Tracking Waste

Optimum Control allows you to detail waste for a date or period. This waste will appear on the Usage Summary report, showing as part of the ideal usage of an item.  If you are entering Waste for a week or a period, select the last date of the period.

To Enter Waste

1.     Click the Waste Icon  from the Main Menu Toolbar

2.     The Waste calendar view appears.  To open any previously saved Waste with a valuation for the day it was saved. Double click on the Value for the date.

3.     Click New

4.     Select the date for the waste, if entering for a group of days choose the last day of the group.

5.     Select add Item, Prep or Product   icons from the Waste Toolbar to select the waste items

6.     Enter in the Quantity amount that was wasted.

7.     Unit – Indicate the Unit of measure, you can use any UOM in the drop down.

8.     Reason detail a short note about why it was wasted.

9.     To add additional Items, Preps or Products, repeat Steps 5-7.

10.  Click Save, the stock will be removed from inventory.

For more information on Tracking Your Waste, watch this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s970vS-Rt4M