing, operation management, finance,
and information technology Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP,
2011).
Supply Chain Management-Supply chain management focuses on the management of supply
chain activities to help to take advantage of customer value and attain a sustainable competitive
advantage. It represents effort by supply chain firms to develop and run supply chains in the
most effective and efficient ways possible. Supply chain activities focus on product
development, sourcing, production, and logistics, as well as the information systems needed to
coordinate these activities. (Handfield, 2011)
Hotel Industry-The hotel industry is a billion dollar industry that mostly depends on the
availability of free time and disposable income. The hospitality industry covers a wide range of
organizations offering food service and accommodation, meeting and events, gaming,
entertainment, recreation and tourism services (STR Global, 2012).
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PART TWO
Literature Review
Introduction
Competition in the US hotel industry continues in 2012. According to STR Global in
May 2012, there was an increase of 3.4 % in occupancy to 63.4 %, the average daily rate saw a
3.1% gain to $107.64, and a 6.6% leap in revenue per available room to $68.30 (HotelNewsNow,
2012). In today’s hotel environment, many hotel properties have started to understand that
improving efficiencies in the hotel industry is not the only factor to consider, but their whole
logistics and supply chain management operations need to be competitive by focusing on costs
reduction. The literature review section will contain a detailed definition of logistics and supply
chain management and the different practices used in the hotel and other industries. Last, the
literature review will focus on why these practices have not been used in the hotel industry as a
costs reduction strategy.
Definition of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Concepts
Logistics management started in the 1950s due to how complex it was for companies to
ship products to customers at the right time. The concept of logistics management which is part
of a company’s supply chain involves the movement of products and services to the customers.
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP, 2011) defines logistics
management as:
“Logistics management is that part of the supply chain management that plans,
implements and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and
storage of goods, services and related information between point of origin and the
point of consumption in order to meet customer requirements”(p.1).
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From the definition, the core idea of logistics management is to meet customers’ needs
through optimizing movement of products and services within the company. Some activities in
logistics management include inbound and outbound management, sourcing and procurement,
planning and customer service at strategic, tactical and operational levels (CSCMP, 2011).
Logistics professionals use their knowledge of the different logistics areas to coordinate
resources in an organization through monitoring the flow of products and services.
Wilson (2009) writes that, with the growing understanding of logistics management as an
area of competitive advantage, logistics management still faces some problems because
companies still consider logistic management functions as a separate part of their operations
from other company activities. Another key principle of logistics management is figuring out the
competitive areas they need to focus on in their operations. Due to the continuous change in the
logistics environment, it is important to take action promptly to fulfill customers’ needs to help
build and maintain customer value. Hence, only when logistics management strategies are based
on the needs of the company, can they gain a competitive advantage (Gammelgaard & Larson,
2001).
The concept of supply chain management was introduced in the 1980s and today due to
the attention given to supply chain management the definition has gone through a significant
number of changes. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP, 2011)
defines supply chain management in the following way:
“Supply chain management encompasses the planning and management of all
activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics
management activities. Importantly, it also includes coordination and
collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third
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party service providers, and customers. In essence, supply chain management
integrates supply and demand management within and across companies” (p.1).
There are higher competition and customer expectations in the supply chain market in
areas such as product availability and flexibility in operation, due to many companies focusing
on how their supply chain can make them competitive in the market. As the definition of supply
chain management continues to gain attention from companies, academicians, many corporations
are applying supply chain management practices in their businesses (Gibson, Mentzer & Cook,
2005).
The definitions of supply chain management have been considered from literature in
operations management, marketing, product design, finance, and information technology. The
definitions have given knowledge on how these processes are integrated within and outside the
company to provide a cohesive and costs-effective advantage against the competition (Mentzer,
DeWitt, Keebler,Min &, 2001).
CSCMP (2011) implies that supply chain management is successful when the goal of
getting the right product to the right customer at the lowest costs is achieved. This is a situation
that will give the highest level of service to the customer and higher competitive advantage to the
company. Therefore, supply chain management touches on the mixture of different supply chain
activities to help maximize a company’s profit and total value.
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Current Practices
Procurement Management
Procurement practices are used in the logistics and supply chain industry to support
operational needs of the company by focusing on how purchasing is done, how the product is
received from suppliers, building relationships with vendors and managing the procurement
process by identifying opportunities and managing internal operations (Fantazy, Kumar, &
Kumar, 2010). In today’s procurement environment, importance has been placed on reducing
costs during purchasing which leads to the best costs and value to its customers. Companies like
Wal-Mart who go straight to the manufacturer, are very strong when they negotiate their price
with vendors and make sure no other company is getting their products at the same low price.
For example TJX companies the off-price retail store, makes their procurement strategy
transparent by spending a lot of time with vendors to better understand their price structure and
their strategy to best reduce costs.
According to Robert Lindsay, a buyer in charge of food and beverage procurement at the
Venetian /Palazzo in Las Vegas, his hotel purchasing is done on a two week rotation using the
company’s master distribution plan philosophy which includes one to three vendors. They ask
for the best price and promotions to help save on costs through the lower prices. In their
procurement process they, try to stay within a 1 - 5% value as part of their product costs strategy
(R. Lindsay, personal communication, June 15, 2012).
