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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2001
Andrew B. Baker, Eugene, OR (US);
Matthew L. Ginsberg, Eugene, OR (US);
Tristan Smith, Eugene, OR (US);
Daniel B. Keith, Eugene, OR (US);
Andrew Parkes, Walsall, GB;
Bryan Smith, Eugene, OR (US);
Andrew B. Baker, Eugene, OR (US);
Matthew L. Ginsberg, Eugene, OR (US);
Tristan Smith, Eugene, OR (US);
Daniel B. Keith, Eugene, OR (US);
Andrew Parkes, Walsall, GB;
Bryan Smith, Eugene, OR (US);
On Time Systems, Inc., Eugene, OR (US);
Abstract
Increased efficiency and lower cost job scheduling is provided by a system and method that optimizes for cost instead of makespan, and minimizes fluctuations in resource utilization. A schedule is constructed using a workflow scheduling system that includes a load leveler, a cost minimizer, and a manpower planner. The load leveler minimizes makespan, subject to resource limits, and then lowers the resource limits, repeating the process in order to create a flatter schedule. The cost minimizer generates an initial solution, and then incrementally improves it, using the manpower planner to evaluate the different possible solutions. The manpower planner calculates, for a given schedule, the optimal hire/fire decisions to minimize total cost.
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