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Feature · Dispatch review

Dispatch review

Review each submitted dispatch ticket revision before release.

OverviewPending Dispatch
Food Distribution SCM · Dispatch review

Pending Dispatch

Approval conditions

New
StatusRevisionTable codeSent atGuest countDelivery reference
Submitted400TC-17414 Oct12DR-584
Submitted900TC-20812 Oct37DR-174
Submitted700TC-23701 Oct39DR-130
Submitted960TC-42004 Oct8DR-206
Submitted960TC-29006 Oct30DR-726
6 of 6 records
TC-174Dispatch tickets · DT-68994
Submitted
Revision400
Sent at14 Oct
Guest count12
Delivery referenceDR-584
ParentDO-24149
Example screen with sample data

What you can do

Put a supervisor decision before release

A dispatch ticket is a reviewed extension of its parent distribution order. It starts in draft, then the coordinator submits a specific revision with its table code, sent time, guest count and delivery reference. Dispatch Supervisor checks that context against the order and supporting evidence. The review decision records the source revision, decision, time, reason and reviewer. A later edit cannot reuse the earlier decision as authority for a changed ticket.

The supervisor can approve, reject or return the submitted work. Only an approved revision proceeds to release. The ticket becomes completed after its release effects have persisted; an approval alone is a decision, and it does not prove that the underlying effect happened. This separation gives the service team a useful account of pending review and actual completion.

How the work is organized

  • Ticket revision. Keep the parent order, organization, current status and revision alongside its dispatch details.
  • Independent decision. Link the supervisor’s decision to the submitted revision and retain the reason.
  • Release effect. Record the operation receipt and actual distribution evidence before marking the ticket completed.

What to agree during setup

Name the supervisor for each operating organization and decide who may submit a ticket. Agree which supporting attachment is expected for the table code, guest count and delivery reference. Set a clear handoff when a ticket is rejected or returned so the coordinator revises and resubmits the correct scope. Confirm that the reviewer is independent of the person preparing the ticket.

For a meal order serving a venue, the ticket may have a guest count different from the original request. The supervisor reads the parent order and submitted revision, checks the evidence and either approves that exact scope or records a reason to return it. A changed guest count requires a fresh review.

Check the handoff on an actual case

Open a submitted ticket and identify its parent order, organization and revision. Read its service details and any attachments. Follow the review decision to the named reviewer and source revision. If the decision is approved, check the release receipt and persisted distribution effect before accepting a completed status. If the operation receipt is pending or failed, Exception Reviewer investigates the effect instead of issuing another release blindly.

A repeated release request should return the established result for its operation key. This is important when a service operator retries after a slow response: the team needs one release outcome, not duplicate dispatch effects. A revised ticket has a new review question and cannot inherit the old approval.

What your team sees

  • Pending Dispatch — Submitted tickets awaiting the supervisor’s decision.
  • Released Dispatch Tickets — Approved and completed tickets with their decision timing.
  • Review Decisions — The decision history tied to each order and revision.

Follow the work through

Use dispatch review for the decision and delivery evidence for its later effects.

What it keeps track of

Data model
Dispatch tickets
Kitchen tickets submitted for review and release against a meal order.
Distribution orders
Customer orders accepted and fulfilled by the kitchen and service team.
Review decisions
Independent reviewer decisions on submitted revisions.
Record attachments
Files and evidence attached to operational records.
Operation receipts
Durable receipts for guarded operations and their outcomes.
Distribution events
Allocation, picking, shipping, delivery and return events.

Who uses it

Permissions
Order Coordinator
Prepares and submits the ticket.
Dispatch Supervisor
Independently reviews it.
Delivery Operator
Executes an approved release.
Exception Reviewer
Investigates uncertain outcomes.
Admin
Maintains access.

Set up Food Distribution SCM your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

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