Patent ID: 11900329
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A schedule generation system that comprises:
a computer system that comprises:
a storage repository in the computer system;
a collection of modules in the storage repository;
a plurality of templates in the storage repository; and
a scheduler, wherein the scheduler is configured to:
receive a selection of modules for a project selected from the collection of modules, wherein each module in the selection of modules includes a group of milestones;
receive a set of backoffs, wherein each backoff in the set of backoffs is a pointer that points one module to a milestone in another module in the selection of modules;
form a template that comprises the selection of modules, wherein each module of the selection of modules further comprises:
at least one of the set of backoffs; and
at least one buffer to add additional offset dates to the group of milestones;

receive a reference date for a schedule;
create the schedule from the template based on: the selection of modules, the set of backoffs, the at least one buffer of each of the selection of modules, and the reference date; and
manufacture an aircraft based upon the schedule created by the scheduler of the computer system by controlling manufacturing equipment using the computer system, wherein each of the milestones has a type; and wherein all of the milestones in the module in the modules have a same type,

wherein:
manufacture the aircraft comprises one of: fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, finish, and shipping;
the schedule is a working schedule; and
the scheduler is further configured to:
display the working schedule on a graphical user interface in a display system;
display a set of changes to the working schedule on the graphical user interface in the display system;
update the working schedule based on the set of changes to generate an updated working schedule; and
display the updated working schedule comprising a change to at least one of the set of backoffs or the at least one buffer.