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  2. Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry
    • Book by Peter D. Nyheim, Francis M. [McFadden]Create? and Daniel J. Connolly.
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Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry

Book by Peter D. Nyheim, Francis M. [McFadden]Create? and Daniel J. Connolly. Prentice Hall 384 pages Paperback Published 2004-02-27. Description: Hospitality organizations, like all others, have gone digital. Whether it is with a customer, supplier, or co-worker, our industry is expected to operate to a large degree "digitally." In an industry where presentation is everything, this must be accomplished seamlessly, even though numerous boundaries and multiple parties are involved. Take heed that if along the way it breaks down, it is the property where the customer is located that suffers. If it works properly, well that was expected in the first place. Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry not only takes away the confusion surrounding technology in our industry, it also gives you the tools to succeed. Obviously, information technology (IT) or information systems' (IS) role is an important and challenging one for managers today. From daily operations to future planning, it is hard to find a process where some form of technology is not involved. Do you wish to understand it? Ours is a fast moving industry, where serving the customer right away often takes precedence over all other considerations. For this and other reasons, oftentimes the uses and advantages of technology are not employed to their fullest potential. Given the competitive nature of our industry and the fact that technology will not go away (regardless of the "dot.com" crash), today's manager has no choice but to understand it. Simply put, technology is part of doing business in the new millennium.. Information technology (IT), information systems (IS), management information systems (MIS) . . . just what is the difference? The first two are often used interchangeably in this book and elsewhere; however, MIS is very different. The M in MIS stands for management. Managers are concerned with getting things done through other people. Managers are also evaluated on revenue and expenses. Although IS and IT are used, their purpose is to lead the reader in understanding technology within a management context, or MIS. From a human resources perspective, those managers with this information technology understanding find themselves with a "leg up" on their competition and often a brighter career path. Whether your role or career aspirations focus on food and beverage (F property systems and services for Pegasus Solutions. Through these interviews, we take a look at hospitality technology from two main vantage points. From Microsoft to Micros, we first seek to understand Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry from a vendor's perspective. Second, we look at it from the view of those who purchase and use these systems and applications every day in hospitality, be they a general manager or a director of technology for a specific property. Through these two views, the reader is able to fully capture the function and use of technology in the hospitality industry. Entrepreneurial Regardless of the "dot.com" crash, the drive and execution of innovative ideas play a vital part in our industry and are presented throughout the book. From the ability to make a restaurant reservation over the Internet from companies such as Open Table Inc. to new phone systems using the same medium such as bConvergent Inc., new technologies are giving both managers and customers more capability. After the opening interview, the subject matter is detailed in the chapter itself, with a case study and learning activity at the end. After reading the chapter, we recommend that you reread the interview with your newly gained knowledge. The text opens with a foreward written by Richard G. Moore, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University. The eleven-chapter text itself is divided into two parts. Chapters 1 through 4 form Part I and constitute fundamentals of knowledge and usage. Chapters 5 through 11 make up Part 11 and look at specific software and systems in hospitality. The first chapter welcomes you to the world of hospitality information technology, and Chapter 2 shows how we can use it for competitive advantage. These two chapters set the tone for the rest of the book, while presenting to the reader what career and business opportunities are available through technology understanding and usage. These points are reinforced throughout the book and serve as its major themes. Rounding out the fundamentals section are Chapters 3 and 4 with a description of computing essentials and networks, requisite knowledge for the next section. Chapter 5 begins Part II with a detailed discussion of e-commerce and the way in which the Internet has changed the way we do business. Chapters 6 and 7 detail operational-specific applications for both the food and beverage and lodging sides. Chapter 8 is our most detailed chapter and is a thorough analysis of the global distribution system, where and through which much of our customer data originates and travels. Chapters 9 and 10 round out the text with a discussion of databases and customer relationship management (Chapter 9) and the efficient usage of information through such systems as executive information systems (Chapter 10). Today's front line managers often purchase technology directly, just as they would food or uniforms. They are expected to shop competitively, apply it to their department, and provide a return on investment (ROI). For this reason, we end the book with the investment and implementation chapter (Chapter 11). Appendices The appendices of the book contain further detailed analysis on four important themes. The first appendix expands on the case study from Chapter 3, it is the HITIS initiative from the AH LA for hospitality information technology industry standards. This organization is concerned with the