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# Recommendations for the distribution of orders during peak hours

**To reduce the heavy load on the company during peak hours, several steps can be taken:**



*   You can reduce the kitchen output by limiting the maximum number of orders the kitchen can process in one hour. To configure, go to **Control Panel → Cities** → edit → **Places** → edit → **Addresses** → edit, uncheck the **Standard max. number of orders per hour** box and in the field that appears - **Max. number of orders per hour**, specify how many orders a particular company's address can process per hour.
    

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6325f71679373400/image_1kh7k2q.png)

*   You can turn on the slot delivery mode (turn off the **As soon as possible** mode, turn on the **Broadcast** mode for couriers) to deliver orders more efficiently.
    

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6325f71679373400/image_1rk4pn3.png)

*   You can switch the city to work in the takeaway-only format.
    

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6325f71679373400/image_1gndy42.png)

*   It is possible to regulate the acceptance of orders at the company/address of the company by changing its status to pause and vice versa.
    

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6325f71679373400/image_ab4i55.png)

To monitor the load situation of all companies, you need to use the **Cities** tab in the **Monitoring Panel**.


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6325f71679373400/image_6pgqya.png)



Link to this article: ** [here](https://dots.crisp.help/en/article/recommendations-for-the-distribution-of-orders-during-peak-hours-1p5rdup/) **