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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Robert D. Klett, Ottawa, CA;
James R. Crozman, Ottawa, CA;
Ingrid Bongartz, Ottawa, CA;
Gelu V. Ticala, Stittsville, CA;
Inventors:
Robert D. Klett, Ottawa, CA;
James R. Crozman, Ottawa, CA;
Ingrid Bongartz, Ottawa, CA;
Gelu V. Ticala, Stittsville, CA;
Assignee:
Kinaxis Holdings Inc., , CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scheduler combines characteristics of a forward and backward schedulers to determine a schedule for activities that require the use of resources. The system handles conflicting requirements for resources by considering target dates and the relative priority of the activities. As a result, higher priority activities are more likely to be scheduled to complete on or before their target date than are lower priority activities.