Clarity Hospitality
Reporting
Clarity supplies Cognos ReportNet as its standard reporting engine at no extra cost to the customer. Cognos is a leading worldwide supplier of business intelligence software. Prominent users of Cognos products in the UK include Old English Inns, Hardys & Hansons and JD Wetherspoon.
Every Clarity module comes with its own standard reports which can then be tailored to individual requirements via a simple, intuitive interface. Key indicators such as revenue, wage costs and margins can be easily tracked with alerts via the Cognos Metrics Manager.
As Clarity Central is a true browser based product, reports can be viewed from any enabled PC by a user with the appropriate authority; and reports can be tailored to specific users. For example, a bar manager can be limited to reports from his own site; an area manager can see reports for all bars in, say, Wales; while the finance director sees reports for all bars.
What adds further value to Clarity Central's reporting capability is the richness of the data that is held on the business. Head office can use Clarity Central to create multiple classifications for sites. The property director can then get instant reporting on the performance of, for example, city centre sites greater than 10,000 square metres with outside seating. Similarly, multiple attributes can be created for retail products. The group executive chef can then compare the margins on hot meals versus cold, vegetarian against meat, Italian against Chinese - the possibilities are endless.
Reporting that is timely, accurate, easy to read, and that requires minimal clerical effort to create is the basis for a well managed business that can react quickly to change. Clarity Central in partnership with Cognos supplies that reporting.
