...Castle Family Restaurant HRM340 9/15/2014 INTRODUCTION Different areas of HRIS systems have been considered to help Castle’s Family Restaurant and Morgan save time and money. Morgan is the Operations/HR manager that has been using out of date methods for timekeeping, personnel support, and payroll. If a more efficient system could be implemented, Morgan would be able to accomplish more in other areas while limiting time and travel. BUSINESS ASSESSMENT The Castle Family restaurant is a restaurant chain located in Northern California that consists of 8 restaurants. They have approximately 340 employees, with 40% of those being full time. . Castle Family currently only has one person over both Operations management and HR, preferring to keep the business small as to make it seem more close nit and making it seem to employees that upper management was more accessible. Restaurants fight for customers daily, so having efficient management operations is crucial to providing the over the top customer services that restaurant goers look for. The National Restaurant Association shows that there are currently about 990,000 restaurant locations in the United States, and restaurants take in 47% of the food dollar that consumers spend. USDA estimates that the amount spent at full services restaurants will rise 18% from 2000 to 2020. Efficiency needs to be implemented at Castle’s Family Restaurant so that they can entice more restaurant goers and capitalize on the...
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...reviewed to help Jay Morgan and Family Castle Restaurant run more efficiently as a business. Jay Morgan the Operations Manager, have been using outdated methods for scheduling, recruiting, hiring, and answering questions from its employees. Maintaining accurate books and keeping constant communication with the Managers have been a challenge for Jay Morgan. If an accurate HRIS system can be implemented, Jay Morgan will be able to achieve more in business with less time and travel. BUSINESS ASSESSMENT Castle Family Restaurant is a family friendly dinning facility that has 8 locations, employing some part time employees and over 40% of fulltime employees. The locations are strategically located across the state of Florida in the hearts of neighborhoods that are suitable for any family. Castle Family provides a simple, old fashioned and pleasant dining experience. “Togetherness” is the culture that is promoted and the goal is to mimic the old fashioned restaurant environment where the family can sit, laugh and enjoy a meal together. Restaurants compete for customers every day, and proficiency is critical to providing quality customer service. In Rasmussen Reports, National Survey of 1000 Adults, more than 50 percent of Americans reported in 2011 say that they ate at a restaurant at least once a week, with 20 percent reporting eating out twice or more each week” (as cited in The Aspen Institute, 2012). They also reported that the restaurant industry is one of the largest and...
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...| HR Technology Case ScenarioStage One | Human Resource Information Systems HRM340 | | MemaPapa | 5/8/2013 | | Introduction Mr. Jay Morgan, the operations manager for Castle Restaurants, has approached our consulting firm with a desire to reduce his travel time and days out of his office to visit the eight stores he currently oversees. Mr. Morgan currently provides all the human resource functions for the company which includes recruiting, hiring, scheduling, and payroll. He also answers any questions from employees which might arise during his weekly visits. Mr. Morgan desires a proposal to assist him in fulfilling his HR job functions in a more cost-effective and efficient manner. Business Assessment Castle Restaurants currently operates eight stores and employs 300 to 340 people; 40% of the employees are full-time and the rest are employed on a part-time basis. The restaurants are located in various parts of Northern California and to visit each store on a weekly basis results in many non-productive travel hours as well as the costs incurred such as fuel, vehicle maintenance, and wear and tear. Additionally, Mr. Morgan must bring with him everything he needs to perform his HR functions of recruiting, hiring, scheduling, and payroll in order to maximize his effectiveness on the visit. Mr. Morgan is currently using an Excel spreadsheet for payroll and a separate program for printing checks which is also very inefficient and time consuming since the data...
