Business Information System: Coffee Vendor Machine Analysis Report

This report examines the implementation of coffee vending machines in office environments, focusing on their impact on business information systems. The assignment begins with an executive summary that highlights the key points, including the benefits of coffee vending machines in boosting employee productivity and creating a positive work environment. The report discusses the IT and business goals of installing a coffee vendor, emphasizing how coffee can energize employees and provide a break from demanding schedules. Furthermore, it analyzes the advantages of having a coffee vendor in the organization, such as fostering a positive atmosphere, offering relaxation, and combating sleep deprivation. The report concludes with a model of a proposed coffee vending machine, detailing its features like coin and bill slots, dispense and coin return buttons, message display and dispenser. The analysis includes a discussion of the machine's functionality, including coin validation and change return mechanisms. The report also references several research papers to support its claims.

Running head: BUISNESS INFORMATION SYSTEM
BUISNESS INFORMATION SYSTEM
Name of Student
Name of University
Author’s Note

Executive Summary
The following assignment discusses the business sectors that have the coffee vending
machine which allow access of the coffee for employees in office premises . It discusses about
the IT and business goals in installing a coffee vendor in the IT office. It further discusses about
the three advantages of having a coffee vendor in the organization which include the positive
environment, relaxation from the hectic schedule and energizing from the sleep deprived state. It
finally discusses the proposed coffee vendor machine for an organization and analyses the
features it can enable which can help in easy access of the coffee.
The IT and business goals in installing a coffee vendor in the IT office
Coffee is the beverage which not only makes the people active but also freshens up their
mood (Hung, 2012). Nowadays almost every organization has a coffee vending machine to keep
their employees charged up for the work. Following reasons are enlisted as why an organization
requires a coffee vending machine to.
 During the hectic schedule of an employee, working 8 hours a day might bring down his
productivity level in 3 to 4 hours therefore he need some break to freshen up his mind
(Kang et al, 2012), the best way is through the a cup of coffee which will not only
freshen up his mind but also helps him to think on some new ideas.
 Taking a coffee break provide the opportunity to the employees to interact with each
other (Jaramillo & Amft, 2013). Therefore if there is employee’s interaction in the office
it will spread a positive environment in the work place.
 There are various employees who feel sleepy and lazy during the afternoon time of the
office a cup of coffee can reduce the sleep deprives stress and energizes them to do the
work.
Thus there are various benefits of having coffee machine in the company.

Model of the scenario
Figure 1: The coffee vending machine created by the author
Analysis of the model
The designed model firstly has the coin entrance in which the coin which has the option
of the 25/50 /100 cents or a dollar which is connected to the coin return, if the person want his
money to be returned then the condition will be true and he will get back his money (Mesías &
Morales, 2014). The money return will further is connected to check whether note is counterfeit
or not and the respective action will take if the person does not want his money to be returned
and the money is also not a counterfeit then the option goes to his respective choice whether he
like 25/50/100 cents coffee. If the amount entered is higher than the chosen option than the extra
money will be returned back to the user through the coin return and the coffee will be served to

the user. The machine will also calculate the amount collected in the machine and requested in
the question it has Dispense button Coin return button, Dispenser, Coin return dispenser ,Coin
slot ,Bill slot , Message display and the Coke banner.

References
Hung, L. M. (2012). A study of consuming behaviors of budget coffee. Business and
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Jaramillo, P., & Amft, O. (2013, March). Improving energy efficiency through activity-aware
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Computing and Communications Workshops (PERCOM Workshops), 2013 IEEE
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Kang, J., Tang, L., Lee, J. Y., & Bosselman, R. H. (2012). Understanding customer behavior in
name-brand Korean coffee shops: The role of self-congruity and functional
congruity. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31(3), 809-818.
Mesías, M., & Morales, F. J. (2014). Reliable estimation of dietary exposure to furan from
coffee: An automatic vending machine as a case study. Food research international, 61,
257-263.