How late is each figure, and why?
For production, stock, sales and damages: who writes the first record, on paper or in Excel, who types it in, and how many days later.
To explore
Questions and areas worth exploring
What we still need to learn, and where we think there is more value.
How is tomorrow's bake decided?
By whom, when, and is it written down? No record holds planned production today.
Orders that could not be filled
Do salesmen note orders they could not fill? Without this, sales understate demand on busy days.
What moves sales
Month-end, public holidays, harvests, weather, school terms and competitors. Knowing which matter most improves the estimate.
What Gate covers
Gate is about a third of sales value. Is it the gate shop, walk-in wholesale, or more?
The main store
The bakery store's records are in good order; the main store's records are not in what we have yet. Where are they kept?