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The report finds that they are using various type of information system to maintain
their position in market. They use database system in computer, facebook page on
their company name, bkash account and others.
The report also investigates the fact that the analysis conducted has limitations.
Some of the limitations include:
They should include more technology based system through which they can give
especial offers to regular customers.They can also include online payment system
or payment through mobile.
As they did not share their personal data and hidden features so it has become
difficult for us to get their exact data and other financial improvement.
Table Of Content :
General objective: One of the main objective is to find the role of MIS in
restaurant business and we also want to find out different type of MIS in
different business sector.
Specific Objectives:
We will collect our primary data café Hollywood through questionnaire and for
secondary data we will go through website and other reference. This methodology
will help to follow the process the authors have gone through to make this thesis
come true. This consists of choice of method, data collections, procedure and the
selections regarding the case company and the interview persons.
Choice of Method:
Method is the instrument used to test whether a theory is good or not. It is the
process by which data is gathered to generate a theory or used to test a theory.
There are different ways of conducting research. The main purpose of research
method is to gathering of coherent, verifiable information and, most importantly,
the timely reporting of that information. However any method we use will be based
on the systematic collection and analysis of data.
There are two different kinds of methods that can be used to write a thesis, such as
qualitative method and quantitative method. The most significant difference
between these two is to how figures and statistics are used. The purpose of using
the qualitative methods is to get an understanding of what is studied. On the other
hand, the purpose of using quantitative method is to gather data in order to be able
to measure and do statistical analysis.
The methodology that has been adopted to conduct the research, It basically
involves the selection of research questions, the conceptual framework that has to
be adopted, the selection of appropriate research method such as primary research,
secondary research etc.
Since the purpose of this research is to study café Hollywood’s information system
and why it is not successful in Bangladesh.
As we know there are two types of research methods using now a days, one is
Qualitative and other is Quantitative. We will follow the Qualitative approach in
our thesis report when we are going to collect the data and also analyzing it
for coming up to conclusion and recommendation
The motivation for using qualitative method comes from the observation that, if
there is one thing, which distinguishes humans from the natural world, it is our
ability to talk. Qualitative research methods are designed to help researchers
understand people and the social and cultural contexts within which they live.
According to Yin, Qualitative research is the search for knowledge that is supposed
to investigate, interpret, and understanding the phenomena by the means of an
inside perspective. Qualitative methods are often related to case studies, where the
aim is to receive thorough information and thereby obtain a deep understanding of
the research problem.
After analyzing of Kaplan and Maxwell, Yin and Denzin and Lincoln, we conclude
that our thesis would be a qualitative research. Because, here we focus on
investigate, interpret, and understanding the phenomena of the case company.
According to Yin, this is qualitative research. Our research is also designed to
proceed through the couple of interviews with company persons.
Data Collection:
A major strength of case study data collection is the opportunity to use many
different sources of evidence. The use of several sources of evidence means that
the researcher has the opportunity to obtain multiple measures of the same
phenomenon that adds validity to the scientific study
In order to take appointment for taking interview we sent mail request including
the subject area of our study and we got consent from them to take interview. Most
of the time of our interview session we talked with Head of IT and little bit with
General Manager (Marketing). We have also talked with some of our friends who
were doing work there and have good understanding about their activities. Actually
they have manages most of the talks. We have send questionnaire detailing.
Questions concerning our purpose both through e mail and through people
employed by us to reach the officials and in most cases through our friend, we
have ensured answer. In collecting data, we faced a great constraint as it was not
easy to collect data through formal e-mail there. We tried to collect data through
our own media. In many cases, officials did not disclose our asked question. Even
after that we tried to collect data to our possible extent. A detail of answer has been
attached. To implement strategy or to introduce as a project manager, data
collection plays an important role.
Procedure:
The study could be done well in a qualitative approach. The source of data would
be the primary one, as very few data or information is available in a centralized
position for that sector of a developing country like Bangladesh. The collected
information could be structured in a way that explains the present state well. Some
of them would be selected randomly to assess the need of that class. Then an
analysis would be made to examine the practices of companies to address the need.
The method would also include interviews and field survey.
Since a part of the purpose with this thesis is to MIS process. So, it was necessary
to concretize and study the process further within an actual company which is well
known and popular. The primary criterion was to that company must be located
and familiar. This criterion was set in order to be able to visit the case company in
person and do face to face interviews. In this case, café Hollywood is undoubtedly
best company for this thesis.
After a successful meeting with the IT head of café Hollywood, who ensured us to
give all the support we need for this thesis, we started our study process.