interoperability of technology used in our industry. The second appendix comes from an established professional, Cindy Estis Green, and is a more detailed analysis of revenue and yield management from Chapter 7 and customer relationship management (CRM) from Chapter 9. The third appendix offers more detail on the global distribution system from Chapter 8. The fourth appendix contains a sample request for proposal (RFP) from Chapter 11, providing a working example of the content presented in the chapter. Companion Web Site The companion Web site [A HREF="http://www.prenhall.com/nyheim"> www.prenhall.com/nyheim to the text provides hands-on problem solving. Interactive "how to" solutions are presented to the reader. Topics include return on investment (ROI) and labor cost spreadsheet exercises, a customer database problem, and an e-commerce exercise on implementation and marketing. The Web site also contains updated materials and industry news and links. Career For those seriously considering hospitality technology as a career, the authors encourage the reader to pursue the industry's certification, Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP). This certification is offered from the Hospitality and Finance Technology Professionals (HFTP). More information can be found at www.hftp.org
      • Review:: 'A good and broad introduction to the technologies used today in the hospitality industry This is an interesting and basic book for those planning to work in the hospitality industry to become familiarized with the technology issues and information systems they are likely to encounter in their jobs. The book isn't on the sharpest cutting edge of technology, but in an introductory book like this, that matters much less. It is the broad subjects of each chapter that matter most. The book is eleven chapters in two parts. The first part consists of four chapters on computing basics. They discuss IT based careers in Hospitality, using IT for competitive advantage, computing essentials, and networks & security. The second part has chapters on e-commerce, restaurant management systems, property management systems & interfaces, hotel global distribution systems, databases, the power of information, and strategic hospitality technology investment. One interesting feature is that each chapter begins with a short interview with an authority in the field of the topic the chapter discusses followed by a short introduction. The authors do a fine job of keeping the techo-speak to a very minimum because this book is focused for hospitality industry people rather than computer jocks. However, it is about IT matters rather than sunblock and chlorination levels for the hotel pool. So, with that little caveat, have fun!
      • Review:: 'Solid and worthwhile guide, if technically a little behind An excellent grounding in systems fundamentals and the principal hospitality industry applications, as well as on the use of information technology for strategic operational advantages, on how the power of data analysis leads to better informed management, and on making strategic investments in technology. The appendices on using IT for intelligent marketing, revenue management and distribution channel management are especially worthwhile. The pace of technology has left some of the technology specifics rather out of date, especially the chapter and appendix on interface standards, although the latter do give a good grounding on why inter-systems communications have been such a problem. Overall a very worthwhile addition to the available literature and highly recommended.
      • Review:: 'Great perspective overview of a complex subject This book makes great reading for students and veterans alike. After over 25 years in hospitality technology, I still found nuggets of golden information inside. Particularly useful are the sections on inventory management and channel distribution - two of the most complex and important subjects faced by managers in the hospitality industry today. This was written as a text. Well, I admit that I skipped the learning activities at the end of each section. But I made up for it by recommending the book to many industry friends.
      • Review:: 'Hospitality Technology Through a Firehose This is an excellent beginner's guide to hospitality technology. It is a "Reader's Digest-on-Adkins-Diet" treatment but the authors hit some high points and de-mystify much of the jargon without bogging the reader down in too much information.

        Each chapter begins with an interview of an industry luminary. While a tad superfluous, the interviews are a light-weight introduction of each topic, a reinforcement of the vocational pragmatism of the text and an attempt to humanize the subject matter.

        The first two chapters are preachy but a good discussion of what IT (information technology) means in the context of hospitality and why one should care. For those just beginning their careers, or those who might have forgotten why we do what we do, they are worthwhile reading.

        The balance of the book is a compendium of the major application sets specific to the industry - CRS, PMS, POS, CRM, MIS, EIS - and just in time to prevent TLA overload, includes segments on e-commerce (defined mostly as Internet purchasing methods) and a primer on how to specify, evaluate and acquire technology.

        The authors are faithful throughout to the theme of technology for the sake of the business and emphasize strategic considerations at each turn. They reasonably stop short of defining or recommending specific business strategies, instead stressing the importance of aligning technology with the strategies of the organization as a whole.

        Recommended reading for newbie's or baffled veterans trying to get their arms around IT hospitality concepts and issues.

        (Review first appeared on Hotel-Online and in Hospitality Upgrade Magazine)

Managing Hospitality Human Resources

Book by Robert H. Woods. Educational Inst of the Amer Hotel 461 pages Paperback Published 2000-06.

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