CUSTOM DISPATCH SOFTWARE
A system and method for a dispatching program and for its implementation, involves logging into a system, selecting or creating a work unit, and assigning work orders to the selected unit. After the work orders have been assigned the assignments are transmitted to each work crew.
1 . A method of dispatching work orders comprising:
(a) logging into a work order dispatch program;
(b) selecting an existing dispatchable unit;
(c) creating a dispatchable unit when no adequate existing dispatchable unit is found;
(d) assigning a company resource to said dispatchable unit;
(e) assigning work orders to said dispatchable unit based on any number of criteria; and
(f) transmitting information contained within said dispatchable unit to a work order dispatch receiver device.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of performing a check to ensure that said company resource assigned to said dispatchable unit contains a crew member with a valid drivers license.
3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of assigning completion priorities to said work orders.
4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing a user the option of generating a pick list containing a dispatchable unit data set upon transmission of said dispatchable unit data.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of determining a level of access for a user, and determining what functionality is available to said user based on said level of access.
6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the step of determining a level of access occurs between steps 1 and 2 .
7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of assigning specific identifiers to any crew members assigned to a truck, where said specific identifiers correspond to said crew members skill sets.
8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of assigning an amount of pay to each dispatchable unit, and assigning a percentage of said amount of pay to each crew member assigned to a dispatchable unit.
9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the step of assigning an amount of pay additionally comprises, checking to ensure that a sum of said percentage of amount of pay assigned to all resources in a dispatchable unit does not exceed 100%.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein step 3 additionally comprises sorting said work orders based on at least one criterion.
11 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of transmitting any updates or finalizations of a work order to a corresponding work order dispatch receiver device.
12 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of storing all dispatch data to a database for future access.
13 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of continuously updating the work order dispatch receiver device with information regarding the work order.
14 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of receiving a work order finished signal transmitted from said work order dispatch receiver device when a condition is met.
15 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of storing a completed work order status to a database of work orders.
16 . A system for dispatching scheduled work orders to work crews comprising:
a data entry device for interfacing with a dispatch program;
a central processing unit for executing said dispatch program;
a computer readable medium containing software with instructions for executing said dispatch program; and
a mobile dispatch receiver device comprising a screen capable of displaying information associated with a received work order.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein said central processing unit is capable of sending signals to and receiving signals containing at least information regarding dispatched work orders from said mobile dispatch receiver device.
18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein said data entry device and said central processing unit are the same device.