Section 06 of 06
The Count
Guests, meals and chairs are three different numbers. 4 working notes, each ending on the number, the constraint or the deadline that governs it.
4 notes in this section
Working notes, no dates
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Guests, meals and chairs
Invitations, acceptances, meals ordered and chairs set are four numbers that are never the same. Only one of them feeds anyone.
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The drop-off
The gap between accepted and arrived is predictable enough to plan for.
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Children and suppliers
Two categories that eat but are not guests, and the two most common counting errors.
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The final number
Every caterer has a deadline after which the count is fixed. What that date actually commits you to.
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