How do I find the earliest pickup band for an order behind a queue of parallel batch jobs?
The new order occupies one place and all orders use the same wave. The clock starts before the first wave.
Open Kitchen pickup promiseTry the worked example
These are the example inputs from Kitchen pickup promise. Replace them in the tool to run your own case.
| Orders ahead (orders) | Orders per cooking wave (orders) | Minutes per wave (min) | Packing and handover (min) | Promised window (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
Example result
Ready from now · 31 min
Who uses this?
Takeaway operator. The free online tool runs the calculation in your browser. To edit the files and use the tools offline in one business, see the €49 offline edition.
Where the idea came from
An independent restaurant can handle repeat orders through a direct customer handoff. This independent application adapts that idea to find the earliest pickup band for an order behind a queue of parallel batch jobs.
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