An ergonomic approach to design restaurant dinning table during the COVID-19 pandemic for Indonesian society

ABSTRACT

In this Covid-19 pandemic situation, many people were worried and scared when they went outside their house. Because they could get infected by this virus, most people choose to stay at home rather than go outside. In Indonesia, the government has also made policies by implementing work, school, and college from home;not only that, but they also made policies in managing the culinary business, especially managing a restaurant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, not all restaurants in Indonesia already meet this health protocol;this is the main reason why people choose not to dine in at the restaurant. One way to apply health protocol on restaurant is by making an innovation or redesigning the table. By spread 100 questionnaires to the Indonesian Society regarding their view of the restaurant around their places and their needs on the restaurant table during this pandemic, we expected it could reduce their worry. © IEOM Society International.