MacromatiX: Mobile AI Forecast (AIF)

🧠What is an AI Forecast in MacromatiX?

A MacromatiX forecast is a data-informed projection of future sales & transactions for a restaurant.

The AI forecast is a predictive sales model that uses machine learning to provide information that better informs a Restaurant Manager.

An accurate sales and inventory forecast is essential for optimizing key restaurant operations such as suggested ordering, dynamic production & labor planning. 

Fourth has leveraged the latest AI developments and combined them with algorithms that are powerful in automatically learning historical trends and patterns. These algorithms have been robustly tested and are routinely shown to outperform existing expert rules and legacy simple time-series algorithms.  

• The AI forecast results in a more accurate forecast being produced which then require less manual intervention by Restaurant Managers and Operations roles.
• AI Forecast also enables customers using multiple Fourth products to utilize a consistent forecast within Inventory and Labor solutions.

In MacromatiX Mobile, there are 2 forecast methods available:

• Standard Forecast
• AI Forecast (AIF Artificial Intelligence Forecast) *This was previously known as NextGen Forecasting.

This AI Forecast guide will cover the Restaurant Manager features in MX Mobile as of 2026.1

🔍 Take a look at the full Restaurant User Guide below to learn more! 

The AI forecast modules in MacromatiX Mobile include the following baseline features:

• NEW Manager edits settings: Lock forecast or allow for continuous AI imports
• Daily & Weekly Forecast displays
• Actual sales tracking graph and data displays
• Historical actual sales displays
• Forecast by Service Type/Channel
• Forecast Evaluator
• Forecast Events
• Forecast Audit Log

For information on the following speciality topics relating to the Forecast, take a look at the articles on the CSP and then contact MX Support or your regions CSM or Professional Services team to discuss the ways you can benefit from these great features!

• MX Mobile Standard Forecast 
• Promotions & Limited Time Offers + Calculations Guide
• Centralised Forecast Management & Forecast Manager
• Fourth IQ for MX

🔍 Take a look at the full Restaurant User Guide below to learn more!