Abstract: A computer-implemented method for manufacturing or controlling a technical system includes the method steps: (a) inputting a sample of parameter sets suitable for manufacturing or controlling the technical system, with a feasibility identifier assigned to each of the parameter sets, wherein the feasibility identifier marks each parameter set either as technically feasible or technically non-feasible or erroneous in terms of manufacturing or controlling the technical system, (b) generating a computerized surrogate model for the technical system based on the respective parameter sets of the sample, which are marked as technically feasible, by means of a regression method, (c) determining an optimized parameter set based on the surrogate model by means of a computerized optimization method, and (d) outputting the optimized parameter set for manufacturing or controlling the technical system.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device configured to generate a route including a point of departure and a first destination determined based on order information, while the electronic device is moved along the route using a driver, in response to not receiving an order from the first destination on which seating information indicating at least one seated customer is identified, perform an operation of outputting information indicating a serving tray accommodating a basic item based on the electronic device reaching the first destination, and based on a drive along the route being completed, in response to not delivering, to the first destination, at least one item indicated in an order received from the first destination, exclude the first destination from the route.

Abstract: A system for determining estimated alimentary element transfer time, the system comprising a computing device adapted to receive a plurality of alimentary elements and a plurality of destinations, determine an estimated transfer time, wherein determining includes retrieving a plurality of locations of a plurality of transfer apparatuses wherein the plurality of locations are associated with a plurality of transfer paths, generate a plurality of transfer times, determine an estimated transfer time as a function of the plurality of transfer times, generate an accuracy measure based on the estimated transfer time, wherein generating includes computing a plurality of transfer time variations, generate an accuracy measure based on a plurality of statistical parameters, and provide an estimated transfer time, wherein providing includes receiving a new alimentary element request, retrieving an estimated transfer time, retrieving the accuracy measure, and provide an estimated transfer time accuracy message.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of generating, by a blockchain node, an asset containment world-state by execution of a linear-time ingestion algorithm, detecting, by the blockchain node, an asset aggregation or disaggregation event, updating, by the blockchain node, the world-state based on the asset aggregation or disaggregation event, and computing supply-chain metrics based on the updated world-state.

Abstract: A system and methods for integrating datasets and automating transformation workflows using a distributed computational graph comprising modules that represent various stages within a data processing workflow. The system detects new datasets and automatically selects or assembles a workflow to process the new data, and integrates new data through a series of identification, transformation, and metadata enrichment pipelines.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for converting a static and non-functional electronic mapped process of a programmatic workflow into a functional, user-interactive process checklist that tracks and manages the steps of the mapped process and enables the process's steps to be completed and accounted for. The process checklist provides instant visibility into the status and progress of the workflow's underlying process, with responsibilities and handoffs being clear and procedures well-documented; and enables users to engage with the process checklist so that the workflow and its underlying mapped process can progress.

Abstract: A technique for real-time trailer utilization measurement includes a three-dimensional depth monitor operable to monitor loading of a trailer and a processor operable to determine trailer utilization in real-time during loading of the trailer using image information from the monitor. A graphical user interface can receive utilization information from the processor and display a visual representation of real-time loading of the trailer. Utilization is a ratio of cumulative package volume to currently loaded volume of the trailer, wherein the cumulative package volume is determined from dimensional scans of packages to be loaded in the trailer and the currently loaded volume is determined by the monitor.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for workflow construction operations include displaying a canvas for enabling placement and interconnection of workflow blocks with some of the workflow blocks being associated with data sources, enabling placement of a workflow block on the canvas and associating the at least one workflow block with at least one of the plurality of data sources, enabling placement of a switch block on the canvas at a downstream position of the workflow block and placement of a plurality of additional workflow blocks at locations downstream of the switch block and arranged in a plurality of alternative downstream branches. The switch block is configured to direct trigger action flow to the plurality of alternative downstream branches. The switch block is configured with a plurality of differing queries associated with the plurality of alternative downstream branches, at least one of the differing queries being associated with the data sources.

Abstract: A method performed by an electronic device includes retrieving, from a first computing environment, a first set of structured documents that contains metadata for a first version of a workflow to be performed by a workflow engine, the first version of the workflow including a first set of workflow elements. The method further including retrieving, from a second computing environment, a second set of structured documents. The method determines whether a rule is to be applied, based on one but not both of the first and second sets of structured documents including at least one section for a workflow element having a type to which the rule applies, and generating a description of a change in the second version of the workflow relative to the first version of the workflow.

