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This diagram illustrates a basic business model, where IN-FLITE MANAGER's CATERERS OFFICE™ ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite interacts, providing visual coordination and critical control over all the caterers sectors, its information stream channeled securing precision on timely events optimizing the caterers LEAN based work-flow, delegating in real-time all the business logistic required by a 24hr 7day service centre.

In-Flite Manager Production Flow

Bottom-Line Gains    

Advantages with RROI (Rapid Return on Investment)

Savings earned by:-

Lower Food Cost, Increased LEAN Productivity, Tighter Inventory Management, Active Lean Process, Down-Size potentials and Staff Operating Efficiency.

Realize immediate payback upon implementation.

Reported savings:
Check Box    Lower Food Costs with automated Thawing & Requisitions by 4-13%
Check Box    Clerical Time Savings in all sectors of 50-80%
Check Box    Inventory Reductions via integrated automation of 15-45%
Check Box    Revenue Increases through Menu Optimization

REDUCED FOOD COSTS

  1. Control Cost Sourcing
  2. Pro-Active Cost Control
  3. Elimination of Over-Ordering
  4. Less Spoilage and Loss

INCREASED REVENUES

  1. Optimized Costs and Prices
  2. Consistent Customer Service & Quality
  3. using Systemic Labor Pricing guiding or replacing Traditional Mark-up

DECREASED LABOR REQUIREMENTS

  1. Instant Access to Decision-Making Data
  2. Pre-set Reporting with Report Generation Gateway
  3. Electronic Report Form Generation
  4. On-time Caterer & Customer Reporting

IMPROVED CASH MANAGEMENT

  1. Improved Profit Management
  2. Decreased Receivables Turnaround with automation
  3. Optimized Inventory Levels based on real-time activity

 

What the CATERERS OFFICE™ System can offer:

The CATERERS OFFICE™ System, is a solid and mature full-fledged FRONT-OFFICE suite, containing the latest BI (Business Intelligence) permitting hi-tech caterers to take total advantage of this immediate automation, while retaining its investments made with its existing BACK-OFFICE / LEGACY SYSTEMS, not being required to change or alter in any form.

The CATERERS OFFICE™ System is ECO friendly:

The CATERERS OFFICE™ induces its GREEN-BASED paperless working terminology within the caterers industrial and administrative sectors, providing a Total Visual Driven Display as a Paper-less working approach, including reaching externally via its electronic form using e-based reporting technology, Eg. eQuotes, ePricing, eForecast, eBilling to its clients and eP&L, eCustomerCostAnalysis for internal use.

The CATERERS OFFICE™ System watchful eye:

IFM enhances synchronized workmanship, securing that Hub-Caterers remain in-sync to priority just-in-time production, keeping a watchful eye over its internal (Catering Facilities) and external (Apron & Transportation) responsibilities.

The CATERERS OFFICE™ System - Systemic Labor-based:

The added business BI integrated skills designed for some of our clients in the Asian-Pacific region (ASEAN), and also for the Middle-East region (GCC), with proven systemic labor-based concepts already in place for more than 2 x years, is trully a "catering management experience" combining digital application at its best, one worthy to mention, being :-

By Customer P/L:

EXECUTIVE REPORTING BY CUSTOMER P/L Instant Online Access to Customer Management (XML/HTML(web)) report, reflecting FOR EACH CUSTOMER (Airline & Flight revenue details)

BY CUSTOMER BY FLIGHT:-

  • SALES ANALYSIS:  Food(Meals & SPMLS), Condiment & Service distribution By Class 
  • COSTS ANALYSIS: Food(Meals & SPMLS), , Condiment & Service distribution By Class 
  • COSTS DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS By KZ Section (Hot, Cold, Bakery, Western Cuisine, Chinese Cuisine etc)
  • LABOR COSTS ANALYSIS: Food(Meals & SPMLS), Condiments & Service
  • LABOR TIME MINUTES APPLIED ANALYSIS; Food(Meals & SPMLS), Condiments & Service

Possibly one of the most essential "Individual Customer Analysis Report" forming part of its defined EXECUTIVE FINANCE REPORT SUITE revealing to management the business contents, available anytime prior and after flight being catered.

Systemic Labor Based Pricing & Billing (Thus to assure the caterer's operating cost are securely covered when handling LCC (Low Cost Carriers), LSA (Low Service Airlines) and FSA (Full Service Airlines).

This new dynamic experience allows airlines to elect the product choice for their meals and services, without having a "markup" added to its food or service cost, but simply paying for the labor factors (movements Eg. Packing a Cola for a LCC flight) added to the product base cost..The flexibility to allocate and control PAX distribution in either a SINGLE LEVEL Main-Deck (B777) or DUAL LEVEL Main-Deck and Upper-Deck (B747, A380) Aircrafts, also reflected on the Flight Bill, SPMLS, labels  & checklists etc.

The CATERERS OFFICE™ AMOS DISPLAY:

AMOS DISPLAY: via suspended large monitors, is tailor designed for airline caterers:-

To deliver Active Catering Information to staff, being both management and work-force in all areas of the Flight (WIP) Work-in-Progress,  stating Class PBT's, SPMLS, Dock-Loading Location(max 99 docks), & KDT (KZ Dept. Time), Gates(max999), PBT (Pax Booked Totals (max 999 per class)), General PBT increments and LMA (Last Minute Additions), flashing its background per flight when any occurrence is required or taking action. The details shown on AMOS ONLINE can be selected in accordance to the caterer's choice. Further design or specifics can also be considered 

The CATERERS OFFICE™ AMOS ONLINE:

AMOS ONLINE: via Station Terminals (also suitable for Crew Awareness prior flight):-

To provide the work-force Digital Production Management Dash-Tools, Exhibiting all details with un-limited Drill-Down features, on any picked flight, Service SPML etc. Providing all neccessary prod. details, Service, sectorized service, Menus, Dishes, Cycle Rotation, ingredients, specs, Food & Equipment, cycle, PBTS+SPMLS Production Distribution Plate Percentages, Load-Factors Distribution in required Trays etc. all within the allowed Catering Spectrum for immediate flight departures to forward Access Prep for next day(s). - COOKING BY KZ SECTION (Chinese, Japanese, Arabian, Cuisine) with KZ Section Requisitions, KZ Sections Prep. etc- PLATTING QUANTITIES - LOADING RATIOS & QUANTITIES at a touch of a button (max 999 Pax).

The CATERERS OFFICE™ Gate-Way:

The Business FRONT-OFFICE system consolidating all the catering information, and the Core GATEWAY System between the caterer's BACK-OFFICE system and it customers PBT system(s)

The CATERERS OFFICE™ and other LEGACY (BACK-OFFICE) systems:

The CATERERS OFFICE™ ERP Suite will assume its tasks as an in-flight catering manager, using its ERP features to delegate, plan and coordinate all required procedures in an optimized manner.The optional interface will allow data to be bridged between the caterer's standard legacy BACK-OFFICE systems (Financial and Stock control system) with the CATERERS OFFICE™ ERP Suite FRONT & BACK-OFFICE GATEWAY as seen in the diagram further below.No need to change any part of your existing legacy BACK-OFFICE system at all, to automate fully the caterer's business.