Method and system for informed decision making to locate a workforce
US9047585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/105
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns a computer-implemented method and system that aides in reducing the amount of regret experienced when deciding between and amongst geographic areas having a suitable workforce. More specifically, the present invention includes a user selecting critical factors relating to worker demographics that define geographic areas. Data is returned to the user's computer as a virtual table and is a mixture of critical or informational factors qualifying all areas returning data. Each area is ranked according to the value of lowest returned index number, which gives the user a quick assessment of problematic critical factors for each area. Area utilities are created and give the user the ability to simultaneously compare all remaining areas to one another so that they may select at least one area amongst many with the smallest chance for a bad surprise. This reduces the regret of a user having to select one area over another having a suitable workforce for their business needs.
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