Chapter II Review of Related Literature and Studies I. Introduction
The review of the foreign and local literature and foreign and local studies for this project focuses on creating computerize inventory system for the Max’s restaurant. In order to create, the proponent needs to find some helpful resources or information about the project. oreign literature is about the studies that has been done by the foreign people with regards to the computerized inventory. !ocal literature is about the information of the company here in the "hilippines which is related to the project that is creating by the
proponents. proponents. #hile #hile !ocal !ocal literatu literature re is about about the studies studies of the local local people people with with
regards to the computerized inventory. oreign and local studies is about the company that use the inventory system. It contains the features of the system which is useful to the company.
2.1 Related Literature 2.1.1 Foreign Literature
oreign literatures are number of studies have been done in the field of inventory management by various foreign researchers. $ome of them are given below%
Bern at de William 2!!"
This Th is study study tell tellss that that the the main main focu focuss of inve invent ntory ory manag managem emen entt is on transportation and warehousing. The decision ta&en by management depend s on the traditional method of inventory control models. The traditional method of inventory management is how much useful in these days the author tell about it. 'e is also saying that the traditional method is not a cost reducing, it is so much expensi expensive. ve. (ut the managi managing ng the inventory inventory is mos mostt import important ant wor& for any manufacturing unit.
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#on Schrei$feder1%%2
'e said that it is easy to turn cash into inventory, the challenge is to turn inventory bac& into cash. In early )**+’s many distributor recognize that they needed help controlling and managing their largest asset inventory. In response to this need several companies developed comprehensive inventory management modules and systems. These new pac&age include many new features designed to help distributors effectively managed warehouse stoc&. (ut after implementing this many distributors do not feel that they have gained control of their inventory.
Wolf Bag$& 1%%'(anaging inventor&
In this study Mr. #.(agby explains that by managing the inventory it becomes easier for the organization to meet the profit goals, shorter the cash cycle, avoid inventory shortage, avoid excessive carrying costs for unused inventory, and improve profitability by decreasing cash conversion and adopt IT system. -ccording to this study companies need to get smart about inventory. (oosting financial performance is another benefit that comes from better inventory management. Infect large number of manufacturers enjoy savings and better performance by choosing the approach of inventory reduction.or this company needs to maximize the cash flow and profitability and this includes &eeping a watchful discerning eye on charge in supply and demand.
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2.1.2 Local Literature
oreign literatures are number of studies have been done in the field of inventory management by various foreign researchers. $ome of them are given below% (asinag )2!!*+
confused on the enhancement of the manual &eeping and management of stoc&s to provide easy access on the previous record of stoc& and finally to provide security of the stoc&. The study aimed to provide an inventory report to passed to the I/ and an adjustment reports for the expired product or stoc&s.
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$tressed about the conversion of the manual system into a computerized one to provide faster, easier transaction and generation of reports with accuracy.
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$tated that paying attention to analyze and identify the
problem being
encountered by the staff involved in the system advocates a better way of dispention reservation and offers best service to their customers and most of all it ma&es them familiar in their current system. The study of the monitored the available stoc& and for each product and its status. It almost reserved detailed list of a articles li&es stoc&.
