Forecast Builder

RIVET will automate the creation of a job plan. This saves the user both time and data entry.

 

💡 Note: The tutorials in this article are interactive. Click the blinking target to advance to the next step.

Contents

Overview

Navigation

Forecast Builder Modal

Fine Tune Trapezoid

Related Material

Edit Job Modal

Schedule To Your Forecast

Labor Planning Homepage

Labor Recommendation Modal

Labor Request Baseball Card

Labor Demand Dashboard


Overview

In order to automate the creation of a labor curve in RIVET, three pieces of data are required:

Start Date

Proposed End Date

Labor Hours Bid

This information flows into RIVET through an integration or is added from the Edit Job modal.

💡 Note: The above tutorial includes voiceover instruction.

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Navigation

Click the job's name to access the Job Baseball Card

Click the Homepage icon to access the Labor Planning Homepage

Click 'Open Job Plan' in the upper right

Click the Plus icon to access the Forecast Builder

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Forecast Builder Modal

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1. How To Use This Tool - Helpful information to get started

2. Estimate - Labor Hours Bid by default. Changing these hours will not affect the Labor Hours Bid on the job.

3. Forecast Range - Job Start Date/Job End Date by default. Changing these dates will not affect the job start/end dates.

4. Labor Curve Model - Industry standard labor curves curated by RIVET software

5. Forecast Graph - Interactive graph of the proposed forecast

6. Job Type - Adjustments to ramp up and ramp down based on job type

7. Forecast Summary - Insights on how the forecast relates to budgeted labor on the job

8. Fine Tune Trapezoid - Dial in peak dates and intensity

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    Fine Tune Trapezoid

    🏆 Tip - Fine Tune Trapezoid is used when creating a brand new forecast on a job

    To make changes to the forecast once the job has started use the Job Plan drawer

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    Rounding

    RIVET will divide the Labor Hours Bid by:

    Closest - As mathematically close to the bid as possible 

    Round Up - Workers on the job will increase likely resulting in going over the bid

    Round Down - Workers on the job will decrease likely resulting in unused labor hours

    Interactive Graph

    Manipulate the ramp up by moving this sliders to the left

    Manipulate the ramp down by moving the sliders to the right

     

     

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