A central kitchen full-link digital management method and system

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of central kitchen full-link digital management method and system, comprising: S1: terminal start when obtaining user input authorization code and authorization password are configured to network, establish communication link and log in system;S2: establish the communication connection of mobile terminal and peripheral, configure the conversion rate of electronic scale measurement unit and inventory measurement unit;S3: from server, get the processing plan document that has been audited, lock single inventory and process;S4: call electronic scale interface to obtain real-time weight data, convert to inventory quantity according to conversion rate, generate and print semi-finished product label after confirmation;S5: update semi-finished product state to be inspected, respond to the instruction of inspection and push data to distribution management system, complete processing business flow transfer.The application realizes the automatic acquisition of processing data and the closed-loop management of process, belongs to the technical field of central kitchen management, and can realize the automatic acquisition of processing data and the closed-loop management of process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of central kitchen management technology. Background Technology

[0002] With the increasing popularity of central kitchen distribution models in the hotel industry, the workload of semi-finished product processing is growing. Existing management methods rely heavily on manual paper records or PC data entry. Operators need to manually fill in the weight and quantity after processing, which leads to data recording delays and errors. Furthermore, the data entry is not timely and cannot reflect the processing progress in real time.

[0003] Existing hardware devices such as electronic scales, barcode scanners, and printers typically operate independently and are not effectively integrated with the management system. Weighing data needs to be read manually and entered into the system, and label printing also requires separate operation, resulting in cumbersome and inefficient operation processes.

[0004] The units of measurement of electronic scales are often inconsistent with those of inventory management systems. Manual conversion is not only time-consuming but also prone to calculation errors, affecting the accuracy of inventory data. Furthermore, there is a lack of status tracking at each stage from the issuance of processing plans to delivery for inspection and warehousing, making it difficult to achieve full-process digital supervision.

[0005] Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a digital management method and system for the entire central kitchen chain to solve the problems in existing technologies. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to provide a digital management method and system for the entire chain of a central kitchen, which can realize the automated collection of processing data and closed-loop management of the process. It has a simple structure and is easy to use, so as to solve the problems of data recording delays and errors, and lack of status tracking mentioned in the background art.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: A method for end-to-end digital management of a central kitchen includes the following steps: S1: When the terminal starts up, it obtains the authorization code and authorization password entered by the user, performs network configuration, establishes a communication link with the server, and logs into the system using the user credentials; S2: Establish communication connection between the mobile terminal and peripheral devices, and configure the conversion rate between the electronic scale's measurement unit and the inventory measurement unit; S3: Retrieve the approved processing plan document from the server, display the list of semi-finished inventory to be processed, and respond to the user's filtering and selection operations, locking in an inventory item for processing; S4: Call the electronic scale interface to obtain real-time weight data, convert the weight data into inventory quantity according to the conversion rate, or receive the manually entered quantity, generate and print semi-finished product labels after confirmation; S5: After confirming the quantity, update the status of the semi-finished products to "pending inspection", respond to the inspection instruction, push the data to the distribution management system, and update the status to "inspected", thus completing the processing business flow.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solutions, and by realizing the full-process digital interaction from network configuration login, hardware device integration, task synchronization and locking, automatic weighing conversion to status flow push, the problems of data lag and equipment isolation in traditional manual operation are solved, and efficient collaboration and precise control of the processing process are achieved.

[0009] As a further aspect of the present invention: S1 further includes: verifying the matching of the authorization code and the password and then returning network configuration parameters; if an instruction to remember the user is received, then the user credentials are encrypted and stored, and the user credentials are automatically called to complete the login upon subsequent startup.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, the automatic login function is realized by encrypting and storing user credentials. While ensuring the security of system access, the repetitive operation process of users is simplified, and the usability and operation efficiency of the system are improved.

[0011] As a further aspect of the present invention: in step S2, a communication connection is established between the mobile terminal and a peripheral device, the peripheral device being used to provide data acquisition, weighing, and printing functions, including establishing a communication connection between the mobile terminal and the electronic scale and printer via Bluetooth or USB interface protocols.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the communication connection methods between the system and various peripherals were clarified, and the hardware integration of the mobile terminal with barcode scanners, electronic scales, and printers was realized, laying the foundation for automated data collection.

[0013] As a further aspect of the present invention: in step S4, the weight data is converted into inventory quantity according to the conversion rate. The specific logic is as follows: read the weight value transmitted by the electronic scale, multiply it by the preset conversion rate, and obtain the inventory quantity under the inventory measurement unit.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the automatic conversion logic from weight data to inventory quantity is defined, eliminating the error of manual calculation of conversion rate and significantly improving the accuracy of data entry and processing speed.

