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An Analysis Of Hospital Temperature Maintenance And Tray Assembly Systems : An Industry Project, Frank John Dewerff

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Every hospital, private or public, profit or nonprofit, no matter the size, has the task of feeding its patients three times a day plus nourishments. The meals must be served during a short period of time to patients in their rooms which are spread throughout the hospital. The meals must be therapeutically balanced, attractive, the hot foods hot and the cold foods cold, and they must be nutritious. The meals in a hospital differ from those served in restaurants in that all of the courses are served at one time which means that there is greater importance placed on temperature …

An Operator's Manual For The Reservation And Registration Monitors Of The Moby Data Hospitality System, Mark William Nemtzow

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The hospitality industry has been one of the last major business segments in the United States to utilize the computer and its capabilities. Everyone associated with the industry and data processing has contributed to this delay: manufacturers have been very slow to identify and recognize the potential that exists in the hotel industry; data processors have often unwisely attempted to apply the successful solutions of other industries' problems to the hospitality industry; and lodging management has demonstrated little interest and contributed inadequate amounts of physical and economical resources.

The initial attempt by the hotel industry to utilize the computer now …

Report On "Vision '77" And The Long Range Planning Committee Of The Club Managers Association Of America : A Graduate Project, Richard S. Clemons

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The writer has undertaken the task of preparing an indepth report on the long range planning effort of the Club Managers Association of America. The primary objective of this report is to show some of the background, studies, and results of those studies produced by CMAA's Long Range Planning Committee. In addition, the report is presented to show some of the long range conceptual thinking, priorities, and careful examination which the committee has addressed itself to over the past decade.