Overbooking Buffer

How  It Works

Configuring the buffers is straightforward. These buffers are measured in hours between bookings and can be set to different values or kept the same across the board.

For instance, if the policy dictates that no booking inventory from other locations can be made within three days of a reservation's start date, the overall buffer should be set at 72 hours.

If there are varying buffer hours between locations, the available quantity will be adjusted based on the largest buffer and reduced by the smallest one.

Example

• Store 1 Qty=50

• Store 2 Qty=25

• Store 3 Qty=25

Store 1 to Store 2 Buffer=24 Hours

Store1 to Store 3 Buffer=72 Hours

Reservation written 7 days out from Store 1=All 100 would be bookable with no additional security override

Reservation written 3 days out from Store 1=75 would be bookable with no additional security override

Reservation written 1 day out from Store 1=50 would be bookable with no additional security override