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Mcdonalds Restaraunts launch new drive-thru handheld tablets to speed service

July 10th, 2011 J.R. Williams Tech News, Touch screen Tablet 2 comments

With the help of a Field Tablet PC from JLT several McDonalds in the USA are now attempting to speed up their drive-thru operation.

McDonald’s hopes to speed up the slow drive thru process during  daily rush hours but the new process has failed to deliver in the US , primarily in highly populated cites like VA Beach .  The Växjö-based JLT Mobile Computers have delivered manufactured special computers that help the fast food giant increase both turnover and customer satisfaction.

The traditional McDonald’s drive thru is for customers who prefer to be served in their cars. Ordering is usually done via a loudspeaker system or a hatch to the restaurant. Payment is at the next stop and the order is delivered at the final stop. Efficient and good service – until longer queues develop.

As I witnessed  the tablet system, one of the staff members stood  outside in the drive thru among cars holding this  JLT 8404 handheld computer (HHOT – Hand Held Order Taker) and enters the order as soon as a car stops. The orders are wireless transmitted, in arrival order, to the restaurant. The throughput tempo is increased considerably. The process , again , should speed up the process however , as I sat in the busy Mcdonalds drive thru in Virginia Beach, my drivethru experience remained slow and frustrating.

 

Served in 45 seconds – not quite..

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2 Comments

  1. Mcdonalds restaraunt | Addobrown
    December 21, 2011 at 1:29 am

    […] Mcdonalds Restaraunts launch new drive-thru handheld tablets to …Jul 10, 2011 … With the help of a Field Tablet PC from JLT several McDonalds in the USA are now attempting to speed up their drive-thru operation. […]

  2. Ann
    June 16, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    I dont like them,, Why put someone outside in 90 degree or 30 degree weather to take my order??? Leave that person inside and make sure my order is RIGHT, To me McDonalds worries to much about speed and not enough worry about getting it right. Have someone to take the order and someone to take the money, someone to hand it out to me,,, Dont put someone outside in the hot or cold weather,,, and Get It Right And why say your name, that takes an extra 10 seconds, I dont need to know the name or the person taking my order, just be nice and get my order Right.

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