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.
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
Forecast Builder Modal
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
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
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