Patent ID: 8799041
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An enterprise resource planning method comprising: receiving, by a tool executing in a system having a processor, parameters relating to: a target enterprise objective associated with an enterprise based on forecast activity of the enterprise; a cost of an internal workforce of the enterprise; a capacity of the internal workforce; and a cost of an external workforce; and calculating, by the tool, an amount of the internal workforce and an amount of the external workforce to be assigned based on the received parameters relating to the target enterprise objective, the cost of the internal workforce, the capacity of the internal workforce, and the cost of the external workforce, wherein calculating the amounts of the internal workforce and the external workforce uses a model that takes into account the received parameters and that enhances utilization of the internal workforce and a gross margin of the enterprise, wherein the model maximizes the utilization of the internal workforce.