Description
Subtract parties times diningMinutes and max(0, parties-1) times resetMinutes from availableMinutes, validating nonnegative quantities.
Hospitality plans use room counts, covers, service durations, portions, and stock balances. A local component applies supplied operational rules without confirming actual availability, service quality, or adequate capacity.
Subtract parties times diningMinutes and max(0, parties-1) times resetMinutes from availableMinutes, validating nonnegative quantities.
When to use this tool
Use Table Turnover Buffer Left when you need one explicit hospitality planning or reconciliation component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter availableMinutes, diningMinutes, resetMinutes, parties. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read remainingMinutes. Use the output convention below.
Subtract parties times diningMinutes and max(0, parties-1) times resetMinutes from availableMinutes, validating nonnegative quantities.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| availableMinutes | Available Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| diningMinutes | Dining Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| resetMinutes | Reset Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| parties | Parties | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| remainingMinutes | Remaining Minutes | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"availableMinutes": 180,
"diningMinutes": 50,
"resetMinutes": 10,
"parties": 3
},
"output": {
"remainingMinutes": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Resets occur only between parties in this formula; negative remaining time is retained and no reservation sequencing or operating capacity is verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Check the complete booking, layout, staffing, and service plan before relying on an operational estimate.
References
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