University Tools

I did my project on University Tools. It is a very handy web site that mainly aids LSU students in creating their ideal schedule. Throughout the website, one can use browse LSU's general course catalog, read ratings of teachers (as well as input them), and create their semester schedules. Recently, University Tools has even added a textbook and ticket exchange to their website. It's very simple to use and will definitely ease the stress and complications of scheduling. The only caution is in reading the teacher and course ratings. Everyone has a different learning style, so some courses that were deemed "not recommended" too one person could be very benefitial to another.

Biz Cafe Week 10

For my final week, I kept everything the same because everything was working for me. I maintained my same prices for coffee, as well as the amount of pounds I bought. My customer satisfaction increased, as well as my revenue!

Biz Cafe Week 9

I increased each cup size's price by 20 cents to increase my profit. I left everything else the same; my coffee purchase amount was just right, as well as my number of cups. My revenue value has increased, but my customer satisfaction has decreased by 1 percent.

Biz Cafe Week 8

Last week, about 8 lbs of coffee went to waste, so I decreased the amount of coffee I bought from 50 lbs to 45 lbs. I bought 5,000 small cups and 5,000 large cups. My revenue value increases by about $1,000 dollars, but my customer satisfaction decreased by about 1%.

BizCafe Week 7

During the past week, one of my servers quit and the managers were "looking stressed". So, I hired another served and increased my managers salaries to $600 to $650 a week. I am now selling three cup sizes of coffee: a small is $2.70, medium $3.50, and large is $4.20. I decreased my weekend hours from 7 AM to 9PM.

My cups sold in value increased, and consumer satisfaction remained about the same.

Biz Cafe Decision 6

This week, I decreased the amount of coffee I purchased from 60 pounds to 55 pounds. In last weeks report, it showed me that 8 pounds of coffee went to waste. I also got rid of my advertisement, since my income statement reported that 40% of my revenue went to advertisement. I also lowered my managers income to $600 because and 38% of my income went to their salaries. Afterwards, I checked my "Comparative Results" and this strategy seemed to be working. My customer satisfaction did not decrease, and I sold more cups than last week.

BizCafe Week 5

I wanted to tweak around some of my decisions, to see if it would improve my revenue and customer satisfaction. I increased my marketing but adding radio ads to the current general awareness ads in the newspapers. I increased my managers weekly salary by $50 and my servers salaries to $9 per hour. Also, bought 60 pounds of coffee instead of 50.

After I advanced the simulation, I realized it did not go as I expected. I replayed my period and next time, I plan to reduce my managers salaries to $625-650. Also, I plan to drop my newspaper advertising and pick up 2 advertisements a day on the radio.

My customer satisfaction did not rise but my revenue did. Success!