You just took over as chef of a restaurant with a poor handle on inventory control.  Cooks are for the most part good at executing standardized recipes and careful minimizing waste during production, but there's either too much product going bad in the storage areas, or not enough product ordered to meet production needs. Storage areas are poorly organized, and cooks and servers are walking in and getting what they need without any tracking, Food costs are high because of this, and customers are complaining when their favorite items are 86'd. What would your first actions be to get a handle on the problem during your first week?  What actions might you have to wait on, and why?

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You just took over as chef of a restaurant with a poor handle on inventory control.  Cooks are for the most part good at executing standardized recipes and careful minimizing waste during production, but there's either too much product going bad in the storage areas, or not enough product ordered to meet production needs. Storage areas are poorly organized, and cooks and servers are walking in and getting what they need without any tracking, Food costs are high because of this, and customers are complaining when their favorite items are 86'd. What would your first actions be to get a handle on the problem during your first week?  What actions might you have to wait on, and why?  

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