SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND SCHEDULING A WORKFORCE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- calculating, with one or more computer processors, a labor shortfall for completion of a set of tasks within a designated time period, the labor shortfall representing a difference between an amount of required workforce personnel that is needed to complete the set of tasks within the designated time period and an amount of available workforce personnel during the designated time period, the available workforce personnel subject to one or more workforce constraints on how long the available workforce personnel can work within the designated time period;
visually presenting, with the one or more computer processors on an electronic device of an operator, an indication of the labor shortfall; and
responsive to receiving first operator input on the electronic device of the operator, automatically generating one or more communication signals that are sent to one or more mobile devices of at least one of the available workforce personnel or additional workforce personnel, the one or more communication signals requesting additional work on the set of tasks by the at least one of the available workforce personnel or the additional workforce personnel in excess of the one or more workforce constraints.
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Abstract
A method includes calculating a labor shortfall for completion of a set of tasks within a designated time period. The labor shortfall represents a difference between a required workforce that is needed to complete the tasks and an amount of available workforce. The available workforce personnel are subject to workforce constraints on how long the workforce personnel can work. The method also includes visually presenting an indication of the labor shortfall and automatically generating communication signals for available workforce personnel and/or additional workforce personnel. The communication signals request additional work on the set of tasks by the at least one of the available workforce personnel or the additional workforce personnel in excess of the one or more workforce constraints.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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calculating, with one or more computer processors, a labor shortfall for completion of a set of tasks within a designated time period, the labor shortfall representing a difference between an amount of required workforce personnel that is needed to complete the set of tasks within the designated time period and an amount of available workforce personnel during the designated time period, the available workforce personnel subject to one or more workforce constraints on how long the available workforce personnel can work within the designated time period; visually presenting, with the one or more computer processors on an electronic device of an operator, an indication of the labor shortfall; and responsive to receiving first operator input on the electronic device of the operator, automatically generating one or more communication signals that are sent to one or more mobile devices of at least one of the available workforce personnel or additional workforce personnel, the one or more communication signals requesting additional work on the set of tasks by the at least one of the available workforce personnel or the additional workforce personnel in excess of the one or more workforce constraints. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a controller comprising one or more computer processors, the controller configured to identify a labor shortfall for completion of a set of tasks within a designated time period, the labor shortfall representing a difference between an amount of required workforce personnel that is needed to complete the set of tasks within the designated time period and an amount of available workforce personnel during the designated time period, the available workforce personnel subject to one or more workforce constraints on how long the available workforce personnel can work within the designated time period, wherein the controller also is configured to direct an electronic device of an operator to visually present an indication of the labor shortfall, the controller also configured to receive first operator input via the electronic device of the operator and, responsive to receiving the first operator input, automatically generate one or more communication signals that are sent to one or more mobile devices of at least one of the available workforce personnel or additional workforce personnel, the one or more communication signals requesting additional work on the set of tasks by the at least one of the available workforce personnel or the additional workforce personnel in excess of the one or more workforce constraints. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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estimating a needed amount of workforce personnel to complete a scheduled set of tasks on a vehicle asset to at least one of repair the vehicle asset, maintain the vehicle asset, or prepare the vehicle asset for departure; determining an available amount of the workforce personnel that can perform at least part of the scheduled set of tasks within an upcoming designated time period subject to one or more workforce constraints on a length of time that the workforce personnel is allowed to work during the upcoming designated time period; comparing the needed amount of the workforce personnel with the available amount of the workforce personnel to identify a labor shortage for the scheduled set of tasks; notifying an operator of the labor shortage on an electronic mobile device of the operator; and responsive to receiving input from the operator via the mobile device of the operator, at least one of;
identifying additional workforce personnel to assist with performance of the scheduled set of tasks in excess of the one or more workforce constraints in order to reduce or eliminate the labor shortage, or changing a scheduled order of the tasks to reduce or eliminate the labor shortage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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