Selection of interviews: After establishing the contact with café Hollywood, the
selection of interview person started .The numbers of interviews were regarded to
be approximately two to three.
The first interview was scheduled with IT head of café Hollywood; he was
considered a must to interview by us. He is working at that branch over 3 years and
considered to have a good insight in the strategy process which was confirmed
during the interview.
Our second interview was held with the manager, working at café Hollywood from
the beginning and has an important role on the strategy development and especially
within the implementation process.
Before the interviews, we sent the questions by emails to the respondents. All
interviews were held at café Hollywood which is situated close to the central area
of Banani.
1. Please tell us how long have your company been using Information System?
Less than 2 years 2-5 years’ 5-8 years’ 8-10 years More than 10 years
2. Please tell us how is the head office connected with its branches?
Through IS Through handheld papers and Documents Both
4. How does the working speed of the staff become after using Information
System?
Increased Increasing Decreased
5. Does your Information System is suitable enough to keep pace with dynamic
business Environment?
Yes No No comment
2. Does Information System has an impact on decision making and how please
elaborate?
3. Does Information System help your firm to get rid of mistakes or erroneous
problems?
Yes No; If yes, by how much? (%)
4. Has the control system been more effective than before by using Information
System?
5. Please put tick on whether the staff members are motivated after using IS?
Yes No De-spirited
3. Does the IS provide the customers with updated information in a quick interval?
Yes No No comment
Please rate following sectors of your company how much they have benefited
by using Information System
Billing System
1= Very Good 2= Good 3= Moderate 4= Poor 5= Very Poor
Payroll System
1= Very Good 2= Good 3= Moderate 4= Poor 5= Very Poor
Purchasing System
1= Very Good 2= Good 3= Moderate 4= Poor 5= Very Poor
[The information you provided will be used only for academic purpose. We
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Analysis and Interpretation of the Data:
After the interview and data collection we found that café Hollywood use
“Management Information System” to run their business smoothly. The tools
they use in business are shown below in ‘table’ and ‘Pie chart’.
MIS
Sales and MKT
Accounts
Card Payment System:Every day, quick service restaurant (QSR) owners across
the country put their trust in Heartland to help them succeed and grow. We provide
innovative and secure credit card processing solutions with 24-hour customer
service, fair and up-front pricing, and data security that continues to set the
industry standard. It’s hard to focus on your customers if you’re busy processing
payroll and managing employees. Let Heartland do the heavy lifting for your QSR.
Our full-service QSR payroll and HR services offer secure and reliable solutions
you can trust.
Online Order Taking & Home Delivery Via FoodPanda:These orders can be
tracked here. When your purchase has left our warehouse and is with the courier
our site will direct you to track your request via the courier's tracking system.
If you’ve ordered a SIM card online using our 3 hour express delivery service
within the Sydney Metro area, you won’t be able to track your delivery online at
this stage however the delivery driver will call to let you know when it’s on the
way.
It's a very useful way to finish the order quickly with less error. Also it helps the
worker in front of the screen not to forget asking customer about everything for
example the size, number of sandwiches and if making the order take away or not.
Furthermore, it's all done by a system that can save everything for the manager to
check about the profits, loses or amount of order per day at the end of each month
or at the end of the year.
I think that café Hollywood are using the right information systems for
their companies for example by using the TPS it let the employees have
more time for their customers and it also help them by saving time with
applying this system , its faster and more accurate to enter any data.
By using the DSS it helps the company choose or make the right decisions based
on the quality of the data café Hollywood has used WiFi in their restaurants to
gather information about customer practice and lengths of stay and sales, i think
they were really brilliant with this idea with using this system they can easily know
how much the customers are staying and the more they stay which means they are
satisfied. And i think by using the MIS the managers of café Hollywood can easily
look for future oriented .
Its computer software used in a touch screen that café Hollywood restaurants use
or handheld devices. This system helps café Hollywood to track the real time
transaction and used to speed the business process to ensure fast and accurate order
for example sending the order to kitchen screen and processing the credit card
payment and other process that must be accurate. Also, the cashier immediately
knows what payment is due and the kitchen knows the coming up orders and for
how long a customer waited.
