Ops / GMThis week

Job brief

Set a breakfast count without cooking for ghosts

How and who for the hotel job—verified when attested.

When the chef plates for in-house plus a pad and half the plates come back, I want a count tied to occupied rooms and known arrivals so food cost stops being a shrug.

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Scoped brief

Pull last night's occupied and today's arrivals from the PMS. Morning Count can recommend. The chef owns the plate count. Meridian can sit the first week. An agent may draft the 6 a.m. number. It may not change a recipe.

Outcome: A breakfast number from occupied + known arrivals, not a pad. Waste is written, not tasted.
Catalog budget band: $4–11k count habit + any forecast layer. A worksheet range, not a quote.
Catalog timeline: 2–3 weeks. Not a promise.

Step 1
Write the formula on the pass
Occupied × take-up + arrivals before 10 a.m. If you cannot name take-up, measure a week.
Step 2
Separate banquet breakfast from house breakfast
A group of 40 is not 'the house.' Two tickets or you will double-cook.
Step 3
Score waste by item, not a vibe
Eggs, pastry, fruit. A photo of the pan is evidence. 'Felt heavy' is not.
Step 4
Kill the Sunday pad if Monday is empty
Weekend leisure is not a Tuesday corporate house. The calendar is the product.

Provider shortlist

Software· demo
Morning Count
Breakfast and banquet count from occupied rooms
Catalog score 7.9. A post-job shape, not a verification. Stable id morning-count.
People
Cover Line
Banquet guarantee & BEO discipline
Catalog score 8.4. A post-job shape, not a verification. Stable id cover-line.
People
Meridian Ops Partners
Demand recovery & occupancy
Catalog score 8.7. A post-job shape, not a verification. Stable id meridian-ops.

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AdviceA breakfast pad that is always +20 is not a forecast. It is a habit.

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Situation

What is actually on fire

The chef plated last Sunday's number on a Tuesday. A group breakfast sat on the house ticket. Pastry came back.

Approaches

Two or three paths — with the give

PMS-tied count

When. Food cost you can show an owner

You give. The comfort of extra trays

Cook the pad

When. A full display

You give. Waste and a chef who will not trust the number

Who to involve

· GM
· Chef / F&B
· Night auditor
· Banquet if groups eat

First 7 days

YAML-shaped: day / theme / tasks / owner / risk / exit. Advice until a case is verified.

day: 1
Write occupied × take-up + arrivals
- · Write occupied × take-up + arrivals. If take-up is unknown, measure seven days.
owner:
GM / ops lead
risk:
The exit is not written down
exit:
A note the next shift can open
day: 2
Split banquet breakfast onto its own ticke
- · Split banquet breakfast onto its own ticket.
owner:
GM / ops lead
risk:
The exit is not written down
exit:
A note the next shift can open
day: 3
Put the formula on the pass
- · Put the formula on the pass.
owner:
GM / ops lead
risk:
The exit is not written down
exit:
A note the next shift can open
day: 4
Log waste for eggs, pastry, fruit
- · Log waste for eggs, pastry, fruit. A photo of the pan is evidence.
owner:
GM / ops lead
risk:
The exit is not written down
exit:
A note the next shift can open
day: 5
Vendor questions: can the tool read occupi
- · Vendor questions: can the tool read occupied, or does it guess?
owner:
GM / ops lead
risk:
The exit is not written down
exit:
A note the next shift can open
day: 6
Kill the Sunday pad on a corporate Tuesday
- · Kill the Sunday pad on a corporate Tuesday.
owner:
GM / ops lead
risk:
The exit is not written down
exit:
A note the next shift can open
day: 7
Publish waste vs occupied
- · Publish waste vs occupied. A full display is not the score.
owner:
GM / ops lead
risk:
The exit is not written down
exit:
A note the next shift can open

Decision worksheet

Questions, red flags, bands

Take this to a vendor call. Budget bands are Advice — a Harbor shape, not a quote.

Ask the vendor

1. Who types the status / number — a person, or your product?
2. What would have happened anyway in 90 days without you?
3. Show a property of this size and stack. Demo-labeled categories do not count as proof.
4. What can your agent never do (folio post, mark clean, change a rate)?
5. What is the kill-switch if guest comments move?