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...This is your business plan template. There should be no copy/pasted information in this final project. However, all theory must be cited according to APA standards. All items in blue need to be completed. There are instructions for each section. Be sure to change the font color to black before submitting. Insure that you proofread for clarity and proper writing skills. This document should be professional in appearance as well as content. Remove all blue/red instructions before submitting assignment or points may be impacted. Castle’s Family Restaurant Business Plan: Stage III Tammy Nickell DeVry University Table of Contents Item | Page # | Table of Contents | 2 | Executive SummaryThis section should be written last. It provides the reader with an overview of your business plan. This section includes a brief description of the business, the goal of your business plan, your customer’s market/clientele, their current “like” competition, and current business operations, and potential fiscal plan (fiscal plan may be assumed based on current manual process compared to pricing of automation). | 3 | Introduction/ConclusionIntroduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points. Conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points. | | Company ReviewThis section should summarize the information from your Stage I paper. Provide a basic industry outline. Is it a growth industry? What changes do you...
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...Jennifer Todaro DeVry University Professor Georgia Katsianis HRM420: Training & Development June 26, 2014 Instrument #1 Pre-Test 1. What are you looking to get out this training? 2. Are there certain areas you want covered? 3. What type of training do you respond best to? 4. Is this training required for your job? 5. Are you willing to stay for the entire training session? 6. What do you know about CSI? 7. What area of CSI are you most interested in? 8. Are there any areas you feel you do not need training in? 9. How long have you been in CSI? 10. Are you excited about this training? Instrument #2 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FLW2TC7 Explanation on Measurement The way I would measure the gains that my trainees learned from the training is by using the four steps of Kirkpatrick’s four stages. The first being reaction I will see how the trainees feel about the training in general. I think by them taking the survey I provided it will give me good feedback on this training. It will also help me to know how they feel about having to do this training. Secondly, I will go to his level two which is learning, an example of this is also above by using my pre-test and seeing if I met their expectations in my training. I can also use a post-test as well instead of my survey to see if the information they learned matches in what the initially wanted from my pre-test....
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...Castles and Knighthood Castles a) This is a typical castle, its name is Harlech. a) Questions about the features of a castle Q: What was the moat for? A: The moat was mainly used to stop enemies from reaching the walls but its other use was to make a reflection of the castle in order to make it look bigger. Q: What is a drawbridge? A: A drawbridge was a defensive mechanism that allowed access to the castle by providing a temporary bridge across the moat. This bridge can be withdrawn in the case of an attacking force; this was done with a winch. Q: What were castles made of? A: Stone, mortar and wood. These were the simple components used to construct some of the most heavily fortified structures ever created. Q: Where did the stone used to make the castle come from? A: The stone came from local mines or quarries if possible. If stone was scarce they would carry it long distances by water or on land by oxen. Q: What was the roof made of? A: The roof was made from slate tiles and shale. Q: Where were castles built? A: Prime locations for castle construction include high, rocky ground, mountain passes, isolated peninsulas and lake islands. Q: How big were castle walls? A: To withstand besieging, castle walls were sometimes constructed to be up to 30 feet (9 metres) thick. Stone curtain walls were constructed anywhere between 20 and 40 feet high. Q: How high were the towers in the castles...
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...Thank you for letting me design and build your castle. I had lots of fun with it. In this letter I am going to explain some things about your castle. There are many defensive strategies that can be used against invaders. The largest one is your moat. Your moat is very large and deep. The only way anyone can get into you castle is if they come on the bridge. To keep attackers from getting inside you have a draw bridge. This way you can pull it up at a minutes notice. One of the other important defense weapon you have is your arrow loops. There are 4, one on each tower. These are used to fire arrows at attackers. Your castle is a square. In each of the corners there is a drum tower. Each drum tower has a talus. A talus is a slate at the bottom...
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...The medieval mansion is along these lines a possibly important educating asset. castles can give a brilliant beginning point for the investigation of medieval history, particularly for those understudies who, due to the imperatives of school curricula, are just acquainted with 20th-century history. The mixed bag and circulation of châteaux crosswise over Britain guarantees that they can offer enormous potential for field treks and workshops. Close by their recognizable part as military fortification, palaces additionally give potential to the investigation of themes as different as the family, state of mind to power, noble ways of life, scene outline what's more, deep sense of being. Be that as it may, when showing the medieval manor, certain...