2.2.1 Foreign studies Bo$ -vans Restaurant
(ob 0vans arms, Inc. is a food service, processing, and retailing company based in the /olumbus, hio suburb of 1ew -lbany. The company is named after its founder, (ob 0vans 2)*)345++67. It operates (ob 0vans 8estaurants. Its food processing and retail enterprise products are manufactured and sold under the (ob 0vans and wens /ountry $ausage brand names. 'istory Max’s Restaurant Inventory System
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The (ob 0vans 8estaurant chain started from a single truc& stop diner near the (ob 0vans arm in 8io 9rande, hio in )*:;. The chain has grown to nearly <6+ locations in 5= states, primarily in the Mid>-tlantic, Midwestern, and upper $outhern states. -ll locations are corporately owned, not franchised. The restaurant chain started after (ob 0vans began slaughtering and pac&aging his own sausage for his diner. Truc& drivers and other patrons began telling him that his sausage was superior. 'owever, but did not have the capacity to fill large orders. 'e contracted with his cousin Tim 0vans of 0vans "ac&ing /o. to pac&age (ob 0vans $ausage products. In the early years of The (ob 0vans 'istory, (ob was &nown to have made his way across the $outhern hio 'ills see&ing some of the best cuts of meat. 'e was very well &nown in a little town along the hio 8iver by the name of /oal 9rove, hio, where at the local Meat Mar&et ? 9rocery $tore he and 0arl 1ance created sausage recipes. 0vans tried to sell his sausage to area restaurants, but they turned him down, saying that customers wouldn@t pay more for Auality. 0vans felt differently, and opened his own restaurant on his farm in 8io 9rande in )*;5. -nother relative, Ban 0vans, served as /0 until his retirement in 5+++. The company also offers por& products to the retail grocery mar&et, as well as other prepared food products to the grocery and food service segments. The primary theme is one of country living% C(rea&fast is served all day.C /ompany operations The company acAuired Texas based wens /ountry $ausage in )*36. The company branded its otherwise identical restaurants in Texas as wens 8estaurants due to trademar& issues. (y anuary 5++;, all wens restaurants were closed. The company operated a Mexican>themed restaurant called /antina del 8io in the mid>)**+s, a move which (ob 0vans called Ca disaster.C The 0vans family controlled daily operations of the company until 5+++ when Ban 0vans retired as /0. -fter Ban@s retirement, $tewart D. wens 2a former officer of the wens /ountry $ausage company and later president of ((07 assumed control of (ob 0vans arms Inc. as /0. In 5++) he became Max’s Restaurant Inventory System
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/hairman of the (oard. /ompany profits faltered under wens@ tenure. In -ugust 5++<, after corporate profits had dropped in eight of the previous nine Auarters, wens announced his resignation. fficially, the cause of wens@ departure was Cpersonal reasonsC but many analysts believed wens@ departure and (ob 0vans disappointing results were more than a mere coincidence. -fter operating for several months under interim /0 !arry /orbin, the company hired $teven Bavis, former president of !ong ohn $ilver@s, as /0 in May 5++;. The Mimi@s /afe restaurant chain was a wholly owned subsidiary of (ob 0vans arms, Inc., with ):: locations throughout the E$, until sold to the E.$. branch of 9roup !e Buff in 5+)=. They featured casual dining and -merican food with a rench emphasis and decorative elements. -rthur . $imms 2who headed the commissary at M9M $tudios in the )*<+s7 his son Thomas $imms, (rian Taylor, and "aul Durz opened the first Mimi@s /afe in Becember )*63 in -naheim, /alifornia. (ob 0vans arms, Inc. purchased the Mimi@s /afe restaurant chain 2operating under $#' /orporation7 in uly 5++: for E$BF)35 million. n -ugust )6, 5++*, (ob 0vans opened a prototype restaurant in Genia, hio. This new restaurant has a more farm>li&e feel and resembles the (ob 0vans farm.
