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Abstract

A method for scheduling resources from a workforce pool, including the steps of updating human resource information regarding availability of each human resource, forecasting human resource workload for a specified time period, storing the human resource information and the forecasted human resource workload information into a central database, accessing the central database to schedule non-pooled human resources, determining understaffed time periods by comparing the forecasted human resource workload versus available resources from scheduling the non-pooled human resources and scheduling pooled human resources to cover the understaffed forecast. Also disclosed is a system for scheduling a pool of human resources, including a system for scheduling a pool of human resources, a central database for storing human resource information, including human resource availability and current scheduling information, the database being electronically connected to a network, at least one remote work station connected to the database via the network, wherein the remote work station allows the viewing of forecasted workloads, and current staffing assigned to the forecasted workloads to determine periods of understaffing and overstaffing.

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