SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MANUFACTURING INFORMATION

• US 20070192128A1
• Filed: 02/16/2007
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shoplogix, Inc. (Constellation Software Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Shoplogix, Inc. (Constellation Software Incorporated)
• Inventors: Celestini, Stefano
• Application Number:
  US11/676,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192128A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

A system for managing data within an organization that is intended to provide tactical and/or role-based data. The system includes a data acquisition module, a data processing module and an output module. The data acquisition module acquires operational data and financial data related to the operational data. The data processing module is configured to: analyze the operational data to identify a variance in the operational data; determine a financial impact of the variance based on the financial data; generate an event based on the variance in the operational data; and prioritize the event based on the financial impact. The output module then outputs the event, preferably in accordance with priority. In a particular case, the event may also be categorized as relating to a particular role with the organization.

Claims

1. A system for managing data within an organization, the system comprising:

a data acquisition module for acquiring;

operational data; and

financial data related to the operational data;

a data processing module configured to;

analyze the operational data to identify a variance in the operational data;

determine a financial impact of the variance based on the financial data;

generate an event based on the variance in the operational data; and

prioritize the event based on the financial impact; and

an output module for outputting the event.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the financial data is data relating to opportunity costs.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the financial data is data relating to margins.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the financial impact is determined by applying the financial data to the operational data and calculating a value attributable to the variance in the operational data.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the data acquisition module acquires financial data for a task at the time the task is scheduled.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the output module outputs the event in accordance with the prioritization.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein the operational data is real-time operational data and the data processing module operates on the real-time operational data.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing module is further configured to categorize the event as relating to a role within the organization.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing module comprises a rules processing module for applying rules to the operational data and financial data to identify the variances and to determine the financial impact.

10. A system according to claim 9, further comprising a configuration module for entry of the rules.

11. A system according to claim 9, wherein the rules comprise information relating to roles within the organization.

12. A method for managing data within an organization, the method comprising:

acquiring operational data relating to operations of the organization;

acquiring financial data related to the operational data;

automatically analyzing the operational data and the financial data to;

identify a variance in the operational data;

generate an event based on the variance;

determine a financial impact of the variance based on the variance and the financial data; and

prioritize the event based on the financial impact; and

outputting the events.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the analyzing further comprises categorizing the event as relating to a role within the organization.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein the analyzing comprises applying rules to the operational data and financial data to identify the variance and to determine the financial impact.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the rules comprise information relating to the roles within the organization and the event is categorized as being related to a role within the organization.

16. A method according to claim 14, further comprising entering configuration data, comprising the rules.

17. A graphical user interface for role-based information, the user interface comprising a plurality of icons each representing a role within an organization, wherein each icon is selectable to provide additional information relating to events relating to the role.

18. The graphical user interface of claim 17, wherein each icon also indicates a status for the represented role based on priority of the events for the represented role.

19. The graphical user interface of claim 17, wherein the additional information comprises a list of events ranked according to a financial impact of the event on the organization.

20. A graphical user interface for viewing reports comprising:

a main window;

two or more secondary windows within the main window, each secondary window showing a single report variable, wherein each secondary window comprises a means for moving the secondary window within the main window, allowing a first secondary window to be overlaid on a second secondary window in order to compare report variables.