Pickup, delivery, or setup-complete time — whichever is the hard deadline.
Extra cushion before the deadline, in case a stage runs long.
Production Stages
List every stage in the order it happens, start to finish. Load a starting point below or build your own.
Stage
Duration
Unit
Notes
Your Schedule
Heads up — this start time has already passed. Either the deadline is too tight for these stages, or it's time to get moving right now.
Start Production By
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Fill in a deadline and at least one stage
Stage
Starts
Ends
Notes
Buffer tip: back-to-back stages with zero slack look fine on paper but fall apart the moment one thing runs long — a slow proof, a stubborn crumb coat, a drying icing that needs another hour. The safety buffer above pads the whole schedule; if a single stage is especially unpredictable, pad that stage's own duration too rather than relying on the buffer alone.