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Café D. Pownd. Bryan Batchelor Sean O’Connor Jennifer Overby West Overman Daniel Pierce. Background. Background-Trigger Event. Background-Trigger Event.
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Café D. Pownd Bryan Batchelor Sean O’Connor Jennifer Overby West Overman Daniel Pierce
Background-Trigger Event Our new facility is not meeting our customers expectations which is causing the food services to look bad to the college administration
Background - Situation • A newly established on-campus cafeteria
Background - Situation • A newly established on-campus cafeteria • Services about 550 residents
Background - Situation • A newly established on-campus cafeteria • Services about 550 residents • 450 Cambridge Hall residents
Background - Situation • A newly established on-campus cafeteria • Services about 550 residents • 450 Cambridge Hall residents • 100 Nottingham Hall residents
Background - Situation • A newly established on-campus cafeteria • Services about 550 residents • 450 Cambridge Hall residents • 100 Nottingham Hall residents • Open from 7 am to 7 pm, Monday-Friday
Background - Situation • A newly established on-campus cafeteria • Services about 550 residents • 450 Cambridge Hall residents • 100 Nottingham Hall residents • Open from 7 am to 7 pm, Monday-Friday • Closed weekends and holidays
Background – Situation Cont. • Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Background – Situation Cont. • Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner • Purchases made with student cards
Background – Situation Cont. • Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner • Purchases made with student cards • Peak period 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Background – Situation Cont. • Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner • Purchases made with student cards • Peak period 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm • Congestion as a result of current cafeteria layout
Background – Situation Cont. • Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner • Purchases made with student cards • Peak period 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm • Congestion as a result of current cafeteria layout • Student complaints of long wait lines
Background – Situation Cont. • Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner • Purchases made with student cards • Peak period 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm • Congestion as a result of current cafeteria layout • Student complaints of long wait lines • Students have other alternatives
Background – Data (General) • Current cafeteria layout
Background – Data (General) • Current cafeteria layout • 25% of customers opt for snacks or self service
Background – Data (General) • Current cafeteria layout • 25% of customers opt for snacks or self service • 2:1 ratio for pre-cooked to interactive meals
Background – Data (General) • Current cafeteria layout • 25% of customers opt for snacks or self service • 2:1 ratio for pre-cooked to interactive meals • Inter-Arrival Times
Background – Data (Pre-Cooked) • 20-30 seconds used to give information about meals
Background – Data (Pre-Cooked) • 20-30 seconds used to give information about meals • As many as 20 people in line interferes with drink area
Background – Data (Pre-Cooked) • 20-30 seconds used to give information about meals • As many as 20 people in line interferes with drink area • Students thought 5 minutes was an acceptable wait time
Background – Data (Interactive Cooking) • As many as 10 people in line interferes with drink area
Background – Data (Interactive Cooking) • As many as 10 people in line interferes with drink area • Students thought 10 minutes was an acceptable wait time
Background – Data (Cashier) • Cashiers spent up to 30 seconds looking up prices
Background – Data (Cashier) • Cashiers spent up to 30 seconds looking up prices • As many as 5 people in line interferes with salad bar
Background – Data (Cashier) • Cashiers spent up to 30 seconds looking up prices • As many as 5 people in line interferes with salad bar • Students thought 1 minute is an acceptable wait time
Background – Criteria • Reducing service times while minimizing costs of changes
Background – Criteria • Reducing service times while minimizing costs of changes • Maintain effective promotion with college administration
Background - Alternatives • Increase the average inter-arrival time
Background - Alternatives • Increase the average inter-arrival time • Decrease the average pre-cooked service time
Background - Alternatives • Increase the average inter-arrival time • Decrease the average pre-cooked service time • Decrease minimum interactive service time
Background - Alternatives • Increase the average inter-arrival time • Decrease the average pre-cooked service time • Decrease minimum interactive service time • Decrease the cashier service time
Background – Question Proposing a combination of changes to our current operations to reduce servicetimes while minimizing costs
Analysis-Why Simulation • Expense of implementation
Analysis-Why Simulation • Expense of implementation • Variation
Analysis-Why Simulation • Expense of implementation • Variation • Simplified copy of real world events
Analysis-Why Simulation • Expense of implementation • Variation • Simplified copy of real world events • Custom fit to our business problem