You want your bakery to run as effectively as possible to keep your customers happy and your profits booming. This means monitoring your processes for changes that will increase the flow of traffic, the function of your equipment and the streamlining of your operations.
Traffic Flow
The flow of customers, employees and supplies through your business makes a big impact on how efficiently your company runs. Just by having carts with industrial steel caster wheels, for example, can allow employees to make one trip to the pantry or fridge for multiple batches of baked goods instead of packing multiple loads with full arms around the kitchen. Having two different spots for ordering and paying is another way to increase the efficiency of your traffic flow and can keep customers waiting in line for less time as well as avoid collisions between busy clients.
Equipment
Investing in energy-efficient and smart equipment can help keep your utility bills low and give your bakers more options in monitoring both items in the ovens and supplies in the pantry. This can also give you the opportunity to replace older and worn equipment with units better at doing the task at hand, requiring fewer or less expensive repairs and increasing turn around in your kitchen.
Operations
Increasing efficiency in your business operation means reviewing processes and procedures for wasted time or supplies, having the proper safety plans in place and optimizing sanitation practices. It is a good idea to review these things on a regular basis and monitor your employees for compliance. You can even ask workers which processes are not working as intended and for suggestions on how they can improve.
Increasing the overall efficiency of your bakery means taking the time to optimize the flow of traffic for customers and employees, investing in the right equipment and streamlining your processes and procedures. These things can help you reduce wasted time and supplies as well as ensure that employees and equipment are effectively performing necessary tasks.