Retrospective analysis of vehicle operations
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- storing, in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, planned vehicle operations data corresponding to a plurality of different planned vehicle operations;
storing, in the non-transitory computer-readable medium, actual vehicle operations data for multiple instances of at least one planned vehicle operation of the plurality of different planned vehicle operations;
calculating at least one variance for at least one personnel time limit criterion for the multiple instances of the at least one planned vehicle operation, based on one or more differences between the actual vehicle operations data and the planned vehicle operations data;
receiving, via an electronic input device, a user input indicating a value for at least one user-adjustable criterion; and
displaying, via a display device, at least one electronic dynamic variance report based on the calculated at least one variance and based on the value for the at least one user-adjustable criterion.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for generating and outputting dynamic variance reports for vehicle operations. The dynamic variance reports enable a vehicle operations scheduler to understand trends, patterns, or the like in variances between planned vehicle operations and actual vehicle operations. The understanding of the variances provided by the dynamic variance reports enable the scheduler to apply buffers to vehicle operations plans so that planned vehicle operations more closely match actual vehicle operations and crew assignments are less likely to be disrupted.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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storing, in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, planned vehicle operations data corresponding to a plurality of different planned vehicle operations; storing, in the non-transitory computer-readable medium, actual vehicle operations data for multiple instances of at least one planned vehicle operation of the plurality of different planned vehicle operations; calculating at least one variance for at least one personnel time limit criterion for the multiple instances of the at least one planned vehicle operation, based on one or more differences between the actual vehicle operations data and the planned vehicle operations data; receiving, via an electronic input device, a user input indicating a value for at least one user-adjustable criterion; and displaying, via a display device, at least one electronic dynamic variance report based on the calculated at least one variance and based on the value for the at least one user-adjustable criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 24)
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11. A computer program product for generating dynamic reports related to vehicle operations, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to; store, in a data structure, planned vehicle operations data corresponding to a plurality of different planned vehicle operations; store, in the data structure, actual vehicle operations data for multiple instances of at least one planned vehicle operation of the plurality of different planned vehicle operations; calculate at least one variance for at least one personnel time limit criterion for the multiple instances of the at least one planned vehicle operation, based on the actual vehicle operations data and planned vehicle operations data; receive a user input indicating a value for at least one user-adjustable criterion; and display, via a display device communicatively coupled with the one or more computer processors, at least one dynamic variance report based on the calculated at least one variance and based on the value for the at least one user-adjustable criterion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a data structure on a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing (i) planned vehicle operations data related to a plurality of different planned vehicle operations and (ii) actual vehicle operations data for multiple instances of at least one planned vehicle operation of the plurality of different planned vehicle operations; at least one input device configured to receive a value for at least one user-adjustable criterion; a display device; and a processor in communication with the data structure, the at least one input device, and the display device, the processor configured to; retrieve the actual vehicle operations data and the planned vehicle operations data from the data structure; calculate at least one variance for at least one personnel time limit criterion for the multiple instances of the at least one planned vehicle operation, based on one or more differences between the actual vehicle operations data and the planned vehicle operations data; and output to the display device a first at least one dynamic variance report based on the calculated at least one variance and based on the value for the at least one user-adjustable criterion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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