System and method for online scheduling and shift management
US6587831B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/063116
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for centrally creating a schedule for a group of company employees who may be geographically dispersed. The system operates over a distributed network thereby providing communication among employees and other data sources. The scheduling system assigns the employees to shifts while accommodating numerous factors including staffing requirements, employee preferences, and optimal settings based on forecasting. Forecasts derived from information concerning factors outside the company constitute extrinsic influences on the schedule generated according to the invention.
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