Advantages
The several advantages of The International Fixed Calendar are mainly related to its organization.
- Every year has exactly 52 weeks divided in 13 months.
- Each month has exactly 28 days divided in 4 weeks.
- The calendar is the same every year (perennial), unlike the annual Gregorian calendar, which differs from year to year. Hence, scheduling is easier for institutions and industries with extended production cycles.
- Every day of the month falls on the same weekday in each month—the 17th always falls on a Tuesday, for example.
- Statistical comparisons by months are more accurate, since all months contain exactly the same number of business days and weekends; likewise for comparisons by 13-week quarters.
- Thirteen equal divisions of the year are superior to twelve unequal divisions in terms of monthly cash flow in the economy, or so supporters of the IFC argued.
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