This module handles the entire airline catering operation, from developing class-specific menus, through creation of flight orders, production management, and invoicing.

Airline Catering-Specific Menus:
For each airline, class-specific menus can be developed, costed, and priced. Menu cycles are established, with the menus tied to specific flights. Menus can be linked to a specific airplane configuration and set up to automatically load with the configuration. When a flight order is created, the menu is automatically scaled to passenger and crew counts.

Aircraft Configurations:
Each aircraft type is set up with a standard configuration in terms of passenger and crew counts. Galley and aerial diagrams may also be scanned in for reference.

Flight Configurations:
All flights served by the airline caterer are established in a database. Estimated time of arrival, estimated time of departure, and kitchen departure times are entered; plane type, by day of the week, is identified; flight segments are input, with the specific meal by PAX class, by segment; effective dates of the flight, and duration of the menu cycle, are also detailed.

Customer (Airline) Database:
The customer database includes multiple contacts per customer, and provides a complete on-screen history of orders, invoices, and payments.

Invoiced orders post directly to accounts receivable. Any deposits on file against an order are converted to payments upon invoicing. The accounts receivable module accepts open payments as well as payments against specific invoices. Open payments may then be allocated at a later time.

The accounts receivable functions include all standards reports, such as aging, balance due, and customer statements. Statements, like orders and invoices, may be customized to include company logos, or to fit different styles of window envelopes. They may be printed in batch according to flexible selection criteria.

Flight Orders:
Based on the information set up in flight configurations, orders for a flight, for a designated date range, can be automatically created. The appropriate menus are scaled, based on maximum plane size. When final PAX counts are input, the flight order is updated automatically, for accurate production reports. Configuration changes will automatically adjust passenger and crew counts. Special meals may be input and labeled with a passenger name.

Forecasting for Production & Purchasing:
Based on flight orders, shopping lists and production worksheets can be easily generated.

Dispatch Schedule:
A central schedule of flights, gates, departure times, etc. can be viewed. Specific flight orders can be accessed from the flight dispatch screen to input any changes.

Invoicing & Accounts Receivable:
Custom invoice formats may be created to conform to each airline's unique requirements.

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