System and method for calculating employee recognition benefits in the form of fuel credits
First Claim
1. A method for calculating employee recognition awards in the form of fuel credits, comprising the steps of;
- creating a first data base, said first data base containing a listing of all employees in an organization, said first data base further including details relating to years of services, salary and grade levels and performance ratings;
generating a second data base, said second data base including a grouping of performance targets for each operating unit in said organization;
providing a third data base, said third data base including a number of fuel suppliers and available fuel credits available from each of said suppliers and quantities of fuel types provided by each of said suppliers;
calculating a pool of available fuel credits from said suppliers, said pool including limits of said fuel types;
selecting a group of employees from said first data base meeting certain established criteria based on performance related activities;
matching said group of employees with said second data base to determine if an employee works in an operating unit achieving certain performance criteria to obtain an award set;
comparing said award set to said available fuel credits; and
issuing fuel credits to each member of said award set.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for calculating employee or member recognition benefits in the form of fuel credits. More particularly, the system and method described in the instant specification provides a mechanism for determining awards in the form of fuel products such as gasoline, propane, diesel, kerosene, heating oil and other similar consumer oriented consumables in order to assist employees or members in meeting the demands of increased costs and for providing additional incentive vehicles in order to meet operating unit, divisional and corporate objectives and targets. The system utilizes a number of parameters that relate specifically to the employee or member of the organization and computes an award figure based on corporate or unit operating conditions as well as availability of supplies of fuel type products from participating suppliers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for calculating employee recognition awards in the form of fuel credits, comprising the steps of;
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creating a first data base, said first data base containing a listing of all employees in an organization, said first data base further including details relating to years of services, salary and grade levels and performance ratings; generating a second data base, said second data base including a grouping of performance targets for each operating unit in said organization; providing a third data base, said third data base including a number of fuel suppliers and available fuel credits available from each of said suppliers and quantities of fuel types provided by each of said suppliers; calculating a pool of available fuel credits from said suppliers, said pool including limits of said fuel types; selecting a group of employees from said first data base meeting certain established criteria based on performance related activities; matching said group of employees with said second data base to determine if an employee works in an operating unit achieving certain performance criteria to obtain an award set; comparing said award set to said available fuel credits; and issuing fuel credits to each member of said award set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for issuing fuel credits as part of an employee recognition program, comprising the steps of;
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creating a first data base, said first data base containing information pertaining to each employee of a company, said first data base including years of service, salary and grade level and performance; collecting employee preferences with respect to available fuel types; inputting said employee preferences into said first data base; providing a second data base, said second data base including suppliers of said available fuel types and quantities of credits available for each of said fuel types from each of said suppliers; determining which of said employees are eligible for a grant of an award of fuel credits; comparing said employee preferences with said available fuel types; calculating a proportionate share of said credits for each of said eligible employees based on performance criteria; printing a personalized award certificate, said certificate including at least an employee name, amount of said credits issued to said employee and a personalized message; and distributing said award certificate to said eligible employee. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing fuel credits as part of an employee incentive program, comprising the steps of;
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creating an employee data base, said employee data base containing details on each employee of a company, said details including employee performance ratings and salary and grade level; determining performance targets for each employee and operating division of said company; inputting said performance targets for each employee and operating division in a second data base; providing a third data base, said third data base including a listing of possible fuel suppliers willing to participate in an employer sponsored program, said listing further including available fuel type and quantities of said fuel types reserved for said program; selecting employees for participation in said program due to performance criteria obtained from said first data base and said second data base; notifying each of said employees of selection; permitting each of said employees to choose fuel types and suppliers from said third data base; printing a fuel card having a quantity of fuel credits; and distributing said fuel card to said employee. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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