US 2003/0171981 A1 · Computer implemented vehicle repair analysis system

Abstract

A computer-implemented method and apparatus is provided for tracking a vehicle during a vehicle-related multi-step process. A vehicle identifier is received for uniquely identifying a vehicle. A delay reason is received for why the vehicle was delayed during at least one of the multi-step processes. An association is stored among the delay reason, the step at which the vehicle delay occurred, and the vehicle identifier. The stored association is used to identify at least one delay reason for the vehicle. The method and apparatus also analyze business aspects of the vehicle-related multi-step process and succinctly summarize the business analysis with respect to performance, priorities, projections, and production workforce shift profiles.

Claims34

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for tracking a vehicle during a vehicle-related collision repair multi-step process, comprising the steps of:

receiving a vehicle identifier for uniquely identifying a vehicle;
receiving a delay reason for why the vehicle was delayed during at least one step of the multi-step collision repair process;
storing an association among the delay reason, the step at which vehicle delay occurred, and the vehicle identifier;
and
using the stored association to identify at least one delay reason for the vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/386,051Filed 11 Mar 2003

Priority

23 Jun 2000

Published

11 Sep 2003

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

G06Q 10/06
Administration; Management: resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation…
G06Q 10/063116
Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group: schedule adjustment for a person or group
G06Q 10/06312
Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations: adjustment or analysis of established resource…
G06Q 10/06314
Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations: calendaring for a resource

Computer implemented vehicle repair analysis system

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Computer implemented vehicle repair analysis system

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Abstract

Claims34