LABOR RESOURCE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A labor resource decision support system comprising:
- one or more computers; and
a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;
maintaining labor resource data across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format, the standardized data record format having a combination of fields that define attributes of a labor resource relevant to labor resource planning for the organization, each field having a set of two or more predefined, potential values;
determining a demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a defined combination of values for fields of the standardized data record format based on input describing forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization;
determining a supply measurement for the first type of labor resource based on input describing forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the labor resource data;
calculating a gap measurement based on the determined demand measurement and the determined supply measurement, the calculated gap measurement reflecting ability of the organization to meet forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization based on forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization; and
providing an output based on the calculated gap measurement.
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Abstract
A labor resource decision support system, in which labor resource data is maintained across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format. A demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a unique combination of values for fields of the standardized data record format is determined based on input describing forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization and a supply measurement for the first type of labor resource is determined based on input describing forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the labor resource data. A gap measurement is calculated based on the determined demand measurement and the determined supply measurement and an output is provided based on the calculated gap measurement.
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20 Claims
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1. A labor resource decision support system comprising:
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one or more computers; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; maintaining labor resource data across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format, the standardized data record format having a combination of fields that define attributes of a labor resource relevant to labor resource planning for the organization, each field having a set of two or more predefined, potential values; determining a demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a defined combination of values for fields of the standardized data record format based on input describing forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization; determining a supply measurement for the first type of labor resource based on input describing forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the labor resource data; calculating a gap measurement based on the determined demand measurement and the determined supply measurement, the calculated gap measurement reflecting ability of the organization to meet forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization based on forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization; and providing an output based on the calculated gap measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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maintaining labor resource data across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format, the standardized data record format having a combination of fields that define attributes of a labor resource relevant to labor resource planning for the organization, each field having a set of two or more predefined, potential values; determining a demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a unique combination of values for the fields of the standardized data record format based on input describing forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization; determining a supply measurement for the first type of labor resource based on input describing forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the labor resource data; calculating, using at least one processor, a gap measurement based on the determined demand measurement and the determined supply measurement, the calculated gap measurement reflecting ability of the organization to meet forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization based on forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization; and providing an output based on the calculated gap measurement.
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20. A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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maintaining labor resource data across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format, the standardized data record format having a combination of fields that define attributes of a labor resource relevant to labor resource planning for the organization, each field having a set of two or more predefined, potential values; determining a demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a unique combination of values for the fields of the standardized data record format based on input describing forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization; determining a supply measurement for the first type of labor resource based on input describing forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the labor resource data; calculating a gap measurement based on the determined demand measurement and the determined supply measurement, the calculated gap measurement reflecting ability of the organization to meet forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization based on forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization; and providing an output based on the calculated gap measurement.
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