Buffer System Project:

Discovery: On the existing Picnic station, we observed inefficiency in the workflow as kitchen workers had to stand and wait to place doughs at the ingress (front), and the second person stood by at the egress (exit) when the finished pizza was ready to be picked up. This observation is exacerbated more in commissary kitchens when they process high-volume orders or in mom-and-pop kitchens that get overwhelmed during rush hours.

Need: We need to improve the efficiency of the current station by eliminating wasted time and a second operator. 

Feature need: A buffer system that automates dough placement in the ingress and picks up to organize finished pizzas in the egress to make the station more efficient.