JP2003263533A - Cooking system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily determine the arrangement of persons optimum for operations in conformity with operational schedules. <P>SOLUTION: The control data is transmitted from cooking control computers 1A and 1B in cooking centers A and B to various cooking equipment. Based on the control data, the cooking equipment conduct automatic cooking. A management computer 10 can communicate with the cooking control computers 1A and 1B in the cooking centers. In such a cooking system, the cooking control computers 1A and 1B or the management computer 10 hold(s) the operational schedules for the cooking centers A and B and the workers data indicating the operation capability of each worker in each of the cooking centers. The arrangement of workers at cooking is determined based on the workers data and the operational schedules. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking system in a cooking center for supplying food to hospitals, restaurant chains and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, for meals for inpatients in a hospital, it is necessary to prepare a variety of menus according to the medical condition of each patient. Conventionally, however, each hospital has a kitchen where Cooked and served, or
I had to ask an outside food supply company to provide cooking.

However, as described above, it is inefficient and inefficient to perform cooking for each hospital because of facility and human resources. Therefore, in order to solve the problem, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent No. 2644187 (A47B 31/02), the following feeding system has been proposed.

That is, meals for patients at a plurality of hospitals are cooked at a cooking center, subjected to cook chill processing, and then packed together with tableware. The packed dishes are stored in a cool wagon or a serving cart, placed on a refrigerating vehicle for delivery, and delivered to each hospital.

In this case, the cooking center is equipped with various cooking equipment such as a brazing pan, a steam oven, and a kettle, and these are used to cook various menus. Cooking is done after accepting orders for menus and quantities from each hospital in advance. Then, while procuring the necessary ingredients for the received order, a work procedure manual for various cooking appliances of the day is prepared.

[0006] On the day, the worker puts the food in and out of various cooking appliances and turns on and off the various cooking appliances to cook, cools, and packs with the tableware based on the work procedure manual. . The packed dishes are stored in a catering cart or the like, placed on a refrigerating vehicle for delivery, and delivered to each hospital.

[0007] However, in the cooking center in such a lunch system, it is necessary to prepare a work procedure manual in response to the received order, which is very time-consuming, and based on the prepared work procedure manual. Therefore, the work becomes complicated because it is necessary to put the food in and out of the various cooking appliances and operate the various cooking appliances. Therefore, it is necessary for the worker to be skilled in the work, and a temporary worker such as a part-time worker cannot deal with it, and a rise in labor cost cannot be avoided.

[0008] Therefore, the present applicant has previously filed Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-26284.
As 6 the following cooking system was proposed. That is, in the cooking system, the cooking control computer
An order is received from the outside via a communication means, an operation schedule is created based on the received order, and control data is transmitted to various cooking appliances based on the operation schedule. Each cooking appliance that has received it cooks based on the received control data. At that time, each cooking appliance displays the following work content on the display of each cooking appliance based on the received control data.

In this way, it is not necessary to prepare a work procedure manual, the work is simplified, the worker does not necessarily need to be skilled in the work, and a temporary worker such as a part-time worker can handle it. .

[0010]

In such a cooking system, it is not possible to cook only with various cooking appliances.
It is necessary to perform human work such as preparing foods and preparing foods, and it is necessary to allocate work personnel to those works. However, since there are various types of work personnel such as regular employees, part-time jobs, and part-time workers, there are various work experiences, and some work can and cannot be done depending on the person. Therefore, at each cooking center, when the operation schedule is decided, the staffing for each work is decided according to the operation schedule while taking into consideration the sunrise work situation and work experience, and it is very troublesome to make the decision. There was a problem that it cost.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, that is, to make it possible to easily determine the optimum staffing for each work in accordance with the operation schedule.

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the cooking system according to claim 1 transmits control data to various cooking appliances capable of automatic cooking based on the control data and the various cooking appliances. A cooking system comprising a cooking control computer, wherein the cooking control computer holds an operation schedule of the cooking center and working staff data indicating working capacity of each working staff of the cooking center, and the working staff data. It is characterized in that the arrangement of the work staff at the time of cooking is decided based on the operation schedule. By doing so, it becomes possible to easily determine the optimal staffing for each work in accordance with the operation schedule.

