Planning support system and method

A computerized planning support system, comprising:

• means for receiving user inputs from the user interface in accordance with criteria specified by a pre-existing planning model stored in a database;
• means for processing information from the user inputs in accordance with the criteria of the pre-existing planning model;
• means for preparing export file formats for exporting information, the information being determined by interaction between the user inputs and the criteria of the pre-existing planning model;
• and
• means for exporting the information in accordance with the export file format.

A planning support system, comprising:

• a database resident on the computer system;
• a user interface for interfacing with the database;
• a pre-existing planning model stored in the database;
• a core control bridge resident on the computer system, the core control bridge communicating between the database and the user interface;
• means for receiving by the core control bridge, user inputs from the user interface in accordance with criteria specified by a pre-existing planning model stored in the database;
• means for processing information from the user inputs in accordance with the criteria of the pre-existing planning model;
• means for preparing export file formats for exporting information, the information being determined by interaction between the user inputs and the criteria of the pre-existing planning model;
• and
• means for exporting the information in accordance with the export file format.