The Purpose of this study was to analyze the food service management practices and productivity in 49 elementary schools in the Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do areas. Survey questionnaires were used to obtain a variety of quantitative and qualitative infor...
The Purpose of this study was to analyze the food service management practices and productivity in 49 elementary schools in the Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do areas. Survey questionnaires were used to obtain a variety of quantitative and qualitative information, including general food service management and productivity, on elementary schoo1 food service systems. Descriptive analysis, +2-test, t-test and one-way ANOVA analysis were used as the statistical methods in this study. Eighteen elementary schools were located in urban areas, 13 in provincial areas and 18 in isolated areas. The average number of meals was 565.1, with a significant difference (p=0.001) between the areas. The average cost per a meal was 1151.0 Won, with a significant difference (p=0.001) between the areas. The productivity Index (meal/hour) was 13.5, with a significant difference (p=0.001) between the areas. There was a significant positive correlation of the productivity Index between the total number of meal, the number of employees, the total food cost, meals Per employee and the employee`s working period. There was a significant negative the relation between the productivity Index and the number of side dishes, the cost per meal, the labor cost per meal and the employee`s job satisfaction degree index (JDI).