Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/288593 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Electronic Markets [ISSN:] 1422-8890 [Volume:] 31 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Berlin, Heidelberg [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 529-551
Publisher: 
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
The restaurant technology market is rapidly evolving and is transforming the restaurant business as a significant sector of tourism and hospitality. Enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), mobile apps, kiosks and chatbots revolutionize the guest experience and robots automate restaurant operations. Despite the increasing interest, the use of AI and robotics in restaurants is still in its early stage and restaurant managers are seeking guidance to leverage these technologies for service excellence. In this high-contact service sector, emotional skills need to be balanced with the possible automation potentials. The present research analyzes the current state of AI and robotics in the restaurant sector and proposes a systematic identification of process innovation potentials. For this purpose, a market analysis of the European AI and robotics market for restaurant operations is conducted, which yields a first knowledge base for future research and conceptual work. Besides detailed empirical data, a reference process is developed for leveraging new technologies for process innovation.
Subjects: 
Artificial intelligence
Robotics
Restaurant industry
Restaurant technology
Smart tourism
JEL: 
L86
O14
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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