Due to the Venetian /Palazzo large structure and chain of events, a purchase has to go
through to get processed. A study was done on their purchase order strategy to evaluate the steps
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it takes to generate a single purchase order. The study showed it took $75 to process a single
purchase order. They reversed their strategy to cut down on these processes which lead to few
drops and fewer invoices to generate up the chain. The procurement process has also helped the
Venetian /Palazzo, consolidate purchasing that has led to larger discounts and improved service
from suppliers, increased speed in the flow of important information, and reduced the time
necessary for ordering. Robert Lindsay has also seen improvements in the company’s
relationship with vendors and an increase in the accuracy of orders (R. Lindsay, personal
communication, June 15, 2012).
At the Four Queens, the manager in charge of purchasing, Wayne Bach, mentions that
with its procurement process it focuses on three bids for 90% of its products. He tries to use
specific vendors, using a specific rotation and adjusts based on the value of the products. The
Four Queens uses procurement software which has helped them operationally match orders
easily, improve auditing, and enable staff to more easily verify and track orders. The Four
Queens has also seen a reduction in inventory levels and the costs associated with inventory (W.
Bach, personal communication, June 13, 2012).
The Venetian/Palazzo and Four Queens, like many other hotel companies, use
procurement software called Stratton Warren to manage the whole procurement process via e-
commerce. The change from the usual ordering process was because the previous system did not
give accurate information on supply chain issues (Kothari, Hu, & Roehl, 2005). Stratton Warren
has been integrated with other systems like warehouse management and financial systems to help
gain better visibility and control of their procurement process and prevent any industry
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procurement challenges, like issues with purchases, deliveries, pricing, and quality standards, as
well as help suppliers spend more time creating value for the hotels.
For example, Hilton Hotels changed their procurement strategy by combining buying into
national contracts for its various brands, and using local providers where it makes financial
sense. Hilton Hotels makes sure they build strong relationships with suppliers for good deals,
and then negotiate markups with the distributors that handle warehousing and delivery. Also as
part of their strategy to control the whole supply chain process, they are making changes
internationally by focusing on integrating their international procurement (Terry, 2007).
Distribution Management
The role of distribution management is to get the right goods, to the right customer, at the
right time. Distribution management is used as a strategy to minimize the transportation costs
required to move goods from its network of suppliers to the company for consolidation, before
being sent to the customer (Zhang, Song, & Huang, 2009). Retailers like Target continue to
build distribution centers at strategic locations across the United States. Target uses its
distribution management to supply a majority of its inventory to its stores, which helps provide
replenishment faster (Tirschwell, 2008).
At the Four Queens and Venetian /Palazzo properties in Las Vegas, vendors and suppliers
ship directly to in-house property warehouses, which serve as their own distribution centers. The
Venetian/Palazzo which is a convention driven property and the Four Queens which is an older
and smaller property are sometimes faced with the challenge of a lack of space to store huge
inventories, making them particularly vulnerable to stock-outs and other forecasting errors.
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The Four Queens hotel has separate areas for full pallets, cases, and specific item picking
of food orders. The hotels make sure they frequently monitor picking operations which involves
selecting foods orders for the chef, special request from guest, and for various restaurants in the
property, throughout each shift and make needed adjustments, like moving pickers from full
pallets to case picking depending on the workload. According to Wayne Bach, anytime products
are moved in the warehouse, they make sure the move is reflected by a transaction. This helps
prevent any integrity issues with the inventory. The Four Queens has also implemented a cycle
count program to help eliminate physically taking inventory count which has helped them in the
area of costs saving and time (W. Bach, personal communication, June 13, 2012).
At the Venetian/Palazzo several techniques help reduce touches in the warehouse, as well
as its picking operations. According to Robert Lindsay, investments in warehouse management
systems have helped save costs since employees are picking directly to the carton, removing
dedicated packing locations. Also they changed the way product arrives for the different
departments by having orders arrive simultaneously on the dock for the different departments
that require the same product. The only challenge with this is the changes in the way orders
flow, which vary based on the order, day and hour. Even with the challenges, the ultimate goal
is to have orders arrive at the same time and have their systems flexible enough to take in small
timing changes when necessary. Since the Venetian/Palazzo is a convention property, it makes
sure as customer requirements change, it has the products available in the warehouse (R.
Lindsay, personal communication, June 15, 2012).
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Logistics Management
Logistics management practices focus on areas like transportation management and
picking of orders. Effective logistics management operations lead to a higher revenue flow,
costs structure improvements, and reduction in transportation costs if all operations are
streamlined correctly. Wal-Mart is the retail company with the best logistics management
strategy because it uses its own trucks to service its stores from their distribution centers (Hoske,
2009).
The Four Queens has a vendor compliance program, where they notify vendors about
how their product should arrive. The integration of operations with suppliers has helped hotel
properties achieve the utmost throughput and highest efficiency, in the least amount of time.
Another key factor working with suppliers has helped provide products designed for easy
management within their facility due to issues like space and staffing. (W. Bach, personal
communication, June 13, 2012).
According to Robert Lindsay, at the Venetian/Palazzo, their logistics management
strategy involves the relationship between procurement as well as vendors. They both are held
accountable for checking and evaluating vendor performance, observing at what percentage of
the suppliers purchase orders conform to requirements, and where they are conforming in area of
pack size clarification and consolidating orders when they have big drops and correct pricing on
invoices that match the bid. The goal is to get to 100% compliance which does not always
happen. Although direct communication with the suppliers typically occurs through
procurement, the property’s dock workers identify issues and provide immediate feedback to the
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procurement staff who communicates with the supplier (R. Lindsay, personal communication,
June 15, 2012).
