Utilizing Automation to Maximize Your Restaurant’s Labor Efficiency in 2023

The labor shortage that began in 2020 has not slowed, with restaurants continuing to struggle to fill open positions and keep employees long-term. As a result, they are looking for ways to better optimize their labor operations while also maximizing business opportunities. This typically includes creating staff schedules based on sales forecasts, trimming labor during slow times, and providing managers with more control – and accountability.

Successfully implementing these changes can often be a challenge, due in part to manual processes such as paper-based employee schedules and out-of-date sales forecasts. The solution: workforce management (WFM) platforms that enable intelligent automation through the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to help increase workforce efficiency and productivity while optimizing labor processes and costs.

Optimizing Employee SchedulesIn the past, many WFM processes were done manually, in the form of written schedules and excel sheets. However, these…