LABOR FLEXIBILITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for determining a labor flexibility level for a document management system that meets a performance level of a full-flexibility level and is within one or more threshold limits, the system comprising:
- a document management system comprising a plurality of print production devices, wherein the document management system is associated with a plurality of operators who each possess one or more skill sets for operating one or more of the print production devices;
an electronic device in communication with the document management system;
a computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions that, when executed cause the electronic device to;
identify a fully-flexible configuration of the document management system as a current configuration, wherein the fully-flexible configuration represents a configuration where each of the plurality of operators possesses every skill set necessary to operate each print production device,determine a performance level value for the current configuration,identify a set of possible configurations of the document management system, wherein each possible configuration represents a configuration where one or more of the plurality of operators possesses fewer than every skill set,for each possible configuration in the set;
select a possible configuration from the set,determine whether the selected possible configuration should replace the current configuration based on the performance level value associated with the current configuration, a performance level value associated with the selected possible configuration, and a performance threshold limit,in response to determining whether the selected possible configuration should replace the current configuration, replace the current configuration with the selected possible configuration, andpresent to a user the current configuration as a recommended configuration for the document management system, wherein the current configuration indicates which operators should be cross-trained with which skill sets.
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Abstract
A system for determining a labor flexibility level for a document management system that meets a performance level of a full-flexibility level and is within one or more threshold limits includes a document management system having a plurality of print production devices, an electronic device in communication with the document management system, and a computer-readable storage medium having one or more programming instructions. The document management system is associated with a plurality of operators who each possess one or more skill sets for operating one or more of the print production devices.
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1. A system for determining a labor flexibility level for a document management system that meets a performance level of a full-flexibility level and is within one or more threshold limits, the system comprising:
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a document management system comprising a plurality of print production devices, wherein the document management system is associated with a plurality of operators who each possess one or more skill sets for operating one or more of the print production devices; an electronic device in communication with the document management system; a computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions that, when executed cause the electronic device to; identify a fully-flexible configuration of the document management system as a current configuration, wherein the fully-flexible configuration represents a configuration where each of the plurality of operators possesses every skill set necessary to operate each print production device, determine a performance level value for the current configuration, identify a set of possible configurations of the document management system, wherein each possible configuration represents a configuration where one or more of the plurality of operators possesses fewer than every skill set, for each possible configuration in the set; select a possible configuration from the set, determine whether the selected possible configuration should replace the current configuration based on the performance level value associated with the current configuration, a performance level value associated with the selected possible configuration, and a performance threshold limit, in response to determining whether the selected possible configuration should replace the current configuration, replace the current configuration with the selected possible configuration, and present to a user the current configuration as a recommended configuration for the document management system, wherein the current configuration indicates which operators should be cross-trained with which skill sets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for determining a labor flexibility level for a document management system that meets a performance level of a full-flexibility level and is within one or more threshold limits, the method comprising:
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identifying, by an electronic device, a fully-flexible configuration of a document management system as a current configuration, wherein the document management system comprises a plurality of print production devices, wherein the document management system is associated with a plurality of operators who each possess one or more skill sets for operating one or more of the print production devices, wherein the fully-flexible configuration represents a configuration where each of the plurality of operators possesses every skill set necessary to operate each print production device; determining a performance level value for the current configuration; identifying a set of possible configurations of the document management system, wherein each possible configuration represents a configuration where one or more of the plurality of operators possesses fewer than every skill set; for each possible configuration in the set; selecting a possible configuration from the set, determining whether the selected possible configuration should replace the current configuration based on the performance level value associated with the current configuration, a performance level value associated with the selected possible configuration, and a performance threshold limit, in response to determining whether the selected possible configuration should replace the current configuration, replacing the current configuration with the selected possible configuration, and presenting to a user the current configuration as a recommended configuration for the document management system, wherein the current configuration indicates which operators should be cross-trained with which skill sets. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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