Staff to demand, not to habit

Labor vs Revenue Forecast

Next week's revenue, forecast from two years of covers plus reservations already on the books, weather, and the county fair. Below it: the schedule's cost, day by day, against that forecast. The bars tell you which day is overstaffed before it costs you.

Forecast revenue

$46,300

↑ 3.3% vs this week · fair weekend

Forecast covers

1,705

$27.16 avg check assumed

Draft schedule cost

$12,880

18 staff · 402 scheduled hours

Forecast labor %

27.8%

target ≤28% · on plan

What-if · drag the covers

If the fair brings 1,705 covers, the right schedule costs $12,880 (27.8%)

1,400 · rainy week1,705 · model forecast2,100 · fair blowout

At the model forecast, the draft schedule is right-sized. SawaOS re-suggests staffing whenever the forecast moves more than 5%.

Day by day · forecast revenue (bars) vs scheduled labor % (dots)

Forecast revenue Labor % (right scale, 28% line marked)

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Suggestion · Monday is overstaffed

Monday forecasts $4,100 but carries $1,394 of labor (34.0%). Cutting one server and one dish shift brings it to 28.9%.

Mondays after a fair weekend run 12% below trend. Ruby and Willa both have under 20 hours this week; pulling their Monday shifts costs no one their target hours. Open the board to apply →