Manufacturing is the process of combining the raw ingredients of a recipe in order to create a new item in inventory.
Before creating a manufactured recipe, the appropriate Manufacturing Groups and Configurations should be created.
Manufacturing Groups
Manufacturing Groups are used to control which sites are allowed to manufacture a specific recipe. Commonly, these groups are named after the site type that will be manufacturing the recipe (Example: Central Kitchen, Bakery, Satellite Kitchens, etc.)
Perform the following steps to create a manufacturing group:
- Locate and select the Admin & Maintenance Tab and select Recipes and Menus. Then, select Manufacturing Groups.
- Enter the name of the Manufacturing Group on the last blank line marked with an asterisk *.
- Click Save Changes.
Manufacturing Configs
Manufacturing Configs are built up of Manufacturing Groups. The manufacturing configuration is what gets assigned to a site like a Central Kitchen or Satellite Kitchen.
Create Manufacturing Configs
Perform the following steps to create a Manufacturing Config:
- Locate and select the Admin & Maintenance Tab and select Sites and Categories. Then, select Manufacturing Configurations
- Enter the name of the Manufacturing Configuration on the last blank line marked with an asterisk *.
- Select the checkboxes to define each Manufacturing Configuration.
- Click Save Changes.
Assign Manufacturing Configs
Manufacturing Configs are assigned at the site level. Only the sites who will be manufacturing should have a manufacturing config assigned.
Perform the following steps to assign a Manufacturing Config:
- Locate and select the Admin & Maintenance Tab and select Sites and Categories. Then, select Sites.
- Double-click on a site to select the site.
- From the Main tab, locate the Manufacturing Configs drop-down menu and select a Manufacturing Config.
- Select Save Changes.
Creating a Recipe
Once the Manufacturing Group and Configs have been created and assigned, a recipe must be associated with the item that it manufactures. The below instructions will show the process of creating a recipe from scratch.
The instructions below regarding the Yield & Serving Sizes tab can also be done to an existing recipe.
Perform these instructions first in a test database if needed.
To create a manufactured item from scratch, you will start by creating a recipe to associate to the manufactured item first.
- Locate and select the Admin & Maintenance Tab and select Recipes and Menus. Then, select Recipes.