Methods and systems for assigning operators to print production cells based on relationships

摘要

A system of assigning operators to cells in a document production environment may include a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for identifying a first plurality of cell operators, where each cell operator may be associated with one or more skills, identifying a cell to be staffed, where the cell may be associated with one or more functions, identifying, from the first plurality of cell operators, a subset of cell operators including one or more cell operators who each possess the skills necessary to perform the one or more functions associated with the cell, selecting, from the subset, a second plurality of cell operators based on at least one relationship amongst the second plurality of cell operators, and assigning the second plurality of cell operators to the cell.

主权项

1. A system of assigning operators to cells in a document production environment, the system comprising:
a computing device; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for:
identifying a cell in the document production environment to be staffed, wherein the cell comprises one or more document production devices,identifying one or more print-related functions associated with the identified cell that are performable by at least one of the document production devices of the identified cell,identifying a first plurality of cell operators who each possesses skills necessary to perform each identified print-related function associated with the identified cell,selecting, from the first plurality, a second plurality of cell operators based on at least one relationship amongst the second plurality of cell operators by:
determining a number of cell operators needed to staff the cell,for each distinct combination of cell operators in the first plurality having a number of cell operators equal to the number of cell operators needed to staff the cell, determining a cohesiveness value associated with the combination by:
determining a total number of relationships that exist among the cell operators in the combination,identifying a total number of cell operators in the combination,determining a product of the total number of cell operators and one less than the total number of cell operators, anddetermining a ratio of the total number of relationships to the product, andselecting the combination having a highest cohesiveness value, andassigning the second plurality of cell operators from the selected combination to the identified cell.