Method and apparatus for supporting individualized selection rules for resource allocation

AD Flockhart, LJ Roybal, RC Steiner - US Patent 8,738,412, 2014 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to the matching of resources to work entries. In particular, the
present invention allows work items to be assigned to a particular resource based on the …

Method and apparatus for assessing the status of work waiting for service

AD Flockhart, LJ Roybal, RC Steiner - US Patent 8,094,804, 2012 - Google Patents
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Integrating enterprise and provider contact center resources to handle workload on-demand

RH Flores, JA Salcido - US Patent 7,746,998, 2010 - Google Patents
A method for handling contact center requests can include the step of identifying a contact
center request and a resource type to handle the request, where a resource of the resource …

Generation of automated recommended parameter changes based on force management system (FMS) data analysis

R Whitman Jr - US Patent 7,539,297, 2009 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for analyzing planned available resources and expected demand for
resources are disclosed. Based on the analysis, changes to the distribution of demands for …

Resource assignment in a distributed environment

R Whitman Jr - US Patent 7,551,602, 2009 - Google Patents
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Force management automatic call distribution and resource allocation control system

R Whitman - US Patent App. 10/741,643, 2005 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0009 For many types of processes, queuing theory is used in modeling the
performance of Systems based on quantities Such as, but not limited to, expected or …

Method and apparatus for the simultaneous delivery of multiple contacts to an agent

AD Flockhart, GE Olmsted, RC Steiner - US Patent 7,949,121, 2011 - Google Patents
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Dynamic force management system

R Whitman Jr - US Patent 8,781,099, 2014 - Google Patents
Network workforce data for a first group of agents that work during a first time interval is
received at a networked computer. The network workforce data for the first group of agents is …

Dynamic work assignment strategies based on multiple aspects of agent proficiency

AD Flockhart, RC Steiner - US Patent 8,234,141, 2012 - Google Patents
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Apparatus, system and method for processing, analyzing or displaying data related to performance metrics

A Basu, FJ Venter - US Patent 11,087,261, 2021 - Google Patents
A method of determining a set of future actions includes providing an interface to a user, the
interface including an adjustable element associated with a future value of an influencer …