See the demand forecast

The Demand Forecast guesses how much of each dish you may sell on a day. It looks at your past sales. Use it to buy the right ingredients in time.

1. In the menu, open Reports and press Demand Forecast.
2. In Forecast Type, choose Daily Forecast or a festival.
3. In Forecast Date, choose the day.
4. Read the Product Forecast table.

What the table shows

• Predicted is how many you may sell on that day.
• Last Year is how many you sold on the same day last year.
• Stock is how many you have now.
• Shortfall is how many more you need.

Press View Plan on a row to open your cooking plan.

Lower down, Raw Material Requirements lists the ingredients you need. It shows how much is Required, how much is In Stock, and a Suggested PO. A PO is a purchase order.

When some ingredients are short, the Owner sees Auto-Generate Purchase Order. It makes a draft purchase order for those items. Check it before you send it to your supplier.