Final Report Reddington Walters Chase Pareti Ethan Brugger

Final Report Reddington Walters, Chase Pareti, Ethan Brugger, Spencer Heald, Mitchell Merrick, Dylan Huber, Nicholas Coluccino

Abstract Point-of-Sale systems are often inefficient and confusing! Our aim: ❖ ❖ ❖ Portable; minimalistic Order/organize tasks Manage tables Handle payment Log business metrics 2

Problem Stationary Constantly moving waitstaff but stationary terminals Messy Disorganized and difficult interface Budget Modern solutions come with a high budget Modify Systems lack scalability and ease to update 3

Background Our team has related work experience in foodservice industry positions. Pre-existing applications lack: ❖ Ease of use ❖ Integration of aiding the waitstaff ❖ Clean user interface and design flow 4

Objective ❖ Build an intuitive POS software platform ❖ Increase efficiency and profit for restaurants ❖ Lower turnaround times for waiters ❖ Make the process of waitstaff align with the Six Sigma management philosophy ❖ Save businesses money ❖ Improve restaurant experience ❖ Create shorter wait times ❖ Reduce chance of error 5

Key Concepts Interface/ design flow Database and metrics Waitstaff task algorithm API for waitstaff to kitchen 6

Design Goals ❖ Waitstaff able to input orders from the floor ❖ Tablet cleanly displays current tasks ❖ Organize waitstaff tasks ❖ Custom layout of restaurant floor ❖ Kitchen interface for current orders ❖ Waitstaff notified when orders are completed ❖ New items and promotions visible to waitstaff ❖ Data and metrics are gathered for optimization 7

Risks Competition ❖ Other POS systems already in circulation ❖ Must be unique and give better functionality for less cost ❖ Must identify solutions available and work from there Implementation ❖ Must ensure the system is good in practice - not just on paper ❖ Will do end-to-end flow testing to get feedback from waitstaff, kitchen, management, and patrons. 8

Facilities and Equipment Requirements: ❖ ❖ ❖ Restaurant establishment Tablets for waitstaff Menu data Interior layout data Inventory availability Ticket printers 9

Deliverables ❖ Infographic design documents ❖ Database schema ❖ Front end waitstaff interface ❖ Front end kitchen interface ❖ Host server and API communication 10

Key Personnel Spencer Heald (Dep. CE, MATH) Reddington Walters (Dep. CE) Chase Pareti (Dep. CS, MATH) Ethan Brugger (Dep. CE, MATH) Dylan Huber (Dep. CS, FINN, MATH) Nicholas Coluccino (Dep. CS) Mitchell Merrick (Dep. CS, MATH) 11