Red flags

· Using last Sunday for every day.
· Banquet and house on the same ticket.
· A forecast tool that cannot read occupied rooms.

When not to buy. Do not buy a kitchen display if the count is still 'what we did last Sunday.' That is a PMS extract job.

Do it in-house

Time and a named owner. No vendor. Use the 7-day plan first.

$4–11k count habit + any forecast layer

Typical Harbor band for this job — advice, not a quote.

Full program

People + system + 90-day proof. Only if the 7-day plan already failed.

Vendor checklist

Score the call. Keep it on this browser.

Weighted questions — yes/no, scale, or text. Must-pass ids persist on this browser. Pass threshold 70. A no on a must-pass is a walk-away — not a maybe.

Keys

Brand

Stack shape — not a partnership

property context · weight 2 · must pass
Can they name your key count and whether you are independent, soft-brand, or major — without a discovery theater?
property context · weight 2 · must pass
Do they treat your PMS as a shape (Opera-class / Mews-class / Cloudbeds-class) — not a fake partnership slide?
control · weight 3 · must pass
Who types the status / number — a person, or your product?
vendor · weight 2
What would have happened anyway in 90 days without you?
vendor · weight 2
Show a property of this size and stack. Demo-labeled categories do not count as proof.
vendor · weight 2
What can your agent never do (folio post, mark clean, change a rate)?
vendor · weight 2
What is the kill-switch if guest comments move?

Does not clear

0 / 100

must_pass: breakfast-count-without-waste-ctx-rooms, breakfast-count-without-waste-ctx-stack, breakfast-count-without-waste-q1

A must-pass failed. Walk away.

How

The brief

Step 1
Write the formula on the pass
Occupied × take-up + arrivals before 10 a.m. If you cannot name take-up, measure a week.
Step 2
Separate banquet breakfast from house breakfast
A group of 40 is not 'the house.' Two tickets or you will double-cook.
Step 3
Score waste by item, not a vibe
Eggs, pastry, fruit. A photo of the pan is evidence. 'Felt heavy' is not.
Step 4
Kill the Sunday pad if Monday is empty
Weekend leisure is not a Tuesday corporate house. The calendar is the product.

Tradeoffs

PMS-tied count
You get. Food cost you can show an owner
You give. The comfort of extra trays
Cook the pad
You get. A full display
You give. Waste and a chef who will not trust the number

Choice	You get	You give
PMS-tied count	Food cost you can show an owner	The comfort of extra trays
Cook the pad	A full display	Waste and a chef who will not trust the number

Pitfalls

· Using last Sunday for every day.
· Banquet and house on the same ticket.
· A forecast tool that cannot read occupied rooms.

Success criteria

· Formula posted on the pass.
· Waste logged three items, seven days.
· Banquet breakfast on its own ticket.

Who

Ranked for this job

Rank is post-job score, then listed order. Not for sale. Software marked demo is an archetype.

Agencies & contractors

#1People

Cover Line

Sits sales, banquet, and kitchen until there is one guarantee — and a cutoff the chef can point at.

$6–14k process sprint

8.4

Post-job

11 reviews

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#2People

Meridian Ops Partners

Former cluster GMs who run 30–90 day occupancy recoveries without burning the rate book.

$18–32k sprint, or $4.5k/week embed

8.7

Post-job

31 reviews

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Systems

#1Software· demo

Morning Count

Recommends a plate count from occupied and arrivals. The chef still owns the number. Demo-shaped — not a brand partnership.

$180–$340 / month

7.9

Post-job

12 reviews

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AI agents

None ranked in AI agents yet. Harbor will not invent a provider.

Compare up to three

Fit first. Then the contract.

Default sort is fit, high to low. Unpublished SLA / term / switch cost is labeled ask — not invented. Demo software is a shape.

