Special Cook Project Management System – User
Stories
Overview
The Special Cook Project Management System is a software solution designed to streamline
the management of custom cooking projects, ensuring efficiency in meal planning, ingredient
sourcing, scheduling, and customer preferences. The system will be developed using
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), TDD with Java, ensuring that business requirements are
well understood and tested before implementation.
Objectives
● Automate the planning and execution of special cooking requests.
● Manage customer preferences, dietary restrictions, and order customization.
● Maintain a database or Array lists of ingredients, suppliers, and cost tracking.
● Ensure seamless communication between chefs, suppliers, and customers.
1. Customer Profile Management
1.1 Store dietary preferences and allergies
● As a customer, I want to input my dietary preferences and allergies so that the system
can recommend appropriate meals and prevent unwanted ingredients.
● As a chef, I want to view customer dietary preferences so that I can customize meals
accordingly.
1.2 Track past orders and personalized meal plans
● As a customer, I want to view my past meal orders so that I can reorder meals I liked.
● As a chef, I want to access customers’ order history so that I can suggest personalized
meal plans.
● As a system administrator, I want to store and retrieve customer order history so that I
can analyze trends and improve service offerings.
2. Order and Menu Customization
2.1 Allow customers to create custom meal requests
● As a customer, I want to select ingredients and customize my meal so that I can order
meals according to my taste and dietary needs.
● As a system, I want to validate ingredient combinations so that customers do not select
incompatible or unavailable ingredients.
2.2 Suggest ingredient substitutions based on dietary restrictions
● As a customer, I want the system to suggest alternative ingredients if an ingredient is
unavailable or does not fit my dietary restrictions so that I can enjoy my meal without
compromising my health.
● As a chef, I want to receive an alert when an ingredient substitution is applied so that I
can approve or adjust the final recipe.
3. Scheduling and Task Management
3.1 Assign tasks to chefs and kitchen staff
● As a kitchen manager, I want to assign tasks to chefs based on their workload and
expertise so that I can ensure balanced workloads and efficiency.
● As a chef, I want to receive notifications about my assigned cooking tasks so that I can
prepare meals on time.
4. Inventory and Supplier Management
4.1 Track available ingredients and suggest restocking
● As a kitchen manager, I want to track ingredient stock levels in real time so that I can
prevent shortages and ensure continuous operations.
● As a system, I want to automatically suggest restocking when ingredients are low so that
kitchen managers can take action promptly.
4.2 Integrate with suppliers for real-time pricing and ordering
● As a kitchen manager, I want the system to fetch real-time ingredient prices from
suppliers so that I can make cost-effective purchasing decisions.
● As a system, I want to automatically generate purchase orders when stock levels are
critically low so that supplies are replenished without manual intervention.
5. Billing System
5.1 Generate invoices and track financial reports
● As a customer, I want to receive an invoice.
● As a system administrator, I want to generate financial reports so that I can analyze
revenue and track business performance.
6. Notifications and Alerts
6.1 Send reminders for upcoming orders and deliveries
● As a customer, I want to receive reminders for my upcoming meal deliveries so that I can
be prepared to receive them.
● As a chef, I want to get notified of scheduled cooking tasks so that I can prepare meals
on time.
6.2 Notify users of low-stock ingredients
● As a kitchen manager, I want to receive alerts when stock levels are low so that I can
reorder before running out of ingredients.
7. AI assistance
You can use any available LLM as a recipe recommendation assistant. You can use the
following prompt.
You are a recipe recommendation assistant. A user has the following preferences:
- Dietary restrictions: Vegan.
- Ingredients available: Tomatoes, basil, pasta.
- Time available: 30 minutes.
Recommend the best recipe from the following database:
1. Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce (Ingredients: Tomatoes, pasta, basil, olive oil. Time: 25 minutes.
Vegan.)
2. Tomato Basil Soup (Ingredients: Tomatoes, basil, garlic. Time: 40 minutes. Vegan.)
3. Vegan Pesto Pasta (Ingredients: Basil, pasta, olive oil, garlic. Time: 20 minutes. Vegan.)
Explain your recommendation clearly.
