Patent ID: 7797179

Claim:
A method for preparing a resource and cost plan for servicing a turbine component of a power generation installation, comprising the steps of: receiving a request from a user to create the resource and cost plan for performing a particular servicing task on the turbine component in the power generation installation; applying by a computer an Extensible Markup Language (XML) template to a at least one database containing resource and cost data for the turbine component in the power generation installation, the template containing: parameters for querying the at least one database for package elements of at least one package relevant to the turbine component, the package elements comprising fleet data representing the turbine component including maintenance history data of the turbine component, the package elements further comprising inventory and pricing for replacement parts required for servicing the turbine component; presentation instructions for presenting the at least one package to the user; and branching and looping logic for representing resource constraints to the user including branching based on a selection of a turbine service event type including prescribed options for selecting a major inspection, a minor inspection and a hot gas inspection, and for receiving entries from the user for modifying the at least one package relevant to the turbine component; presenting to the user a graphical user interface (GUI) generated by the applying of the template to the database, the GUI being based on the branching and looping logic and permitting the user to provide data to create the resource and cost plan for servicing the turbine component by following branches and loops of the logic; and receiving data from the user to create the resource and cost plan for servicing the turbine component, the received data being selected from the group consisting of turbine type, shift mode and event type.