[0015] As a further aspect of the present invention: the process of locking a single inventory item for processing in S3 specifically includes: allowing only one inventory item to be selected at a time from the list of items to be processed to enter the processing confirmation state.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, a locking mechanism for single inventory operations is defined, preventing data chaos that may be caused by concurrent operations and ensuring the focus and controllability of the processing data entry process.

[0017] As a further aspect of the present invention: after generating and printing the semi-finished product label in step S4, the method further includes: updating the semi-finished product status from pending processing to pending inspection; and selecting the semi-finished product item in the pending inspection list.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solutions, a seamless connection was achieved from the completion of processing to the inspection stage, ensuring the continuity of the business process.

[0019] As a further aspect of the present invention, S5 further includes: responding to the user's binning instruction and associating the selected multiple inventory items with the same logical bin number.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, a bin-splitting function for managing multiple inventories is provided, which solves the needs of multi-variety packaging scenarios in actual operations and enhances the system's adaptability to complex business processes.

[0021] As a further aspect of the present invention, S5 further includes: receiving a reprint instruction to reprint the semi-finished product label; or receiving a deletion instruction to delete the selected data to be submitted for inspection and roll back the status of the corresponding semi-finished product to the pending processing state.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, a flexible exception handling mechanism is provided through the reprint and deletion functions, which allows for the correction of erroneous labels or data, ensuring the accuracy and maintainability of business data.

[0023] As a further aspect of the present invention: In step S5, the data is pushed to the delivery management system in response to the inspection instruction. Specifically, the server interface is called to write the data of the inspection status into the central database so that the delivery management system can read it and perform warehousing and sorting operations.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solutions, data exchange between the processing stage and the subsequent warehousing and sorting stage has been achieved, and a cross-system information flow channel has been built.

[0025] A central kitchen end-to-end digital management system, used to implement the above-mentioned central kitchen end-to-end digital management method, includes: Configure the login module to obtain the authorization code and authorization password for network configuration, establish a communication link, and verify user credentials; The peripheral interface management module is used to establish communication connections with peripherals and store the conversion rate between the electronic scale's measurement unit and the inventory measurement unit. The processing task execution module is used to obtain the approved processing plan documents, display the list of documents to be processed, call the peripheral interface to obtain weight data, convert the data according to the conversion rate to obtain the inventory quantity, and generate printing instructions. The inspection and logistics module is used to update the status of semi-finished products and push data to the distribution management system in response to inspection instructions. The configuration login module, peripheral interface management module, processing task execution module, and inspection and logistics transfer module are connected in sequence to form a data processing closed loop.

[0026] By adopting the above technical solutions and through the coordinated operation of various modules, the digital operation of the entire semi-finished product processing management process was supported, ensuring the implementation of system functions.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: 1. This invention achieves hardware integration of a mobile terminal with an electronic scale and printer. By automatically acquiring the weight and converting the data according to the conversion rate, it eliminates the errors of manual reading and conversion, and significantly improves the data accuracy and operational efficiency of the semi-finished product processing stage.

[0028] 2. This invention constructs a complete status flow chain from planning synchronization, processing confirmation, inspection to cross-system warehousing, making the processing progress controllable in real time, strengthening quality supervision, and effectively solving the problems of opaque process flow and data lag in the traditional management model.

[0029] 3. This invention solves the pain points of multi-variety merging and packaging and operation error correction by using the basket separation and anomaly handling functions, and enhances the system's adaptability to complex actual business.

[0030] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be disclosed in detail in the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0031] Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating the steps of a central kitchen end-to-end digital management method and system in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0033] Example 1 In this embodiment of the invention, a method and system for end-to-end digital management of a central kitchen are described, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 1 As shown, it includes the following steps: S1: Terminal Initialization Configuration and Security Authentication After installing the HeSoft Central Kitchen Management System application on the tablet terminal, the network configuration interface will be entered upon first startup. The user enters the authorization code "HE201" and the authorization password "Pwd@123" provided by the implementation engineer, and clicks the OK button; The terminal sends an authentication request to the server via HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). After receiving the request, the server compares the authorization code with the password in the database. If the match is successful, the server returns network configuration parameters, including the server IP address and port number. The terminal saves these parameters to establish a communication link with the server. After configuration, the user enters the login interface, enters the username "User01" and password "123456" and selects the organization "Central Kitchen Area A". The terminal sends the authentication information to the server for login verification. After the server verifies the login, it returns the user's permission information. If the user selects the "Remember User" option, the terminal calls the local storage interface, uses the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) algorithm to encrypt and store the user's credentials, and automatically reads, decrypts and fills them in the next time the application is launched, thus achieving automatic login.