One challenge at the Four Queens is the fact that since it does not use a centralized
ordering process, vendors have hundred of purchase orders and the limited amount of dock staff
and the heat in las Vegas, makes scheduling deliveries difficult and expensive. Suppliers are
forced to use less than truckload (LTL) carriers to send orders to individual properties instead of
sending items in truckload (TL) quantities. In contrast, through Wyndham’s centralized
purchasing system, the company is able to receive favorable pricing and make certain that
vendors are reliable by further reducing overall costs. Wyndham also uses its internet based
inbound transportation tools to help control visibility into which suppliers are actually ready to
ship and the quantity through its web based scheduling capabilities (Wyndham Hotels & Resorts,
2012). Many hotels across the country have started purchasing products using this strategy since
it minimizes order status and delivery time uncertainty.
Inventory Management
Inventory management practices help companies place orders accurately as well as
maintain different assortments of products and supplies. Inventory management systems are
used to create reports and track costs on which suppliers and vendors have the best costs as well
as used to reconcile or adjust inventory after physical counts (Aluri &Munnang, n.d).
Companies like Wal-Mart have developed their inventory management strategy to focus
on the needs of their customers. Wal-Mart gives store management the power to manage their
unproductive inventories. Information technology plays a big part in inventory levels for Wal-
Mart by making sure customers get the products they want (Ricker & Kalakota, 1999).
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Wal-Mart manages their inventory through suppliers using automated ordering systems
which connect vendor’s computer with Wal-Mart distribution centers and stores. When an item
is identified as low in stock, a message is sent to the vendors to replenish the store or distribution
center (Ricker & Kalakota, 1999). This helped Wal-Mart focus on their stock levels and know
which products sold the most, while vendors were able to lower costs and pass on the saving to
Wal-Mart through better prices.
At the Four Queens monthly inventory counts are conducted to help prevent
discrepancies with products and supplies. For high ticket items physical counts are done daily.
The Four Queens understands that if inventory is not managed properly, it means dissatisfied
customers, cash stuck in warehouses and slower sales (W. Bach, personal communication, June
13, 2012).
Today, to help streamline inventory management in stocking and receiving orders, the
most popular inventory management equipment, developed by Motorola, have bar code scanning
capabilities, make inventory immediately visible from the moment the delivery arrives, and can
be instantly reconciled with the order. This has lead to real-time information which can help
reduce errors, correct out of stock issues, and create accuracy (Motorola Solutions, 2012).
Similar inventory management solutions have helped retail companies like JCPenney,
Kohl’s, and Lowe’s reduce errors from manually managing inventory. For example, when I
worked for JCPenney we saw an increase in productivity and reductions in costs for carrying
excess inventory since we were able to correctly track current inventory. In every stage of a
company’s logistics and supply chain, inventory exists and inventory costs to the company are
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between 25% to 40% of its value. In the hotel industry, the importance placed on proper
inventory management is vital to maintain a competitive advantage (Ruteri & Xu, 2009).
According to Robert Lindsay at the Venetian/Palazzo, their inventory management
strategy is to stay well stocked with the supplies and products they need to run their operation
since this helps provide consistent service to their clientele. Their strategy focuses on keeping a
proactive eye on usage and communication on a regular basis with their internal and external
customers. Venetian/Palazzo has established an inventory management practice of buying what
they need depending on its use, which helps establish a correct par-level based on their 72 hour
forecasting. The company continues to update its inventory management systems to do different
things like track sales and available inventory, and as well as communicate with suppliers in real-
time. Also to ensure that costs arising from inventory are minimized, they have adopted the first
in-first out (FIFO) inventory policy (R. Lindsay, personal communication, June 15, 2012).
Retailers such as Home Depot stock thousands of product from all over the world and
they understand that with those kinds of numbers, an effective, well-organized inventory
management and control system is needed (Maloney, 2009). For example, Lowe’s inventory
system helps it maintain low prices by telling the distribution centers and customers which
products are selling and when items will be available in the store since its inventory system is
connected to its Point of Sales System (POS). The systems ensure the store always has enough
of what the customer wants and balances that goal against a retailer's financial need to maintain
as little stock as possible (Maloney, 2009).
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Green Supply Chain
Green supply chain focuses on how companies require their suppliers and distribution
partners to deliver final products in areas of manufacturing, transportation, and saving money by
optimizing with green solutions. Green supply chain management in the hotel industry can be
seen in three different areas; procurement, manufacturing, and distribution activities. These days
green supply chain is an important logistics and supply chain strategy, that helps companies
achieve profit and market share by using green practices (Herrera, 2011).
In a company’s logistics and supply chain management, going green is important for
participants and it creates a win-win position for both the company and environment. For
example, the Venetian/Palazzo, which is a convention driven operation, has seen an increase in
guest demand for environmentally friendly products. Robert Lindsay mentions that most of their
customers consider it important that they a have good environmental record. The customers who
are looking for green products are ready to pay premiums of 5% or more for green products. As
part of the Venetian /Palazzo’s green strategy, they look into local purchasing options focusing
on areas like southern Utah, Pahrump, northern Nevada and southern California for chicken, beef
and dairy products. Currently the Venetian/Palazzo is working with vendors who adopt green
principles and best practices like recycling and reducing energy consumption which will lead to
lower purchasing costs (R. Lindsay, personal communication, June 15, 2012).
