Dave & Buster's Stays at Forefront of Restaurant/Entertainment Industry With New People Management Technology.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1999-- D&B First Company to Go Live With PeopleSoft's Most Current Release 7.5 w/TIPS Gratuity Money, also known as a tip, given to one who provides services and added to the cost of the service provided, generally as a reward for the service provided and as a supplement to the service provider's income. Management It's no trade secret that one of the biggest challenges facing rapidly growing companies is people management. Payroll. Benefits. Training and development. Dave & Buster's, Inc. (Nasdaq:DANB DANB Dental Assisting National Board ), already an industry leader, took a step further out front this week as it became the first company in the nation to fully implement TIPS, a complete gratuity management package available with PeopleSoft Release 7.5, a state-of-the-art human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. software system. "This is a highly sophisticated system that delivers exactly what we wanted," said Nancy Duricic, VP of Human Resources at Dave & Buster's. "It is breakthrough technology for people management, and D&B is all about people. This enables D&B to track recruitment, transfers, benefits and training. Succession planning Management Succession Planning In organizational development, succession planning is the process of identifying and preparing suitable employees through mentoring, training and job rotation, to replace key players — such as the chief executive officer (CEO) — can also be managed more pro-actively through the system." "A concept as successful as ours has to manage its growth to remain successful," said Chas Michel, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Dave & Buster's. "This is simply the best of its kind and will give us a significant operational advantage." Mike Plunkett, VP of IS for Dave & Buster's stated, "It was an extremely ambitious project that was accomplished successfully in just over six months due to the amazing efforts of our D&B Team which was led by Barbara Core, D&B Director of IS and the Peoplesoft Implementation Project Manager." Founded in 1982, Dave & Buster's is America's leading upscale restaurant/entertainment concept and currently operates 17 locations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Dave & Buster's domestic expansion plans include the opening of six new sites in 1999, which puts the Company on course to double its current store base within the next 30 months. |
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