Non-sequential restaurant order system and method

A system comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
• receive, at a data processor, provisional input from the customer comprising:
• (i) menu selections, (ii) desired order completion time, or (iii) some combination thereof;
• obtain a set of production timing and slip logic (PTSL) rules for generating a dynamic position in a queue as a function of PTSL inputs comprising:
• (i) current order details, (ii) a current order queue, (iii) configurable variables comprising make time per menu item, or (iv) some combination thereof;
• apply, by the data processor, the PTSL rules to calculate a provisional order completion time, where the current order details-comprise at least some of the provisional input from the customer;
• accept second input from the customer, wherein the second input comprises an order;
• apply the PTSL rules to:
• (a) generate an order fire time and (b) assign the order a dynamic position-in a production queue, where the current order details comprise at least some details of the order accepted from the customer;
• generate a promised order pick up time from values comprising:
• (i) the dynamic position of the order in the production queue, (ii) the order fire time, or (iii) some combination thereof;
• and
• when at least one event from a list of events occurs, update the dynamic position in the production queue, while preserving the promised order pick up time, by applying at least a subset of the PTSL rules, the list of events comprising:
• update of production status of an order in the production queue, insertion of a new order into the production queue, or some combination thereof.

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:

• receive, at a data processor, provisional input from the customer comprising:
• (i) menu selections, (ii) desired order completion time, or (iii) some combination thereof;
• obtain a set of production timing and slip logic (PTSL) rules for generating a dynamic position in a queue as a function of PTSL inputs comprising:
• (i) current order details, (ii) a current order queue, (iii) configurable variables comprising make time per menu item, or (iv) some combination thereof;
• apply, by the data processor, the PTSL rules to calculate a provisional order completion time, where the current order details-comprise at least some of the provisional input from the customer;
• accept second input from the customer, wherein the second input comprises an order;
• apply the PTSL rules to:
• (a) generate an order fire time and (b) assign the order a dynamic position-in a production queue, where the current order details comprise at least some details of the order accepted from the customer;
• generate a promised order pick up time from values comprising:
• (i) the dynamic position of the order in the production queue, (ii) the order fire time, or (iii) some combination thereof;
• and
• when at least one event from a list of events occurs, update the dynamic position in the production queue, while preserving the promised order pick up time, by applying at least a subset of the PTSL rules, the list of events comprising:
• update of production status of an order in the production queue, insertion of a new order into the production queue, or some combination thereof.