[0034] S2: Hardware Device Mapping and Parameter Presetting After successful login, the user clicks the "Settings" button in the upper right corner of the interface to enter the system settings page; the terminal calls the Android system's Bluetooth adapter or USB management interface to scan for nearby devices; Users select the electronic scale named "SCALESYS" and the printer named "PrinterHP" from the device list to pair and connect. After successful connection, the user can configure the conversion parameters in the "Electronic Scale Unit Settings" section, set the electronic scale's unit of measurement to kilograms and the inventory's unit of measurement to packages, and enter the conversion rate coefficient K. For example, setting the conversion rate K to 0.5 means that 1 kilogram equals 0.5 packages. This conversion logic is used for the automatic conversion of subsequent weight data.

[0035] S3: Processing Plan Synchronization and Task Selection The tablet terminal sends a data synchronization request to the server, requesting to obtain the processing plan that has been approved by the web page; the server returns a data packet in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format, which contains a list of semi-finished products to be processed, such as inventory information for "braised pork chunks" and "washed vegetables"; The terminal parses the data and displays the list of items to be processed locally; the user selects the organization "Central Kitchen A Zone", the operation date "October 25, 2023", and the department / area "Hot Dishes Room" in the filter area, and the system refreshes the list display according to the filter criteria; When a user selects "Braised Pork Chunks" from the list, the system responds by locking the item in stock and redirecting the user to the processing confirmation details page. The system is configured to allow only one item to be selected at a time to ensure focused data entry.

[0036] S4: Physical weighing and data acquisition After entering the processing confirmation interface, the terminal monitors the connected electronic scale data interface in real time through the background service thread. The operator places the turnover box containing "braised pork chunks" on the electronic scale. After the electronic scale measures the weight and it stabilizes, it transmits the weight data to the tablet terminal via Bluetooth. Weight data received by the terminal The value is 10.0 kg. The system uses a preset conversion formula to calculate the value.

[0037] in, This indicates the calculated inventory quantity. This indicates the real-time weight read by the electronic scale, and K represents the conversion factor. Substituting the above-mentioned values, the calculation is as follows: The system automatically fills the calculated result 5.0 into the quantity input box. If the inventory does not support weighing, the operator can also click the manual input button and manually enter the actual processing quantity via the touch screen; After confirming the quantity is correct, the user clicks the "Confirm" button. The terminal generates a unique label code and calls the printer driver interface to send a print command to the printer. The printer immediately prints a label containing the name, quantity, barcode, and status information of the semi-finished product. At the same time, the system updates the status field of the inventory in the local database from "pending processing" to "pending inspection".

[0038] S5: State transitions and cross-system data interaction The operator affixes the printed labels to the packaged semi-finished products; Returning to the main interface, the list of inventory items with the status "Pending Inspection" is displayed in real time. If multiple semi-finished products need to be combined and packaged, the user selects multiple items and clicks the "Separate Baskets" button. The system generates a logical basket number "Basket_001" and associates the selected inventory IDs with this basket number. After confirming that the packaging is correct, the user selects the items to be inspected and clicks the "Inspection" button; a confirmation dialog box pops up on the terminal. After the user confirms, the system updates the data status to "Inspection Completed" and pushes the data packet to the database of the delivery management system via API (Application Programming Interface). The data package contains inventory code, quantity, processing date, and source department information. After receiving the data, the distribution management system adds it to the list of items to be put into storage. When a user clicks the "Complete" button on the "Submitted for Inspection" tab, it signifies the official end of the processing of this batch of semi-finished products. If a data error is found, the user can click the "Delete" button. The system will delete the selected data to be submitted for inspection and roll back the status to the pending processing status. The confirmation process needs to be executed again.

[0039] Example 2 This embodiment provides a central kitchen end-to-end digital management system. The system is used to implement the method described in Embodiment 1 above. The system includes a configuration login module, a peripheral interface management module, a processing task execution module, and a delivery and logistics module.

[0040] The configuration login module is used to perform system initialization and secure access functions, including a network verification unit and a user authentication unit; The network verification unit is used to receive the authorization code and password input by the user, generate a verification request and send it to the server, and receive the returned network configuration parameters to establish a communication link; The user authentication unit is used to process user login requests, verify user identity, and store user credentials using encryption algorithms to achieve automatic login.

