Restaurant Assistant
CS410
Fall ‘04
Group 2
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Group Members
Janet Brunelle
President
Himanshu Keskar
CEO
Devin Hurst
Project Manager
Presenter
Steven Okinsky
Database Administrator
Web Developer
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Matt Davis
Software Developer
Technology Consultant
Roman Trifonov
Software Developer
Graphic Expert
Joel Hall
Financial Analyst Budget
Coordinator
Moon Bong Song
Marketing Analyst
Financial Analyst
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Outline
Industry problems and solutions
Goals and objectives
What our system will do and not do
Pro’s and con’s
Our competition
Potential customer feed back
Current method vs. our method
Risks/issues and mitigations
Budget
Conclusion
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Problem Statement
Current restaurant methods used to monitor
expiration dates and inventory are leading to profit
and time loss.
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Problem Characteristics
Expiration of food
Profit loss
Wasting of food
Sickness
Lawsuits
Health violations
Fines
Restaurant shutdown
Bad reputation
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Solution Statement
To develop a user friendly food preparation monitoring
system for the restaurant industry.
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Solution Characteristics
Database driven inventory system
User friendly interface
Commercially available hardware
Bar-coded inventory
Employee production tracking
Temperature sensor
Automatic food expiration warning
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Restaurant Industry
It’s on the rise
12 million employees
15% increase in foodservice managers
Restaurant Industry’s Share of Food is 53%!!!!
* Source: http://www.restaurant.org/research/ind_glance.cfm
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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: http://www.restaurant.org/research/ind_glance.cfm
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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
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Development Objectives
Develop a user friendly restaurant database
Implement software interface with database
Integrate current hardware into the system
Health inspector approval
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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
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The Restaurant Assistant will not:
Eliminate human error
Eliminate food-borne diseases
Stop foods from expiring
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PRO’S AND CON’S
PRO’S
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
CON’S
Customer training
Transitioning to new system
Initial Cost
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Competition Matrix
* See Appendix pg. 2
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Customers
YES
Restaurants
Chains
Fine dinning
Cafeteria
Buffets
Schools
NO
Restaurants
Mom & Pop
Pubs
Cafeteria
Military
* See Appendix pg. 17 for market analysis
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Thrown Out And Prepared
Source: Interview Data
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Interview Report
Interview
Report
Source: Interview Data From All Restaurants
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Responsible?
WhoWho's
Monitors
Expired Food?
Owner 18.00%
Ev er y one 23.00%
Owner
Chef
Manager
Ev er y one
Chef 18.00%
Manager 41.00%
Source: Interview Data From All Restaurants
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Food Preparation Cycle
Order
Check Delivery
Put into Inventory
Store
Trash
Check Food
Find FIFO
Serve
Store
Prepare Food
Check Resources
Stolen
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Component Diagram
Manager’s office
DINING
ROOM
kitchen
Walk-in-refrigerator
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Restaurant Assistant System Diagram
User I/O
User I/O
User I/O
RA
Wireless
Control System
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Temperature
Control System
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User Interface
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*Source: http://www.actionsystems.com/?trackcode=bizcom
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Database Cycle
Database
Employees
LT
Temp.
Changes
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Resources
Products
Deliveries
LT
LT
LT
LT
Inventory
LT
Schedule
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Technology
Clear-coated barcode printer
Barcode scanner
LCD touch screen
Temp. Sensor
Database
Expiration dates
Preparation dates
Employee ID
Food ID
Barcode
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* See Appendix ?? For more information
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Major Risks
Schedule
Not enough people
Equipment delays
Information delays
Technical
Equipment availability
Technology availability
Customer
Financial
Sophistication of customer
Additional and unforeseen expenses
Inflation issues due to schedule issues
Contract penalties - late on delivery
Reduction of funding
Availability of necessary equipment
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Mitigations
Schedule
More people will be hired if desired
Equipment will obtained before needed
Information will be constantly updated
Matrix organization will be put in place
Technical
All Hardware will be available
Software will be purchased
Customer
Most managers have computer skills
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
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Technical Issues
Data redundancy
Temperature regulations
Power failure
Technical support
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Management Issues
Human mistakes
Complexity (computer skill)
Final product is not too costly
Health regulation
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Resource Issues
Obtaining our goals in the allowed time
Limited financing
Inconsistent methods
Find test client
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Development Salary Budget
Title
Number needed
Salary
Employment Duration (months)
Cost of Employment
Software Engineer
2
$ 68,569.00
20
$
114,281.67
Network Engineer/Lead Software Engineer
1
$ 87,572.00
20
$
145,953.33
Computer Graphics Specialist
1
$ 41,561.00
12
$
41,561.00
Project Manager
1
$102,099.00
28
$
238,231.00
Technical Writer
1
$ 58,903.00
6
$
29,451.50
Lawyer
1
$ 94,074.00
28
$
219,506.00
Quality Assurance Manager
1
$ 53,926.00
28
$
125,827.33
Marketing Manager
1
$ 62,410.00
18
$
93,615.00
40% Overhead
$
403,370.73
Total Employee Budget
$
1,411,797.57
*Values based on average salaries in Virginia Beach, VA as of Fall of 2004. See Appendix pg. 6 for more information
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Development Equipment Budget
Item
Number
Cost
Total Cost
Hardware Costs
Computer Workstations*
5
$ 940.66
$ 4,703.30
Samsung CLP-550 Color Laser Printer
1
$ 279.99
$
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Professional edition
3
$ 503.99
$ 1,511.97
Adobe CS Suite V11.0
1
$ 889.95
$
889.95
Microsoft Office Professional 2003
5
$ 199.99
$
999.95
279.99
Software Costs
Total Cost:
$ 8,385.16
*Prices based on pricing as of October 19, 2004, see Appendix pg. 3 for more information.
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Production Budget
Part
# of units
Cost
Server
1
$ 599.99
Database Management System
1
$ 595.00
Computer/Database System
1
$ 940.66
1 per walk-in
$ 325.00
1
$ 425.00
1 per walk-in
$ 119.00
Laser Printer
1
$ 149.99
Barcode Printer
1
$ 289.00
LCD touchscreen, wireless
1
$ 700.63
Standalone scanner
Handheld Scanner
Temperature sensor
Total Cost
$4,144.27
*See appendix pg. 9 for more detailed information
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Customer Cost
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Hardware:
$4,599.99
Software:
$1,995.99
Installation:
$404.01
Total Cost:
$6,999.99
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Break Even Analysis
Development Salary
$1,411,797.57
Development Equipment
$
8,385.16
Production Costs per Unit
$
4,144.27
Revenue per Unit
$
6,999.99
Profit per Unit
$
2,855.72
Units needed to break even
Units sold per week:
Break Even Time (weeks)
497.31
11
49.7
< 1 year
* See Appendix pg. 8 for schedule analysis
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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
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