Marriott International and many large suppliers for the hotel industry have launched the
Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Consortium with the aim of setting up a Hospitality
Sustainable Purchasing Index as a purchasing guide for the hotel industry. Scores will be on a 0-
5 point scale focusing on components like corporate social responsibility, environmental impact,
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and sustainability (Herrera, 2011). The Hilton’s Doubletree Hotel in Oregon is a good example
of green logistics and supply chain. The hotel purchases 60% of their supplies from within a 500
mile radius for its restaurants. InterContinental Hotels Group have a code of conduct and
monitoring programs for its suppliers to help create sustainable supply chains (Green Hotelier,
n.d).
Levi Strauss & CO is another great example of a company that focuses on green supply
chain practices in its procurement, manufacturing, and distribution operations. The company
makes sure that procurement activities include the reduction, reuse, and recycling of materials in
the process of purchasing and they make sure materials are only purchased from green partners.
Manufacturing requires products with low environmental impacts. In its distribution facilities
they focus on packaging and space utilization in the warehouse and trailers to cut down on
excessive handling (Levi Strauss & CO, 2012).
Information Technology
Information technology practices focus on the information available within the supply
chain. Companies integrate and use multiple systems to distribute information about customer
orders electronically which help to save costs. For example, information technology has
changed the manner in which businesses interact with suppliers and customers (Gunasekaran &
Ngai, 2004). Today different information systems are integrated, like Point of Sales, to help
forecast data, monitor inventory levels and sales trends, and in turn companies have seen cycle
time reduction, quicker order filling, inventory at the right safety stock level, and customer
service improvements.
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7-eleven has been able to use Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to help
integrate accurate data, information systems, better process optimization, and system
communication through the use of information technology in their logistics and supply chain
operations through system integration. Also with the use of information technology, it has been
able to exchange real-time data within the supply chain (Supasansanee & Kasiphongphaisan,
2009).
Robert Lindsay at the Venetian /Palazzo believes that, information technology is an
important, efficient, and effective supply chain strategy. The Venetian /Palazzo uses a strategy
of collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment and through this system integration
they not only share information with their logistics and supply chain partners, but also jointly
make decisions to improve performance. Also vendors are able to enter electronic bids in the
company’s system, which and has lead to better forecasting and allows multiple users to see
items (R. Lindsay, personal communication, June 15, 2012).
One of the biggest challenges with information technology at the Four Queens and the
Venetian/Palazzo is the poor flow of information which ultimately affects areas of the hotels
supply chain in areas of costs, flexibility, and delivery of goods and services. These days many
hotel companies are beginning to understand the role information technology plays in the
coordination between different parts of the supply chain and the impact on supply chain
performance (W. Bach, personal communication, June 13, 2012).
Information technology continues to differentiate small and big hotel chains in the
industry that are faced with the issues of vendor and office applications not working with each
other, which has lead to a gap between sales and procurement systems that affect forecasting.
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For example, Hilton Hotels identified the lack of integration between the different systems like
purchasing, inventory, and accounts payable as leading to incorrect data. Hilton Hotels fixed
their system integration issue and adapted a strategy where there was a standardized supplier and
products across their properties (Terry, 2007).
Lean
The concept of lean started in the manufacturing and automobile industry focusing on
waste reduction to help increase or add value to the customer’s experience as well as to increase
profits. The use of lean practices has helped companies become more customer-focused,
flexible, and profitable. Reduced cycle times have given companies, the ability to deliver every
time at the same costs to the business and improved working capital positions from reduced
inventory using total quality management strategies (Abdi, Sohrab, & Mohammad, 2006).
According to Jason Frost, engineered standards project supervisor at TJX companies,
lean is used as their main strategy for operational improvement, to improve overall supply chain
outcomes, and challenge process improvement in their distribution centers. In addition, lean
principles are used to engineer improvements in store replenishment processes and have also
been extended to other areas of the business (J. Frost, personal communication, June 28, 2012).
Lean has by practice been associated with the elimination of waste in business processes. Lean
was initially concentrated on improvements in manufacturing operations, but has since been seen
in different industries to broaden supply chain improvements in industries like the hotel industry.
In the hotel industry, the concept of lean is used to help control and maximize internal
effectiveness. It helps customers continue to get the best service by focusing on how they can
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save during production and costs reduction. The Four Queens and Venetian/Palazzo use lean to
improve different supply chain processes, such as inbound trailer cycle times and space
utilization at their properties. Lean adds superior process and cycle time speed, as well as drops
operational costs. In today's competitive hotel environment with a lot of pressure to gain shorter
product life cycles and with changing customer demands, the Venetian /Palazzo adopted a Just-
in-Time strategy to their operations to adapt to new customer demands (R. Lindsay, personal
communication, June 15, 2012).
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, applied lean practices to their operation and saw
a $100 million in profits to its bottom line by adding value through optimizing, simplifying, and
streamlining operations (Ante, 2007).
Amazon uses lean logistics to deliver higher logistics and supply chain performance, and
give its clients a competitive advantage in its fulfillment centers across the country. Amazon’s
lean strategy has helped the company reduce waste, see fast turnaround times, and reduce costs
in operations. To implement lean practices, Amazon uses industrial engineers to design
warehouse plans that simplify inbound and outbound flows, maximize efficiency, and provide
high space utilization (Sandoval, 2002).
Underutilization of Logistics and Supply Chain Practices in the Hotel Industry.
