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Demand Forecast

Vuoron can consume a demand forecast for each location — an estimate, in 30-minute intervals, of how many visitors to expect and how much revenue the day should bring. The forecast is the foundation of the demand-driven planning tools: it shapes coverage targets, feeds AI roster drafting, and provides the sales figures behind the labour-cost ratio.

The forecast comes from your analytics feed and is refreshed automatically. Managers do not enter it by hand.

Where you see the forecast​

  • Reports → Demand Forecast tab — the per-interval visitor and expected-sales curve for a location and date, so you can see when the busy periods fall.
  • Roster day view — a demand panel alongside the roster, so the forecast is visible while you plan the shifts that cover it.

Access is restricted to Supervisor, Manager, and Company Admin roles.

What the forecast contains​

For each location and business date, per 30-minute interval:

  • Expected visitors — the demand shape across the day.
  • Expected revenue — the sales the interval is forecast to bring, used for cost-ratio calculations.
  • Opening window — whether the interval falls inside operating hours.

When there is no forecast​

The planning tools never invent numbers. If a location or date has no forecast yet, the forecast panel and the tools that depend on it show an explicit "no forecast available" state rather than a misleading zero. Coverage targets, drafting, and cost ratios simply wait until forecast data exists.

Next steps​