System and Method for Scheduling Work Orders
First Claim
1. A method of scheduling work orders maintained within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, said method comprising:
- providing a user interface for a scheduling application configured to schedule said work orders in said ERP system;
maintaining key performance indicator (KPI) information associated in real time with said work orders using said scheduling application;
presenting said KPI information via said user interface to facilitate decisions related to said scheduling; and
in response to user input scheduling selected work orders, committing changes to said selected work orders in said ERP system to implement the scheduling.
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Abstract
A method of scheduling work orders maintained within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system comprises maintains key performance indicator (KPI) information associated in real-time with the work orders. The KPI information is present to facilitate decisions related to the scheduling. In response to user input scheduling selected work orders, changes to selected work orders may be committed in the ERP system Orders may be tentatively scheduled and tentative changes maintained without committing to the ERP system. KPI information may be updated for the tentative changes and presented. Further the method may comprise receiving user input specifying a particular date to schedule to; receiving user input to specify particular work orders to schedule; receiving user input to schedule the particular work orders to the particular date; and tentatively scheduling in accordance with said user input to schedule.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling work orders maintained within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, said method comprising:
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providing a user interface for a scheduling application configured to schedule said work orders in said ERP system; maintaining key performance indicator (KPI) information associated in real time with said work orders using said scheduling application; presenting said KPI information via said user interface to facilitate decisions related to said scheduling; and in response to user input scheduling selected work orders, committing changes to said selected work orders in said ERP system to implement the scheduling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system comprising one or more servers and user computers coupled thereto via a communication network for performing a method of scheduling work orders maintained within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, said method comprising:
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providing a user interface for a scheduling application configured to schedule said work orders in said ERP system; maintaining key performance indicator (KPI) information associated in real time with said work orders using said scheduling application; presenting said KPI information via said user interface to facilitate decisions related to said scheduling; and in response to user input scheduling selected work orders, committing changes to said selected work orders in said ERP system to implement the scheduling. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising instructions and data for execution by a processor to implement a method of scheduling work orders maintained within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, said method comprising:
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providing a user interface for a scheduling application configured to schedule said work orders in said ERP system; maintaining key performance indicator (KPI) information associated in real time with said work orders using said scheduling application; presenting said KPI information via said user interface to facilitate decisions related to said scheduling; and in response to user input scheduling selected work orders, committing changes to said selected work orders in said ERP system to implement the scheduling.
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