[0041] The peripheral interface management module is used to establish communication connections between the mobile terminal and peripheral hardware, including a device pairing unit and a parameter configuration unit; The device pairing unit supports Bluetooth and USB (Universal Serial Bus) protocols for scanning, identifying, and connecting electronic scales, barcode scanners, and printers. The parameter configuration unit is used to maintain the conversion relationship between the electronic scale's measurement unit and the inventory's measurement unit, and to provide the calculation logic for the conversion formula.

[0042] The processing task execution module is the core interactive unit of the system, which includes a task synchronization unit and a data acquisition unit; The task synchronization unit is used to retrieve the approved processing plan from the server, parse the data and display the list of items to be processed, and provide filtering and locking functions to ensure that only one item is processed at a time. The data acquisition unit is used to monitor the electronic scale interface in real time, acquire weight data, calculate the inventory quantity according to the conversion formula provided by the peripheral interface management module, and generate printing instructions to control the printer to output labels.

[0043] The inspection and logistics module is used to handle the business flow in the later stages of processing, and it includes a status management unit and a data push unit; The status management unit is used to maintain the status flow of inventory, respond to operation commands such as "sorting", "deleting", and "sending for inspection", and update the inventory status. The data push unit is used to assemble data packets and call the server interface when the status changes to "submitted for inspection", and synchronize the data to the "Delivery Management" system to achieve cross-system data interoperability.

[0044] This invention provides a method and system for full-chain digital management of central kitchens, which can realize automated data collection and closed-loop management of processes.

[0045] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as exemplary and non-limiting, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included within the present invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

[0046] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A method for end-to-end digital management of a central kitchen, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1: When the terminal starts up, it obtains the authorization code and authorization password entered by the user, performs network configuration, establishes a communication link with the server, and logs into the system using the user credentials; S2: Establish communication connection between the mobile terminal and peripheral devices, and configure the conversion rate between the unit of measurement and the unit of measurement of inventory. S3: Retrieve the approved processing plan document from the server, display the list of semi-finished inventory to be processed, and respond to the user's filtering and selection operations, locking in an inventory item for processing; S4: Obtain real-time weight data, convert the weight data into inventory quantity according to the conversion rate, or receive manually entered quantity, generate and print semi-finished product labels after confirmation; S5: After confirming the quantity, update the status of the semi-finished products to "pending inspection", respond to the inspection instruction, push the data to the distribution management system, and update the status to "inspected", thus completing the processing business flow.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, S1 further includes: verifying the matching of the authorization code and password and returning network configuration parameters; if an instruction to remember the user is received, the user credentials are encrypted and stored, and the user credentials are automatically called to complete the login upon subsequent startup.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S2, a communication connection is established between the mobile terminal and the peripheral device. The peripheral device is used to provide data acquisition, weighing and printing functions, including establishing a communication connection between the mobile terminal and the electronic scale and printer through Bluetooth or USB interface protocols.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S4, the weight data is converted into inventory quantity according to the conversion rate. The specific logic is as follows: read the weight value transmitted by the electronic scale, multiply it by the preset conversion rate, and obtain the inventory quantity under the inventory measurement unit.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The process of locking a single inventory item for processing in S3 specifically includes: allowing only one inventory item to be selected at a time from the list of items to be processed to enter the processing confirmation state.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, After confirming and generating and printing the semi-finished product label in step S4, the process also includes: updating the semi-finished product status from pending processing to pending inspection; and selecting the semi-finished product item in the pending inspection list.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The S5 further includes: responding to the user's binning instruction and associating multiple selected inventory items with the same logical bin number.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The S5 further includes: receiving a reprint instruction to reprint the semi-finished product label; or receiving a delete instruction to delete the selected data to be submitted for inspection and roll back the status of the corresponding semi-finished product to pending processing.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In S5, responding to the inspection command pushes the data to the delivery management system. Specifically, the server interface is called to write the data of the inspection status into the central database so that the delivery management system can read it and perform warehousing and sorting operations.

10. A central kitchen end-to-end digital management system, used to implement the central kitchen end-to-end digital management method as described in any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, include: Configure the login module to obtain the authorization code and authorization password for network configuration, establish a communication link, and verify user credentials; The peripheral interface management module is used to establish communication connections with peripherals and store the conversion rate between the electronic scale's measurement unit and the inventory measurement unit. The processing task execution module is used to obtain the approved processing plan documents, display the list of documents to be processed, call the peripheral interface to obtain weight data, convert the data according to the conversion rate to obtain the inventory quantity, and generate printing instructions. The inspection and logistics module is used to update the status of semi-finished products and push data to the distribution management system in response to inspection instructions. The configuration login module, peripheral interface management module, processing task execution module, and inspection and logistics transfer module are connected in sequence to form a data processing closed loop.

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