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Restaurant Assistant Group Members October 20, 2004 2
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Restaurant Assistant CS410 Fall 04 Group 2 Restaurant Assistant
Group Members October 20, 2004 2 Restaurant Assistant Outline
Industry problems and solutions
Goals and objectives What our system will do and not do Pros and
cons Our competition Potential customer feed back Current method
vs. our method Risks/issues and mitigations Budget Conclusion
October 20, 2004 3 Restaurant Assistant Problem Statement
Current restaurant methods used to monitor expiration dates and
inventory are leading to profit and time loss. October 20, 2004 4
Problem Characteristics
Restaurant Assistant Problem Characteristics Expiration of food
Profit loss Wasting of food Sickness Lawsuits Health violations
Fines Restaurant shutdown Bad reputation October 20, 2004 5
Restaurant Assistant Solution Statement
To develop a user friendly food preparation monitoring system for
the restaurant industry. October 20, 2004 6 Solution
Characteristics
Restaurant Assistant Solution Characteristics Database driven
inventory system User friendly interface Commercially available
hardware Bar-coded inventory Employee production tracking
Temperature sensor Automatic food expiration warning October 20,
2004 7 Restaurant Assistant Restaurant Industry Its on the
rise
12 million employees 15% increase in foodservice managers
Restaurant Industrys Share of Food is 53%!!!! * Source: October 20,
2004 8 Restaurant Assistant We like to eat out
Americans eat almost 30% of their meals away from home Eating out
is becoming more accepted 440.1 billion dollars for restaurants in
2004 168.6 billion dollars increase from 1994 * Source: October 20,
2004 9 Restaurant Assistant Goals Save restaurant managers time and
money
Implement a user friendly system Improve current inventory system
Inventory reports Expired food notifications Real time food
temperature data Provide inventory forecasting October 20, 2004 10
Development Objectives
Restaurant Assistant Development Objectives Develop a user friendly
restaurant database Implement software interface with database
Integrate current hardware into the system Health inspector
approval October 20, 2004 11 The Restaurant Assistant will:
Notify managers of current expired food items and future
expirations Display on-hand inventory Monitor food temperatures
Monitor employee production Print out of forecasting information
October 20, 2004 12 The Restaurant Assistant will not:
Eliminate human error Eliminate food-borne diseases Stop foods from
expiring October 20, 2004 13 Restaurant Assistant PROS AND CONS
PROS Save restaurants money
Great way to take the next step in integrating technology in the
workplace Ease of use New restaurants have better chance of
survival during first year CONS Customer training Transitioning to
new system Initial Cost October 20, 2004 14 Restaurant Assistant
Competition Matrix * See Appendix pg. 2
October 20, 2004 15 Restaurant Assistant Customers YES Restaurants
Chains Fine dinning
Cafeteria Buffets Schools NO Mom & Pop Pubs Military * See
Appendix pg. 17 for market analysis October 20, 2004 16 Thrown Out
And Prepared
Restaurant Assistant Thrown Out And Prepared October 20, 2004 17
Source: Interview Data From All Restaurants
Restaurant Assistant Interview Report Interview Report Source:
Interview Data From All Restaurants October 20, 2004 18 Who
Monitors Expired Food?