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Meridian Ops Partners
Highest fit
8.4
People
Price
$18–32k sprint, or $4.5k/week embed
Impl
7–21 (advice)
SLA
Not published — ask. Do not treat a slide as verified.
Support
On-property hours
Term
Ask. Annual-only is a red flag until the 7-day test.
Switch
Ask for the freeze window and folio owner.
Verified
None on Harbor
Cover Line
8.1
People
Price
$6–14k process sprint
Impl
7–21 (advice)
SLA
Not published — ask. Do not treat a slide as verified.
Support
On-property hours
Term
Ask. Annual-only is a red flag until the 7-day test.
Switch
Ask for the freeze window and folio owner.
Verified
None on Harbor
Morning Count
7.6
Software· demo
Price
$180–$340 / month
Impl
14–45 (advice)
SLA
Not published — ask. Do not treat a slide as verified.
Support
Ask — not published
Term
Ask. Annual-only is a red flag until the 7-day test.
Switch
Ask for the freeze window and folio owner.
Verified
None on Harbor

Side-by-side vendor compare. Fit is Harbor’s published score. Unpublished contract fields are labeled ask.
Vendor	Fit	Price band	Impl days	Integrations	SLA / uptime	Support hours	Contract term	Switch cost	GM rating	Last verified
Meridian Ops Partners Highest fit People	8.4	$18–32k sprint, or $4.5k/week embed	7–21 (advice)	occupancy, revenue recovery, channel mix, transient pickup	Not published — ask. Do not treat a slide as verified.	On-property hours	Ask. Annual-only is a red flag until the 7-day test.	Ask for the freeze window and folio owner.	8.7	None on Harbor
Cover Line People	8.1	$6–14k process sprint	7–21 (advice)	banquet, BEO, F&B, guarantee	Not published — ask. Do not treat a slide as verified.	On-property hours	Ask. Annual-only is a red flag until the 7-day test.	Ask for the freeze window and folio owner.	8.4	None on Harbor
Morning Count Software· demo	7.6	$180–$340 / month	14–45 (advice)	breakfast, F&B forecast, covers	Not published — ask. Do not treat a slide as verified.	Ask — not published	Ask. Annual-only is a red flag until the 7-day test.	Ask for the freeze window and folio owner.	7.9	None on Harbor

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When to pick whom

People do the work beside the desk. Software is a system — demo-labeled when it is a category shape. Agents draft; they do not post money or mark a room clean.

Provider	Kind	Score	Fee	Pick when	Walk away when
Cover Line	People	8.4	$6–14k process sprint	GMs whose banquet food cost cannot survive an owner question.	Limited-service houses with no banquet book.
Meridian Ops Partners	People	8.7	$18–32k sprint, or $4.5k/week embed	GMs who need a time-boxed occupancy recovery with a grown-up rate posture.	Full-service branded hotels looking for a new management company.
Morning Count	Software· demo	7.9	$180–$340 / month	Houses whose breakfast pad is always +20 and nobody can say why.	Hotels whose brand already owns F&B forecasting.

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Evidence

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Ops / GM

8.0

Breakfast stopped using last Sunday

Oat House · 88 keys · Madison, WI

Claim.: A breakfast count from occupied rooms, not last Sunday.
Evidence.: Occupied extract vs plated vs waste log for 14 days.
Caveat.: A sold-out Saturday still needs a written overage. The pad is named.

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Scoped brief

Write the formula on the pass

Separate banquet breakfast from house breakfast

Score waste by item, not a vibe

Kill the Sunday pad if Monday is empty

Morning Count

Cover Line

Meridian Ops Partners

The next hotel starts from what you leave

Describe your job

Join as a supplier

Record a result

What is actually on fire

Two or three paths — with the give

PMS-tied count

Cook the pad

Write occupied × take-up + arrivals

Split banquet breakfast onto its own ticke

Put the formula on the pass

Log waste for eggs, pastry, fruit

Vendor questions: can the tool read occupi

Kill the Sunday pad on a corporate Tuesday

Publish waste vs occupied

Questions, red flags, bands

Score the call. Keep it on this browser.

The brief

Write the formula on the pass

Separate banquet breakfast from house breakfast

Score waste by item, not a vibe

Kill the Sunday pad if Monday is empty

Tradeoffs

Ranked for this job

Agencies & contractors

Systems

AI agents

Fit first. Then the contract.

When to pick whom

Hotels on this job

Peer case studies

Breakfast stopped using last Sunday

Nearby jobs

Fit first. Then the contract.