I-Search Project Data summary

I interviewed Mr. Mason for my I-Search project on the length of the cafeteria lines.  He acknowledged the problem and told me his take on the predicament.  He said that we are limited in what we can do to solve the problem.  The exit for the lunch line is pretty narrow so it would be hard to just throw in another counter right between the two like I was suggesting.  So one of my new ideas is that we pushback the two existing counters so there is more space between the two and throw in a double-sided counter between the two.  So instead of two counters there would be four.  Even though Mr. Mason acknowledged the problem, he did not think that at this point in time it was that big of an issue.  He says that in all his rounds of the cafeteria he never sees anybody who does not have time to finish there lunch.  But the lunch line problem could become more serious very soon because of the overpopulation problem that BHS will face in the upcoming years.  Another idea that I had after my talk with Mr. Mason was some type of queue system which could possibly stagger the lunch process so the entire lunchroom does not enter the line at the same time.  The queueing theory is something that I am currently researching because it is directly related to the lunch line problem.  The queueing theory is the study of lines and a model is normally created to predict how long a given line will last.  I think that using the queueing theory could be essential in my solution to the problem and the model created could help identify which solutions will help, and which ones hinder the line problem.