Demand Forecasting

Know the numbers before you staff the shift

Record your expected covers for each date, so you start the rota with a number, not a guess.

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Guessing the numbers costs you either way

Overstaff a quiet Tuesday and you have paid for hours nobody needed. Understaff a busy Friday and both service and your team feel it.

Without a record of what you expected, it is hard to tell afterwards whether a bad shift was bad luck or a planning problem.

A record you can plan against

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Record covers for every date you trade

Add the date and expected covers for each day you are trading, so the number you are staffing against is written down.

See the whole week at a glance

Forecasts opens on the current week, with each day laid out against its own opening hours. Move between weeks, and add or change the covers for any open day right on its timeline the moment plans change.

See it in action

The AutaRota forecasts week view, showing expected covers for each day against its opening hours

The week view, where you record expected covers for each day

Included in every plan

Included on every AutaRota plan, from Starter.

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