Flow Plans
- Julie Leake (Unlicensed)
- Carissa Warnock (Unlicensed)
About Flow Plans
Flow plans take the individual daily patterns you have established and allows the system to account for an entire week. These can be in any number of combinations as long as the entire day and week has been accounted for in the flow plan. The flow plan is then attached to the KBI(s) for that operation.
The purpose of a flow plan is: 1) to specify which flow patterns will be associated with which days of the week for a specific KBI, and 2) to specify the period of time this flow pattern/flow plan association will be effective. You should create a flow plan for each revenue center period you create that will be associated with guest demand.
Flow plans are always linked to individual KBIs.Â
RMS
uses flow plans to incorporate demand data in flow patterns to generate more accurate labor requirements.
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Terms & Definitions
Name | Identifies the flow plan. If the flow plan is for a restaurant, give it a name that includes the revenue center and meal period. For example, Cafe Roma Dinner, Cafe Roma Lunch, etc. If the flow plan is for the Front Desk, you might use names like Arrivals, Departures, etc. |
Start Date/End Date | Defines the period of time for which the flow plan is in effect. Enter dates in MM/DD format. For example, enter 01/01 and 12/31 if the flow plan is to be effective for the entire year. |
Flow Pattern | Contains a list of all existing flow patterns. You choose which flow pattern(s) to associate with a flow plan. |