The cooking system according to claim 2 is
Various cooking appliances capable of automatic cooking based on control data, a plurality of cooking centers having a cooking control computer transmitting control data to the various cooking appliances, and a management computer communicable with each cooking control computer of the cooking center A cooking system comprising: the management computer to hold an operation schedule of each cooking center and worker data indicating a work capability of each worker of each cooking center, and the worker data and the operation schedule. It is characterized in that the arrangement of the work staff during cooking is decided based on the above. Even in this case, it is possible to easily determine the optimal staffing for each work according to the operation schedule.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention. Here, a case where there are two cooking centers in a certain area will be described. The cooking centers A and B have brazing pans 2A and 2B, steam ovens 3A and 3B, kettles 4A and 4B, and a fryer 5, respectively.
A, 5B, blast chillers 6A, 6B, tumble chillers 7A, 7B, defrosting chambers 8A, 8B, etc. are provided and cooking of various dishes is carried out.

Each cooking appliance is connected to the cooking control computer 1A, 1B by a communication line, and there may be a case where a plurality of cooking appliances of the same type are provided. The cooking control computers 1A and 1B hold a cooking control data table as shown in FIG. 3, for example, and each cooking appliance receives the control data extracted from the cooking control data table from the cooking control computers 1A and 1B. Cooking is controlled.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system in the cooking center. Each of the cooking appliances, such as the brazing pan 2A, the steam oven 3A, ..., Has a brazing pan control unit 20, a steam oven control unit 30, ...
・ The cooking control circuit 2 is provided by these control units.
Cooking is controlled by controlling a cooking means such as a heater via 2, 32, ....

At this time, control is performed based on the control data received from the cooking control computer 1A and stored in the memories 21, 31, .... In addition, each cooking appliance such as the brazing pan 2A and the steam oven 3A is provided with start buttons 24 and 34 and indicators 26 and 36 for displaying data, which are input control circuits 23 and 33, respectively.
Are connected to the brazing pan control unit 20, the steam oven control unit 30, ... Through the display control circuits 25, 35 ,.

The management computer 10 of the food supply company
Cooking control computers 1A and 1B of the cooking centers A and B, the hospital 11, and the employee cafeteria 1 via the communication line 15.
3, connected to a user computer such as the restaurant chain 14 Then, reservation orders from the hospital 11, employee cafeteria 13, restaurant chain 14, etc.
Accepted via 5. For example, a pre-order from the hospital 11 is made from the user computer 12.

At this time, which cooking center is in charge of cooking of the hospital 11, employee cafeteria 13, and restaurant chain 14 is determined in advance in consideration of the distance from the cooking center, etc. When an order is accepted, the cooking control computer 1 of the cooking center, for example, the cooking center A, which is in charge of the food of the orderer.
Send the contents of the order to A. Cooking control computer 1A
Then, when the contents of the order are received from the management computer 10, the cooking control data of all the menus included in the order are taken out from the cooking control data table of FIG. 3, and the usage time of each cooking appliance is calculated based on them. For example, in FIG.
Create an operation schedule for each cooking appliance as shown in.

In that case, the operation schedule is created in the order in which the orders are received, and in the process, it is judged whether or not the contents of the received order can be incorporated into the operation schedule. Do not accept orders. By doing so, it is possible to determine whether or not the order can be dealt with at the stage of accepting the order, and it is possible to prevent the excessive order from being accepted.

Based on the operation schedule thus created, the control data is transmitted to each cooking appliance together with the respective operation time. Each cooking appliance displays the next work content and cooking start time on the display according to the control data received from the cooking control computer 1A. The worker puts food according to the display and presses the start buttons 24 and 34 to start cooking. After that, cooking is performed for a time determined by the control data. In this way, the work in the cooking center is simplified, and it becomes possible for temporary workers such as part-time workers to deal with it.

After cooking in such a manner, it is packed in a pack and subjected to a cook chill treatment. After storing those dishes in the serving carts 9A and 9B, the cooking control computer 1
A and 1B write the heating control data used when heating them in the serving carts 9A and 9B. After that, the serving carts 9A and 9B are delivered to the hospital 11, the employee cafeteria 13, the restaurant chain 14, etc. by a refrigerating vehicle for delivery.

