Abstract: A computer based method for allocating and deploying personnel resources to transitory and fixed period work assignment tasks comprising the steps of: (a) providing a database containing work tasks related data; (b) providing a database containing personnel staffing data; (c) providing software which accesses the database of (a); (d) providing software which accesses the database of (b); (e) generating at least one personnel staffing data record via the software of (d) and storing the record within the database of (b); (f) generating at least one work task related data record via the software of (c) and storing said record within the database of (a); (g) interrogating and combining data records stored within the database(s) of (a) and (b) and storing the combined records into a database via software; (h) determining a user has communicated an input requirement via the software of (g) which requires interrogation of information contained in the database of (g); (i) interrogating the database of (g) in response

Abstract: The present invention discloses a computer-based method for minimizing loss or delayed delivery of commercially transported shipments by providing a first database containing transport/operational related data, (a.k.a. “operational data” and “transportation data”); providing a second database containing scanned shipment article identification data; providing third software which accesses a composite database containing integrated information records derived from and originally stored within transport and scanned shipment article databases; interrogating the composite database in response to a user input requirement; formatting said integrated records in response to a user input requirement, and communicating said formatted information to said user via a screen image display (GUI).