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Flow patterns enable the system to dynamically schedule staff according to the customer demand for service, rather than a fixed shift basis. In other words, the start and end times of shifts could potentially vary by day if the customer demand for business varies. 

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fills this need automatically when scheduling by looking at the peak service times and making sure there is sufficient staff for these peaks and then works to fill all other requirements, while sill adhering to the established work rules for the position. It is important to remember that flows need to be periodically reassessed for accuracy, as business needs change.

It is possible to have flows for each day of the week, as well as for particular periods of the day. The 

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Administrator can guide you thru the process of deciding which method, if any, would be helpful to the operation. If you only have 1 to 4 employees in the operation, it is not beneficial to use flows for staffing purposes.

To develop flows for

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, it is necessary to track customer demand for a period of time (usually 6 to 8 weeks minimum) to determine, by half hour, when the customer requirement for service begins. Many electronic Point of Sale (POS) and front desk systems provide this information, however it is important to be aware that often times servers do not open tickets until after the guest has been seated for a period of time. The flow must record when the need for service first appears.

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Over time, flow pattern historical data helps you identify the percentage of a KBI that ordinarily occurs at any time, on any day. 

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uses this data to determine demand.

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The data is displayed in graphical format. If you wish Click Edit to view the data in table format, click the Edit button.

Terms & Definitions

Name

Identifies the flow pattern. If the flow pattern is for a restaurant, give it a name that includes the revenue center, the day, and meal period. For example, Cafe 1 Dinner Monday, Cafe 1 Lunch Tuesday, etc. If the flow pattern is for the Front Desk, you might use names like Friday Arrivals, Friday Departures, etc.

Period

Identifies the time in 30-minute increments.

Edit by Units

Allows you to enter the number of units in 30-minute increments.  For example, if on Wednesday you had 600 customers, and 60 of them showed up between 12:00 and 12:30, enter 60 in the 12:00 field. You would continue entering the appropriate number of units for the correct Periods until you've accounted for all 600 customers. 

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will then convert the units into percentages. In this example, 60 customers would equal 10%, 100 customers would be 17%, and so on until the percentages equal 100%. 

Edit by Percentages

Displays the percentage amounts. The Total will always be 100%.

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