Calculations in a 2-Year Planning Cycle

Post targets for the first year have a direct impact on the second plan year. The first plan year’s target is forwarded to the second year. The system calculates the target for the second plan year using the first year’s target plus post changes (addition and subtraction of posts) that are made to the second plan year.

For example, suppose that the system has a 2-year post plan for 2013-2014, and the current target total number for post plan row A8 in year 2013 is 20.

• If 2 posts need to be cut to save costs in year 2013, then:

  Target total for post plan row A8 in year 2013 becomes: 20 – 2 = 18

• If another post needs to be cut in 2014 (the second plan year), then:

  Target total for post plan row A8 in year 2014 becomes: 18 – 1 = 17

• If post plan row A9 has a post (decrement to A8) in year 2014, then:

  Target total for post plan row A8 in year 2014 becomes: 17 + 1 = 18

The post that is decremented from A9 to A8 becomes an incoming value (+1) to post plan row A8.

Note:

Changes (for example, actions to add or remove posts) made to the second plan year do not impact the first plan year.