System and method for identifying process bottlenecks
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1. A method comprising:
- calculating a resource utilization metric for a process resource with respect to each one of a plurality of time periods, the resource utilization metric with respect to said each one of said plurality of time periods indicative of an extent to which said process resource is expected to be utilized during said each one of said plurality of time periods;
displaying a respective fill zone that corresponds with each of said plurality of time periods; and
displaying a respective fill indication in each of at least one of said fill zones, said fill indication sized in proportion to the resource utilization metric with respect to the time period to which said each fill zone corresponds,wherein said time periods are calendar days, andwherein said fill zones are arrayed in a two-dimensional array in correspondence with a layout of a calendar for a calendar month.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a method includes defining a sequence of process resources. Each of the process resources is for performing at least one respective task on a work item. The method further includes calculating a resource utilization metric for each of the process resources. The method also includes displaying a representation of at least a portion of the sequence of process resources. The representation includes image elements that each have a dimension that is inversely proportional to the resource utilization metric for the process resource represented by the image element in question.
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1. A method comprising:
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calculating a resource utilization metric for a process resource with respect to each one of a plurality of time periods, the resource utilization metric with respect to said each one of said plurality of time periods indicative of an extent to which said process resource is expected to be utilized during said each one of said plurality of time periods; displaying a respective fill zone that corresponds with each of said plurality of time periods; and displaying a respective fill indication in each of at least one of said fill zones, said fill indication sized in proportion to the resource utilization metric with respect to the time period to which said each fill zone corresponds, wherein said time periods are calendar days, and wherein said fill zones are arrayed in a two-dimensional array in correspondence with a layout of a calendar for a calendar month. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a display device coupled to the processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing program instructions, the processor operative with the program instructions to; calculate a resource utilization metric for a process resource with respect to each one of a plurality of time periods, the resource utilization metric with respect to said each one of said plurality of time periods indicative of an extent to which said process resource is expected to be utilized during said each one of said plurality of time periods; display on the display device a respective fill zone that corresponds with each of said plurality of time periods; and display on the display device a respective fill indication in each of at least one of said fill zones, said fill indication sized in proportion to the resource utilization metric with respect to the time period to which said each fill zone corresponds, wherein said time periods are calendar days, and wherein said fill zones are arrayed in a two-dimensional array in correspondence with a layout of a calendar for a calendar month. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for displaying a representation of utilization of a resource, the computer readable program code means in said article of manufacture comprising; computer readable program code means for calculating a resource utilization metric for a process resource with respect to each one of a plurality of time periods, the resource utilization metric with respect to said each one of said plurality of time periods indicative of an extent to which said process resource is expected to be utilized during said each one of said plurality of time periods; computer readable program code means for displaying a respective fill zone that corresponds with each of said plurality of time periods; and computer readable program code means for displaying a respective fill indication in each of at least one of said fill zones, said fill indication sized in proportion to the resource utilization metric with respect to the time period to which said each fill zone corresponds, wherein said time periods are calendar days, and wherein said fill zones are arrayed in a two-dimensional array in correspondence with a layout of a calendar for a calendar month. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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