I ask mainemeatman today to do me a sales per man hour because I didn't have time to hunt the one we had on the old site, it has covered it well THANKS Mainemeatman
total sales divided by number of hours used/scheduled = spmh
say the dept does 40,000 in sales and uses 220 hours
40,000\220=182 sales per man hour
many factors in this- if a service case, the spmh would be less
if all self service and pre-pack chicken, then spmh could be 220-300 depending on whats on sale
if picnics or roasters are on sale (low labor, high sales) then spmh would be higher-if clods are on sale-for london broils real cheap-then spmh would be lower )more hours used for amount of sales)
is thier one sales per man hour number? not across company lines-within companies yes
in independents, if you get 150-180 spmh you are doing well (bulk chicken)
say projected sales are 25,000, how many hours should be used?
25,000 divided by 150=167 hrs
if a high margin dept 35% plus you can lower the spmh (many marinades/specialty items)
sales per man hour is also called process dollar in some chains
also, you can figure 10% payroll if spmh doesnt work for you(12% if full-service) in an independent
25000 sales x 10% = 2500 total payroll dollars for the week
total weekly payroll dollars divided by sales = payroll percent