Abstract: A data-driven execution system and an execution method thereof are provided. The data-driven execution system includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device is used for storing multiple modules. The processor is coupled to the storage device and used to execute multiple modules. The processor receives a data processing request. The processor searches a data graph according to the data processing request to obtain at least one task path. The processor generates a recommended plan according to one of the at least one task path.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices may be configured to detect and remediate component failures in three-dimensional object printers (10, 10a-f) preemptively. For example, systems may include: (a) a plurality of printers (10, 10a-f) each configured to produce three-dimensional objects (13), each printer including: (i) a plurality of subsystems; and (ii) at least one sensor; and (b) processor(s) (41, 42) and memory resource(s) (21) storing an inventory of available replacement components for at least some of said subsystems. The one or more memory resources may (21) store instructions that may cause the one or more processors to: (i) identify a predetermined pattern in data sensed during a process of producing a three-dimensional object by a sensor of a printer as an indicator of likely failure of a subsystem or component thereof; and (ii) assign a component in inventory to said printer based on a unique identifier of the printer and the indicator of likely failure identified in the signal.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method comprising: receiving, at an information technology service management (ITSM) system, a Practice Action request, the Practice Action request referencing a Practice, the Practice providing one or more selectively enablable Capabilities to a project created in the ITSM system; the ITSM system querying an issues database associated with the project; the ITSM system receiving a result set of candidate issues in response to the query; and the ITSM system modifying one or more of the candidate requests using the referenced Practice.

Abstract: A method may include receiving a plurality of signals from a sensor deployed in a subterranean formation and performing a step-rate analysis for the subterranean formation using the plurality of signals. An ideal volumetric flow rate and pressure of water injected into the subterranean formation by a power water injector may be determined from the step-rate analysis. A cumulative volume and pressure of water injected into the subterranean formation may be determined continuously to obtain a plurality of cumulative injected water and pressure data points. A Hall plot analysis may be performed from the plurality of cumulative injected water and pressure data points. A mitigation action may be performed when a deviation from steady state within the Hall plot analysis is beyond a constant factor, wherein the mitigation action reduces the deviation from steady state.

Abstract: A vehicle routing system includes a vehicle routing and analytics (VRA) computing device, one or more databases, and one or more vehicles communicatively coupled to the VRA computing device. The VRA computing device is configured to generate an optimal route for a vehicle to travel that maximizes potential revenue for operation of the vehicle, the optimal route including a schedule of a plurality of tasks, and generate analytics associated with operation of the vehicle. The VRA computing device is further configured to provide a management hub software application accessible by vehicle users associated with vehicles, tasks sources, and other users.

Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing user project data is provided. In an example, a system for analyzing a user project includes a memory storing computer-readable instructions and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations including accessing a first set of metadata associated with the user project, accessing a second set of metadata associated with a plurality of reference projects, and determining an ontology based on at least the first and second sets of metadata respectively associated with the user project and the plurality of reference projects. The operations also include determining, based on the ontology, a subgroup of reference projects from the plurality of reference projects. The operation further includes determining an assessment model for assessing at least one metric of the user project.

Abstract: A method implemented through a server of a cloud computing network including subscribers of application acceleration as a service provided therethrough includes detecting a set of point anomalies in real-time data associated with each network entity for each feature thereof, and determining at least a subset of the set of point anomalies as a sequential series of continuous anomalies based on a separation in time between immediately next point anomalies thereof. The method also determining a current longest occurring sequence of anomalies in the set of point anomalies, and, in light of new point anomalies of the set of point anomalies in the real-time data detected, improving performance of determination of a subsequent longest occurring sequence of anomalies in the set of point anomalies based on combining the determined current longest occurring sequence of anomalies incrementally with one or more new point anomalies.

Abstract: Rebalancing in a fleet of storage systems using data science including generating, by the cloud-based rebalancing system, a plurality of workload migration scenarios to address a detected workload imbalance among a plurality of workloads in a fleet of storage systems; determining, by the cloud-based rebalancing system, a plurality of movement vectors for each workload migration scenario, wherein each of the plurality of movement vectors describes a consideration factor for migrating a workload of the plurality of workloads within the fleet of storage systems; and generating, by the cloud-based rebalancing system, at least one rebalancing proposal based on the plurality of movement vectors for each workload migration scenario.

