Stock Requests and Internal Transfers
How a branch asks its central kitchen for stock, how the central kitchen approves and sends it, and how the branch accepts it.
If you run a , branches get stock from it in three steps.
The branch raises a Stock Request
In Inventory Manager > Stock Request, click Add New. The request is sent to the branch's tagged central kitchen automatically. Tick the ingredients, enter quantities and click Continue. It is saved as Pending.
The central kitchen approves it in Internal Transfer
In Inventory Manager > Internal Transfer, the central kitchen sees requests addressed to it. Click Approve. The approval window shows each ingredient's available quantity and the requested quantity. Enter the Transfer Quantity you are sending and click Continue. Or click Decline.
The branch accepts the stock
Back in Stock Request, the approved request shows Accept Stock Request. Click it when the stock arrives. The request becomes Received and the stock is added to the branch.
Tag each branch to its central kitchen in Settings > Branch.
Stock Request or Requisition?
A Stock Request asks your own central kitchen for stock. A Requisition collects what needs ordering from suppliers.