Optimizing a restaurants seating capacity: use dedicated or combinable tables?

Concepts

ManagementHospitality ManagementOperations ManagementCapacity PlanningFacilities PlanningRestaurant ManagementRestaurant OperationsRoom AllocationSeating DesignTable DesignHospitality Seating DesignRestaurant Capacity PlanningRestaurant Table ManagementSeating CapacityTable Spacing

Abstract

In general, restaurant tables that can't be pushed together to serve large parties are superior to combinable tables because of the loss of productive time that occurs when combinable tables are placed “on hold” while awaiting adjacent tables to become available.

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