Activity Name Duration Precedence Predecessors

A Choose a restaurant concept and brand

B Create your menu

C Write a restaurant business plan

D Obtain funding

E Choose location and lease commercial space

F Apply restaurant permit and license

G Design layout and space

H Find equipment and food supplier

I Hire staff

J Advertise and launch restaurant

$1)$ 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?

$3)$ Where would be the exact location of the restaurant $–$ shopping mall, office building etc.? Name the location and justify your answer.

$4)$ Draw layout of the restaurant and show the seating area, store, cold room, kitchen, toilet, surau, exit door etc. Consider customer flow.

$5)$ What would be the size of the restaurant and what is the maximum seating capacity of the restaurant based on the layout? Where would you outsource the kitchen equipment, utensils, crockery etc?

$6)$ How do you ensure the service quality of the restaurant? What type of quality assurance system that you will use to ensure the consistency of the taste? How do you ensure food safety at the restaurant?

$7)$ How would you outsource the material for the kitchen $–$ beef, mutton, chicken, fish, vegetables, spices, dry goods etc?

$8)$ How would you implement lean operations at the restaurant to reduce waste?

$9)$ How would you perform maintenance on the equipment at the restaurant $–$ air$-$ condition, stove, freezer, chiller etc?

$10)$ Proposed the strategies and management future directions for the entity$/$business$/$organization$.$

$11)$ Fill up the business canvas below based on your answers above.