Abstract: In a method for changing a user's bank account information in merchant account databases a server receives a login request including a user identification and first user authentication information. The server further receives a request to change bank account information from a first bank account to a second bank account for merchant accounts of the user and network login information for the first bank account. The server accesses an account information database for the first bank account and downloads transaction information for merchant transactions involving the first bank account. The server identifies a set of merchant user accounts involved in the merchant transactions and receives account login information for a data site associated with a selected account. The server accesses the data site and changes a bank account identification stored therein from the first bank account to the second bank account.

Abstract: A workflow construction system for constructing automation workflows that automate user specific processes. The workflow construction system may include a template library including workflow templates and pre-configured attributes. The workflow template can accelerate the design and construction of custom automation workflows. An orchestration layer included in the workflow construction system will also improve the performance of systems that execute the automation workflows by dynamically scaling the processing capacity, memory, and storage of servers and other systems hosting the model file instances of the automation workflows to ensure the available resources meet the demands of users completing processes using the automation workflows.

Abstract: A system and method of user interface modification, and more particularly a system and method of automatically modifying a user interface to improve the quantitative evaluation of the user interface.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for script-based querying and aggregation of endpoint data via a directory access protocol. The present invention is configured to deploy a directory access protocol executor to a plurality of endpoint devices, determine an operating system for at least one of the plurality of endpoint devices, select a script to execute at the plurality of endpoint devices, and execute the script via the directory access protocol executor, wherein the script is executed as a login script, wherein the script determines a status of endpoint data at the endpoint, and wherein the endpoint data comprises endpoint tools currently available at the endpoint.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device that is configured to obtain a metadata structure corresponding to a workflow automation. The metadata structure defines a first tier comprising individual tasks, a second tier comprising a plurality of workflows each comprising a grouping of the individual tasks and a third tier comprising an orchestration comprising a grouping of the workflows. The processing device is configured to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the metadata structure that is configured to present the plurality of tiers to a user. The GUI comprises a plurality of elements each activatable to enable or disable corresponding individual tasks and workflows. The GUI is presented to a user and an activation of a given element is received from the user. The activation disables the corresponding individual task or workflow for the workflow automation. The workflow automation is executed based at least in part on the activation.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for automated generation of conversational workflows for automation chatbots. A service provider, such as an electronic transaction processor for digital transactions, may provide self-service channels for assistance through chatbot and other automated computing processes. In order to facilitate deployment of new automated skills, a conversational workflow generator may be provided to internal users of the service provider that allows for automated construction of conversational workflows. The generator may process input REST endpoints, request and response parameters, and workflow diagram to generate Java classes and code. The generator may then connect to a conversational AI platform using the code, which may generate the conversational workflow through dialog and a dialog tree that is mapped to the workflow diagram. The conversational workflow may then be implemented in a chatbot to provide automated services through conversational dialog.

Abstract: A print apparatus includes a first printing device arranged to print a first image on a first side of a print target; and a second printing device arranged to print a second image on a second side of the print target, wherein the printing capability of the print apparatus on the first side of the print target is different to the printing capability of the print apparatus on the second side of the print target.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer media are described for process-oriented application configuring using semantic mapping. Desired application processes can be identified by a user, and a semantic map can be generated linking the application processes, and components of processes, to corresponding configuration objects that are used to implement the processes in the application. Configuration objects can be settings, objects, functions, user interface features, executables, etc. The semantic map thus bridges between the process-oriented view of an application and the functional, implementation-oriented view of the application. The applications can then be configured using the configuration objects identified and linked by the semantic map.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for selecting equipment and operators necessary to provide agricultural services. Systems and methods are also described for scheduling the selected agricultural services and for rescheduling the scheduled agricultural services in response to events identified to be of potential impact to the services. The systems and methods are useful for increasing the utilization factor of equipment and equipment operators used in agriculture.

Abstract: A network system provides interventions to providers to reduce the likelihood that its users will experience safety incidents. The providers provide service to the users such as transportation. Providers who are safe and have positive interpersonal behavior may be perceived by users as high quality providers. However, other providers may be more prone to cause safety incidents. A machine learning model is trained using features derived from service received by users of the network system. Randomized experiments and trained models predict the effectiveness of various interventions on a provider based on characteristics of the provider and the feedback received for the provider. As interventions are sent to providers, the change in feedback can indicate whether the intervention was effective. By providing messages proactively, the network system may prevent future safety incidents from occurring.

