JPH03119467A - Order control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the order control over the dishes and the food as a whole by providing a food table and a food total stock table and controlling the food in accordance with each dish. CONSTITUTION:The types and the quantity of food are registered in a food table 131 for each dish by means of a keyboard 13b and in accordance with the menus of the restaurants, etc. When the ordered dishes are inputted to a controller 13 from a portable terminal equipment 11, the controller 13 searches the table 131 to read the types of food and the quantity of food of each type that are needed for the ordered dishes. Then the controller 13 has an access to a total stock table 132 and subtracts the read food quantity from the food total stock corresponding to the ordered food to rewrite the total stock of the corresponding food and to update the table 132. Thus the types and the total stock of the food corresponding to the ordered dishes are displayed. Thereby the overall control of dishes can be faciliated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an order management system for registering and managing ordered dishes in restaurants and the like.

(Prior Art) In recent years, restaurants and the like have begun registering and managing l+ statements (ordered dishes) from customers using computer systems.

Here, the order management system of this company will be explained with reference to FIG.

The waiter or waitress carries a portable terminal device 31 as an input device, and inputs the ordered dish (ordered food and drink) from the portable terminal device 31 as ordered dish information in response to a customer's order. This input ordered dish information is given to the controller 32, and the controller 32 processes the ordered dish information into display data and sends it to the display device 33. The display device 33 displays this display data on the screen as order data.

A plurality of the display devices 33 described above are provided, and these display devices 33 are installed in the kitchen, the accounting counter, and the like.

The kitchen prepares food according to the order data displayed on the screen, while the accounting counter collects food and drink fees according to the order data displayed on the screen.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional order management system, ordered dish information from the portable terminal device 31 is displayed on a plurality of display devices 33, and this display data is used in the kitchen and at the accounting counter. It's nothing more than that. In other words, the system only uses the display data of the food in the kitchen and the payment at the checkout counter, and does not manage the entire food at a restaurant or the like. Therefore, it cannot be said that order management in restaurants and the like is performed more efficiently than when ordering food is managed using order slips.

An object of the present invention is to provide an order management system that can easily manage the entire cuisine in a restaurant or the like.

(Means for Solving the Problems) According to the present invention, there is provided an input device for inputting an ordered dish from a menu in which a plurality of dishes are listed, a control device for receiving the input ordered dish and processing it into display data; In an order management system having a plurality of display devices for displaying display data, the control device includes a food ingredient table storing types and amounts of ingredients used for each dish corresponding to the plurality of dishes; an inventory table storing the inventory amount of each ingredient; a reading means for reading out the type and amount of ingredients used in the ordered dish from the ingredient table in response to the input ordered dish; and an inventory of the corresponding ingredient. updating means for subtracting the read ingredients amount from the amount to rewrite the inventory amount of the corresponding ingredient and updating the inventory amount table; There is obtained an order management system characterized in that it has a sending means for sending the order to the display device.

At this time, the input device is equipped with a display section, and the w4m device is
Further, it includes an identification means for identifying whether or not there is an amount of ingredients in stock corresponding to the ordered dish, and a notification means for transmitting shortage information to the display unit when a shortage of the amount of ingredients in stock is identified. You can.

(Operation) In the present invention, when an ordered dish is input from the input device, the reading means reads out the type of ingredients and melon used in the ordered dish from the ingredients table. Then, the updating means subtracts the read ingredients quantity from the inventory quantity of the corresponding ingredient, rewrites the inventory quantity of the applicable ingredient, updates the inventory quantity table, and sends the ordered dish and the type of ingredients corresponding to the ordered dish. and the amount of inventory are sent to the display device as display data.

In this way, since the type and stock amount of ingredients used for cooking are also managed, it is possible to easily manage the entire cooking process.

Further, the identification means identifies whether or not there is a reduced inventory of ingredients corresponding to the ordered dish, and when a shortage of ingredients is identified, shortage information is sent to the display section of the input device. The customer can immediately be informed that the ordered dish is out of stock.

(Example) The present invention will be explained below with reference to Examples.

