Electronic Surveys Help The “Green” Cause Too

Feb. 5, 2009 - PRLog -- Dallas, TX - According to the Environmental Protection Agency, in 2007, paper and paperboard accounted for the largest portion - 33 percent of Material Solid Waste (MSW) generated in the U.S. Given this finding, restaurants can help and contribute to reducing the amount of material waste generated by opting for electronic survey methods rather than paper surveys.

Electronic survey systems like the Allegiant Electronic Comment Card by LRS, are proving to be a viable option that not only can help restaurateurs contribute to sustainability practices, but also have cost-saving, and revenue increasing benefits, with the features they provide.

With electronic surveys, data is gathered from guests, and is automatically transferred via analog phone line or high-speed Internet connection, and is available for immediate analysis, often with generated online reports.
No paper is used in the process.

The Allegiant Electronic Card is a hand held survey tool handed to guests with a feature that instantly pages a manager when a guest indicates dissatisfaction on the device. Eliminating the use of paper when conducting guest surveys not only reduces the amount of paper waste a business accumulates daily, but it is also a cost saving, as costs associated with administering paper surveys are eliminated; such as paper, printing, mailing, and tabulating data.

The biggest question for operators when adopting sustainable methods is whether those efforts can be validated with the need to reduce costs and increase profits. When considering a survey method, not only does the cost-effectiveness, and higher ROI of electronic surveys justify choosing that over paper surveys, but also is the impact it can have on reducing waste, and contributing to “Green” efforts.

About LRS
Long Range Systems (LRS) has been the leading supplier of onsite wireless paging systems since 1993. Based in Addison, Texas, LRS serves a global market with offices around the world. The company first introduced the popular coaster guest pager in 1995, and since then has been an innovation forerunner with 19 patents. LRS demonstrates its leadership by providing superior onsite paging solutions to clients across multiple industries, including Fortune 500 companies.  The company maintains total control of engineering and manufacturing processes to ensure product quality and performance. LRS offers value-driven products that provide solutions that streamline operations, increase service levels, and increase sales.

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In 1995, LRS invented the Coaster Call guest paging system that is being used by restaurants worldwide. Today, we specialize in on-site communication as the leading supplier of guest and staff on-site paging solutions in a wide variety of industries.