Order Cycles let you specify when to place an order and when your order is to be received. For example, you can order produce every Monday afternoon and it is delivered every Wednesday morning, and order beer and wine on Wednesdays and have it delivered on Fridays.
If a vendor is set up to use order cycles, you must add cycles for every cost center assigned to that vendor. Oracle MICROS recommends not using order cycles if the vendor is prone to changing the schedule frequently. It is easier to enter dates manually than it is to change dates in Order Cycles for multiple stores. Also, if stores typically place orders over a period of a few days (for example, Monday through Wednesday) and have all deliveries on a day later that week (for example, Friday), order cycles are not recommended because orders cannot be booked outside of the schedule.