System and method for identifying productivity improvements in a business organization

• US 20010032195A1
• Filed: 12/19/2000
• Published: 10/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Lang, Andrew Joseph, McKenna, Martin Kalani, Schroeter, Kristeen Mary, Graichen, Catherine Mary, Rajiv, Vrinda, White, Pauline
• Application Number:
  US09/739,607
• Publication Number:
  US 20010032195A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination

Abstract

This disclosure describes a system and method for providing efficiency and cost analysis of business operations. The system of this disclosure includes a business operations database that contains a plurality of operational data obtained from a plurality of business organizations, a processor that analyzes the plurality of operational data to identify productivity improvements in the business organization, and an analysis logic that calculates an operational efficiency of the business organization. The method provides for efficiency and cost analysis of business operations. The method includes the steps of storing a plurality of operational data obtained from a plurality of business organizations. With the plurality of operational data, the method identifies productivity improvements in the business organization and calculates an operational efficiency of the business organization.

Claims

1. A method for providing efficiency and cost analysis for a business organization comprising the steps of:

storing a plurality of operational data obtained from a plurality of business organizations;

processing the plurality of operational data to identify productivity improvements in the business organization; and

calculating an operational efficiency of the business organization using said operational data.

2. The method of

claim 1

, further comprising the step of:

generating at least one report that identifies productivity improvements to increase said operational efficiency in the business organization.

3. The method of

claim 2

, wherein said step of generating at least one report further comprises the step of:

generating a productivity improvement report selected from the group consisting of financial, labor, productivity, demographics, expense, inventory, cycle time, resource utilization, savings and material reports.

4. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the productivity improvements are identified by a factor selected from the group consisting of at the industry level, facility level and department level.

5. The method of

claim 1

, further comprising the step of:

performing an ad-hoc query on said plurality of operational data.

6. The method of

claim 5

, wherein said step of performing ad-hoc query further comprises:

generating an ad-hoc report.

7. A system for providing efficiency and cost analysis for a business organization comprising:

means for storing a plurality of operational data obtained from a plurality of business organizations;

means for processing the plurality of operational data to identify productivity improvements in the business organization; and

means for calculating an operational efficiency of said business organization using said operational data.

8. The system of

claim 7

, further comprising:

means for generating at least one report that identifies productivity improvements to increase said operational efficiency in the business organization.

9. The system of

claim 8

, wherein said report generating means further comprises:

means for generating a productivity improvement report selected from the group consisting of financial, labor, productivity, demographics, expense, inventory, cycle time, resource utilization, savings and material reports.

10. The system of

claim 7

, wherein the productivity improvements are identified by a factor selected from the group consisting of at the industry level, facility level and department level.

11. The system of

claim 7

, further comprising:

means for performing an ad-hoc query on said plurality of operational data.

12. The system of

claim 11

, wherein said performing an ad-hoc query means further comprises:

means for generating an ad-hoc report.

13. A system for providing efficiency and cost analysis for a business organization comprising:

business operations database containing a plurality of operational data obtained from a plurality of business organizations;

processor logic that analyzes the plurality of operational data to identify productivity improvements in the business organization; and

analysis logic that calculates a operational efficiency of said business organization using said operational data.

14. The system of

claim 13

, further comprising:

reporting logic that generates at least one report that identifies productivity improvements in the business organization.

15. The system of

claim 14

, wherein the productivity improvements are identified by a factor selected from the group consisting of at the industry level, facility level and department level.

16. The system of

claim 13

, further comprising:

an ad-hoc query generator that generates an ad-hoc query for said plurality of operational data.

17. The system of

claim 16

, wherein said ad-hoc query generator further comprises:

an ad-hoc report generator that generates an ad-hoc report.

18. A computer readable recording medium having a program providing efficiency and cost analysis for a business organization, said program comprising:

means for storing a plurality of operational data obtained from a plurality of business organizations;

means for processing the plurality of operational data to identify productivity improvements in the business organization; and

means for calculating an operational efficiency of said business organization using said operational data.

19. The computer readable medium of

claim 18

, further comprising:

a first routine means for generating at least one report that identifies productivity improvements to increase said operational efficiency in the business organization.

20. The computer readable medium of

claim 19

, wherein the productivity improvements are identified by a factor selected from the group consisting of industry level, facility level and department level.

21. The computer readable medium of

claim 18

, further comprising:

a second routine means for generating a productivity improvement report selected from the group consisting of financial, labor, productivity, demographics, expense, inventory, cycle time, resource utilization, savings and material reports.

22. The computer readable medium of

claim 21

, further comprising:

a third routine means for performing an ad-hoc query on said plurality of operational data.

23. The computer readable medium of

claim 22

, further comprising:

a fourth routine means for generating an ad-hoc report.