You plan to open a Malay restaurant specializing in serving Kelantan and Terengganu traditional food somewhere in Kuala Lumpur. The restaurant will be in mid range price similar to Chilli’s, Ben’s, Botanica and the like. During slow customer traffic (outside lunch and dinner hour) the restaurant will serve coffee, tea, snacks, traditional Malay kuih and a café style counter will be opened within the restaurant. Since this is a totally new restaurant, it will be a project on its own. Major activities that you need to do before the restaurant is launched is shown in Table 1.

 

1) From Table 1, estimate the duration of each activity and draw a Gantt Chart and project network.

2) What are the menus / type of food and drinks that you plan to serve? What is the uniqueness of the food as compared to other Malay Restaurant? What would be the price range? What type of clientele / demography that you plan to serve?

Activity A B D E F G H I J Table 1: Activities to open a restaurant Name Choose a restaurant concept and brand Create your menu Write a restaurant business plan Obtain funding Choose location and lease commercial space Apply restaurant permit and license Design layout and space Find equipment and food supplier Hire staff Advertise and launch restaurant Duration Precedent