schedule-to-demand

name	schedule-to-demand
description	Build a labor plan to forecast demand by daypart that holds the service line, so a labor cut doesn't cost more than it saves. Reach for this on a labor problem.

Skill: Schedule labor to demand

Labor is a ratio to sales with a floor; this schedules to demand without breaking service.

Step 1 — Forecast demand by daypart

Build a covers/sales forecast per daypart from history.

Step 2 — Set labor to the ratio

Target labor % per daypart against the forecast (§3 #4).

Step 3 — Hold the service line

Identify the staffing floor below which speed-of-service and turnover costs exceed the savings.

Step 4 — Stress the cut

Show what a requested cut does to the service line before committing.

Output

A daypart labor plan, the service-line floor, and the cost of an over-cut.