Connect a short delivery to the kitchen's preparation decision.
Connect supplier shortages to the preparation decisions the kitchen needs to make.
How to build your kitchen preparation shortages
Describe the job
Connect supplier shortages to the preparation decisions the kitchen needs to make.
Review the first version
Choose how the front-of-house coordinator records the Ingredient and how the kitchen lead reviews the next step.
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Follow Prep shortage KS-059 through the handoffs.
This fictional kitchen preparation shortages example shows the ordinary handoff and the decision that remains open.
Kitchen preparation shortages example
- Record
- Prep shortage KS-059
- Expected
- 10 trays
Current stage · Receiving coordinator
Record the ingredient short delivery
A fictional restaurant expects ten trays of tomatoes but receives seven.
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Record the ingredient short delivery
A fictional restaurant expects ten trays of tomatoes but receives seven.
- Record:
- Prep shortage KS-059
- Expected:
- 10 trays
Connect it to the prep requirement
The kitchen lead links the missing three trays to the evening preparation plan.
- Record:
- Prep shortage KS-059
- Received:
- 7 trays
Record the kitchen's revised plan
The kitchen records a reduced batch while purchasing asks the supplier about the balance.
- Record:
- Prep shortage KS-059
- Prep decision:
- Reduced batch
Keep the supplier follow-up open
The preparation decision is saved without erasing the original three-tray variance.
- Record:
- Prep shortage KS-059
- Supplier balance:
- 3 trays unresolved
What to include in your kitchen preparation shortages
Keep the Ingredient in context
Keep Ingredient, supplier delivery, expected quantity, accepted quantity, prep requirement, kitchen decision and supplier follow-up together so the next person can understand the request or record.
When the next step needs a decision
A sample restaurant expects ten trays of tomatoes but receives seven. The kitchen lead links the missing three trays to the evening preparation plan.
Keep supplier follow-up visible
Keep the affected preparation requirement and purchasing follow-up linked.
Choose what each person needs
Give the front-of-house coordinator a working view and the kitchen lead a review view. Keep Ingredient and supplier delivery attached to the decision as the work moves between them.
Questions about kitchen preparation shortages
Start with Ingredient, supplier delivery, expected quantity, accepted quantity, prep requirement, kitchen decision and supplier follow-up. Describe who enters the information and who reviews the next step.
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