The different practices mentioned above indicate that logistics and supply chain
management can be used to help save costs in the hotel industry. From the literature review
there is a primary focus on quality, costs and service, reliable suppliers, short delivery cycles,
and innovation in logistics and supply chain practices. A few hotels companies like Hilton
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Hotels have applied these practices in their operations, but hotels that have not utilized these
practices are still at a low level (Birk, 2008).
One issue with using logistics in supply chain in the hotel industry is its complex nature,
since it involves many areas of the business process. The complexity in logistics and supply
chain management practices depends on the number of variables to monitor and control,
inventory levels, kinds of vendors required, and revenue are considered complex variables. The
way orders are delivered are sometimes not uniform. For example, due to the complex nature of
picking orders and reducing shipping costs, many companies have implemented wave planning
software where orders are assigned into waves then picked simultaneously. The adoption of
wave planning strategies has helped picking efficiency and overall workflow. Complexity can
also be found in the relationship between inventory management, picking orders, and storage,
focusing on how each action affects each other up the chain.
Another reason why logistics and supply chain management is not utilized in the hotel
industry is that hotel professionals do not have the skills in different logistics and supply chain
functions. Hotel managers being able to lead the project, execution and controlling of cross-
functional logistics and supply chain solutions, which could be at an internal level or in areas of
supplier relationship collaboration, manufacturing customization, and service delivery (Ante,
2007).
Hotel companies do not utilize logistics and supply chain management because managers
only focus their functional skills on procurement and inventory management activities leaving
out important areas like lean and green supply chain practices (Fedele, n.d). It is important for
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managers to work at an operational level and become subject matter experts to be able to
understand the challenges involved with day to day issues.
The hotel industry does not have enough qualified individuals with leadership capabilities
to organize projects both internally and externally with partners. To help make logistics and
supply chain projects successful. It is important for hotel managers who can demonstrate
experience in this complex and competitive environment, to evaluate and establish solutions, and
to implement change both in the company and with supply chain partners. This will ensure that
initiatives are integrated correctly (Wilson, 2009). Other important skills are problem solving,
communication and project management. Managers are also not technology developed and do
not know how to deal with the challenges of technology selection, execution, and application
through interacting with the different systems like purchasing, inventory and warehouse
management.
Another possible reason why logistics and supply chain management are not fully utilized
in the hotel industry is because they are considered only operations management tools. In today’s
changing business environment having an effective and efficient logistics and supply chain
management strategy continues to be important in industries like automotive, manufacturing, and
retail. However, its practices can be spread to the service industry where hotel companies like
Hilton and Starwood Hotels have tweaked their logistics and supply chain strategies and
operations in areas of purchasing to help manage and optimize logistics and supply chain to help
keep costs low (Ante, 2007).
The costs and time it takes to implement logistics and supply chain practices can be an
issue for the hotel industry because of its fast pace. Due to the dynamic nature of logistics and
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supply chain management, implementation comes with a lot of challenges and issues to
overcome. For example at my current employer, Levi Strauss & CO, the distribution center is
going through an expensive Breakthrough project that has affected the business process due to
system and construction integration issues, which have affected scheduled go live dates. Costs
especially with implementation, setup, training people, and stabilizing the go live process, are
high. Last it is important during the implementation process for each member to have the same
interest and commitment to the project.
Resistance to change is a normal reaction by employees at all levels. Some of the reasons
are because employees do not understand why the change is needed and employees are scared
they do not have the skills for change. This poses a threat since managers do not understand how
to effectively manage and embrace change with new processes (Fedele, n.d). When
implementing logistics and supply chain management, managers forget to focus on the big
picture which could add value and increase competitive advantage in the hotel industry.
The final reason for this underutilization is that turnover rates in the hotel industry are
very high because organizational culture and leadership issues are not positive, which lead to
issues such as understaffing and low morale. This makes it difficult for managers to implement
logistics and supply chain practices since weak retention strategies leads to constantly training
and hiring, and training costs which managers do not want to deal with (Bonn & Forbringer,
1992).
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Conclusion
Logistics and supply chain management practices which help reduce costs and deliver
high quality service to customers are still underutilized in the hotel industry even with its success
in hotel companies like Wyndham Worldwide and Hilton Hotels in their operations. The
research has shown that efforts on eliminating waste in hotel operations are valid and important
ways to reduce costs through adopting logistics and supply chain practices, one area that hotel
managers overlook in their operating budgets. It is important that in today’s competitive
environment, hotel companies need to make commitments to learn how these practices provide
superior customer service and return on investment.
The literature review also revealed a low level of understanding by the hotel industry of
how logistics and supply chain practices can be applied in the service industry. The use of
logistics and supply chain management practices in the hotel industry will teach managers the
best mixture of practices to implement in the complex logistic and supply chain network. A lot
of solutions need to be considered to guarantee that hotels benefits from these practices to help
catch up with the fast growing competitive market. Factors like technology, skill sets, and
capital investment play a big role in the success of logistics and supply chain practices in the
hotel industry.
Finally, this section focuses on what the future holds for the hotels and managers that
adopt these practices in their operations and how logistics and supply chain management
practices with a great degree of operational and costs efficiency will contribute to sustaining a
competitive advantage.
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PART THREE
Introduction
The literature review has shown the role logistics and supply chain management can play
in a company’s performance, such as the hotel industry. In today’s changing hotel environment
and with the complex nature of logistics and supply chain management, steps need to be
implemented to improve product quality and service to attain a competitive advantage. It is
important for hotel companies to focus on improving logistics and supply chain efficiencies as
well as reducing costs. According to the literature review, if logistics and supply chain
management practices are used in the hotel industry as in other industries like retail and
manufacturing, the industry will see the following benefits:
Logistics and supply chain management practices can save hotels between 8% to 15% of
costs that can be used for other business processes.
