Allocation of flight legs to dispatcher positions

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 work...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors HERRICK GLENN W, SANTOS CIPRIANO A, RAPER MARK D, ZHANG XIN, LOPEZ SANCHEZ IVAN ADRIAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.01.2014
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213397280