ortillo Restaurant
"ortillo@s, which is the main entity within The "ortillo 8estaurant 9roup is a chain of restaurants that specialize in serving /hicago>style food. "ortillo@s is located primarily throughout the /hicago metropolitan area, with two locations in southern /alifornia and one in $cottsdale, -rizona. 'istory Bic& "ortillo was born at )==+ #est Han (uren in /hicago, Illinois. 'is family then moved to government>subsidized row houses on Mohaw& $treet, called the Mother rances /abrini 'ousing "roject. -fter his father started earning enough money, they were prompted to leave and moved to );)6 $outh /entral "ar&. 'is family later moved to the southwest suburbs. 'e was a )*<6 Max’s Restaurant Inventory System
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graduate of -rgo /ommunity 'igh $chool at ;=rd and 'arlem. -fter high school, he served a tour with the Marine /orps. The first "ortillo’s hot dog stand &nown as The Bog 'ouseJ opened in )*;= on 1orth -venue in Hilla "ar&. wner and founder Bic& "ortillo invested F),)++ into a ;’ x )5’ trailer without a bathroom or running water. To get the water he needed, he ran 5<+ feet of garden hose from a nearby building into the trailer. (y )*;6, The Bog 'ouseJ was a success and was ready for a new loo&. -fter it was remodeled, it was renamed "ortillo’sJ and over the years has grown into a successful multi>state operation. "ortillo’s expanded to $outhern /alifornia in 5++<, Indiana in 5++; and expanded to -rizona in 5+)=. The (arnelli’s "asta (owl concept was introduced in )**=, and features pastas, salads, and pizza. (arnelli’s first opened in $chaumburg and has additional locations in 1aperville, Hernon 'ills, 9lendale 'eights, 1iles, $ummit, /rystal !a&e, /hicago and #illow broo&, I!. In $eptember 5+++, Mr. "ortillo launched a full>service concept, !uigi’s 'ouse, located on 8oute <* in the -uroraK1aperville area. !uigi’s 'ouse was inspired by Bic&’s trips to Italy and the Mediterranean. !uigi’s 'ouse and its garden area have been designed to create the feeling of dining in a private Italian home, serving traditional Italian cuisine in an ItalianKMediterranean atmosphere. Mr. "ortillo launched his latest concept, 'oney>am /afe in May of 5+)+. There are currently three Illinois locations% one in Bowners 9rove, one in (atavia and a third in (olingbroo&. $everal of the items on the menu were discovered by Bic& in different restaurants he visited during his travels throughout the Enited $tates and the world. Most of the dLcor, including the large double>sided fireplaces, was inspired by Bic&’s travels to /abo $an !ucas, Mexico and various locations throughout the Enited $tates. ulian’s "laza, a shopping center created by Mr. "ortillo, opened in (olingbroo&, I! in -pril 5+)). ulian’s "laza has over :5,+++ sAuare feet of restaurant and retail space and is positioned at the busiest corner in #ill /ounty,
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Illinois. 8ich port "laza, the second shopping plaza developed by Mr. "ortillo will open in $pring 5+)= in 0lgin, I!. The plaza has );,+++ sA. ft. of retail space. "ortillo’s 'ome Ditchen is the restaurant group’s fast>growing catering and shipping division. "ortillo’s 'ome Ditchen offers products including Italian beef, pasta trays, salads and barbecue ribs. (oxes are available for shipping to all <+ states. The "ortillo 8estaurant 9roup is the recipient of numerous awards and is the largest privately owned restaurant group in the Midwest. This was all accomplished without franchising or investors. /ombined, the concepts have over :+++ employees and a total of <+ restaurants, plus a catering and shipping division and two shopping plazas.
Spangles )restaurant+
$pangles is a family>owned fast food chain based in #ichita, Dansas. It serves )K=>poundburgers, flatbread pita wraps, french fries, onion rings, !actose free mil&sha&es and other soft>serve ice cream desserts, cinnamon rolls of which are made in oder, Dansas and are named after the town, and brea&fast sandwiches. (rea&fast specialties include sourdough sandwiches, "itas and (rea&fast (owls. !unch specialties include the )K=>pound 9ourmet $upreme burger, )K=>pound #estern (urger, )K= pound Mushroom $wiss (urger, $ourdough (acon $wiss, $ourdough Tur&ey bacon 8anch $andwich and 9rilled /hic&en on "ita. $ome of the promotional food items that $pangles have served are a 9uacamole (acon $wiss (urger, -sian /hic&en "ita, $eafood Drab "ita 2a !enten offering7, a "armesan chic&en pita, and a rito /hili /heese (owl. The chain is &nown for its bizarre, &itschy TH commercials. Enli&e restaurants li&e McBonalds, $pangles offers its full menu until ))%++ a.m. and offers six popular brea&fast items the rest of the day. 'istory $pangles began as a restaurant named /oney Island in #ichita, Dansas. (rothers Bale and /raig $teven converted a hot dog restaurant named #iener Ding into their own restaurant and opened in anuary )*63.N=O (usiness went well Max’s Restaurant Inventory System
