Multi criteria decision analysis for mitigating of crowding
AssigneeHelse Stavanger Hf
InventorOlsen ØYSTEIN EVJEN
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Abstract
It is disclosed a method and a computer program and user interface for handling and mitigating crowding at an institution. Based on customer flow indications and assessment of criticality of flow indicators, determinants responsible for crowding are determined. An aggregation of customer flow indicators is calculated. Interventions are calculated for mitigating the crowding. The aggregation, as well as customer flow indicators and proposed interventions are displayed to a user, for facilitating the decision process of determining which intervention to implement and when.
Claims10
A method for resource utilization mitigating crowding at an institution, wherein time-series development of customer flow indicators are being observed, and wherein a number or resources are utilized, the method comprising:
- obtaining real-time customer flow indicator input;
- assessing current customer flow indicators and resource availability information, using special purpose hardware and computer-readable program code logic means;
- assessing a critical level for each customer flow indicator;
- determining determinants responsible for crowding, wherein the determinants comprises customer flow indicators, based on the resource availability and the customer flow indicators together with the critical levels for each customer flow indicator;
- calculating an aggregation of customer flow indicators of the determinants responsible for crowding, based on a multi criteria decision analysis, MCDA, methodology;
- calculating interventions for mitigating of the crowding, based on the determined determinants responsible for the crowding and the calculated aggregation of customer flow indicators;
- displaying most crucial determinants responsible for crowding, the calculated aggregation of customer flow indicators and the calculated interventions to a user, wherein each intervention is predicted to at least partly mitigate the crowding at the institution;
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- implementing an intervention according to received user decision input based on displaying most crucial determinants, calculated aggregation and calculated interventions, for mitigating the crowding.
A computer program comprising computer program code which, when run in a processor, causes a computer to:
- obtain real-time customer flow indicator input;
- assess current customer flow indicators and resource availability information;
- assess a critical level for each customer flow indicator;
- determine determinants responsible for crowding, wherein the determinants comprises customer flow indicators, based on the resource availability and the customer flow indicators together with the critical levels for each customer flow indicator;
- calculate an aggregation of customer flow indicators of the determinant responsible for crowding, based on a multi criteria decision analysis, MCDA, methodology;
- calculate interventions for mitigating of the crowding, based on the determined determinants responsible for the crowding and the calculated aggregation of customer flow indicators;
- display most crucial determinants responsible for crowding, the calculated aggregation of customer flow indicators and the calculated interventions to a user, wherein each intervention is predicted to at least partly mitigate the crowding at the institution by resource utilization;
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- implement an intervention according to received user decision input based on displaying most crucial determinants, calculated aggregation and calculated interventions, for mitigating the crowding.
An institution having software and hardware for improving resource utilization, wherein said software and hardware are adapted to perform the steps of:
- obtaining real-time customer flow indicator input;
- assessing current customer flow indicators and resource availability information;
- assessing a critical level for each customer flow indicator;
- determining determinants responsible for crowding, wherein the determinants comprises customer flow indicators, based on the resource availability and the customer flow indicators together with the critical levels for each customer flow indicator;
- calculating an aggregation of customer flow indicators of the determinants responsible for crowding, based on a multi criteria decision analysis, MCDA, methodology;
- calculating interventions for mitigating of the crowding, based on the determined determinants responsible for the crowding and the calculated aggregation of customer flow indicators;
- displaying most crucial determinants responsible for crowding, the calculated aggregation of customer flow indicators and the calculated interventions to a user, wherein each intervention is predicted to at least partly mitigate the crowding at the institution;
- obtaining user decision input;
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- receiving an intervention according to received user decision input based on displaying most crucial determinants, calculated aggregation and calculated interventions, for mitigating the crowding.
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