Algorithmically optimized determination of resource assignments in machine request analyses
Techniques for algorithmically optimized determination of resource assignments in machine request analyses are described, including receiving a request having resource request data and criteria data, evaluating the request to identify a resource type and a suitability matrix, which are analyzed to generate a data model, to select an algorithm to apply to the data model, to evaluate an output from the algorithm being applied to the data model to generate a resultant dataset, including evaluating another resultant dataset generated by applying another algorithm to another data model generated using the request data, the criteria data, the resource type, and the suitability matrix, to generate an optimization cost for each solution indicating the resource to be assigned to the request, and to transmit a resultant dataset identifying the one or more resources based on the optimization cost.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving at a computing platform a request comprising resource request data and criteria data;
evaluating the resource request data and the criteria data to identify a resource type and to generate a suitability matrix, the evaluating comprising invoking an analytical module configured to generate a data model using the resource request data, the criteria data, the resource type, and the suitability matrix;
selecting an algorithm to apply to the data model using the suitability matrix, the resource request data, the criteria data, and the resource type;
evaluating an output from the algorithm being applied to the data model to generate a resultant dataset, including evaluating another resultant dataset generated by applying another algorithm to another data model generated using the resource request data, the criteria data, the resource type, and the suitability matrix;
generating an optimization cost associated with the resultant dataset, the resultant dataset including the optimization cost;
using a simulated annealing algorithm to randomly generate further data indicating a selection of one or more resources using the resource request data and the criteria data, the selection being assigned the optimization cost; and
transmitting from a resource manager module in data communication with the computing platform to a client the resultant dataset identifying a resource, the resultant dataset being configured to at least be rendered on a display.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria data indicates a role.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria data indicates a region.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria data indicates a practice.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria data indicates a group associated with a resource.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resultant dataset is configured to assign the resource to the resource request data in a stacked rank order.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria data indicates a selection criteria associated with a resource, the resource being matched, using a weighting, to a resource request associated with the resource request data.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting the algorithm comprises generating an application call to an application service configured to invoke the simulated annealing algorithm.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting the algorithm comprises the simulated annealing algorithm.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the resultant dataset comprises a list of the one or more resources associated with the output and an another output, the output and the another output each being indicated as a solution to the request.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting the algorithm comprises invoking the simulated annealing algorithm selected based on one or more criteria indicated by the criteria data.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting the algorithm comprises generating a call to an algorithm service configured to invoke the simulated annealing algorithm when the algorithm service is called by the computing platform.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the criteria data is numerically weighted before the selecting the algorithm and transformatively applied to the resource request data using the criteria data.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the algorithm is invoked by the computing platform, the algorithm being applied to the resource request data and the criteria data to generate the optimization cost and the resultant dataset, the resultant dataset being configured to identify the one or more resources assignable to the resource request data, and the criteria data.
15. A system, comprising:
a memory device configured to store resource request data, criteria data, and project data; and
a processor configured to receive at a computing platform a request comprising the resource request data and the criteria data, to evaluate the resource request data and the criteria data to identify a resource type and to generate a suitability matrix, the evaluating comprising invoking an analytical module configured to generate a data model using the resource request data, the criteria data, the resource type, and the suitability matrix, to select an algorithm to apply to the data model using the suitability matrix, the resource request data, the criteria data, and the resource type, to evaluate an output from the algorithm being applied to the data model to generate a resultant dataset, including evaluating another resultant dataset generated by applying another algorithm to another data model generated using the resource request data, the criteria data, the resource type, and the suitability matrix, to generate an optimization cost associated with the resultant dataset, the resultant dataset including the optimization cost, to use a simulated annealing algorithm to randomly generate further data indicating a selection of one or more resources using the resource request data and the criteria data, the selection being assigned the optimization cost, and to transmit from a resource manager module in data communication with the computing platform to a client the resultant dataset identifying a resource, the resultant dataset being configured to at least be rendered on a display.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the algorithm comprises an algorithm service invoked by the computing platform over a data network coupling the client and the computing platform.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the algorithm uses simulated annealing to determine randomly a solution including the one or more resources to be assigned to the request.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the resultant dataset is configured to be displayed with a heat map and a list of the one or more resources.
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having one or more computer program instructions configured to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving at a computing platform a request comprising resource request data and criteria data;
evaluating the resource request data and the criteria data to identify a resource type and to generate a suitability matrix, the evaluating comprising invoking an analytical module configured to generate a data model using the resource request data, the criteria data, the resource type, and the suitability matrix;
selecting an algorithm to apply to the data model using the suitability matrix, the resource request data, the criteria data, and the resource type;
evaluating an output from the algorithm being applied to the data model to generate a resultant dataset, including evaluating another resultant dataset generated by applying another algorithm to another data model generated using the resource request data, the criteria data, the resource type, and the suitability matrix;
generating an optimization cost associated with the resultant dataset, the resultant dataset including the optimization cost;
using a simulated annealing algorithm to randomly generate further data indicating a selection of one or more resources using the resource request data and the criteria data, the selection being assigned the optimization cost; and
transmitting from a resource manager module in data communication with the computing platform to a client the resultant dataset identifying a resource, the resultant dataset being configured to at least be rendered on a display.