Workforce planning apparatus for calculating number of workers to be a allocated
First Claim
1. A workforce planning apparatus comprising:
- an available apparatus information storing unit storing information on a plurality of apparatuses in use for each of operation processes;
a planned production volume storing unit storing a planned production volume for a prescribed period;
a production condition storing unit storing a production condition through said operation processes;
a number of workers decision table creating unit extracting information from said available apparatus information storing unit, said planned production volume storing unit and said production condition storing unit and recording said extracted information into a number of workers decision table; and
a number of workers calculating unit calculating a planned number of workers to be allocated for each of operation processes using information within said number of workers decision table.
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Abstract
A number of workers decision table creating unit in a workforce planning apparatus reads necessary information from a master file to create a number of workers decision table. A number of workers calculating unit uses the created, number of workers decision table to calculate a planned number of workers to be allocated for each operation process in a factory. A determination unit compares operation group information in an operation group storing file with the calculated, planned number of workers to determine whether each operation process can be carried out with the number of workers in the operation group. Therefore, it is possible to calculate the number of workers to be allocated for each operation process accurately, in production control in a factory with a job shop line.
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4 Claims
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1. A workforce planning apparatus comprising:
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an available apparatus information storing unit storing information on a plurality of apparatuses in use for each of operation processes;
a planned production volume storing unit storing a planned production volume for a prescribed period;
a production condition storing unit storing a production condition through said operation processes;
a number of workers decision table creating unit extracting information from said available apparatus information storing unit, said planned production volume storing unit and said production condition storing unit and recording said extracted information into a number of workers decision table; and
a number of workers calculating unit calculating a planned number of workers to be allocated for each of operation processes using information within said number of workers decision table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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