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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2012
Cipriano a Santos, Modesto, CA (US);
Ivan Adrian Lopez Sanchez, Sonora, MX;
Xin Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Glenn W Herrick, Miramar, FL (US);
Mark D Raper, Tulsa, OK (US);
Cipriano A Santos, Modesto, CA (US);
Ivan Adrian Lopez Sanchez, Sonora, MX;
Xin Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Glenn W Herrick, Miramar, FL (US);
Mark D Raper, Tulsa, OK (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving flight leg data and dispatcher position data for a planning horizon and identifying cycle flight legs and extraordinary flight legs based on the flight leg data. The method includes allocating each cycle flight leg to at least one dispatcher position while minimizing workload deviations between the dispatcher positions. The method includes allocating, after allocating each cycle flight leg, each extraordinary flight leg to at least one dispatcher position while minimizing workload deviations between the dispatcher positions.