System and method for online scheduling and shift management

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6587831
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09422386

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A method for centrally creating a schedule for a group of company employees who may be geographically dispersed. The system operates over a distributed network thereby providing communication among employees and other data sources. The scheduling system assigns the employees to shifts while accommodating numerous factors including staffing requirements, employee preferences, and optimal settings based on forecasting. Forecasts derived from information concerning factors outside the company constitute extrinsic influences on the schedule generated according to the invention.

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SCHEDULEBRAIN INCC/O WORKBRAIN CORPORATION 250 FERRAND DRIVE SUITE 1200 TORONTO ONTARIO M3C 3G8

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
O'Brien, Kenneth New York, NY 6 161

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