Logistics and supply chain management practices can lead to a reduction in order errors
through the use of electronic devices with IT applications that can improve the speed of
orders through data exchanged with other members of the supply chain.
Logistics and supply chain practices can help manage inventory costs with Just-in-Time
strategies and software that manage the procurement, and inventory at the property level.
Even with all the benefits stated above, more hotels need to be proactive by combining
the different logistics and supply chain practices into a cohesive link between vendors, logistics,
procurement, and transportation. This will make hotel companies dominate players in the market
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while they save money. Part three will serve as guide on how to implement logistics and supply
chain management in the hotel industry from a tactical, strategic and operational level.
Results
In today’s competitive environment there is an increased interest in logistics and supply
chain management practices since performance is not only determined by actions and decision,
but also the improvements on return on investment and greater profitability. Even though
logistics and supply chain is considered an operations management strategy in the hotel and other
service industries, they can use these strategies to help add value to their properties.
The literature review has shown that for successful participation in the hotel industry,
logistics and supply chain collaboration and integration are important at all levels. Collaboration
can help the hotel industry gain competitive advantage by improving the overall performance
through a group approach, rather than independently. Increased collaboration by logistics and
supply chain partners will lead to an easy and synchronized approach that helps create lower
costs and higher profits since there is better flexibility and improved utilization of resources.
Logistics and supply chain integration helps with sharing benefits, resources, and risk
which helps create complete process efficiency and effectiveness. Compared to a single
company integration also allows faster delivery of products of good quality at a low costs which
helps identify issues and solutions immediately, since integration adds information on new ideas
(Naslund & Williamson, 2010).
In hotel logistics and supply chain management, supplier partnerships and relationships
are very important. The long-term partnership helps the organization and its suppliers achieve
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major benefits through their direct, long-term union, and encourage joint planning and problem
solving efforts. These strategic relationships allow hotels to work well with a small number of
vital suppliers who are prepared to share accountability for the success of the products and work
together to reduce inefficient time and effort.
Relationships are used to improve customer satisfaction and prevent customers from
going to the next hotel. With changes to customization and personalized service for customers,
building relationships has become important for corporate survival. The relationships allow
hotels to differentiate themselves from competitors, maintain loyalty, and in turn pass off value
to its customers (Li, Ragu-Nathan, Ragu-Nathan & Subba Rao, 2006).
Hotel companies that use logistics and supply chain management strategies experience a
high level of information sharing based on the quality and quantity of information. This has to
do with how information is communicated between the different partners (Yang, H & Fu, 2007).
The level of information shared is used as a basis of competitive advantage, since together they
understand the needs of the final customer better and can respond quicker to changes.
The biggest issue with implementing logistics and supply chain management in the hotel
industry is its complex nature. From the literature review, as service levels can be improved to
meet customer expectations, so can the nature of logistics and supply chain management
(Vickers & Kodarin, 2006). For example, the Four Queens in Las Vegas will request 2,000
products based on its small size, while the Venetian /Palazzo will order 20,000 based on its
larger size. Both hotels need to use different logistics and supply chain strategies to make sure
the right products are available for customers. The different levels of complexity create a
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situation where the different hotels manage their complexity better than other hotels in areas of
costs reduction and achieving higher return on investment.
Bad system integration is another obstacle facing the implementation of logistics and
supply chain practices in the hotel industry, since the different systems used do not interface with
each other. This affects hotel operations since poor integration between accounts payable,
purchasing, and inventory provide inconsistent information. This makes it harder for hotels to
get the best prices and products from suppliers (Gunasekaran & Ngai, 2004).
Another issue with implementing logistics and supply chain strategies in the hotel
industry is change. Change can be very shaky which leads to intense, challenging, and
uncomfortable situations since it is seen as a bad thing. In the hotel industry there is resistance
because people feel adopting logistic and supply chain strategies will lead to changes in their
current employment status and possible fear of the unknown in the new job. Also seasoned
management find it hard to play an important role in the change process since they feel the old
strategy has worked in the past and no change is needed. (Fedele, n.d)
Even with all the problems involved with implementing logistics and supply chain
management in the hotel industry, the literature review has shown its success with companies
like the Hilton, Four Queens, and the Venetian/Palazzo. Using logistics and supply chain
management practices improve value and performance for customers by capitalizing on costs
saving opportunities. According to David Depkon, Vice President of Purchasing Operations, for
Hilton Supply Management, “A properly run supply chain management program can save a hotel
8% to 15 %”( Higley, 2004). Pushing the envelope and developing more cohesive logistics and
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supply chain management strategies will help save time and money as operating margins grow
tighter.
Logistics and Supply Chain Implementation Recommendations
IBM’S 2009, Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Study conducted for the metals and
mining industry mentions that 82% of companies believe that, the increase in supply chain
competition is very aggressive in today’s logistics and supply chain environment. The
competition has lead to new revenue opportunities which represents new competition. The
article talks about how it is important for companies to implement better strategies to reduce
costs and manage the complexity of logistics and supply chain management by collaboration and
sharing information across the network, as well as using analytics and simulation to evaluate the
increasing complexity (IBM, 2009).
