Fixed Resource Method

If the staff requirements do not depend on individual forecast values, the Fixed Resource method can be used. For example, for jobs such as cashier, night cleaner, and so on, shifts are assigned to every job category or job code. The staff requirements are defined as per the job category or job code for every day part of every day of the week. Only one driver governs the requirements: Net sales of the entire system for the entire business week.

For example, if the net Sales for the entire location for the entire week is less than $30000:

Table 9-6 Example Requirement Matrix for Fixed Resource Method – Net Sales Less than $30000

Day Part	No. of Employees
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Lunch	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dinner	1	1	1	1	1	2	1

If the net sales for the entire location for the entire week is more than $30000:

Table 9-7 Example Requirement Matrix for Fixed Resource Method – Net Sales More than $30000

Day Part	No. of Employees
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Lunch	3	4	4	3	3	4	5
Dinner	2	2	1	2	2	2	1