Scheduling and decision system
AssigneeNmetric, LLC
InventorsTom Carpenter, Clayton Monkus
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Abstract
The inventive subject matter herein is directed toward improved scheduling and planning system (200) in which computer implemented software uses a hierarchical selection list to select at least one of a plurality of unconnected users and contact the selected user(s) as a function of an event (110). Another aspect of the inventive subject matter includes an improved decision and/or scheduling system (100) that has soft fields for describing resources. Further aspects utilize a hierarchical soft field configuration.
Claims19
An improved manufacturing scheduling system, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a sensing device configured to sense a problematic event and a severity associated with the event, and configured to notify a software;
- a computer memory storing a hierarchical selection list;
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- the computer memory storing the software having instructions that execute on a computer to use the list to select at least one of a plurality of unconnected users, and to contact the selected user(s) as a function of the problematic event within 30 seconds of receiving a notification of the problematic event.
A method of scheduling in a manufacturing company, comprising:
- creating a hierarchical selection list comprising a problematic event, at least one unconnected user identification associated with the event, and at least one contact method for the unconnected user;
- receiving a notification of an occurrence of the event;
- selecting the unconnected user by correlating the user with the event and with the contact method using the hierarchical selection list;
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- notifying the unconnected user using the contact method within 30 seconds of receiving the notification of the event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.