Central Station Pantry System

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Central Station is the best place to eat on campus. The food is superior to any fast food joint. The majority of everything prepared is homemade and fresh. The nutritional value is high because students want customers to eat a quality, healthy meal. The Central Station customers are loyal and are frequent visitors. It is a bonus for students to acquire on the-job experience. They learn how to work together, solve problems, improvise, be accountable. A lot of work goes into keeping an establishment open. The participation of the students, supervisors, business of the customers, and a excellent organizational system is needed to maintain structure in Central Station. One place to start is in the dry storage pantry. The dry storage pantry is essential to Central Station. It houses almost everything needed to keep it going. Supplies are needed to put to-go orders together, to prepare food, and to stock up the front for those dining in Central Station. This room is used by many students and some faculty members. With all of its use, it has to be functional and be able to keep up with the fast pace of …show more content…

My thought process for this project was... if I introduce some order and structure into the pantry... then Central Station will flow with ease. With permission, I implemented my ideas to improve the efficiency of the pantry. The overall organization of the pantry needed work. I wanted to make it more convenient to find the items needed to complete orders and prepare food. I started by storing "like" items together (cooking liquids together, drinks together, food items together, etc.). I wanted to keep the food items together, the pots and pans on the opposite side of the pantry, and common use items such as, plates and cups in the same general area. I wanted to make everything easily accessible so inventory could be done quickly and effortlessly. I wanted everything to have its own

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