Abstract: Systems and methods are configured to receive an indication that a moment, such as an anchor, is to be positioned at a first location on a webpage, via code embedded in the webpage. A content specification associated with the anchor is received. An interaction rule associated with the anchor is received that specifies that content specified by the content specification is to be displayed at least partly in response to a specified user interaction with the webpage. Code is automatically generated configured to cause the anchor to be located at the first location when accessed by a user browser, wherein, at least partly in response to a user browser accessing the first webpage, and the first user interacting with the webpage in a manner that satisfies the interaction rule, the content specified by the content specification is rendered.

Abstract: A device adjustment instrument is provided with a storage unit for storing standard test piece data corresponding to each of a plurality of standard test pieces which can be manufactured by additive manufacturing devices and a standard parameter set for when the standard test pieces are manufactured, a selection unit for selecting standard test piece data that match modeling specification data of a specified object from a plurality of standard test piece data on the basis of the modeling specification data, and an adjustment unit for generating a modeling parameter set for adjusting an operating condition of the additive manufacturing devices on the basis of the selected standard test piece data and the test modeling result data manufactured by the additive manufacturing devices using the standard parameter set corresponding to the standard test piece data.

Abstract: An Activity Index Resolver (AIR) system to resolve workflow operations can include a cloud-based system and an AIR front-end application. The AIR components can enable an API gateway configured to allow at least one application to connect to the AIR system and to provide a plurality of inputs to the AIR system. The AIR components can manage one or more databases associated with insurance policies and can generate a set of activity indexes to activities to be performed based on the plurality of inputs, which can be sorted according to role(s) authorized to perform respective activities from the set of activity indexes. The AIR components can provide a subset of the activities to be performed associated with the set of activity indexes according to a hierarchy of filters associated with an identified role.

Abstract: A workflow generation system comprising a first device with a computing unit, a memory unit and a first communication unit, and a plurality of software agents used with electronic apparatuses comprising at least one measuring device, wherein each software agent is on an electronic apparatus or an communication module connected to the electronic apparatuses, wherein each software agent exchanges data with the electronic apparatus the first device receives a measuring task and performs a workflow generation process to receive from agents task-specific data of the apparatuses, the task—specific data information about properties of the respective apparatus, to assess task-specific capabilities associated with each of the apparatuses, generate, based on the task and on the capabilities, an optimized workflow for performing the task including workflow data allowing the respective apparatus to perform the task, and to provide the workflow data to the software agents of the involved apparatuses.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving user input representative of user selection of a set of decision elements to be included in a workflow task UI and a data object, each decision element being associated with a decision identifier, the workflow task UI including a container component and metadata, the container component storing parameters of the application at run-time, the metadata including logic that is executable within a view of the container component during run-time, during run-time use of the application: displaying the workflow task UI, and receiving user input to a decision element within the view of the container component, and in response, passing a decision identifier associated with the decision element from the container component to the metadata, and executing at least a portion of the logic of the metadata to update the decision identifier with a workflow backend to complete the task.

Abstract: A system for facilitating a mortgage fulfillment process between a mortgage processor computing device and a borrower computing device is provided. The system comprises a mortgage operations module of the server and a borrower interface module of the borrower computing device that are configured to allow for communication and display of an identification of a plurality of required mortgage application documents, association of one or more data files with one or more of the plurality of required mortgage application documents, and communication of the one or more associated data files from the borrower computing device to the server. An indicia that the one or more data files were received by the server may be displayed on the borrower computing device and/or the mortgage processor computing device. A method for implementing the processes described herein is also provided.

Abstract: A method and system for automated continuous validation for regulatory compliance of CS with dynamic component. On identification of learning in the CS, a User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is performed using automated test cases of varying types in accordance with what-if scenarios and synthetic data generated using a unique approach. Thereafter, a base validation testing of the CS is performed with clean data (positive scenarios of outcome of the CS) and dirty data (negative scenarios) by conducting repeatability, stability (consistency) and reliability checks. The base validation testing is then followed by learning saturation testing on only if the dynamic component is validated, is rolled out in production environment else is rolled back to the earlier version.