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at /oney Island, but in )*3: the $teven brothers decided that the name C/oney IslandC was too restrictive since it could not be franchised. The company launched a city>wide contest which resulted in the name $pangles. $ome locations are open from ;%=+ a.m. to = a.m. 2drive through only7 'ours for a typical store are from ;%=+ a.m until )+%++ p.m. for the Bining room and ;%=+ a.m. until ))%++ p.m. for drive through customers. The stores feature a )*<+s diner loo& with chrome and neon red exteriors. The interiors play bebop music and include 0lvis and Marilyn Monroe manneAuins in dining rooms displaying advertising from the period as well as memorabilia such as neon guitars and ju&eboxes. The chain also derives <+P of its revenue from drive>thru orders. $pangles strives for the drive through orders to be done in 6+ seconds or less. The first Tope&a store opening made national news in restaurant trade publications in 5++: -n average unit volume of over F5+,+++ a wee& is considered respectable in the industry Q F5<,+++ to F=+,+++ would be extremely high,J Bale $teven said.- typical first wee& for $pangles in #ichita produces F=<,+++ in sales, a strong number by industry standards, said Bennis /arpenter, /0 of the Dansas 8estaurant ? 'ospitality -ssociation. In its first wee&, the Tope&a $pangles reached F*6,+++ in salesR cars were wrapped twice around the building with people outside directing traffic. n -pril 5<, 5++;, a store opening in !awrence, Dansas, attracted 5<+ people camping in tents who were awaiting the store@s ;%=+am opening despite a thunderstorm in the area. /ampers waited for the grand opening because $pangles offered free food for one year for the first )++ customers. $ome campers stayed for as long as 5: hours in improvised forts to protect against the hail. $pangles framed pictures of the first )++ customers in that store and hung them on the wall of the restaurant. Marsha $heahan, vice president of public relations for the 9reater Tope&a /hamber of /ommerce, said $pangles is filling a niche that is different than the large chains, such as McBonald@s, and the slow>paced home style restaurants in the city. (usiness for $pangles increased when the restaurant chain doubled its advertising budget to about : percent of its revenue. The company runs major Max’s Restaurant Inventory System
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advertising campaigns on local radio stations, local television stations, and /ox /able channels. In addition to the company@s slogan, C$pangles, it just tastes betterS the 9ourmet $upreme value pac& is advertised with the slogan, CF5.** -re you out of your mindC In May 5++3 the famous F5.** 9ourmet $upreme value pac& was raised to F:.** due to rising costs. The new F5.** burger is the /lassic (urger which was the 9ourmet r sandwich. The company@s advertising firm, digital (8-1B /ommunications, has been ma&ing $pangles TH commercials for nearly )+ years. In 5++<, the company produced 5= commercials, nearly one new commercial every two wee&s
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2.2.1 Foreign studies Congo /rille
/ongo 9rille is a chain of family restaurants in the "hilippines named for its -frican jungle>themed interiors. In contrast to the decor, the cuisine is predominantly ilipino with a smidgen of #estern and /hinese foods. The award> winning restaurant is also popularly &nown as The $isig Ding for its recent achievements in a food feast celebrating the favorite ilipino dish. The chain has plans to build stores overseas, especially in the Enited $tates. 'istory /ongo 9rille was established in )*** by Denneth $ytin and his brothers. That year, the business had as many as )=,+++ customers a month and was dubbed Cthe fastest growing grill in town.C In 5++;, /ongo 9rill participated in the -nnual $isig estival held in -ngeles /ity, "ampanga. Their por& sisig and two other sisig dishes won first prizes in the major categories. The restaurant operates based on three conceptsR a "hilippine restaurant in an air conditioned environment, food without monosodium glutamate, and a mascot 2an ape in asafari outfit7 for entertaining youngsters. /ongo 9rille was opened for franchising in 5++3. The first franchised>operated store opened at the -raneta /enter in 5++*.
