Kathryn Anne Browning

US Patent:

20040267606, Dec 30, 2004

Filed:

Jun 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/610946

Inventors:

Heidi Brishke - Clermont FL, US
Kathryn Browning - Hillsborough NC, US
Pamela Howard - Cicero IN, US
Gautam Majumdar - Danbury CT, US
Allison McCormack - Hopewell Junction NY, US
Russell Parks - Marlboro NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/011000, 705/001000, 705/010000

Abstract:

An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for supplemental workforce procurement and management. The method comprises: receiving a request form from a hiring entity for a supplemental worker that includes a work location, at least one skill type, a skill level associated with the at least one skill type, and a quantity of supplemental workers required for performing the job; generating a list of at least one supplier candidate that satisfies the criteria provided in the request form by accessing a data repository; and providing the list of at least one supplier candidate to the hiring entity. The data repository stores predefined skill types, predefined skill levels, supplier locations, and pre-negotiated pay rates. The method also comprises automatically transmitting the request form to a requisitioning tool for generating a requisition and automatically transmitting the requisition to a procurement engine for generating a purchase order. Other embodiments include a system and a storage medium