A Systems Analysis of Alternative Food Service Concepts for New Army Hospitals.

摘要

Systems Analysis is used to determine the best food service system design for use in the construction of new Army facilities. Four food service system concepts for Army hospitals are defined, evaluated and compared based on cost and systems effectiveness. Significant improvements for new hospitals are indicated by all the alternatives compared to the current concept of operation with the ready foods concept demonstrating the lowest operating cost and highest systems effectiveness. Layouts of the preferred food service systems and artist's concepts of a suggested new ward feeding concept are presented. (Author)