Par level
A par level is the amount of an item you want on hand after each delivery, so you do not run out before the next one.
A par level is the target quantity of an ingredient you want to have when a delivery arrives. When it is time to order, you look at what you have and order enough to bring it back up to par. Restaurants, bakeries and cafés use par levels for items they reorder on a fixed schedule.
Example
A bakery uses about 40 kg of flour a day, and its supplier delivers every two days. Two days of use is 80 kg. The owner adds 20 kg as a cushion for busy days, so the par level for flour is 100 kg.
On delivery day, 35 kg is left. The order is 100 − 35 = 65 kg. At Rs 120 per kg, the order costs 65 × 120 = Rs 7,800.
Why it matters
- You stop running out of basic ingredients in the middle of service.
- You stop over-ordering perishables that spoil before you use them.
- Whoever places the order does not need to guess: on hand subtracted from par gives the quantity.
Par levels work best for regular deliveries. Shops that order when stock falls to a set point use a reorder level instead.
How software handles it
Par ordering only works if the on-hand figure is right. Kitchen inventory in ArfaPOS, on Growth and Business, is reduced through recipes as dishes sell, so the system shows roughly how much flour, oil or chicken should be left, and low-stock alerts flag what is running short. A quick physical check then confirms it before you place the order.
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