Outcome
The right stock, in the right place
Not out. Not over. Where you expect to find it.
Enough of everything, none of it lost, none of it spoiled. Ordered for what is coming, shelved where it belongs, kept at temperature.
Before
With oppiPantry
BeforeOrdered off last week's sales and a gut feel
With oppiPantryOrdered for the days ahead, sized against your pars
BeforeHalf the dry store known only to one chef
With oppiPantryEvery item at an address any new starter can find
BeforeA warm freezer found by the breakfast shift
With oppiPantryA warm freezer wakes someone the night it happens
Not out
The order is sized before the shelf empties.
Parallax looks at the days ahead and sizes each order against your pars. A big weekend is in Thursday's order, not discovered on Saturday night when the cream runs out.
Not lost
Stock you cannot find, you buy twice.
Kepler gives every item a shelf address, down to the level. The second case of tinned tomatoes is where the map says it is, not behind the flour, and nobody orders a third.
Not spoiled
Cold stock stays cold, or someone hears.
Every cold unit reports through Wallace. When one drifts out of range, a corrective action opens and a manager is told while the stock can still be moved.
What delivers it
Questions.
- How does it decide how much to order?
- Plain arithmetic: Parallax's forecast for the coming days against the par on each item. Routine orders inside your limits go out, and the rest wait for your yes.
- Can we move stock between our kitchens?
- Yes. Stock can be transferred from one site to another, with both counts kept straight.
Every kitchen has a manager. Now it has two.
oppiPantry is in early access, on oppiOS.