TY - GEN
T1 - Del Status Quo a la Vanguardia con la metodología FIFO
T2 - 22nd LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, LACCEI 2024
AU - Angel Jara Tafur, Suriel
AU - Wini Merino Diaz, Monica
AU - Antonio Díaz Díaz, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Burger Truck, a fast-food company in in a critical juncture in the management of its perishable foods. The lack of an efficient inventory control and rotation system had led to situations in which expired ingredients have been used inadvertently, affecting the quality of the hamburgers, and causing customer dissatisfaction. In this scenario, the implementation of the FIFO (First in- first out) method (inventory management system, which implies that the oldest products or materials are used or sold before the newest ones, ensuring that the oldest products are consumed first) has emerged as the key solution to optimize the management of short shelf-life foods and to prevent the use of expired ingredients. Doing so ensures a positive experience for consumers by preserving the freshness and excellence of the preparations. The results of this initiative demonstrate that the adoption of the FIFO method has reduced the level of waste by a remarkable 2.22%, compared to the initial waste rate of 7.58%. In summary, by adopting the FIFO method as part of its operational strategy, Burger Truck aims to improve the management of perishable foods, avoiding the use of expired ingredients and offering a highly satisfactory experience to its customers, this represents a significant reduction of waste and an increase in the quality of its products, reaffirming its commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
AB - Burger Truck, a fast-food company in in a critical juncture in the management of its perishable foods. The lack of an efficient inventory control and rotation system had led to situations in which expired ingredients have been used inadvertently, affecting the quality of the hamburgers, and causing customer dissatisfaction. In this scenario, the implementation of the FIFO (First in- first out) method (inventory management system, which implies that the oldest products or materials are used or sold before the newest ones, ensuring that the oldest products are consumed first) has emerged as the key solution to optimize the management of short shelf-life foods and to prevent the use of expired ingredients. Doing so ensures a positive experience for consumers by preserving the freshness and excellence of the preparations. The results of this initiative demonstrate that the adoption of the FIFO method has reduced the level of waste by a remarkable 2.22%, compared to the initial waste rate of 7.58%. In summary, by adopting the FIFO method as part of its operational strategy, Burger Truck aims to improve the management of perishable foods, avoiding the use of expired ingredients and offering a highly satisfactory experience to its customers, this represents a significant reduction of waste and an increase in the quality of its products, reaffirming its commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
KW - fast food
KW - FIFO method
KW - inventory control
KW - management
KW - quality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85203838950&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18687/LACCEI2024.1.1.373
DO - 10.18687/LACCEI2024.1.1.373
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85203838950
T3 - Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
BT - Proceedings of the 22nd LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Y2 - 17 July 2024 through 19 July 2024
ER -