Referring to FIG. 1, the order management system according to the present invention includes:
Portable terminal device 11 and display device 1 as input devices
2, and a controller 1 for controlling the display device 12
It has 3. The portable terminal device 11 is equipped with a display unit (not shown) as described later, and the portable terminal device 11 is carried by a waiter or a waitress, and the portable terminal device 11 is displayed according to a customer's order.
Enter your order from . A plurality of display devices 12 are provided, and these display devices 12 are installed, for example, in the kitchen and at the checkout counter.

As shown in the figure, the controller 13 includes a storage device 13a and a keyboard 13b as an input means, and the storage device 13a has a food material table (foodstuff master) 131 and an inventory amount table (inventory amount mask) 132 formed therein. There is. In the ingredients table 131, the types and quantities of ingredients used for each of a plurality of dishes are stored from the keyboard 13b, and in the inventory table 132, the quantities of each ingredient in stock, that is, in restaurants, etc. are stored. The amount of ingredients in stock is stored in advance from the keyboard 13b.

Here, referring also to FIG. 2, first, the keyboard 13 b
The type and amount of ingredients for each dish are registered in the ingredients table 131 according to the menu (dish) of a restaurant, etc. using
Step A) (At this time, it is assumed that the inventory amount of each food key is stored in advance in the inventory amount table 132).

When an ordered dish is input from the portable terminal device 11 to the controller 13 (step B), the controller 13 searches the ingredients table 131 and reads out the types of ingredients and the amount of each type of ingredients that make up the ordered dish (step B). C). Next, the inventory amount table 132 is accessed to identify whether or not there is an inventory amount corresponding to the type and amount of these read ingredients (step D). If there is no stock amount corresponding to the type and amount of ingredients, the controller 13 sends ingredient shortage information to the portable terminal device 11 (step E). This food shortage information is then displayed on the display section of the portable terminal device 11. This allows the waitress or the like to immediately inform the customer that the ordered dish is not available.

On the other hand, if there is a stock quantity corresponding to the type and quantity of the ingredients, the controller 13 accesses the stock quantity table 132 and subtracts the above-mentioned consecutive quantity of ingredients from the stock quantity of the ingredients corresponding to the ordered dish. The stock amount of ingredients is rewritten and the stock amount table is updated (Step F).

Next, the controller 13 sends the ordered dish and the type and stock amount of ingredients corresponding to the ordered dish to the display device 12 as display data (Step G). Then, the display device 12 displays this display data on the screen.

In the kitchen, the ordered dishes are prepared based on this display data, and the inventory of ingredients is managed.

On the other hand, at the accounting counter, accounting is performed based on the displayed data.

Note that steps D and E in the above-described embodiment may be omitted, and in this case, if the amount of food ingredients in stock is insufficient, the amount of food ingredients in stock is displayed as a minus on the display device 12. This allows the customer to be informed that the ordered dish is not available.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention includes an ingredient table and an ingredient inventory table to manage the food H corresponding to each dish, so order management for all dishes and ingredients is possible. This has the effect of making it easy to carry out.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the order management system according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the order management system shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the order management system according to the present invention. FIG. 11... Portable terminal device, 12... Display device,
13... Controller.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input device for inputting an ordered dish from a menu in which a plurality of dishes are listed, a control device for receiving the input ordered dish and processing it into display data, and a plurality of input devices for displaying the display data. In the order management system having a display device, the control device includes an ingredient table storing types and amounts of ingredients used for each of the plurality of dishes in correspondence with the plurality of dishes;
an inventory table in which the inventory amount of each ingredient is stored; a reading means for reading out the types and amounts of ingredients used in the ordered dish from the ingredients table in response to the input ordered dish; updating means for subtracting the read food quantity from the stock quantity to rewrite the stock quantity of the corresponding food ingredient and updating the stock quantity table; and the display of the ordered dish and the type and stock quantity of the food ingredient corresponding to the ordered dish. An order management system comprising: sending means for sending data to the display device. 2. In the description of claim 1, the input device is equipped with a display unit, and the control device is configured to display an identification device for identifying whether or not there is a stock amount of ingredients corresponding to the ordered dish. An order management system characterized by comprising: means and a notification means for transmitting shortage information to the display section when a shortage of the stock amount of the food ingredients is identified.