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Figure 3; System Operating in a Closed Configuration
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Industry Partners
An Edinburgh restaurant chain assisted in the requirements gathering stages of the
sample application. The chain currently has three outlets in the city, two very
busy and one not so busy, with plans to open a fourth very soon. The two busy
outlets can use a table around six or seven times over on a typical busy day, with
an average service time of around 90 minutes. The company does not have a
booking service currently, and operate a 'first-come, first-served' policy. When
things get very busy, a whiteboard is used to list customers' names at the front
door along with their requirements and they are informed of how long it is likely
to be until their table is ready. Although unsure of whether the booking system
would be suitable for their company, the Operations Manager agreed to assist
with the requirements gathering stages of the project through a series of
interviews. This was most helpful, as many of the points that came to light during
the interviews were contradictory to the original ideas formed for the functionality
of the application.
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