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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
lemme chew on that a bit
Ironically, the one thing NOT likely to be looked at by the analysts will be the labor costs. That's because this was already figured out well before the automation went in. Those numbers have been crunched and should be fairly stable. Those numbers will be figured into ROI figures, especially how long to break even (factoring in volume impacts).
And this is where the minimum wage debate truly factors in. Let's assume this automation costs $150,000. At $7.25, 1 position (not one person) costs ~ $51,100 (7.25*18 hours per day * 7 days per week * 52 weeks in a year * 1.0765 in payroll taxes). If it eliminates 2 positions, then it's ROI is approximately one and a half years. That same store at $15 an hour, it's less than 9 months. This test determines volume and sales impact, which adjusts the ROI on the automation. But, since it's easy to calculate the impact to labor, and then scale based on pay, the test here (even at $7.25/hr) can then be adjusted to anywhere in the country.
(edit: Also, don't forget accountants will also have a hand in the profitability and viability of this system. Including expensing the cost over time, depreciation expenses, etc.)
This test will be the proof of concept, which will then be used to sell the system to other franchisees in the McDonald's system.
Last edited by CivilDiscourse; 12-30-2022, 04:28 AM.
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
I should explain more. Tests like this are something I've done/do in my jobfield. This is a new paradigm for the store, so with this store they are going to be measuring a number of things. (This of course depends heavily on what data mcdonald's database contains and can be tracked). But, at a bare minimum it will be looking at sales volume. It'll also be looking at wait time for food, and probably how well the store does at peak times. Then the store is going to be compared to itself, either (or likely both) for a period of time leading up to the installation of the automation, or last year's data covering the same time as last year. In addition there will be control stores. The exact same measurements will be taken (or pulled from the database). These control stores are going to be used to essentially gauge whether any change in metrics is due to outside factors. If the test store saw a 5% drop in volume, and the control stores did as well, then that drop in volume isn't due to the test.
Ironically, the one thing NOT likely to be looked at by the analysts will be the labor costs. That's because this was already figured out well before the automation went in. Those numbers have been crunched and should be fairly stable. Those numbers will be figured into ROI figures, especially how long to break even (factoring in volume impacts).
And this is where the minimum wage debate truly factors in. Let's assume this automation costs $150,000. At $7.25, 1 position (not one person) costs ~ $51,100 (7.25*18 hours per day * 7 days per week * 52 weeks in a year * 1.0765 in payroll taxes). If it eliminates 2 positions, then it's ROI is approximately one and a half years. That same store at $15 an hour, it's less than 9 months. This test determines volume and sales impact, which adjusts the ROI on the automation. But, since it's easy to calculate the impact to labor, and then scale based on pay, the test here (even at $7.25/hr) can then be adjusted to anywhere in the country.
(edit: Also, don't forget accountants will also have a hand in the profitability and viability of this system. Including expensing the cost over time, depreciation expenses, etc.)
This test will be the proof of concept, which will then be used to sell the system to other franchisees in the McDonald's system.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
Robots don't care what day of the week it is - Sundays or Holidays or Christmas Day.....
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostYou're forgetting about Robanukah (the "holiest two weeks on the robot calendar") which is celebrated one month after Robomadan, which itself is celebrated one month after Robonzaa (which is a holiday that tributes ancestral prototypes and is celebrated by drinking contests).
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
There are non-Robanukan robots who can fill in for that period. Just like, when I was younger, I got to work all Holidays as a cop because I was one of very few officers who didn't drink.
Even back in my heavy partying days I didn't party that much on New Years Eve because I figured I didn't need an excuse to let loose,
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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