Different concepts have been developed to understand how the successful
implementation of logistics and supply chain management can be achieved. For the hotel
industry logistics and supply chain activities are grouped into tactical, strategic and operational
levels to help create a more systematic approach by focusing on how implementation will happen
from a higher level, then linking that to long-term goals and finally how these results translate in
the short-term.
Tactical Level
Executive support. The tactical level of implementation of logistics and supply chain
management focuses on steps that are taken at a higher level for successful implementation. It is
important that, during the tactical stage of implementation there is 100 % executive support and
buy-in from senior managers and having the right people in place who understand the value
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logistics and supply chain implementation will bring to their properties. Managers need to take a
lead in communication and making sure all employees understand why the initiatives are
essential to the company’s business strategy. For example, when Owens & Minor decided to
implement logistics and supply chain management practices in their distribution centers, the
executive management team played a big part in its transition, by helping spread knowledge on
the benefits the new strategy will bring, as well as transferring that knowledge to others in the
company from purchasing, finance, and supply chain teams to ensure active collaboration.
(Harps, 2002)
Visibility and Control. It is important to have visibility and control to implement
logistics and supply chain practices to help make better decisions. The hotel environment has
seen an increase in the need for visibility and control to help understand the decisions made by
vendors and suppliers to help managers make well-informed logistics and supply chain decisions
(Partridge, 2011). This helps hotel managers make important decisions on parts of costs in areas
of transportation and shipping. Pat Welch of Adaco Services, who provides software to the hotel
industry, states that “That lack of control, coupled with the volume of product that hospitality
companies manage, causes them to lose money that should go to the bottom line.” Technology
plays an important part in visibility and control since it gives hotels a good picture of inventory
at the property and suppliers are able to monitor operations through real-time data within the
network, as well as to implement efficient procurement strategies with better controls (Terry,
2007, p.2).
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Benchmarking. This goal of benchmarking during logistics and supply chain
implementation is to enhance design and operational effectiveness. It is important for hotel
managers to measure set targets against results in the different areas of operation like order
filling, transportation, and vendor compliance. Hotels can use information from benchmarking
to improve processes and make better decisions. Organizations like the Supply Chain Council
use the supply-chain operations reference (SCOR) model as a benchmarking tool, where there is
a great deal of information on best practices and data on benchmarking analysis for members to
use as a source of reference when implementing logistics and supply chain management in their
operations (Naslund & Williamson, 2010).
Creative solutions and risk taking. The goal of developing creative solutions and
willingness to take risk during logistics and supply chain implementation is important since a lot
of focus has been placed on reducing costs and increasing margins wherever possible. This helps
focus on negotiating better costs and focus is placed on the customer’s demands. For example,
Yum! Brands Inc uses a third party to negotiate its procurement for all its restaurants by using a
strategy called redistribution. This strategy helps to cut costs since goods bought from the
different manufactures are stored in one warehouse and transported to their stores using truck
load (TL) instead of less than truck load (LTL) carriers which are more expensive (Partridge,
2011). In the area of risk taking, it is important for managers to be willing to take risks and
challenge the status quo, since logistics and supply chain management focuses a lot on
innovation. It is important for hotel managers to take a critical look at how they currently run
their operations and ask why they do what they do. This helps challenge each manager to look at
their logistics and supply chain functions from a fresh perspective. Managers have to establish
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themselves as leaders by coaching their logistics and supply chain teams to think differently, and
give them the power to look at things in a new way (Harps, 2002).
Strategic Level
Change management. The strategic level of implementation of logistics and supply
chain management is linked to the long-term benefits over a period of time. Change
management plays a big part in logistics and supply chain implementation in different areas,
from making changes to the whole process or fixing issues with vendors. With the fast pace of
the hotel industry during implementation, it is important for managers to think and act in real
time to help enable innovation and change, as people will always challenge the process.
Developing a clear vision also helps the team with the change process, since it gives a clear
picture of which aspects of the operation are changing, which in turn gets employees more
motivated about the process and its future. Lastly it is important to create and manage the
change process with trust and over communication within the whole supply chain network to
help understand the requirements and impact on future hotel logistics and supply chain
operations (Harps, 2002).
Think Lean and Green. Even though lean started in the automotive industry, it can be
used in any business process like in the hotel industry. Hotel managers need to use lean
strategies when logistics and supply chain is implemented immediately instead of later. Since
lean is focused on the end user, the main focus during implementation is to maintain
profitability, save money, and add value that fulfills customer needs. During the lean
implementation phase, it is important for managers to identify the service value stream focusing
on design layout, development, procurement, and distribution process strategies. In the hotel
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industry, lean practices help in the optimization of logistics and supply chain from start to finish.
Hotel managers need to ensure that, while maximizing efficiencies, one function does not
improve at the expense of the other. Lastly it is important that service is flowing efficiently by
identifying any bottlenecks, and once identified managers need to add activities that add value
without interruption (Abdi, Shavarini & Hoseini, 2006). While lean initiatives focus on cutting
down on activities that do not add value to the logistics and supply chain mamgement process,
green thinking focuses on the environmental issues involved when implementing logistics and
supply chain management practices. During implementation, hotels need to focus on things like
environmentally friendly packaging of products from suppliers as well as carbon-footprint
reduction in transportation to help lower costs and provide a competitive advantage. In today’s
logistics implementation, with the increase in environmental compliance requirements, high
costs related to logistics, supply chain sustainability, and corporate social responsibility
programs, green solutions are vital in hotels logistics and supply chain management (Herrera,
2011).
