Patent ID: 7987105
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of distributing labor based upon determinations of traffic in a retail facility, the method being executed by at least one processor and comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining daily traffic forecast information for each day within a given time period; (b) determining calendar and event information for each day within the given period; (c) selecting baseline days for each day within the given period from historical traffic data and computing via the at least one processor baseline averages and percentages for a predetermined time interval, the historical traffic data includes both the historical traffic data of the retail facility and the historical traffic data of a similar retail facility, wherein: (d) determining the distribution of traffic for each day within the given period at each time interval using the baseline percentages for each time interval, and multiplying a value for the baseline percentages by a value for the daily traffic forecast information for the predetermined time interval in each day in the given time period; (e) distributing labor data for the given period based on the distribution of traffic for each day within the given period, (f) providing labor recommendations for each day within the given period based on the preceding steps.