How does SMART allocate daily hours?
SMART is a monthly forecast based on the productivity/hours forecast set ( How is SMART calculated? ). It identifies historical trends to suggest how many hours…
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How is productivity calculated?
Productivity is calculated by dividing the output in a department (i.e. revenue, rooms occupied, covers) with the number of hours paid for. We differentiate between total…
Cockpit
How to configure Express planner settings
Your automated forecasts are only as good as the data behind them. This guide shows you how to fine-tune your Express planner settings to ensure your…
Budget & forecast
How to enter food cost in PMI
Ensure that food cost data in PMI is accurate and up to date — capturing purchases, inventory changes, and calculating key metrics to support margin control.
Food cost cockpit
How to link KPI targets to a cockpit
Key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used to track your performance, as an alternative to using a budget. By comparing KPIs to actual results and the…
KPIs
How to run Express planner
This guide shows you how to run Express planner to generate automated monthly revenue and labor hours forecasts for your property in PMI.
Budget & forecast
How to use a timekeeping system (TKS) import in the Cockpit
If your property uses an external timekeeping system (TKS), that data needs to be connected to PMI. The incoming data from the TKS needs to be…
Time keeping system
How to work with labor cost
There are different ways to work with labor cost in PMI R&P. The rate will always be displayed in the Cockpit and the box where it…
Labor cockpit
Imported food cost purchases overview
Properties with PMI Planning have the possibility to import actual food purchase into PMI. All food purchases are imported daily into PMI, giving the kitchen food…
Food cost cockpit
Kitchen food cost overview
Food Cost Cockpit is always part of a Labor Cockpit − usually the Kitchen or Breakfast Cockpit.
Food cost cockpit
Kitchen Labor cockpit [11:28]
In this video, we're going to explore the Kitchen and Food Cost Cockpit in the PMI. This tool helps you manage and monitor various aspects of…
Cockpit · Onboarding
Labor cockpit cost driver
The Cost driver tab in the Labor cockpit is used for managing the department's cost driver. Most hotel groups have corporate standards to be able to…
Labor cockpit