Chapter 2

What is leftover bread telling me about my morning guess?

Bánh thừa cuối ngày đang nói gì về phép đoán buổi sáng?

The chapter's question

At the end of yesterday, how much was left over, in money?

Big idea

End-of-day leftovers are money already spent, and they are the only number that tells the truth about the morning's guess.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    Weigh It

    Is the stock left at the end of the day counted or estimated?

  2. Part 2.2

    An Acceptable Rate

    What leftover rate do I treat as normal?

  3. Part 2.3

    Does Discounting Late Hurt

    Does end-of-day discounting teach customers to wait for the end of the day?

  4. Part 2.4

    Where Leftovers Go

    Where do my unsold goods go?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Last Batch is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Last Batch

  1. 1.Should this morning's bake follow yesterday, or my gut?
  2. 2.What is leftover bread telling me about my morning guess?
  3. 3.Is selling out by four a win or a loss?
  4. 4.Should my people follow the oven, or the customers?
  5. 5.Does wholesale feed the bakery, or just warm ovens?