System and method for selecting a best-suited individual for performing a task from a plurality of individuals
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for selecting a best-suited individual for performing a task from a plurality of individuals, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of individuals for performing a task, receiving a task to be assigned to an individual, assessing the suitability of each of the plurality of available individuals, and determining a best-suited individual for performing the task.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a computer implemented system and method for selecting a best-suited individual for performing a task from a plurality of individuals. The method including identifying a plurality of individuals for performing a task, receiving a task to be assigned to an individual, assessing the suitability of each of the plurality of available individuals for performing the task, and determining a best-suited individual for performing the task. The method includes evaluating for each individual the individual'"'"'s current workload, the individual'"'"'s proximity to a location of the current task and the individual'"'"'s responsibility for performing the current task. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is utilized to balance the workload of a hospital'"'"'s housekeeping staff assigned to dean beds in a hospital thereby decreasing the bed turnover time and increasing the patient throughput of the hospital.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for selecting a best-suited individual for performing a task from a plurality of individuals, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of individuals for performing a task, receiving a task to be assigned to an individual, assessing the suitability of each of the plurality of available individuals, and determining a best-suited individual for performing the task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented system for selecting a best-suited individual for performing a task from a plurality of individuals comprising:
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a server computer coupled to a memory and a display;
said server computer programmed for receiving information pertaining to a current task, retrieving and evaluating stored data for each of a plurality of individuals for determining a suitability value for each said individual with respect said current task, and identifying a best suited individual for performing said current task from said plurality of individuals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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