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Workforce optimization by improved provision of job performance plan

  • US 10,423,904 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2015
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a job performance plan for a plurality of jobs to be performed at geographical locations and being assigned to job performers, the method comprising:

  • in a processor of the computer;

    pre-processing a data-structure to identify routes between the geographical locations;

    receiving job data that represent job requirements for specified locations and that represent availability of job performers to travel along the routes and perform the jobs at the locations;

    processing the job data with the data-structure to provide an initial job performance plan, wherein some of the routes are assigned to specified job performers;

    receiving updated job data with a representation that is a geographical location with an updated job requirement;

    identifying, in response to receiving the updated job data, a sub-set of the data-structure having a first portion and a second portion by;

    selecting, in the data-structure, the first portion to correspond to a first area with first geographical locations that comply with a first condition in relation to the updated location;

    selecting, in the data-structure, representations of a set of performers that are assigned to geographic locations within the first area; and

    selecting, in the data-structure, the second portion to correspond to a second area with second geographical locations of jobs that are also assigned to the set of performers who are assigned to the geographic locations within the first area; and

    processing the updated job data with both portions of the sub-set of the data-structure to output an updated job performance plan, wherein some of the routes are re-assigned to specified job performers.

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