System and method for throughput measurement
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1. A computerized method for identifying the contention severity of a resource, comprising:
- (a) identifying a first staff/date time to assign a first task to a resource;
(b) determining whether the resource is already allocated at the first date/time;
(c) determining a second date/time at which the resource is available if the resource is already allocated at the first date/time;
(d) determining the time difference between the first date/time and the second date/time as the contention severity for the first task;
(e) repeating steps (a) through (d), substituting a second task for the first task; and
(f) determining a total contention severity for the resource by summing the contention severity for each of the tasks scheduled to use that resource;
wherein, if;
(i) the resource is already allocated at the first date/time; and
(ii) a second date/time at which the resource is available is determined;
then further comprising;
incrementing by one a contention counter for the resource;
repeating inquiry steps (i) and (ii) for each task assigned to the resource, incrementing by one the contention counter for the resource if inquiry steps (i) and (ii) are satisfied, thereby generating a total contention count for the resource;
evaluating a total contention count for a plurality of resources; and
generating promotions or sales incentives to solicit work orders not involving resources with a total contention count above a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A computerized method for determining throughput includes generating a demand array of item orders and generating a supply array of manufacturing inventory. The method includes selecting an item order in the demand array, and matching manufacturing inventory in the supply array with the selected item order. The method also includes assigning a throughput value to the selected item order based on the matched manufacturing inventory.
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1. A computerized method for identifying the contention severity of a resource, comprising:
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(a) identifying a first staff/date time to assign a first task to a resource; (b) determining whether the resource is already allocated at the first date/time; (c) determining a second date/time at which the resource is available if the resource is already allocated at the first date/time; (d) determining the time difference between the first date/time and the second date/time as the contention severity for the first task; (e) repeating steps (a) through (d), substituting a second task for the first task; and (f) determining a total contention severity for the resource by summing the contention severity for each of the tasks scheduled to use that resource; wherein, if; (i) the resource is already allocated at the first date/time; and (ii) a second date/time at which the resource is available is determined;
then further comprising;incrementing by one a contention counter for the resource; repeating inquiry steps (i) and (ii) for each task assigned to the resource, incrementing by one the contention counter for the resource if inquiry steps (i) and (ii) are satisfied, thereby generating a total contention count for the resource; evaluating a total contention count for a plurality of resources; and generating promotions or sales incentives to solicit work orders not involving resources with a total contention count above a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized method for identifying contention severity of a material, comprising:
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(a) identifying a first date/time to assign a first requirement for the material; (b) determining whether the material is already allocated at the first date/time; (c) determining a second date/time at which the material is available if the material is already allocated at the first date/time; (d) determining the time difference between the first date/time and the second date/time as the contention severity of the first requirement for the material; (e) repeating steps (a) through (d), substituting a second requirement for the material for the first requirement for the material; and (f) determining a total contention severity for the material by summing the contention severity of each of the requirements for the material; wherein, if; (i) the resource is already allocated at the first date/time; and (ii) a second date/time at which the resource is available is determined;
then further comprising;incrementing by one a contention counter for the resource; repeating inquiry steps (i) and (ii) for each task assigned to the resource, incrementing by one the contention counter for the resource if inquiry steps (i) and (ii) are satisfied, thereby generating a total contention count for the resource; evaluating a total contention count for a plurality of resources; and generating promotions or sales incentives to solicit work orders not involving resources with a total contention count above a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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