Abstract: A task allocation method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving orders of merchandises stored on shelves; determining a merchandise picking time of each merchandise of the received orders; determining an order picking time for each received order according to the merchandise picking time of each merchandise; determining an order set according to the order picking time for each received order, and selecting orders from the order set as target orders; locating shelves on which merchandises in the target orders are stored; obtaining merchandise status of the merchandises in the target orders, and determining a target shelf according to the merchandise status; allocating, a picking task of the merchandises to the target shelf; determining a picking workstation corresponding to the target shelf; instructing the target shelf to move to the picking workstation to execute the picking task, and to leave the picking workstation after the picking task is completed.

Abstract: Techniques for planning resources using block and route information are described. In an example, a computing system determines a demand for item transportation expected during a planning horizon. The computing system determines information about a pre-planned transportation resource available during the planning horizon and costs associated with the pre-planned transportation resource. The computing system uses an optimization model to determine a block having a time length, a tour to transport, during the block, a first portion of the demand using the pre-planned transportation resource, and a second portion of the demand to be transported using an on-demand transportation resource. The computing system indicates, to a first computing device of the pre-planned transportation resource, an assignment of the block to the pre-planned transportation resource.

Abstract: A method that includes receiving a request to generate a data package for deployment in a target database environment. The request may indicate a first set of data objects from a first configuration associated with a source database environment. The method may further include determining a second set of data objects that are related to the first set of data objects based on the request and on a mapping between the first set of data objects and the second set of data objects. The method may further include transmitting an indication of the second set of data objects to a user at a user interface. The method may further include receiving a selection of one or more data objects from the second set of data objects for inclusion in the data package. The method may further include generating the data package based on the selection.

Abstract: A method comprising generating, during multiple user sessions of a first user with a software application, first clickstream data from the multiple user sessions, and extracting, from the first clickstream data, a first plurality of task instances of the first user performing a first plurality of tasks. The method also includes decomposing, from the first clickstream data, each task instance of the first plurality of task instances into a first plurality of steps to obtain a first plurality of decomposed task instances. The first plurality of steps in the first plurality of decomposed task instances are each associated with a timestamp. The method further includes training a first user model with the first plurality of decomposed task instances to learn a user optimal order to perform the first plurality of tasks and presenting, to the first user, the user optimal order to perform the first plurality of tasks.

Abstract: The presented agricultural apparatus was developed for peoples in undeveloped countries, peoples affected by the changing climates to reduce water usage and reduce electricity usage, bringing more water retention in the soils used for growing food all year round, for heating and cooling purposes of food and peoples living areas. The presented apparatus is used with a generation of electricity apparatus that utilizes a plurality of solar photo voltaic panels in a rack mounting structure utilizing various apparatus as a means for increasing water irrigation, reduce water usages, and reduce electricity usage costs and supply at a specific spatial point area. The apparatus was developed as a means to help people in rural un developed areas as well as cities and industrial growing areas. Also included in the apparatus system is a means for an autonomous Virtual Currency related split payments apparatus for a mining aspect of rewarded distributions to poverty, animal, wildlife and environment beneficiaries.

Abstract: A graphical workflow definition and management tool enables administrators and other authorized users to implement a workflow process that can be used to evaluate project submissions or other applications that require step-by-step process completion. The steps required to navigate through the workflow are first defined. Inputs, outputs, and actions, including conditional criteria, can be specified for the steps. The flow of control between the individual steps in the workflow is mapped out; changes to the status of a project submission can cause a submission to migrate to a succeeding step in the workflow. A “sandbox” testing environment allows changes to any aspect of the workflow to be safely evaluated without affecting live data. Conflicts between production and test workflows are identified and intelligently resolved.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for order fulfillment by community delivery. A method for product delivery comprises detecting a presence of a user device of a store customer associated with a customer profile at a location associated with a store location based on a location sensor, identifying a delivery community associated with the customer profile from a plurality of delivery communities in the community database, identifying available community delivery orders associated with other members of the delivery community in an order database, instructing a pickup order fulfillment system to prepare the one or more community delivery orders for pickup by the store customer, and providing delivery instructions for the one or more community delivery orders.

Abstract: A dynamic code generation process with configurable connections and variables for extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) processing and validation is disclosed. A code generator loads an input requirement document and a configuration file, and generates workflows, database objects, and parameters. Database code is deployed in a database, ETL code is deployed in an ETL repository, and server code is deployed in an ETL server. A code validator reads the ETL code from the ETL repository and the database code from the database, and performs in-built stage unit testing. The code validator performs a quality check, metadata validation, definition comparisons, and outputs validation results.

