Defining General Forecast Requirements

  1. Select the job duration:

    To define requirements for day parts, such as breakfast and lunch, select Day Part, and then click Next.

    To define requirements for the entire day, select Day, and then click Next.

  2. Define job settings for the day or day parts. If you selected Day in step 1, start with step 2.c.
    1. To define different settings for each day part, deselect Day Part. To apply the same settings to each day part, select Day Part.
    2. In the Duration drop-down, select the length of time for day parts as a whole or for each day part.
    3. Select a Lead/Lag value.

      Lead: When determining the number of employees to fill a job, Labor Management includes a time period leading up to the staffing requirement. For example, a location needs two servers between 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. If you specify a lead duration of 15, Labor Management determines the location needs the two servers starting at 11:00 a.m.

      Lag: When determining the number of employees to fill a job, Labor Management includes a time period after the staffing requirement. For example, a location expects a dinner rush from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. Since there are not many dishes to wash at the beginning of the rush, the location needs only one dishwasher from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Labor Management detects a sharp increase in sales from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., meaning there are more dirty dishes. Set a lag duration value to staff more dishwashers starting at 6:00 p.m.

    4. To assign the job settings to revenue centers, click Select, select the revenue centers, and then click Assign.
  3. Define driver settings for the day or parts:
    1. Select the number of drivers:

      One Staff Driver: Specify labor quantity threshold values for one forecast profile.

      Two Staff Driver: Specify labor quantity threshold values for two forecast profiles.

    2. Select the Forecast Profile and the Forecast Component.
    3. To associate order types with the selected profile, click Order Type, select the order types, and then click Assign.
    4. To associate menu items with the selected profile, click Menu Item, select the menu items and groups, and then click Assign.
    5. In the Requirement section, specify the labor quantities needed for threshold values.
    6. If necessary, repeat these substeps for the second driver.
  4. Click Save.

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