Capacity in university food services: a simulation analysis based on the case of Universidad Católica del Maule
Autor
Lillo, Felipe
Gonzalez, Andrés
Severino-González, Pedro E.
Toro-Lagos, Victoria
Rojas-Sepulveda, Ihomara
Fecha
2022Resumen
The growth of higher education enrollment implies a series of logistical challenges for Universities. One such challenges is to provide food services according to adequate quality standards. This work is motivated by the real-life case of the Universidad Católica del Maule-Chile (UCM), where a sustained growth in student enrollment has led to re-evaluating food service capacity. Determining whether the available infrastructure can serve current and projected student demand becomes particularly important. By developing a computerized simulation model based on discrete events, this study addresses the capacity usage in the UCM food services. As a result, we note that the current infrastructure can meet demand needs. However, a considerable number of users are mostly waiting for attention, which creates a feeling of agglomeration in the service.
Fuente
Review of Economics and Finance, 20, 805-815Link de Acceso
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doi.org/10.55365/1923.x2022.20.91Colecciones
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