Quality improvement tray line study guidelineObjectives:
Develop understanding of production, preparation, and delivery times
Analyze their contribution to effective food production, distribution and service
Recommend and/ or implement corrective actions to prevent food production and/ or food distribution problemsPlanned experiences:
Check tray line and assist with service of trays
Discuss with preceptor the meal service (breakfast, lunch or dinner) to conduct study
Calculate the tray per minute assembled by the tray line staff for one meal evaluating problem areas
Calculate the time from set up to delivery for three trays, recording temperature of each menu item at delivery
Summarize findings and make recommendations accordinglySubmit:
Summary with recommendationsEnvironmental Literacy and Inquiry Working Group at Lehigh University
Personal Energy Audit: The Spreadsheet
In this activity you will:
1.
Examine your energy use habits.
2.
Identify your high

energy consumption activities.
3.
Identify some energy consumption habits you can change to reduce your energy use.
Lets talk about watchin
g TV
! Most people like to watch 2 hours of their favorite TV shows each day.
Most American homes have 3 different TV sets turned on each night for two hours each. Why? Because
everyone in the household likes to watch different TV shows that are on at the
same time
.
Lets analyze your energy use!
Step 1: Download the energy audit s
preadsheet.
a.
Open your Web browser.
Go to
www.ei.lehigh.edu/learners/energy
b.
Click on
Energy Audit
.
The file,
Audit
will appear on your computer desktop.
c.
Double

click
on th
e file to open it.
Your Energy Audit spreadsheet will look like this:
Excel v
ersion:
Personal Energy Audit: Spreadsheet Student Handout
2
Numbers v
ersion:
Save
your file
.
d.
From the top menu bar, select
File

> Save As
.
e.
Rename your file using the following format:
Audit_intials
For examp
le, if your name is Diana Prince, you woul
d save your file as Audit_DP
f.
As you work on your audit, remember to re

save your file several times.
Step
2: Enter data in the energy audit s
preadsheet.
How much does it
cost
($$) to watch TV
2
hours a day
e
very day of the year
?
a.
Enter
2
in the
Hours used DAILY
column (see arrow #1 below).
b.
Enter
1
in the
# of appliances being used
column (see arrow #2 below).
c.
Look at the amount it costs
each year
to watch TV for 2 hours a day on your spreadsheet
(see arrow
#3 below
).