RTTS:
Can check the level status of manager i.e. which course is suitable for this level,
on-line test
PMIS:
1. Payroll
2. Training
3. Scheduling
Transfer: crew allocation
Final Information
Auto analyze statistic of crew records e.g. pay leave, annual leave
In addition there are different departments that are responsible in generating the
reports regarding the MIS such as the financial department, purchasing department,
Human Resource department and sales and marketing department. The financial
department focuses on the different reports regarding accounts, debits and payroll;
the purchasing focuses on the orders and stock selection; the HR department
focuses on the reporting regarding the levels of staffing, absenteeism, skills as well
as shortage; and the sales and marketing produce the reports regarding the
turnover, sales ration and market intelligence. All of the said reports can help to
analyze the overall performance of the company that can help the decision-making
process.
1. First issue is to know who has access to the information system because it is
important to protect this system from potential competitors so it is better to
implement a more secure information system in the future that is more
difficult to hack into it, as there is a lot of company’s would want access to
the information’s of café Hollywood.
4. Fourth issue is to teach or train the employees who have access to café
Hollywood information system, how to use that information system in a way
to benefit.
5. Fifth issue is how to make sure that the same information system is being
used the same way in every café Hollywood branch.
But it's not just in the restaurants that new IT is expected to help the
company's business.
'We've looked at RFID twice, but at the end of the day it's not worthwhile at
the current time,' says Tilley.
The high cost of specially designed tags and readers for freezer
environments makes RFID introduction unfeasible.
Café Hollywood’s food menu:In this portion we shows that what types of food
items café Hollywood are make in their day to day life.
By giving priority on MIS every year they increase their sales:
Sales Improvement
100%
90%
80%
70%
60% Sales Improvement
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2012 2013 2014 2015
II.4 Findings of the study:
Café Hollywood is looking to improve their sales and expand their customer
demographic by adding new offers in their menus and new food items. They
increase sales by Building Potential Relationships with Customers. Their first
priority is their customers. They always think about customer’s comfort.
They promote their café through social network like Facebook. Not only that, they
are also publishing their restaurant using leaflet. They provide leaflet near school,
collage, university and shopping mall.
They are serving their services through home delivery. 24/7 they are trying
to give their best service.
Sales manager manages sales of the company’s products and services in within a
defined geographic area, province or country. He ensures consistent, profitable
growth in sales revenues through positive planning, deployment and management
of sales personnel. Identifies objectives, strategies and action plans to improve
short- and long-term sales and earnings.
Operate as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to the
customers
Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships
Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key customer
Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to
customer needs and objectives
Communicate clearly the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives
Forecast and track key account metrics
Identify and grow opportunities within territory and collaborate with sales
teams to ensure growth attainment
Assist with high severity requests or issue escalations as needed
They have future plan to create a bkash account for customer so that they can give
parties without being present there. This idea is not only good also unique. This
kind of idea makes them different from others. That’s why now-a-days they are in
top 20 restaurants in Bangladesh.
They allowed their customers to enjoy more and more. That’s why they are giving
the opportunity to celebrate any kinds of party. Customers can book their table a
day before if they want. They give many exciting offers through facebook and
leaflet in every occasion. Their target market is mainly students of universities.
That is why their price range is reasonable. They directly deliver foods to their
customers if they order for home delivery. Café Hollywood also provides their
delivery service through foodpanda. It makes customers more satisfied.
Café Hollywood has three major areas helps to achieve its potential for success.
Operations:
Operations include all those functions that are necessary to prepare and serve
your products to their customers. It includes all those activities that take
place every day in the kitchen and table.
Financial:
Marketing:
Marketing is getting the word out about the cafe and positioning it correctly
in the minds of the public. It includes public relations, community
involvement, advertising, promotions and projecting the right image.
The café operating manual is generally covers the following sections or categories:
Table management
Beverage management
Personnel administration
Employee training
Equipment management
Facilities management
Advertising
Promotions
Public relations
Customer database
Benefit nights
New-mover marketing
II.5 Suggestions:
To compete with other top restaurant if they make their price lower it will be more
beneficial for them. People always want good quality, hygienic environment and
good service in lower prices.
They can also add mobile banking in their service. It will make their customers life
easier.
If they improve their washroom it will be beneficial for customers. As their first
priority is their customer then they have to think customer’s comfort first.
They can add free Wi-Fi for the customers. They will spend their time happily.
Customers like to see how the food is made and have more of an interaction with
the chefs. If they have an open cooking area then customer will be more assure
about their hygienic food. This idea will be very unique.
We should create little more new items. They should experiment with new
products, discontinuing less successful ones. They should launch their cafe in all
over Dhaka, Chittagong, all out let. Promotion director has the responsibility
over the position.
II.6 Conclusion
Middle class younger, coupe is their target surely they will ahead from
their competitors by this unique product.
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