System and a method for selecting shops for the repair of railcars
First Claim
1. A system for optimizing a user'"'"'s selection of a shop to repair a railcar comprising:
- a database for storing shop information; and
a user interface program for accepting input from the user and providing the user with a list of shops capable of repairing the railcar, wherein said list of shops is optimized based on the shop information stored in said database, the information input from the user, and criteria established by the user interface program.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and a method of optimizing the selection of shops to repair railcars. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method whereby a customer needing to have a railcar repaired may enter information into an input. Further, the input may be processed via a processor and a database may be utilized to determine the optimal shop that can be used to repair the railcar. Moreover, the present invention may allow the shops to be notified that a railcar is being sent to the shops. Further the present invention may determine whether the shops may handle the repair of the railcar. The system and the method may be utilized to reduce the repair cycle time for a railcar so that a railcar may be repaired quickly, inexpensively, and efficiently.
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1. A system for optimizing a user'"'"'s selection of a shop to repair a railcar comprising:
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a database for storing shop information; and
a user interface program for accepting input from the user and providing the user with a list of shops capable of repairing the railcar, wherein said list of shops is optimized based on the shop information stored in said database, the information input from the user, and criteria established by the user interface program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of optimizing a user'"'"'s selection of a shop to repair a railcar comprising the steps of:
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providing a database for storing shop information;
providing a user interface program for accepting input from the user and providing the user with a list of shops capable of repairing the railcar, wherein said list of shops is optimized based on the shop information stored in said database, the information input from the user, and weighting criteria established by the user interface program;
loading said database with shop information;
inputting information about the railcar to be repaired into said user interface program; and
processing the shop information stored in said database, the information input from the user, and weighting criteria established by the user interface program to output an optimized list of shops for repairing the railcar. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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