| If you've ever played the Diner Dash online game you | | | | food preparations and in cooking. Cutting corners |
| know that time management is the tragic cosmic joke | | | | works best in accounting and office tasks, such as |
| in the restaurant world. The online game mimics what | | | | using a POS system to shorten order taking and |
| real life restaurant managers experience every day | | | | relaying the orders to the kitchen. |
| and unknowingly lose in the realm of time | | | | - Eliminate time wasting activities by creating |
| management. | | | | restaurant forms that your employees can fill up to aid |
| A little time management and restaurant forms for | | | | inventory management and accounting. Examples of |
| organizing will lessen your stress and increase the | | | | restaurant forms include kitchen prep sheets, purchase |
| quality time you spend with your friends and family. To | | | | order forms, and cash drop sheets. You can download |
| save time and give restaurant managers direction | | | | restaurant templates online free. You can even create |
| when running their business, solid operational systems | | | | an inventory schedule using an Excel spreadsheet. |
| should be in place. This system consists of processes | | | | - Delegate the tasks. Letting your shift supervisor or |
| for every aspect of restaurant operations, such as | | | | assistant manager handle certain key areas of |
| food preparations, cooking time, restaurant inventory, | | | | restaurant operations leaves more time for you to |
| and food service. | | | | spend with friends and family. Train your employees |
| Keep in mind the following tips when planning your | | | | on how to use the restaurant forms and managing the |
| system: | | | | restaurant's schedule. |
| - Prepare a restaurant checklist and identify the key | | | | Once you have implemented a reliable restaurant |
| areas where you need to improve delivery and quality, | | | | schedule that any of your restaurant staff can follow |
| such as food service. If the personnel assigned to that | | | | through, then you are on your way to decreasing the |
| area needs further training, then provide to them the | | | | stress and spending your time at work the way it was |
| opportunity to learn. | | | | meant to be... training your staff and building |
| - If you can cut corners without sacrificing quality, then | | | | relationships with your customers. |
| do so. This tip does not refer to making shortcuts in | | | | |