When operators ask someone to define par level, they need an inventory rule, not a warehouse slogan. Par level is the target on-hand quantity that should be on the shelf, in the walk-in, or in the prep drawer at the start of a period. When count falls below par, you reorder or prep more. It is a trigger, not a wish. Too high, and product dies in the cooler. Too low, and you 86 the salmon at...