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Anatomy of a Staffing Forecast

Anatomy of a Staffing Forecast

Learn how workforce management systems forecast labor. Beginning with the final output, this infographic peels each layer of the forecast calculation to give you great insight into inner workings of labor forecasting software.

No Retail in Top 10?

No Retail in Top 10?

It is a curious fact that Bureau of labor statistics, CNN Money, Payscale.com and other web sites make no mention of Retail in any of their Top 10 lists. Retail, the largest employment market with over 6.5 million workers covering a wide variety of duties is...

Ms. Navarro of Starbucks

Ms. Navarro of Starbucks

Recent news in nytimes.com about Ms. Navarro is really an opportunity in disguise for materialistic workforce scheduling specialists like myself. After many a years, the word 'scheduling software' has made any kind of headline! I must ignore Ms. Navarro's plight and...

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