Kitchen Schemes
A kitchen scheme is a set of configuration specifications for each kitchen station. Typically, a unique kitchen scheme is defined for each day part and/or for High Volume and Low Volume business hours.
For example, a High Volume kitchen scheme includes all four kitchen stations in the site while the Low Volume kitchen scheme only includes two kitchen stations.
When Kitchen Management starts, the most recent kitchen scheme is reloaded.
Create Kitchen Scheme
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To create a kitchen scheme:
From the Kitchen Schemes homepage, select Create Kitchen Scheme.
From the menu pane on the left, select a page and define the respective settings.
Page
Description
Define kitchen scheme naming and kitchen station topography.
Define rules for load balancing kitchen content.
Load Balancing evenly distributes products on kitchen stations based on the respective quantity or weight of the products.
General
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From the General page of the Kitchen Scheme editor, define the following settings:
Setting | Description |
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Name | Name of the kitchen scheme. |
Description | Description of the kitchen scheme. |
Active | Toggle Active if the kitchen scheme is available for use at the site(s). |
Add Station to Kitchen Scheme
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To add a kitchen station to a kitchen scheme:
From the General page of the Kitchen Scheme editor, locate the Topography Configuration section.
From the Topography Configuration section, select +Station.
From the Add Station form, define the following:
Setting
Description
Kitchen Station
Select the kitchen station.
Enable Splitscreen
Toggle On to add a split screen station:
From the Top Screen dropdown, select the screen (feed) to display in the top half.
From the Bottom Screen dropdown, select the screen (feed) to display in the bottom half.
Toggle Off to add a full screen station:
Full Screen
This field is not available when Enable Splitscreen is toggled On.
Select the screen (feed) to display.
Claim / Claim Check Colors
Select color coding for the Claim and Claim Check indicators that are used when the kitchen staff assigns checks or items to themselves for preparation.
Claim Color - Color code for “Claimed” items.
Claim Check Color - Color code for “Claimed” checks.
Forecaster Tags
Select forecaster tags to associate with the kitchen station.
Use forecaster tags to filter the order items that are displayed on the Production Forecast Pane.
For example, if the “Burgers” tag is selected, then only order items that have been assigned the “Burgers” tag are displayed on the Production Forecast Pane.
From the lower-right of the Add Station form, select Done.
Load Balancing Rules
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Load Balancing evenly distributes products on kitchen stations based on the respective quantity or weight of the products.
From the Load Balancing Rules page of the Kitchen Schemes editor, manage load balancing rules for a kitchen scheme.
To add a load balancing rule, select Add Rule.
From the General page of the Create Load Balancing Rule form, define the following:
Page
Description
Rule Name
Name of the rule
Active
Toggle Active if the rule is currently active at the site(s).
Balance Method
Indicate if Item Count or Load Balancing Weight is used:
By Total Number of Items (Default) - Balance items on stations based on Item Count.
By Weighted Number of Items - Balance items on stations based on the items' respective Load Balancing Weight.
Count Items
Indicate the load calculation method for the Distribution Groups:
For All Screens (Default) - All screens in the Distribution Groups where the item is displayed are used in the calculation.
For One Screen - When the item is displayed on one or more screens in a Distribution Group, the item is used in the calculation once.
To add a distribution group to the load balancing rule:
From the Distribution Groups page, select Add Group.
In the Name field of the Create form, type a name for the distribution group.
Select Add Screens.
From the Add Screens popup, select the screens to add to the distribution group.
Select Add Screens.
For each listed screen on the Create form, toggle Exclude from Balance to the preferred value:
Yes - Exclude items displayed on this screen from the load balance calculation.
No - Do NOT exclude items displayed on this screen from the load balance calculation.
Select Done to close the Create form.
Note
A screen can be added to only one (1) Distribution Group and only one (1) Load Balancing Rule at a time.
Kitchen Scheme Used on First Run
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To determine which kitchen scheme the XKM application uses on startup at a particular site:
From the Kitchen Settings menu, select Kitchen Schemes.
From the upper-right of the Kitchen Schemes homepage, select Select Sites.
From the Site Selector, select the site.
From the Kitchen Schemes homepage, reference the Used On First Run column.
Indicator
Description
This kitchen scheme is used on startup at the selected site.
This kitchen scheme is NOT used on startup at the selected site.