JP3234713B2 - Schedule management method and schedule management device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a schedule management method and a schedule management apparatus for individually determining execution dates of a plurality of work elements which are sequentially executed in a predetermined time relationship. The present invention relates to an automatic schedule such as an execution date of each necessary work element (such as arranging a ticket or preparing a report) and an execution date of each process in process management.

[0002] When creating an overall schedule of work including a plurality of related work elements,
There is a demand for an accurate and convenient schedule creation method that does not overlook the scheduling of a certain work element, and the present invention responds to this demand.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a work manager performs scheduling on a plurality of related work elements based on his / her own experience and knowledge while taking into account various work conditions on a desk. Various types of data are input in advance, and an attempt to automate the scheduling of the entire operation by using the input data is itself disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 63-150140 and 4-160670.
This is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No.

For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 63-150140 discloses:-each step constituting a work;-data for calculating a standard man-hour for each step from a work scale;-work schedule and work of each worker. Achievements and proficiency ・ The workable days (excluding holidays) are stored in advance, and when scheduling a certain work, it is only necessary to specify the work scale and the start date of the first process (work element). By referring to these stored data, a work schedule that specifies a worker of each process, a work end date, and the like is automatically created.

Also disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-160670 are: a knowledge database showing work items (work elements), days, resources, connections between work elements, etc. calendar data The working rate of the project is stored in advance, and information on the project (project name, delivery date, scale, model, classification of new / redesign, etc.) is entered, and the stored data is referred to to execute the project. Is created automatically.

[0006]

As described above, the conventional
In the automatic scheduling of a plurality of related work elements, the execution date of a specific one of the work elements, for example, a predetermined specific date such as a start date of a first process (work element) or a delivery date. The schedule is based on the schedule.

For this reason, it is not possible to change the reference time point of the schedule creation in accordance with the situation at that time. For example, for a certain work, the schedule of the entire work is created based on the execution date of the third work element. However, there is a problem that the scheduling system lacks flexibility.

Therefore, in the present invention, when individually determining the execution date of a plurality of work elements to be sequentially executed in a predetermined time relationship, data defining the work order and the time relationship, that is, a plurality of data, A template consisting of data that relatively specifies the start time of each related work element is created in advance, and the execution date of any of the work elements is substituted on this template to An object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of a scheduling system for a plurality of related work elements by automatically calculating an execution date.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an input unit for inputting a type of a template to be used, an arbitrary work element serving as a reference when creating a schedule, an execution date thereof, and the like. Reference numeral 2 denotes a template, which includes data defining a plurality of work elements # 0 to #n to be sequentially executed in a predetermined time relation and the time relation. Reference numeral 3 denotes a schedule creation unit, in which:-Selection of a template to be used-Calculation of the execution date of each of the work elements # 0 to #n based on the input execution date and this selected template (creation of a schedule)-Schedule Processing such as display of is performed. Reference numeral 4 denotes a display unit, and each work element {0}, which is a processing result of the schedule creation unit 3, is displayed.
The execution date of n is displayed.

Here, the information indicating the time relationship in the template 2 includes: an offset value from the execution date of an arbitrary work element, for example, a main work element to the execution date of another work element; Various time information such as the time until the execution date of the work element is used.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the template using the former, in which a work element of "business trip day" is set as a main work element and a flag indicating the fact is set. Note that the main work element is merely one work element from the viewpoint of schedule creation, and it is optional for the user to use this main work element as a criterion when creating a schedule.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, when scheduling a plurality of work elements to be sequentially executed in a predetermined time relation, a template having so-called relative time information on the execution date of each of these work elements is provided. By using
This enables automatic scheduling of the entire work based on the execution date of an arbitrary work element.

That is, when the execution date of an arbitrary work element is designated, the execution date of each of the other work elements based on the execution date is automatically calculated using the time information on the template. It is like that.

Therefore, it is possible to eliminate omissions when creating a schedule for the execution date of each routine work element, which is seen in office work and production processes, and to easily cope with a change in the execution date. In addition, it is possible to make the selection of a work element serving as a reference when setting this schedule arbitrary.

