Systems and methods for resource allocation for management systems
US10362139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/60
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for servicing of machines by workers within a period of time. Acquiring for each service an available servicing time, a time duration for servicing, a location of the machine, and a number of workers having appropriate qualifications to be concurrently present for a service. Acquiring for each worker a worker availability, qualifications and location. Determining a cost function representing a service schedule for each worker, wherein an optimization of the cost function is subject to constraints. The constraints include a number of workers with qualifications concurrently present for a service, each worker starts and ends the period of time at the same location and travels independently from other workers. The cost function includes maximizing a number of services to be performed; minimizing a number of workers required to perform servicing for each service; or minimizing a total travel time for each worker to the location.
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