A system and process for managing a plurality of operations and activities of diverse characteristics which when completed result in the production of a complex physical system or object. The managing process comprises step procedures and activities, including man-machine procedures, which step procedures may in instances be independent and in others interdependent and may be in part at least partially concurrent in time. The system effectively optimizes the time-relationships and completions of the activities and correlated operations to bring the production of the physical system or object to a conclusion with optimum utilization of time at minimum expense, while during the production period admitting of changes in activites both as to content, operatives involved and time used and timing.
An automated employee time and attendance system having a central processor and a plurality of sub-systems which are capable of providing data used by the central processor in payroll determination. Each sub-system is capable of maintaining clocking information along with other employee data, adjusting such data and retrieving such data in a printed form when so desired by a timekeeper. A means is provided for allowing the monitoring of loaned and borrowed employees as between the sub-systems so that payroll determination in their regard is accurately maintained. Periodically data stored in the sub-systems are conveyed to the central processor where it sorts and merges all data received from the sub-systems including the clocking data whereby accurate payroll determination is effected.
The invention is a method and system which provides consultants, business process analysts, and application developers with a unified tool with which to conduct business process analysis, design, documentation and to generate business process definitions and workflow-enabled applications. The invention may be implemented using a software system which has two functional sets. One is a set of graphical tools that can be used by a developer or business analyst to map out business processes. The second is a set of tools that can be used to document and specify in detail the attributes of each workflow definition, including roles, cycle time, conditions, of satisfaction, cost and value, associated text, forms, application data as well as detail the attributes of links between workflows required to complete a business process map, and to generate a business process definition and a workflow-enabled application. In this manner, the invention provides the capability of performing application generation and generation of business process definitions in a definitions database. The invention also includes a workflow language scripting capability.
The invention is a method and system which provides consultants, business process analysts, and application developers with a unified tool with which to conduct business process analysis, design, and documentation. The invention may be implemented using a software system which has two functional sets. One is a set of graphical tools that can be used by a developer or business analyst to map out business processes. The second is a set of tools that can be used to document and specify in detail the attributes of each workflow definition, including roles, timing, conditions of satisfaction, forms, and links required to complete a business process definition. The invention utilizes fundamental concept of workflow analysis that any business process can be interpreted as a sequence of basic transactions called workflows.
The present invention relates to integrated processing and information handling method for poultry items. As the poultry items are conveyed they are assigned to a processing station where they are processed and thereafter assigned to a predetermined collecting bins, which is connected to a computer system. The information related to the number, the weight and the quality of poultry segments are registered and also the processing time. This information is important not only for the operators but also for the control and management where the status of each processing line can be monitored and refined.
A product planning system uses a server (12) for storing centralized data accessible by remote stations (14). The system provides for uniform product planning. throughout an organization while ensuring thoroughness, control, and rapid implementation, and includes the planning chapters of idea assessment, opportunity assessment, business plan, implementation planning and product launch implemented by performing associated tasks customized according to the product.
