Patent ID: 8543439
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a plurality of turfs from where to reallocate a workforce to a given turf, the method comprising: displaying, by a computer having a processor and a memory, a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface displaying a plurality of turfs in a map presentation that provides a visual mapping of physical distances between each of the plurality of the turfs, wherein each of the plurality of turfs comprises a geographic area, and wherein each of a plurality of telecommunications technicians are assigned to one of the plurality of turfs; receiving, via the computer, a selection of the given turf from the plurality of turfs through the graphical user interface; upon receiving the selection of the given turf from the plurality of turfs, determining, by the computer, a level of optimality for each of the optimal turfs with respect to reallocating the telecommunications technicians from each of the optimal turfs to the given turf; and generating, by the computer, visual cues in the graphical user interface highlighting each of the optimal turfs associated with a different shade of highlighting corresponding to the level of optimality associated with each of the optimal turfs.