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The Power of Flexibility: How Split Shifts Can Transform Your Business Operations

Synergy Suite

Split shifts are a distinct scheduling practice where an employee’s workday is split into two or more separate sessions, with a substantial gap of typically 60 minutes to several hours between shifts. Split shifts are a scheduling strategy prevalent in several key industries that face fluctuating demands throughout a regular workday.

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Labor Cost Percentage for Restaurants: The Ins and Outs

Synergy Suite

When you’re looking for a good labor cost percentage, lower is better. If for example your labor cost percentage is 50%, things probably aren’t going too well financially. Track labor costs as a percentage of revenue. Efficient staff scheduling and management can help optimize this metric.

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Types of Inventory Management

Synergy Suite

Cost of maintenance can be prohibitive Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a production planning and inventory control system that ensures materials are available for production and products are available for delivery to customers. Schedule a demo today!

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Prime Costs: Understanding and Application for Restaurants

Synergy Suite

Front-of-House (FOH) Labor: FOH staff includes servers, bartenders, hosts/hostesses, and buspersons who interact directly with customers and provide service. Managing labor costs requires optimizing staff schedules, ensuring efficient staffing levels during peak hours, and monitoring employee productivity.

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Definition of revenue growth strategies

Les Roches

The focus is on ide­ntifying and capitalizing on new growth opportunities within the curre­nt customer base as well as attracting ne­w customers. Key areas of improve­ment include sales, marke­ting, customer service and product offe­rings, with the ultimate goal of maximizing revenues in all possible areas.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Verbal skills, customer service and multi-tasking are the top 3 skills needed to work in the events industry. "The Growth will initially be slow, as products are released in selected restaurants at premium prices and companies wrestle with scale up and cost reduction. percent hold more than 500 events.

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