Example 01, Kitchen Tracker · Real project
One kitchen round, written once.
Before the next shift, someone walks the kitchen, writes a prep list on paper, works out what to buy and then types it all again into their phone. In the scenario we started from, that routine takes about 20 minutes.
Kitchen Tracker records the round once. You select the prep, the products appear, and you review the order before it goes anywhere.
Before and after
Where it gets stuck. The same list is written on paper, then typed again.
Before
- 1Check the kitchenWhat needs prepping before the next shift?
- 2Write it on paperPrep tasks and the products they need.
- 3Type it all againThe same list, copied into a message on the phone.Work waits here
After
- 1Select the prepOnce, on the phone.
- 2Products appearEach one listed once, so the list never starts blank.
- 3Review and sendA person sets the amounts.
A person still decides. Someone still checks stock, sets quantities and sends the order.
Try it
A simplified version of Kitchen Tracker with three sample dishes. Tomatoes are in two of them, so watch the list. Nothing is saved or sent.
- 1Select prep
- 2Check stock
- 3Copy the list
Step 1 of 3
What needs prepping?
Pick the prep for the next shift.
Each product appears once, even when two dishes need it. Tick what you already have and it drops off the order.
Add quantities and send it the way you already do.
Small minutes
20 minutes looks small. Before every shift, on every working day, it is about 73 hours a year for one kitchen. That is almost two working weeks. The 20 minutes is the scenario we started from, not a measured saving.
Your turn
Where does your team write things down twice? Describe one task in three short steps and download a brief for our conversation. Nothing is sent.