Abstract: The embodiments of the specification disclose an online data acquisition method and system, The method includes that: an acquisition terminal generates a first data acquisition module online according to a preset rule, and sends the first data acquisition module to multiple first target terminals; after receiving the first data acquisition module online, the multiple first target terminals feed back multiple pieces of first data online in first preset time, and return the multiple pieces of fed back first data to the acquisition terminal online; and the acquisition terminal performs online analysis based on the multiple pieces of received first data. According to the method provided in the application, it is ensured that survey is performed in real time, and a survey result may be analyzed without any delay.

Abstract: A system and a method are provided for a direct to store supply chain to bring high volume, bulk space products directly from suppliers, manufacturers, and vendors to retail locations, thereby bypassing retailer distribution centers. The system comprises an order management and invoicing system configured to facilitate demand signals from retail locations to manufacturers and vendors of desired products. A routing optimization system is configured to continually optimize an aggregate of orders so as to produce lowest-cost shipping solutions. A tracking and notification system is configured to provide manufacturers with clear tracking visibility of en-route deliveries once they leave manufacturing facilities.

Abstract: A software-based process modeling tool is provided that labels and links a plurality of activities forming part of a process that is being modeled include a recommendation engine. With the modeling tool, the activities are each represented as a node in the graphical user interface. A recommendation engine is polled with information characterizing the labeled activities and their corresponding links to obtain a plurality of ranked recommendations for an unlabeled node representing a next activity in the process for selection by a user. The recommendation engine applies the information characterizing the labeled activities and their corresponding links to a plurality of rules each having a corresponding confidence value. The plurality of rules is generated using a plurality of rule templates as applied to a plurality of historical processes each comprising a plurality of labeled and linked activities.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving, by a computational assistant executing at one or more processors, a representation of an utterance spoken at a computing device; identifying, based on the utterance, a task to be performed by the computational assistant; responsive to determining, by the computational assistant, that complete performance of the task will take more than a threshold amount of time, outputting, for playback by one or more speakers operably connected to the computing device, synthesized voice data that informs a user of the computing device that complete performance of the task will not be immediate; and performing, by the computational assistant, the task.

Abstract: A process for recommending a fleet of industrial vehicles comprises receiving, via a user interface, input variables concerning a warehouse configuration and operational variables concerning a fleet configuration. Instances of a warehouse model, an operations model, vehicle specifications, and workflow parameters are created where the workflow parameters are established workflow models derived from the warehouse configuration and vehicle specifications. A workflow model is simulated using kinematic models of the vehicles by defining a workflow model defining tasks of the industrial vehicles within an environment associated with performance of an operation, wherein the workflow model is based on the workflow parameters and associating the tasks with the kinematic models, which incorporate cutback curves. The kinematic model is applied to the workflow model based upon travel paths of the workflow model to determine results.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and computer program product for implementing adaptive business workflows, where the context is coordinated with a hierarchy. The adaptive workflow may include conditional stages that are also coordinated with the hierarchy.

Abstract: A method for workforce scheduling by a computer system is provided. The method includes receiving a first workforce schedule describing initial assignments of a plurality of workers to a plurality of shifts, each shift comprising one or more work activities, each work activity comprising an activity and a time interval, and storing the first workforce schedule in a memory. The method also includes receiving a cell size associated with each activity, and determining a quantity of workers in each work activity associated with each activity in the first workforce schedule. The method further includes determining cell size violations by dividing the quantity of workers assigned to each work activity by the cell size for the activity associated with the work activity. The method also includes modifying the first workforce schedule to minimize cell size violations, resulting in a second workforce schedule, and storing the second workforce schedule in the memory.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for process schedule reconciliation receives a scheduling model and an initial schedule for reconciliation, where the initial schedule includes projected plant data. Current plant data is imported into the system. The current plant data and projected plant data is processed using mathematical modeling techniques to identify event boundaries, stream flowrates associated with tanks and process units. The system builds an optimization model applying identified event boundaries, stream flowrates and pre-determined constraints along a period of time that includes priority slots to reconcile the projected plant data of the initial schedule with the current plant data, and then solves the optimization model to develop a reconciled schedule.