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Table 4 Activity costs and costs drivers

From: A cost management model for hospital food and nutrition in a public hospital

N °

Activity

Cost drivers

1

Visit patients

Seconds per patient

2

Count diets

Seconds per patient

3

Create report

Labor hours

4

Compute ingredients

Minutes per diet

5

Request ingredients

Labor hours

6

Receive ingredients

Number of meals

7

Control reception of ingredients

Labor hours

8

Prepare desserts and salads

Number of meals

9

Control desserts and salad

Labor hours

10

Prepare ingredients

Number of preparations

11

Control preliminary preparation of ingredients

Labor hours

12

Prepare Food

Minutes of food preparation

13

Control food preparation

Labor hours

14

Prepare trays

Number of meals

15

Control preparation of the trays

Labor hours

16

Distribute to patients

Seconds per patient

17

Nutritional control

Labor hours

18

Remove trays

Number of patients

19

Wash trays

Number of trays

20

Wash cooking implements

Number of food preparations

21

Wash control

Labor hours

22

Clean area

Labor hours

23

Remove garbage

Number of food preparation

24

Coordinate nutrition department

Labor hours

  1. Source: Own elaboration.