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Bakery daily operations in SmartPOS Hub

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A bakery runs on an early clock. This page lists the routine, who does it, and where.

  1. Open Manufacturing › Dashboard: check In progress, Overdue orders and Material shortages.
  2. Start the day’s orders (Start production) and print production sheets for the bakers.
  3. As each batch comes out, click Complete, enter good and rejected output, and Complete and update stock.
Manufacturing dashboard with order counters, completed batches chart, orders by status and open orders
  1. Create one stock transfer per shop from the bakehouse, status In Transit, and print the delivery notes (step 5).
  2. Shop managers check the delivery and set the transfer to Completed.
  • Open the cash register with the starting cash (Cash register and closing).
  • Sell at the POS; weighed items by kg, packs by the dozen.
  • Take cake orders with the cake form and a deposit (step 6).
  • Check Sell › Personalised orders › Due today and hand over ready cakes; mark them Collected.
  1. Check sales per product per shop (Sales reports) and what is left.
  2. Create tomorrow’s production orders as Planned at the bakehouse.
  3. Buy any materials short for tomorrow (Purchases).
  1. Record unsold goods as a stock adjustment with a reason (step 7).
  2. Close the cash register and print the Z Report.
What Where
Waste by reason and product Manufacturing › Reports › Wastage
Recipe costs after price changes Manufacturing › Reports › Recipe costing
Leftovers per shop Reports › Stock Adjustment Report
Profit Reports › Profit / Loss Report

Frequently asked questions

When should I create tomorrow's production orders?

In the afternoon, after checking today's sales and leftovers per shop. Save them as Planned for the next morning.

What if the bakehouse runs out of an ingredient?

The Manufacturing dashboard lists Material shortages for open orders. Create a purchase or a purchase order for the missing materials.

How does a shop see what is coming?

Transfers marked In Transit to their location show in Stock Transfers. The shop completes them when the van arrives.

Which reports matter most for a bakery?

Product sales per shop, the Wastage report, the Stock Adjustment Report for leftovers and the Profit / Loss Report.