[0015]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the schedule system of the present invention. Reference numeral 11 denotes a template registered (created).
An input unit 12 for inputting data for performing the operation, a template name used for creating a schedule of a certain work, a work element serving as a reference for creating the schedule, and a date of execution thereof; A display unit 13 for displaying the results of the automatic scheduling, 13 is a user interface for performing schedule display, schedule registration and template registration, and 14 is a display unit 12 for retrieving automatic scheduling results from the schedule data file 17. The schedule data extracting unit 15 to be sent to the scheduler includes schedule creation data (a template name to be used,
A schedule creation data registration unit for converting the reference work elements and their execution dates and the like into a format that can be handled by the scheduler 16 and storing these in a work area. A scheduler for automatically creating a schedule of the entire work based on a predetermined template, 17 is a schedule data file storing the creation result of the scheduler 16, and 18 is a template input from the input unit 11 via the user interface 13. A template data registration unit for storing data (a time relationship between a plurality of work elements to be sequentially executed) in a template data file 19; 19, template data files 19, 20 storing template data; The schedule management unit that manages the extraction unit 14 and scheduler 16 is shown. To have.

Here, the scheduler 16 retrieves the template having the name specified by the input unit 11 from the template data file 19, and executes the time when the input unit 11 specifies the execution date of the reference work element on the template. By substituting the day, the scheduling of the entire operation is executed.

For example, a work analysis output (critical path) by PERT in the process management is registered in the template data file 19, and an execution date of any arbitrary event (work element) in the work process is input to the input unit 11. , The entire schedule of the work process is automatically created.

Also, in the case of office work in which a plurality of related work elements must be sequentially executed in a predetermined time relationship, such as a business trip or a meeting shown in the template example of FIG. Register the relationship as a template in advance, and enter any work element in the business process when it becomes necessary, for example, enter the date and time of a business trip in another case, or enter the date and time of settlement of travel expenses in another case. If this is the case, an overall schedule is automatically created.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing procedure based on a business trip template in the scheduler, and the contents are as follows. The schedule creation data from the schedule creation data registration unit 15 • Template name to be used (business trip) • Reference work element (business trip date) • Execution date (May 9, 1994), etc. And proceed to the next step. It is determined whether or not the template name is registered in the template data file 19. If “YES”, the process proceeds to the next step. If “NO”, the schedule creation process ends. Template data file corresponding template
Read from 19. Substitute May 9, 1994 for the business trip date in this template, and calculate the execution date of each of the other work elements, such as arranging tickets, preparing reports, and adjusting travel expenses, based on this. Proceed to the next step. These execution dates are stored in the schedule data file 17.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing schedule creation data and templates used when executing the processing procedure of FIG. 4, and schedule data obtained based on these.

The contents of the work template used here are the same as those in FIG. 2, and the execution date of each work element is set to an offset based on the business trip date, for example, a ticket arrangement and a business travel day 1
The preparation of the report and the settlement of the travel expenses a week ago are set one day after the business trip day.

The required time of each work element is also defined in the template, and a predetermined priority is given to the execution date of each work element (report creation and travel expense settlement) to which the same offset is set. The required time is calculated in accordance with the following equation.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the entire schedule of the work (a variety of clerical work and process management, etc.) composed of a plurality of related work elements, each of which must be sequentially executed in a predetermined time relationship, is described. In order to automatically create a work element on the basis of the execution date, a template indicating the time relationship is prepared for each work.

That is, when a schedule of any work (for example, a series of work such as arranging a ticket, traveling, preparing a report, and adjusting travel expenses) is required, the execution date of any of the work elements is set. If specified, this value is assigned to the execution date of the corresponding work element of the work template, and the other execution dates are automatically calculated.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when creating an entire schedule of work including a plurality of related work elements, mistakes such as forgetting some of the work elements do not occur. The convenience as a scheduling system can be enhanced by arbitrarily selecting a work element as a reference at that time according to the schedule creation situation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a template according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a scheduling system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing procedure in a scheduler according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing schedule creation data and templates used in FIG. 4 and schedule data obtained based on these;

[Explanation of symbols]

 In FIG. 1, 1 ... input unit 2 ... template 3 ... schedule creation unit 4 ... display unit

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A first work element, a plurality of intermediate work elements,
A schedule consisting of each work element
In a schedule management method in which a schedule is created by a computer, any of the above-mentioned intermediate works serving as a reference when creating a schedule
The step of inputting the element and its execution date, the input execution date, and the relative time relationship of each work element
Is stored in the data file as
Intermediate work based on the template
The execution date of each work element other than the element is automatically calculated
And store this calculation data in the schedule file.
Schedule management method characterized by comprising the steps that, the. 2. A head work element, a plurality of intermediate work elements, and
And a final work element
In the schedule management device, the relative time relationship between the work elements is defined.
Data file that stores the template to be created, and any of the above-mentioned intermediate work that serves as a reference when creating a schedule.
Means for inputting the element and its execution date, the input execution date, and reading from the data file
Based on the template
The execution date of each work element other than the element is automatically calculated
And store this calculation data in the schedule file.
Schedule management apparatus characterized by comprising means that, the.