Patent ID: 8306839

Claim:
A labor resource decision support system comprising: one or more computers; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising: maintaining labor resource data across multiple units within an organization using a standardized data record format, the standardized data record format having a combination of fields that define attributes of a labor resource relevant to labor resource planning for the organization, each field having a set of two or more predefined, potential values; receiving, via a switch area that includes selectable input controls that define which weightings to include or exclude in making gap calculations, user input selecting whether or not to account for contract win probabilities, attrition, and surplus considerations; determining a demand measurement for a first type of labor resource having a defined combination of values for fields of the standardized data record format based on input describing forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the user input selecting whether or not to account for contract win probabilities; determining a supply measurement for the first type of labor resource based on input describing forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization and the labor resource data and the user input selecting whether or not to account for attrition and surplus considerations; calculating a gap measurement based on the determined demand measurement and the determined supply measurement, the calculated gap measurement reflecting ability of the organization to meet forecasted demand for the first type of labor resource within the organization based on forecasted supply for the first type of labor resource within the organization; and providing an output based on the calculated gap measurement.