At the hospital 11 etc., when the serving carts 9A, 9B are sent, they are moved to the serving room and the serving carts 9A, 9B are sent.
Set the power cable of. As a result, the serving cart 9
In A and 9B, heating is started based on the heating control data, and heating is performed for a required time.

By the way, in such a cooking system,
As mentioned above, the operation schedule is created to proceed with cooking at the cooking center, but even if the operation schedule is created, human work such as preparing food ingredients, blending, and portioning is indispensable for the actual work. Yes, it is necessary to allocate work personnel to those works. Further, there are various types of work personnel such as regular employees, part-time jobs, and part-timers, and there are various work experiences, and some work can and cannot be done by some people. Therefore, in this cooking system, the work staff data as shown in FIG. 5 is held in each cooking control computer 1A, 1B in each cooking center A, B, and when the operation schedule of each cooking center is determined, the work staff data is stored. Refer to to determine the optimal staffing for each work according to the operation schedule.

The work staff data includes the employment form of each staff, work ability indicating which work can be performed, workable days,
Workable hours are included, and by referring to them, it is possible to know who can do what and when. Further, by referring to the employment form, it is possible to prioritize the use of regular employees and then to give priority to part-time employees, etc. In addition, in FIG. 5, work capacity a, b, c
.. indicates types of work such as preparation, blending, portioning, serving, and operation of each cooking device.

When the operation schedule of the cooking center is created, the start time of each cooking appliance is used as a reference,
The work plan table of the work personnel as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display of the cooking control computers 1A and 1B. Then, when each work display portion is clicked, a list of persons who are familiar with the work and who can work during the time when the work is performed is displayed. Appropriately select from among them and allocate the necessary number. After performing such an operation for all the work, the result is printed out as a work instruction sheet or displayed on the screen to notify the work staff.

In the above embodiment, the work schedule of the work staff is displayed on the display of the cooking control computers 1A and 1B, and the staffs are decided by the cooking control computers 1A and 1B. You may decide to arrange the work staff of each cooking center A, B.

[0028]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. That is, the cooking system according to claim 1 causes the cooking control computer to hold the operation schedule of the cooking center and the work staff data indicating the working capacity of each work staff of the cooking center, and the work staff data and the work staff data. Arrangement of workers during cooking was decided based on the operation schedule. As a result, it becomes possible to easily determine the optimal staffing for each work according to the operation schedule.

The cooking system according to claim 2 is
The management computer holds the operation schedule of each cooking center and the work staff data indicating the work capacity of each work staff of each cooking center, and the arrangement of the work staff at the time of cooking based on the work staff data and the operation schedule. Was decided. As a result, it becomes possible to easily determine the optimal staffing for each work according to the operation schedule.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system in the cooking center.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a cooking control data table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation schedule of each cooking appliance.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing work personnel data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a work schedule of a work staff.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A, 1B ... Cooking control computer 9A, 9B ... Serving cart 10 ... Management computer 12 ... User computer 15 ... communication line

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Ken Aoki             2-5-3 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture             Within Yo Denki Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4B055 AA01 BA21 GB45 GC40

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cooking system comprising: various cooking appliances capable of automatically cooking based on control data; and a cooking control computer for transmitting control data to the various cooking appliances, wherein The operation schedule of the center and the work staff data indicating the work ability of each work staff of the cooking center are held, and the arrangement of the work staff at the time of cooking is determined based on the work staff data and the operation schedule. Cooking system characterized by that. 2. A plurality of cooking centers having various cooking appliances capable of automatic cooking based on control data and a cooking control computer for transmitting control data to the various cooking appliances, and communication with each cooking control computer of the cooking center. A cooking system comprising a possible management computer, wherein the management computer holds an operation schedule of each cooking center and working staff data indicating working capacity of each working staff of each cooking center, and the working staff data. The cooking system is characterized in that the arrangement of the work staff during cooking is determined based on the operation schedule and the operation schedule.