본 연구에서는 외식고객이 레스토랑을 선택할 때 우선적으로 고려하는 요소가 무엇인가를 파악하고 IPA기법을 이용하여 각 속성별로 이용자들이 생각하는 중요도와 이용 후의 만족도를 측정하였다. 선행연구에서 제시된 레스토랑 선택기준의 요인으로 음식관련요인, 메뉴관련 요인, 장소/분위기관련요인, 서비스관련요인, 가격관련요인, 그리고 위생/청결관련요인을 선택하였다. 하위요인으로는 음식관련요인으로 음식의 질, 음식의 양, 음식의 맛을 선택하였고, 메뉴관련요인으로 메뉴의 다양성, 차별성, 영양성을 선택하였다.
장소/분위기관련요인으로 편리한 위치, 실내분위기, 레스토랑 이미지를 선택하였으며, 서비스관련요인으로 친절한 서비스, 신속한 서비스, 어린이 동반의 편리성을 선택하였다. 가격관리요인으로는 음식의 가격과 할인가격여부, 그리고 위생/청결요인으로 업장 및 종업원의 위생/청결을 선택하였다.
IPA분석을 통해 나타난 결과를 보면, 1사분면에 속하는 선택속성으로 음식의 질, 음식의 맛, 실내 분위기, 친절한 서비스, 신속한 서비스, 위생, 종업원 위생이 나타났고, 2사분면은 음식의 양이 해당되었으며, 3사분면에 메뉴 다양성, 메뉴 영양성, 어린이 편리성, 음식가격, 가격 할인이 해당되었다. 마지막으로 4사분면에는 편리한 위치, 이미지가 해당되었다.
This study investigates priorities that diners consider when they select restaurants, and (through the IPA technique) measures the the importance of each characteristic and performance after visiting restaurants . The research procedure, has been selected food-related factors, menu-related factors, location and atmosphere-related factors, service-related factors, price-related factors, and sanitation and cleanness-related factors as presented in previous studies. Sub-factors have been selected for each factor; quality of food, portion of food, and taste of food for the food-related factor, diverse menu, distinct menu, and nutritious menu for the menu-related factor, convenient location, interior atmosphere, and restaurant image for location and atmosphere-related factors, friendly service, prompt service, and convenience for children for the service-related factors, food price and discount for the price-related factors, and sanitation and cleanness of restaurants and staff for the sanitation and cleanness-related factors. According to a survey and statistics, firstly, an analysis on differences between importance and performance shows that customer have an awareness of importance of food-related factors such as quality, portion and taste of food by showing more than 6.0 importance. However, after they use restaurants, performance is less than 6.0, which shows a difference from importance.
Secondly, according to the IPA analysis, characteristics in selecting restaurants for quadrant 1 are quality of food, taste of food, interior atmosphere, friendly service, prompt service, sanitation, and staff sanitation. Quadrant 2 includes portion of food and quadrant 3 contains diverse menu, nutritious menu, convenience for children, food price, and discount. Lastly, quadrant 4 includes convenient location and image.
This study is limited because data has been collected from residents in Busan only and the qeneral term, restaurant was used. It nighly recommended that these limitations be overcome in future researches on the same topic