Inspection schedule management support system and inspection schedule management support method

• US 20030097288A1
• Filed: 10/08/2002
• Published: 05/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Shimomura, Kiyoshi, Muramatsu, Koichi, Murofushi, Hiroki
• Application Number:
  US10/265,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20030097288A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.18
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications

Abstract

To provide support for inspection schedule management of plant equipment so as to reduce the burden on preparation of the inspection schedule.

An inspection schedule management apparatus 1 creates inspection schedule data indicating an inspection schedule for power plant equipment or modifies the created inspection schedule data according to an instruction received from the operator at the user terminal 4 of a maintenance company through an input device or a LAN 5. The inspection schedule management apparatus 1 then prepares a Gantt chart based on the created or modified inspection schedule data, and sends it to the user terminal 4 of each linked company through a WAN 6 for indication.

Claims

1. An inspection schedule management support system for providing support for managing an inspection schedule for plant equipment, said system comprising:

an inspection schedule database for storing inspection schedule data of said plant equipment, said inspection schedule data including, for each device to be inspected, an estimated inspection start date, an estimated inspection end date, an inspection type, and the number of persons required for inspection;

a basic database for storing one or more pieces of basic data including, for each device constituting said plant equipment, an inspection type and the number of days required for a predetermined number of persons to complete an inspection of said inspection type;

inspection schedule display means for causing a terminal to display an inspection schedule of said plant equipment indicated by said inspection schedule data stored in said inspection schedule database, said terminal being connected to said inspection schedule display means through a network;

instruction accepting means for accepting from an operator an inspection schedule preparation instruction including, for said plant equipment, an inspection start date, specification of each device to be inspected, an inspection sequence number of each specified device to be inspected, an inspection type of each specified device to be inspected, and the number of persons assigned to an inspection of said inspection type of each specified device to be inspected; and

inspection schedule preparation means for calculating the estimated number of days required for said inspection of said each device to be inspected based on said inspection type of said each device to be inspected and said number of persons assigned to said inspection and basic data of said each device to be inspected, and preparing inspection schedule data of said plant equipment based on a result of said calculation and said inspection start date and said inspection sequence number of said each device to be inspected for said plant equipment, wherein said inspection type, said number of persons, said inspection start date, and said inspection sequence number are included in said inspection schedule preparation instruction accepted by said instruction accepting means.

2. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said instruction accepting means accepts from an operator an inspection schedule modification instruction including specification of a device to be inspected and either an inspection type of said specified device to be inspected or the number of persons assigned to said inspection or both, and

wherein said inspection schedule preparation means recalculates the estimated number of days required for said inspection of said device to be inspected based on either said inspection type or said number of persons assigned to said inspection or both and basic data of said device to be inspected, and modifies said inspection schedule data of said plant equipment stored in said inspection schedule database so as to change inspection schedule of devices whose inspection sequence number is larger than said inspection sequence number of said device to be inspected based on a result of said recalculation, wherein (said specification of) said device to be inspected and either said inspection type or said number of persons or both are included in said inspection schedule modification instruction accepted by said instruction accepting means.

3. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

manpower dispatch order request means for, for each device to be inspected indicated by said inspection schedule data of said plant equipment stored in said inspection schedule database, preparing a manpower dispatch order request for dispatching persons by an estimated inspection start date of the device to perform an inspection corresponding to an inspection type of the device, and transmitting said manpower dispatch order request to a predetermined terminal connected to said manpower dispatch order request means through a network.

4. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 3, wherein when said inspection schedule data of said plant equipment stored in said inspection schedule database has been modified, said manpower dispatch order request means determines, for each device to be inspected indicated by said modified inspection schedule data, whether it is necessary to change contents of an order request, and if it is determined that it is necessary to change said contents, said manpower dispatch order request means prepares an order contents change request for said manpower dispatch order request and transmits it to said predetermined terminal.

5. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said manpower dispatch order request means performs steps of:

preparing a request for quotation before preparing said manpower dispatch order request;

transmitting said request for quotation to a plurality of terminals connected to said manpower dispatch order request means through a network, said plurality of terminals including said predetermined terminal;

receiving quotation data from said plurality of terminals;

selecting one piece of said quotation data received from said plurality of terminals; and

transmitting said manpower dispatch order request to said predetermined terminal which transmitted said selected piece of said quotation data.

6. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said manpower dispatch order request means performs steps of:

preparing a request for quotation before preparing said manpower dispatch order request;

transmitting said request for quotation to a plurality of terminals connected to said manpower dispatch order request means through a network, said plurality of terminals including said predetermined terminal;

receiving quotation data from said plurality of terminals;

selecting one piece of said quotation data received from said plurality of terminals; and

transmitting said manpower dispatch order request to said predetermined terminal which transmitted said selected piece of said quotation data.

7. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when (inspection for) part replacement is required as an inspection type, said basic data includes identification information on a replacement part;

wherein for said each device to be inspected, when (inspection for) part replacement is required as an inspection type, said inspection schedule data includes identification information on a replacement part; and

wherein said inspection schedule management support system further comprises;

parts order request means for, for each device to be inspected indicated by said inspection schedule data of said plant equipment stored in said inspection schedule database, when (inspection for) part replacement is required as an inspection type of the device, preparing a parts order request for supplying a part specified by said identification information by an estimated inspection start date of the device, and transmitting said parts order request to a predetermined terminal connected to said parts order request means through a network.

8. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 7, wherein when said inspection schedule data of said plant equipment stored in said inspection schedule database has been modified, said parts order request means determines, for each device to be inspected indicated by said modified inspection schedule data, whether it is necessary to change contents of an order request, and if it is determined that it is necessary to change said contents, said parts order request means prepares an order contents change request for said parts order request and transmits it to said predetermined terminal.

9. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said parts order request means performs steps of:

preparing a request for quotation before preparing said parts order request;

transmitting said request for quotation to a plurality of terminals connected to said parts order request means through a network, said plurality of terminals including said predetermined terminal;

receiving quotation data from said plurality of terminals;

selecting one piece of said quotation data received from said plurality of terminals; and

transmitting said parts order request to said predetermined terminal which transmitted said selected piece of said quotation data.

10. The inspection schedule management support system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said parts order request means performs steps of:

preparing a request for quotation before preparing said parts order request;

transmitting said request for quotation to a plurality of terminals connected to said parts order request means through a network, said plurality of terminals including said predetermined terminal;

receiving quotation data from said plurality of terminals;

selecting one piece of said quotation data received from said plurality of terminals; and

transmitting said parts order request to said predetermined terminal which transmitted said selected piece of said quotation data.

11. A computer-readable program for providing support for managing an inspection schedule for plant equipment, said program being read and executed by a computer in such a way that on said computer, said program implements:

an inspection schedule database for storing inspection schedule data of said plant equipment, said inspection schedule data including, for each device to be inspected, an estimated inspection start date, an estimated inspection end date, an inspection type, and the number of persons required for inspection;

a basic database for storing one or more pieces of basic data including, for each device constituting said plant equipment, an inspection type and the number of days required for a predetermined number of persons to complete an inspection of said inspection type;

inspection schedule display means for causing a terminal to display an inspection schedule of said plant equipment indicated by said inspection schedule data stored in said inspection schedule database, said terminal being connected to said inspection schedule display means through a network;

instruction accepting means for accepting from an operator an inspection schedule preparation instruction including, for said plant equipment, an inspection start date, specification of each device to be inspected, an inspection sequence number of each specified device to be inspected, an inspection type of each specified device to be inspected, and the number of persons assigned to an inspection of said inspection type of each specified device to be inspected; and

inspection schedule preparation means for calculating the estimated number of days required for said inspection of said each device to be inspected based on said inspection type of said each device to be inspected and said number of persons assigned to said inspection and basic data of said each device to be inspected, and preparing inspection schedule data of said plant equipment based on a result of said calculation and said inspection start date and said inspection sequence number of said each device to be inspected for said plant equipment, wherein said inspection type, said number of persons, said inspection start date, and said inspection sequence number are included in said inspection schedule preparation instruction accepted by said instruction accepting means.

12. An inspection schedule management support method for providing support for managing an inspection schedule for plant equipment, said method comprising:

an instruction accepting step of accepting from an operator an inspection schedule preparation instruction including, for said plant equipment, an inspection start date, specification of each device to be inspected, an inspection sequence number of each specified device to be inspected, an inspection type of each specified device to be inspected, and the number of persons assigned to an inspection of said inspection type of each specified device to be inspected;

an inspection schedule preparation step of calculating the estimated number of days required for said inspection of said each device to be inspected based on said inspection type of said each device to be inspected and said number of persons assigned to said inspection and a basic database, preparing inspection schedule data of said plant equipment based on a result of said calculation and said inspection start date and said inspection sequence number of said each device to be inspected for said plant equipment, and storing said inspection schedule data in an inspection schedule database, wherein said inspection type, said number of persons, said inspection start date, and said inspection sequence number are included in said inspection schedule preparation instruction, wherein said basic database stores one or more pieces of basic data including, for each device constituting plant equipment, an inspection type and the number of days required for a predetermined number of persons to complete an inspection of said inspection type, and wherein inspection schedule data of plant equipment includes, for each device to be inspected, an inspection start date, an inspection end date, an inspection type, and the number of persons required for inspection; and

a display step of causing a terminal to display an inspection schedule of said plant equipment indicated by said inspection schedule data stored in said inspection schedule database, said terminal being connected to a network.