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... As we danced above the fires and wounded earth, I flitted about lightly, clouding the skies and welcoming our new kinsmen, born from those powerful bombs and humans chipping and plowing away at Mother Earth. A yell sounded and we swarmed with delight. While watching those now little pawns charge across No-Man’s land, a round of bullets were fired, and yelling, metal clanking, screaming, and all forms of chaos rushed forth. Sprays of blood and heavy bodies fell to Mother and clouds of us flew upward. The humans hacked and stumbled with tearing eyes as we poked fun at them before large masses of us settled down. I flew higher up in the tainted air and could feel myself slipping away too, but all was well, because we as a whole would live on. I melted and before I knew it, a bullet cut through our thinning cloud and we bounced back and dissipated. The winds are picking up! There’s acid eating away at an ash cloud up north. Ugh, that mustard gas is seriously the most annoying and uncivilized thing ever. Another bomb just exploded! We’re all flying again. So many of us have revived. We’re soaring above the world in a mass of dirt and dust--but that’s what we are!--and I can’t help but dash through the air as a storm of shrapnel pierces everything and stirs the breezes even more. Screams that are hardly human are coming from beneath me, but I wake when they’re stirring Earth, so the soldiers and we have all but put these cries of pain and horror into a category reserved for the normal...
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...The wall crumbles under the might of the shiny, glamorous metal head. Built with expert craftsmanship with only the best material. Incredibly strong, durable metals and exotic and stylish woods make up the powerhouse: the sledgehammer. Railroad spikes, driven down into rails, rendering them immovable. It can pound walls into a powder. It withholds unbeatable power. The sledgehammer is a symbol of power and devastation, while also a symbol of hard work and labor. The tool can potentially be a destructive force, but can also be used for constructive purposes. On the devastation side of the line, the sledgehammer used, for example, if a wall or two must fall. It will tear through anything with ease. Its iron skull always primed and ready. The...
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...summary 3 II. Introduction 3 1) A Short story of Warwick Castle 3 2) Warwick Castle today 4 III. An overall look at Warwick Castle 4 1) Audit 4 2) Core competences: 7 3) New special events: 8 IV. SOSTAC 8 1) Situation (S.W.O.T model) 8 2) Objective (S.M.A.R.T model) 9 3) Strategic 11 4) Tactics: 12 5) Control: 12 V. The Detailed Budget for “Family Togetherness” event 12 1) ‘Salute’ 12 2) ‘Discover castle’: Visit castle with guider. 13 3) ‘United night’: It is the evening that all members in the family have comfortable time in castle to talk, to share and enjoy royal banquet. 13 4) ‘Competition among families’: it is a gift from sponsorship Coca-Cola. 13 5) ‘Child menus in the restaurant’ (sponsorship with Coca-Cola) 14 VI. Marketing and operation 14 VII. Management risk 15 VIII. References 15 I. Executive summary The purpose is to develop a new business strategy for Special Events in 2013 for 1 month. In this plan, we provide the background of Warwick Castle where happens the event. Moreover, we conduct some analysis about audit, core competences of Warwick Castle, and list 8 events happened at the same time in season. In addition, it is the plan to develop service, analysis of special event ‘Family togetherness (SOSTAC, marketing and operation, management risk). II. Introduction 1) A Short story of Warwick Castle Lord Brooke David Greville sold Warwick Castle in November 1978 after which it became a visitor attraction...
