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One of the techniques this class taught was about creating a decision matrix as a way to analyze multiple options objectively. A decision matrix is often used as a tool to evaluate multiple criteria systematically. Below is an example of a decision matrix that I created for one of my module assignments. This decision matrix will demonstrate my ability to choose criteria to be systematically analyzed, effectively explain why a particular weight was assigned to each criterion, and why I assigned each rating to each of the options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The criteria I used were cost, time to cook,\ncalories per serving, ease of cooking, and taste. Taste was important because I\nwant the customers to come back and either try the same dish again because they\nloved it so much, or come back to try other delicious dishes. Cost was another\nimportant factor because I want to make sure the plate is profitable. Ease of\ncooking and time to cook are important so that the kitchen is able to run\nefficiently and get dishes out in a timely fashion. Lastly, calories per serving\nwas another factor because my restaurant promotes healthy meals, so some\ncustomers may want the healthiest option when indulging in macaroni and cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to use a scale of 1-5 for my decision\nmatrix, with 5 being the best score and 1 being a poor score. I decided to\nweigh time to cook and taste as equal weight because the time to cook could\nresult in less table turnover if the menu item takes too long to cook, but if\nthe taste is excellent, it could make a longer wait worth it. I ranked cost as\n4 because the cost per serving is very important, especially if it is going to\nbe a popular item. I decided to rank the ease of cooking at 3 because if it is\ntoo difficult and requires training and more experienced cooking skills, then\nit would also increase the cost for wages. Lastly, calories per serving has a\nweight of 1 because while it may be important to some of the customers, not\nevery customer will be asking for the nutrition information for the macaroni\nand cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the ratings per each option, I used\ninformation online to compare the average time, cost, ease of cooking, and\ncalories per serving. I then used my own personal experience to rate the taste\nof each of the options. Boxed Kraft and Boxed Velveeta both received a 5 for\nease of cooking because they both involve pouring the macaroni into a boiling\npot of water and adding packaged cheese, so they are both easy to prepare.\nHowever, I put a 3 for Homemade because this process can take about an hour or\nmore and is very hands on. On the other hand, Homemade macaroni and cheese\nranks at a 5 for taste, while the boxed versions only got a score of 3 and 4.\nHomemade macaroni and cheese is creamier and has a special homemade touch to\nit, compared to packaged powdered cheese. Boxed Velveeta received a higher\nscore of 4 compared to the Boxed Kraft because Velveeta is creamier and thicker\nthan Kraft. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the techniques this class taught was about creating a decision matrix as a way to analyze multiple options objectively. A decision matrix is often used as a tool to evaluate multiple criteria systematically. Below is an example of a decision matrix that I created for one of my module assignments. This decision matrix […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/amy-destefanos-portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}