Bacolod Chic0en Inasal
(acolod /hic&en Inasal is a "hilippine restaurant chain. It is among the best &nown in the country for serving inasal, a &ind of roast chic&en served on s&ewers that originated in the Hisayas. It is also a sponsor for a number of television sitcoms on -($>/(1. 'istory The chain was established in )**= by the Tanalgo siblingsR 8ose, (ing and M. It began as a small ta&e>out stall in Mandaluyong where customers purchased their food then ate them at their convenience. - year later, a full>fledged store was built to allow patrons to sit and dine. $oon, their specialties gained attention
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among the denizens of Metro Manila and, five years after it was founded, a second outlet was built in Ma&ati. n May =+, 5++*, the first>ever Inasal estival was held in (acolod /ity. or their efforts in promoting inasal nationwide, (/I was commended by the city@s mayor, 0velio !eonardia, who presented them a trophy. -dvertising The mascot of the chain is a caricature boy named Toto. 'is name, according to the website, is a Hisayan customary way in which men are sometimes called. n ads or banners, the character tal&s in a Hisayan dialect 2subtitled in Tagalog7. "ortraits of local actress udy -nn $antos, holding an inasal, are often seen on ads that promote the restaurant chain. $he was selected to be an endorser of the business because they were inspired by a dish called sabella /hic&en that appeared in a TH sitcom called sabella which stars $antos. Bespite this, 8ose Tanalgo said the recipe for their chic&en is rather different from what was seen in the TH series.
/err&s /rill
9erry’s 9rill is a group of restaurants based in the "hilippines. It is also among the largest restaurant chains in the country, having :6 stores 2:: in the "hilippines and = in the Enited $tates7. 'istory 9erardo (. -polinario had a way of enjoying delicious food with friends and relatives. In this, he dreamed of a place of such pleasant ambience which he would share with them. -fter gathering his fol&s for organizing, 9erry@s 9rill was opened on Halentine Bay in )**6. $ince then, the restaurant business rapidly expanded. -polinario@s explanation regarding how he founded the chain was% #hen we were in college, I was always the designated coo& of the group whenever we had out>of>town trips. I eventually mastered it.J Buring the opening of a branch in /ebu, -polinario once Auoted% ou should be consistent with your food and service. That is the secret. Max’s Restaurant Inventory System
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-fter opening a couple of branches in the Enited $tates, the restaurant chain plans to put up and outlet in $ingapore. It has been opened at the Marina (ay on Becember 5+)+. ther countries that being considered to have branches soon include /anada, -ustralia, and Thailand. "roducts ne specialty of the chain. ne of its high promoted delicacies is blue marlin 2as emphasize by the restaurant logo7. This fish is served in four ways. Their best seller dish however is sisig, a dish of fried pieces of por& which originated from -ngeles /ity in the province of "ampanga and has since become an integral part of "hilippine cuisine. This dish also comes in tuna and mil& fish versions.9erry@s 9rill has branches all over !uzon, Hisayas, and Mindanao.
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2. S&nthesis and significance of the studies.
8eviewing of literature and studies about inventory system is important. The proponents can get some ideas that will help to them in ma&ing the project. !iterature is about the study of some &now people who studies about the inventory system that was done by the foreign people and local are the studies that was done by the local studies. oreign literature, according to bern at de #illiam, jon schrebfeder and wolf bagby, inventory management system helps the bus. To meet the profit goals, shorter the cash cycle, avoid inventory shortage inprove business profits, to manage the stoc& in the warehouse and the most important wor& for any manufacturing unit. It explains that by managing the inventory it becomes easier for the organization to meet the profit goals, shorter the cash cycle, avoid inventory shortage and avoid In local literature according to masinag, reyes and mendoza, can ma&e the process or operation easier, faster and accurate, can monitor the states of product. The manual &eeping and management of stoc&s to provide easy access on the previous record of stoc& and finally to provide security of the stoc&s. It stated that paying attention to analyze and identify the problem being encountered by the staff involved in the system advocates a better way of dispention reservation and offers best service to their customers and most of all it ma&es them familiar in their current system. The study of the monitored the available stoc& and for each product and its status.
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