UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES

FACING THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

In our current era of disruption, traditional forecasting and planning approaches have quickly become obsolete.

You may be operating in an ineffective reactive mode for your demand planning, staffing, supply chain and channel management.

You know there has to be a better way forward. Without one, you risk:

OUT OF CONTROL
VARIABLE COSTS

INEFFECTIVE
STAFFING

LOW OCCUPANCY
RATES

OUT OF CONTROL
VARIABLE COSTS

You wonder if there’s a solution. And what will the future bring?

The Era of Disruptions is Here

It’s likely that we’ll continue to see increased disruptions from the pandemic and the potential relapse,

civil unrest, recession, climate change, trade policies, and more.

But You Can Adapt

Volatility will increase. That’s a given. And demand is difficult to predict and manage without the proper tools and analytics.

But novel approaches like Demand Sensing will help your organization navigate through the disruption and predict its impact on demand, consumer preference, and behavior.

The New Way Forward—Demand Sensing

Sensing Traditional time-series and descriptive forecasting no longer work in today’s turbulent environment. Don’t make new planning approaches an afterthought. Instead, add them to your arsenal now so you’re ready when the next disruption hits.

Download our free guide: How and Why To Put Demand Sensing to Work In Your Hospitality Business

Here's How Demand Sensing Works

STEP 1

We’ll decide on your optimal forecasting unit level, time horizon, and geographic granularity.

STEP 2

Next, we’ll embed external data from socioeconomic indicators, the news, social media, and IBM’s unique indexes.

STEP 3

Finally, we’ll integrate all this with your internal historical demand data and recommend your best forecasting approaches.

The Result

Key Outcomes

Here are the results our customers are seeing

95%+

Demand forecast accuracy

5%+

Productivity investment

In addition, you can expect:

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More efficient use of working capital (lower inventories)

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Avoidance of vacancies and mismatched pricing vs. demand

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Minimized obsolete inventory

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Increased customer satisfaction through increased availability and optimized pricing

Real Clients
Real Solutions

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Further Benefits

The advantages will filter through your entire organization.

Save operational time, payroll, and organizational focus

Real time data access will be customized by region, role, and responsibilities
Top side adjustments to budget or revenue forecasts will automatically roll down
Local user input on actuals will instantly roll up into the dashboard
No more merging and pushing up/down of dozens or hundreds of unique spreadsheets manually
Multiple data sources will be aggregated into one universal dashboard

Accurate forecasting and stronger KPIs

Improve accuracy and value of forecasts at a local level with real time data
Forecast budgets and revenues in weekly or daily windows instead of monthly
Localize forecasts to specific geographic regions and areas
Give stakeholders the ability to make confident and quick decisions based on timely, accurate data

Stronger and faster organizational response to unforeseen events

Widen the range of potential scenarios and outcomes in forecasts
Include non-traditional scenarios to better prepare for the unknown
Model what if scenarios such as weather emergencies, population shifts, industry mergers and shake ups
Preserve occupancy rates and revenue streams during unforeseen events

Schedule a financial planning and analytics strategy session with LPA

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UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES

FACING THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY