Method and apparatus for inter-pharmacy workload balancing
US7860730B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The system distributes workload amongst a plurality of pharmacy resources that are connected by a computer network. Work orders are queued at each pharmacy resource and redistributed based on existing workload distribution, capacity of pharmacy resources, and/or product demand.
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