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...Baroness DilemmaAs he left for a visit to his outlying districts, the jealous Baron warned his pretty wife: “Do not leave the castle while I am gone, or I will punish you severely when I return!” But, as the hours passed, the young Baroness grew lonely and despite her husband’s warning, decided to visit her Lover who lived in the countryside nearby. The castle was located on an island in a wide, fast flowing river, with a drawbridge linking the island and the land at the narrowest point in the river. “Surely my husband will not return before dawn,” she thought, and ordered her servants to lower the drawbridge and leave it down until she returned. After spending several pleasant hours with her Lover, the Baroness returned to the drawbridge, only to find it blocked by a Madman wildly waving a long and extremely sharp knife. “Do not attempt to cross this bridge, Baroness, or I will kill you,” he raved. Fearing for her life, the Baroness returned to her Lover and asked him to help. “Our relationship is only a romantic one,” he said, “I will not help.” The Baroness then sought out a Boatman on the river, explained her plight to him, and asked him to take her across the river on his boat. “I will do it, but only if you can pay me my fee of five Marks.” “But I have no money with me!” the Baroness protested. “That is too bad. No money, no ride,” the Boatman said flatly. Her fear growing, the Baroness ran crying to the home of a Friend, and after again explaining the situation...
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...There are many interesting parts of a castle. The way these parts were built was because of how the people there lived and what they needed. Most parts of a castle are made for protection from invaders. Castles were constantly being attacked, so they needed to be heavily guarded and armed. Other parts of a castle are for living, eating, entertainment, and storage. A moat is a body of water surrounding a castle that is used to prevent attackers from digging tunnels under the castle walls. They were usually 5 to 15 feet deep and either filed with water or kept dry. They put dangerous things in the moat such as wooden stakes, alligators, and dangerous fish. a drawbridge is one of the most important parts of a castle. It is a wooden bridge that crosses the moat and leads to a gateway. Using metal chains it is capable of being raised or lowered. In early castles the drawbridge was designed t be broken or taken off in attack. A gatehouse was a strengthened structure built over the gateway that was used as the main entrance to the castle. It sometimes has a guard house in it. On the sides there are murder-holes and arrow loops. Sometimes the chapel was put right next to the gatehouse because if you attacked the chapel you were believed to be attacking god. The portcullis is a wooden gate with metal spikes at the bottom That was hung from the gatehouse ceiling. When under attack guards would rapidly drop the door, impaling the attackers with the metal spikes. There...
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...In Medieval times castles played a big role. Castles were made for the King or Queen as they ruled their area. If the King or Queen wanted to have a great castle or even castle at all, that would make them very satisfied,they would need to,have a certain layouts-materials-and methods,what is going on in their time period and how to handle it,have tons of people to work for them or even their own family members, have lots of places to eat-sleep-honor the past kings or Queens or the present ones, and lastly a good army/protect. All of those things play a part of making a castle that can please any King or Queen. layouts/methods/materials To make a castle it took a lot of work. You had to have certain materials, methods and most likely a lot of blood and sweat....
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...rebuchets have been used since the middle ages as an effective siege engine that overcame its predecessor, the catapult, as it offered greater range, faster construction time and was also much simpler and faster to rearm. The trebuchet’s superior range comes from its structural design and the use of a counter weight to produce the energy that’s then transferred into the projectile which launches it over great distances. The siege engine works by having a suspended counterweight that’s connected to the payload via a beam that is able to pivot about a point around three-quarters the length of it which is joined to the base of the structure that is rigid and stable to the ground. The counterweight is on the shorter length of the beam as this provides a much smaller radius to pivot around, causing it to gain more speed in less time. While the payload is on the longer part of the arm as this gives it a greater radius, making it able to gather more speed and momentum to produce the maximum range. Most trebuchets also include a sling, although this experiment will be conducted without a sling attached to the end of the arm and will be replaced with a small casket to hold the payload. It is estimated that the sling enables to launch the payload twice as far as a design without a sling (Trebuchetstore, 2015). The basic design of a trebuchet can be seen in figure 1 to the left. While the design used in the experiment conducted can be found in figure 2 to the right. There are many variables...
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