The New Norm for the Food Service Industry! Using AI for Sales Forecasting to Tackle Food Waste
Improvement of store operations using AI
Store managers often face the issues of "sales forecasts being significantly off" and "poor accuracy of sales forecasts."
This challenge is a common concern for many companies expanding into chains.
The burden and stress on store managers to translate headquarters' budgets into daily budgets is significant, and the inability to allocate resources to actions and
training that lead to sales promotion often results in lost opportunities.
For companies to continue to grow, it is necessary to appropriately allocate resources based on accurate sales forecasts.
GulfNet's forecasting model comes equipped with multiple forecasting models in advance.
We select the appropriate forecasting model based on the data characteristics of various industries and business types.
All you need to do is prepare the validation data, and select the model that increases the accuracy of sales amount and customer count forecasts.
Moreover, by combining multiple models, you can improve forecasting accuracy that could not be achieved with a single model.
The forecasting results are linked to Gulf CSM's budget registration and forecasting registration functions.
You can choose forecasting models suitable for the food service industry and retail industry.
By adding characteristics such as date, day of the week, weather, and events associated with past sales performance data,
we review the accuracy of future forecast values.
We want to reduce stockouts, increase sales, and minimize waste/returns to cut costs.
All stores depend on the "manager's intuition!"
Discrepancies occur with successors when there is a change in store managers.
Even if a budget is created, the interim progress is not visible.
Budget performance analysis cannot be conducted.
We want to concentrate staff during busy periods and times
to ensure appropriate staff allocation.
Proper Budget Management
Understanding trends and implementing sales improvement measures is possible!
Proper Labor Cost Management
Measures for appropriate labor costs!
Proper Purchasing Cost Management
Achieving appropriate food ingredient costs!
Check Store Profit and Loss Forecasts
Visualization of management!
By implementing Gulf CSM,
we unify the recognition of sales forecasts,
and improve the overall productivity of the company.
Automatically calculate appropriate labor costs and purchasing costs based on the forecast results of sales amounts.
Simulations of store profit and loss lead to improved management.
Proper budget management
Understanding trends
Sales improvement measures
Proper labor cost management
Measures for appropriate labor costs
Proper purchasing cost management
Optimization of food ingredient costs
Check store profit and loss forecasts
Visualization of management
Based on the forecast results of customer counts, we calculate efficient staff control and appropriate necessary ingredient amounts.
Proper staffing plan based on customer count forecasts
Efficient
staff allocation
Proper ingredient order amounts based on customer count forecasts
Reducing food waste through
proper ordering
Displays highly accurate order guidelines based on daily budgets, sales performance, and inventory information. It is expected to reduce order mistakes, shorten ordering time, and decrease lost sales opportunities.
First, please consult with us. We will propose the optimal plan according to your company's challenges.
After deciding to adopt the system, we will provide one-stop support from requirement definition to design, implementation, and operational support.
Step 1
Please feel free to consult with us. We will get back to you shortly.
Step 2
We will analyze the current situation, listen to your requests, and propose the optimal plan.
Step 3
We will design a system that meets your requirements and prepare for implementation.
Step 4
Even after implementation, we will support equipment maintenance and system operation.
Gulf CSM 5.0 is developed with the concept of improving customer business efficiency, aiming to "minimize the time spent facing the computer."
By using Gulf CSM 5.0, the reduced business hours can be allocated to "business directly linked to sales" and "time spent facing customers visiting the store," aiming to improve customer productivity.
All necessary functions for headquarters and stores are included. You can use all at once or only the necessary functions.
We provide functions to aggregate and analyze not only past data but also in real-time, supporting quick decision-making.
We can integrate with various POS terminals in Japan. Even if different POS terminals are used for each store, they can be managed in an integrated manner.
Prevention of contract signing and renewal omissions, alerts for long working hours, holiday management, and compliance with the labor standards act are promoted.
We have the know-how to engage in business reform for chain stores for 30 years since our founding. We meticulously reflect "know-how for solving unique challenges and issues of chain stores" in the system.
We cover 80% of the ICT functions necessary for chain store management, and the remaining 20% can be customized uniquely by the company. In other words, customers can fully utilize the ICT necessary for chain store operations with only 20% of the development costs and monthly usage fees.
Adastria Co., Ltd.
Plenus Co., Ltd.
Welcome Dean & Deluca Division Co., Ltd.
Aeon Pet Co., Ltd.
Aigan Co., Ltd.
THINK Fitness Co., Ltd.
Yoshinoya Co., Ltd.
Toridoll Co., Ltd.
Monogatari Corporation Co., Ltd.
Hanamaru Co., Ltd.
Genki Global Dining Concepts Co., Ltd.
Monte Rosa Co., Ltd.
C-United Co., Ltd.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan Co., Ltd.
Kushikatsu Tanaka Co., Ltd.
Chibo Co., Ltd.
Gift Co., Ltd.
Kairikiya Co., Ltd.
Overall flow for forecasting verification
Create forecasting models by conducting correlation analysis and clustering against sales based on past sales data. Obtain highly accurate forecasting information.
