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cost driver

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How can I see what the current cost driver is?

The cost driver is what drives the labor cost/hours in a department. The cost driver is what gives the department work to do. This could be…

Budget & forecast

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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

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Understanding productivity when revenue and workload differ

Revenue can exceed Forecast while workload productivity falls, because revenue also reflects price and sales mix. Compare workload and hours separately, using the same period and…

Labor cockpit · PMI Management Concepts

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Using arrivals and departures as a cost driver

It is possible to use Arrivals and/or Departures as a cost driver in a cockpit. When you activate the forecasting feature for Arrivals/Departures in Rooms Live…

Labor cockpit

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What is a cost driver?

A cost driver is an operational factor in the department that effects the need for labor, whether that is guests, rooms or revenue. For example, Housekeeping…

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