Years ago, we were involved in a very interesting process – “Daily Parking Lot Surveys.” What we found was that on the first two working days of the year, parking lots were 100% occupied and there was 100% attendance at work.
This is important because parking lot capacity is the true barometer of a facility’s occupancy capacity. What you will find is that there may be more cars than your approved headcount due to contract workers, vendors, temporary workers, and so on. In 2016, Capacity Planning will start to re-emerge as a facility-related issue as companies start to gear up for significant hiring after an 8-year hiatus.
We will post some blogs and white papers on capacity planning during the coming month. Hopefully, you will be able to pick up some more pointers, so keep an eye out!
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