Top talent and Accountability. When implementing logistics and supply chain
management in any company, it is important to be able to sustain the implementation, which
involves building a solid foundation that includes top managers to drive the process with deep
expertise in logistics and supply chain functions and business skills. Starbucks recruits from top
logistics and supply chain management programs and provides ongoing training for current
employees (Cooke, 2010). In the hotel industry, this will help companies focus on quality and
costs. Starbucks also uses rotational programs to help increase skills as processes continue to
improve over time. Hotel managers need to make sure that, even though employees understand
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their job responsibilities and understand how the decisions they make will take the company to
the next level, holding employees accountable plays a big part in its success.
Right information technology. Today as information technology has become an
important and integral part of every business process, when implementing logistics and supply
chain management in the hotel industry, it is important to have the capabilities of ensuring that
most company decisions are done at the speed of light. With the right information technology,
the hotel can communicate information on supply chain and demand changes easily in areas of
inventory, distribution, transportation, and logistics management, since the accurate information
is produced due to the analytical and visibility capabilities to make efficient business decisions
quickly (Harps, 2002).
Operational level
Costs. The operational level of logistics and supply chain management implementation
focuses on decisions that are related to how to make the tactic approach happen in the short term.
Today hotel costs associated with logistics and supply chain strategies have placed the emphasis
on increasing efficiency and reducing total costs to stay competitive (IBM, 2009). During
implementation, costs need to focus on purchase and inventory costs. It is important to monitor
purchase costs with products that have a short life cycle and have to be replenished frequently,
since hotels usually buy too many stock-keeping units (SKU) for the same use. It is important
that during implementation, hotels have a product portfolio and suppliers that are consistent and
develop a strategic relationship with each other to help keep costs down in the process.
Inventory costs during implementation need to focus on supplier relationships and using
strategies like just-in-time inventory to reduce inventory costs in the hotel industry. Inventory
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costs can be cut down by forecasting, planning, and scheduling orders in the most costs-efficient
way which allows the hotel to react to changes in demand and supply (Constantine, Ruwadi, &
Wine, 2009).
Simplifying complexities. It is important in logistics and supply chain implementation
for hotel managers to manage strategies to eliminate complexities that do not add any value to
the organization. It is important that logistics and supply chain functions are broken down into
different areas based on which areas matter the most in the supply chain. This segmentation
helps hotel managers easily identify the relationship between costs and price with suppliers and
helps in negotiating better prices (Constantine, Ruwadi, & Wine, 2009). For example, one way
Starbucks eliminated complexities in its logistics and supply chain transformation, was they
made changes to how coffee beans were delivered to its processing plants. They decided to build
facilities in those regions that helped reduce lead times and labor costs. (Cooke, 2010). This
makes it important during implementation for hotel managers to regularly look at their logistics
and supply chain operations and eliminate complexities that do not add value.
Right metrics. Applying key performance indicators (KPI’s) to logistics and supply
chain operations during implementation is vital to help monitor how well suppliers and vendors
are meeting set targets, which helps improve top and bottom line performance. Starbucks
created a weekly scorecard to monitor third party carrier performance in areas of costs, service,
and productivity agreed upon with their partners (Cooke, 2010). Applying KPI’s to operations
will help create transparency, improve costs, and help serve customers better, as well as lay the
foundation for future logistics and supply chain initiatives.
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Risk management. Considering risk management is critical during logistics and supply
chain implementation for hotel managers in order to evaluate risk associated with
implementation in their strategy. Managers should have a good understanding of the benefits
involved with sharing risk information across the network. It is important to be able to manage
risk, using information available on the difficulties of monitoring risk and to be able to react to
risk through the use of standardized information (IBM, 2009). Hotel managers need to make use
of past history as a benchmark for future risk and it should be used by hotel managers as a tool to
achieve better logistics and supply chain visibility.
Conclusion
In today’s changing hotel environment, it is important to apply costs saving strategies to
the different logistics and supply chain functions such as inventory management and logistics
management to optimize end-to-end costs and efficiency. Companies with low logistics and
supply chain costs usually give managers the power to make changes to the whole process.
Hotel managers need to focus their attention on changing customer demands and should be able
to identify the costs benefits that can be derived from utilizing logistics and supply chain
management costs saving strategies.
The implementation guide was broken down into three different levels from tactical to
strategic to operational to make sure the different groups involved in implementation do not see
the long-term goals in different ways. If the logistics and supply chain management guide above
is executed correctly and adjusted based on the changes in the environment, the hotel industry
will be able to use these strategies as a guide to gain a competitive advantage.
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Recommendations for Future Research
This study was based on literature and articles mainly from the retail and manufacturing
industry and personal experience working in the logistics and supply chain industry for seven
years where the competitive advantage of logistics and supply chain in costs reduction has been
the main focus. This study showed that there has been a lack of research done in the hotel
industry on the importance of logistic and supply chain management practices. This shows that
researchers need to extend their studies beyond the retail and manufacturing industry to include
the hotel industry on how the use of logistics and supply chain management can be an area of
costs saving for the industry. This will help hotels decide on the best combination of practices to
implement in their operations.
There are many important factors that can be used to implement logistics and supply
chain management strategies in the hotel industry as a competitive advantage to save costs. Most
of the research found focused on only procurement, leaving out important areas like logistics,
distribution, and transportation management. The final recommendation is a study that should to
be conducted to explore the organizational size and logistics and supply chain structure to
examine the impact on supply chain practices and competitive advantage.
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