Restaurant Assistant Who Monitors Expired Food? Source: Interview
Data From All Restaurants October 20, 2004 19 Food Preparation
Cycle
Restaurant Assistant Food Preparation Cycle Order Check Delivery
Put into Inventory Store Check Resources Trash Check Food Find FIFO
Serve Store Prepare Food Stolen October 20, 2004 20 Restaurant
Assistant Component Diagram Managers office kitchen
DINING ROOM Managers office kitchen Walk-in-refrigerator October
20, 2004 21 Restaurant Assistant Restaurant Assistant System
Diagram User I/O
WirelessControl System TemperatureControl System October 20, 2004
22 Restaurant Assistant User Interface October 20, 2004 23
*Source: Restaurant Assistant Database Cycle Database Employees
Resources
Products Deliveries LT LT LT LT LT LT Temp. Changes Inventory
Schedule October 20, 2004 24 Restaurant Assistant Technology
Clear-coated barcode printer
Barcode scanner LCD touch screen Temp. Sensor Database Expiration
dates Preparation dates Employee ID Food ID Barcode October 20,
2004 25 * See Appendix ?? For more information Restaurant Assistant
Major Risks Schedule Financial Technical Customer
Not enough people Equipment delays Information delays Financial
Additional and unforeseen expenses Inflation issues due to schedule
issues Contract penalties - late on delivery Reduction of funding
Availability of necessary equipment Technical Equipment
availability Technology availability Customer Sophistication of
customer October 20, 2004 26 Restaurant Assistant Mitigations
Schedule Financial Technical Customer
More people will be hired if desired Equipment will obtained before
needed Information will be constantly updated Matrix organization
will be put in place Financial Tech support will be added in cost
Strict scheduling will be enforced Proper time management Alternate
funding upon loss of resources Proper Forecasting will be
implemented Technical All Hardware will be available Software will
be purchased Customer Most managers have computer skills October
20, 2004 27 Restaurant Assistant Technical Issues Data
redundancy
Temperature regulations Power failure Technical support October 20,
2004 28 Restaurant Assistant Management Issues Human mistakes
Complexity (computer skill) Final product is not too costly Health
regulation October 20, 2004 29 Restaurant Assistant Resource
Issues
Obtaining our goals in the allowed time Limited financing
Inconsistent methods Find test client October 20, 2004 30
Restaurant Assistant Development Salary Budget October 20, 2004
31
Title Number needed Salary Employment Duration (months) Cost of
Employment Software Engineer 2 $68,569.00 20 $ ,281.67 Network
Engineer/Lead Software Engineer 1 $87,572.00 $ ,953.33 Computer
Graphics Specialist $41,561.00 12 $ ,561.00 Project Manager
$102,099.00 28 $ ,231.00 Technical Writer $58,903.00 6 $ ,451.50
Lawyer $94,074.00 $ ,506.00 Quality Assurance Manager $53,926.00 $
,827.33 Marketing Manager $62,410.00 18 $ ,615.00 40% Overhead $
,370.73 Total Employee Budget $ ,411,797.57 *Values based on
average salaries in Virginia Beach, VA as of Fall of See Appendix
pg. 6 for more information October 20, 2004 31 Development
Equipment Budget
Restaurant Assistant Development Equipment Budget Item Number Cost
Total Cost Hardware Costs Computer Workstations* 5 $ $4,703.30
Samsung CLP-550 Color Laser Printer 1 $ $ Software Costs Microsoft
Visual Studio .NET Professional edition 3 $ $1,511.97 Adobe CS
Suite V11.0 $ $ Microsoft Office Professional 2003 $ $ Total Cost:
$8,385.16 *Prices based on pricing as of October 19, 2004, see
Appendix pg. 3 for more information. October 20, 2004 32 Restaurant
Assistant Production Budget October 20, 2004 33
Part # of units Cost Server 1 $ Database Management System $
Computer/Database System $ Standalone scanner 1 per walk-in $
Handheld Scanner $ Temperature sensor $ Laser Printer $ Barcode
Printer $ LCD touchscreen, wireless $ Total Cost $4,144.27 *See
appendix pg. 9 for more detailed information October 20, 2004 33
Restaurant Assistant Customer Cost Hardware: $4,599.99
Software:$1,995.99 Installation:$404.01 Total Cost:$6,999.99
October 20, 2004 34 Restaurant Assistant Break Even Analysis
October 20, 2004 35
Development Salary $1,411,797.57 Development Equipment $ ,385.16
Production Costs per Unit $ ,144.27 Revenue per Unit $ ,999.99
Profit per Unit $ ,855.72 Units needed to break even 497.31 Units
sold per week: 11 Break Even Time (weeks) 49.7 < 1 year * See
Appendix pg. 8 for schedule analysis October 20, 2004 35 Restaurant
Assistant Conclusion
Identified industry problems and solutions Technical components
were discussed Required resources Management methods and
organizational structure Risks/issues and mitigations Improved
solutions to the current problems Budget October 20, 2004 36