Production Scheduler Overview

Production Scheduler Overview

The BakeOnyx Production Scheduler is an AI-powered tool that takes the guesswork out of planning your daily baking. Instead of manually deciding what to bake each day, the scheduler analyzes your confirmed orders, standard par levels, and demand forecasts to create an optimized production plan that groups tasks by oven temperature and respects recipe dependencies.

• Understand how the Production Scheduler generates optimized daily baking plans
• Learn how the scheduler prioritizes orders, par levels, and forecasts
• See how tasks are organized for maximum oven and kitchen efficiency

What the Production Scheduler Does

The Production Scheduler is a Professional+ tier feature that automatically creates a detailed production plan for your bakery. Here's what it considers:

• Confirmed orders: Any orders placed by customers are the top priority and always included in your plan.
• Par levels: These are the standard daily quantities you want to have on hand (for example, 24 croissants or 12 sourdough loaves). The scheduler fills in gaps after orders are covered.
• Demand forecasts: Based on historical sales patterns, the scheduler predicts what customers might want and suggests additional quantities.

The scheduler then groups all these items intelligently—organizing tasks by oven temperature so you can bake similar items together, creating step-by-step dependency chains (like "make frosting before decorating"), and checking equipment availability to make sure nothing conflicts.

Accessing the Production Scheduler

1. From your BakeOnyx dashboard, click Production in the main menu.
2. Select Production Scheduler from the submenu.
3. You'll see the scheduler interface with options to generate a plan for today, tomorrow, or a custom date range.

How the Scheduler Prioritizes Your Work

The Production Scheduler uses a clear priority order to decide what gets included in your plan:

1. Orders first: All confirmed customer orders are always included, organized by recipe.
2. Par levels second: After orders are covered, the scheduler adds items needed to meet your par level targets.
3. Forecasts last: Any remaining production suggestions come from demand predictions.

This means you'll never miss a customer order, and you'll always have your standard inventory ready—plus a little extra based on what the system predicts customers will want.

Understanding Your Production Plan

Once the scheduler generates a plan, you'll see all your tasks organized by oven temperature and grouped into logical batches. Each task shows:

• What to bake (recipe name and quantity)
• When to start (accounting for bake time and dependencies)
• Which oven temperature is needed
• Any prep steps that must happen first (dependencies)

Customizing Your Plan

After the scheduler generates a plan, you're not locked in. You can:

• Remove items you don't need that day
• Adjust quantities up or down
• Reorder tasks if your kitchen flow requires it
• Add manual tasks that the scheduler didn't suggest

Think of the scheduler's plan as a smart recommendation, not a rigid mandate. Your bakery's unique needs always come first.

Next Steps

• Working with Production Tasks — Learn how to execute your plan and mark tasks complete
• Creating a Recipe — Set up recipes so the scheduler knows how to make each item
• Using the Calendar — View your production schedule alongside your order calendar