# Planning
Production Schedule
The Production schedule option can be used to schedule the next weekly production. The computer will include the needed products day by day for the entire following week and print a report if requested. This function will not do any inventory posting; it will only help schedule your work and purchases. You can print the Production schedule with Reorder Report option.
**Day**
Enable the weekday when an employee should produce a batch.
Enable this option for adding an entry .
Enable this option for Modify an entry.
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Enable this option for Deleting an Entry.
**Revenue Center**
To produce a sales item, select the appropriate Revenue Center.
To produce an ingredient, select the Product option.
**Mode**
To produce a sales item, select the appropriate Mode.
**Item**
Select the sales item or product code to produce.
**Quantity**
Enter the quantity to produce.
**Print recipe**
Enable this option to include the menu items and preparation recipes on the Order Report.
Price Change
This report will show you the percentage of increase of the buying cost by item for every item affected by a price change for a period of time. This will help to find out the reason for an operating cost increase by spotting the variation of the buying price.
This report may also be useful when you are buying stock at a guaranteed price from a supplier and you want to verify no price changes were maid.
**Supplier Code**
Select a supplier code from the list
**Product Code**
Select a product code from the list.
**Inventory Category**
If you have selected all the products, you can specify an inventory category.
**Inventory Group**
If you have selected all the categories, you can specify an inventory group.
**Date**
Select a date range by entering the beginning and ending date.
**Sort Order**
Select the field you want the information to be sorted on. There are six different sorts available: The Description The Category
Time period The Group The Supplier
The %
[](https://documentation.payfacto.com/POS/MaitreD/Fulldoc/Chap11_InventoryManagement/Help/RPriceChange.htm)
Reorder on Production Schedule
This option will print a reorder suggestion according the information you have entered with the "Production Schedule " option.
**Supplier Code**
Select a supplier code from the list.
**Inventory Category**
If you select all the items, you can specify the inventory category you want to report.
**Inventory Group**
If select all the categories, you can specify an inventory group.
**Location,Department**
With the multi-locations option the system gives you the possibility to select a specific location in a drop-down list. If you want this report for all the locations just check the "All" option. In this case you will have to specify if you want a specific department by selecting its name or by checking "All' option if you want all of them.
**Sort Order**
Select the field you want the information to be sorted on. There are four different sorts available: The Description The Category The Group The Supplier
**The following information will be printed on this order:**
**Code**
The product code of the inventory item.
**Description**
The product description of the inventory item.
**Supplier**
The description of the last supplier.
**Inventory Category**
The inventory category belongs to.
**Quantity Needed**
This is the quantity you should need according the information entering with "Production Schedule" option.
**Quantity on Hand**
The actual quantity in stock using the inventory formats.
**Inventory Unit**
The inventory format of this item.
**Reorder Suggestion**
This is the quantity you should order (using the buying format) to get enough stock for the production.
**Buying Unit**
The is the purchase format.
**Cost**
This is the last unit price you paid for this item.
**Total**
The total dollar amount to purchase. The last line of this column will show you the complete total.
[](https://documentation.payfacto.com/POS/MaitreD/Fulldoc/Chap11_InventoryManagement/Help/RReorderProductionSchedule.htm)
Reorder on Minimum and Maximum
This option generates a report showing what should be reordered so that the inventory does not stay under its pre-set minimum. It will suggest the quantity to order in the buying format so that the inventory gets back to its pre-set maximum. The following information will be printed on this report:
**Supplier Code**
Select a supplier code from the list
**Inventory Category**
If you select all the items, you can specify the inventory category you want to report.
**Inventory Group**
If select all the categories, you can specify an inventory group.
**Location**
With the multi-locations option the system gives you the possibility to select a specific location in a drop-down list. If you want this report for all the locations just check the "All" option. In this case you will have to specify if you want a specific department by selecting its name or by checking "All' option if you want all of them.
**Department**
Departments can be selected only if the All checkbox is un-checked for the Location filter.
**Sort Order**
Select the field you want the information to be sorted on. There are four different sorts available: The Description The Category The Group The Supplier
**The following information will be printed in this order:**
**Code**
The product code of the inventory item.
**Product**
The product description of the inventory item.
**Supplier**
The description of the last supplier.
**Inventory Category**
The inventory category this item belongs to.
**Qty Stock**
The actual quantity in stock using the inventory formats.
**Inventory Unit**
The inventory format of this item.
**Min.Qty**
The minimum quantity using the inventory format entered for that item.
**Max.Qty**
The maximum quantity required using the inventory format.
**Qty.Purchase**
The quantity suggested to buy (using the buying format) in order to reach the maximum quantity.
**Buying Unit**
This is the purchase format.
**Cost**
This is the last unit price you paid for this item.
**Total**
The total dollar amount to purchase. The last line of this column will show you the complete total.
[](https://documentation.payfacto.com/POS/MaitreD/Fulldoc/Chap11_InventoryManagement/Help/ROrderMinMax.htm)
Cooking Schedule
The cooking schedule function can be used to plan the quantity of key items to cook throughout the day. This feature is especially helpful for items that require a longer cooking time by letting you prepare these items in advance. The system looks at your sales for such items on the same day a week ago, and assumes that you will sell approximately the same number of items at approximately the same time that day. The system also takes into account the number of these items actually sold today, so it does not have you pre-cook too many of them. Prior to using the cooking schedule, you have to set it up in View \ Options \ Cooking Schedule branch. This function does not do any inventory posting. It only helps you schedule your work.
**Item**
Enable from the list the item to track. It must first have been configured in View \ Options \ Cooking Schedule.
**Time**
Hour slice.
**Current**
**Sold/Hour**
Quantity sold during that hour today.
**Total**
Total quantity sold from midnight until that hour today.
**Previous**
**Sold/Hour**
Quantity sold during that same hour 7 days ago.
**Total**
Total quantity sold from midnight until that hour 7 days ago.
**Var/Hour**
Difference between quantities sold during that hour today and 7 days ago.
**Var/Day**
Difference between total quantities sold from midnight until that hour today and 7 days ago.
**Projection (Xh)**
Projected quantity needed in the next X hours, where X is the time projection selected for this item.
**On Hand**
Quantity of this item on hand.
**Cook**
Quantity of this item to cook during this hour to avoid running out according to the variation between today and 7 days ago..
Click this button to manually change the quantity on hand.
Click this button to print the cooking schedule.
**New On Hand Quantity**
Enter a manual adjustment of you on hand quantity, disabling the automatic calculation.
**Auto**
Enable this option for the system to revert back to automatic calculation of on hand quantity.
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