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Line queuing and wait times

Line queuing and wait times. Housing and food services. Team 21 Cluster Leader: . Simran Ahuja                                     Bobby Vaziri Kyle Alvarado Peiran Gu Jessica Stahly. Proposal Outline. Line queuing and wait times. - Introduction - Background Information

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Line queuing and wait times

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  1. Line queuing and wait times Housing and food services • Team 21 Cluster Leader: • Simran Ahuja                                     Bobby Vaziri • Kyle Alvarado • PeiranGu • Jessica Stahly

  2. Proposal Outline Line queuing and wait times • - Introduction • - Background Information • - Recommended Approach (IE techniques) • - Expected Results • - Project Management Information

  3. Introduction University Dining Services • Current problem: • -long wait times • -overcrowding of the dining courts’ lobbies • Our mission: • -observe guest wait times • -propose a solution to queuing the lines • -increase students awareness of the line situation

  4. Recommended Approach • We have developed a multi-tiered approach to • research the problems previously stated and • come up with the best possible solutions. • Observation • Spend time in the dining court lobbies, observing the lines and student behavior   • Collect Data • analyze relevant data pertaining to projects goals • line wait times, line formation, lobby layouts, student flow, etc. • Interview students to gain feedback and their point of view • Research • evaluate dining systems in place at other large universities

  5. Recommended approach Applicable classes to our project

  6. Development of solution calculating area of lobbies Installation of a camera in each dining court lobby IE 335: Operations Research and Optimization connecting its IP address with the Purdue dining app for smartphones help the students to look at the dining court lobby and assess where to go eat depending on the number of people how to route the line into dining courts

  7. Expected results • -Help students make informed decisions on which dining court to attend based on line wait times, menus, and location. Keep students informed and aware of the issue should help curb the lines • -Develop a better queuing system to maximize the lobby space and get as many students out of the elements as possible • -Increased student satisfaction

  8. Project Management Gantt Chart

  9. Project management Project cost (weekly)

  10. Questions?

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