SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING AND TRACKING TECHNICAL EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCTION OF A PRODUCT

• US 20080183749A1
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus France
• Inventors: Cardona, Jean-Michel
• Granted Patent: US 8,316,061 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/04 Manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/30 Computing systems specially adapted for manufacturing

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for managing and tracking technical events associated with production of aircraft and aircraft-related components. The system includes a database configured to store information about the technical events and a server to provide centralized management of the information. The database is configured to be accessed by several end-users connected to the database via a network. A web-based graphical user interface is configured to display, at the end-user, quality assurance information relating to the technical events associated with the production of aircraft and aircraft-related components.

Claims

1. A system for managing and tracking technical events associated with production of aircraft and aircraft-related components, the system comprising:

a database configured to store quality assurance information about said technical events associated with said production of aircraft and aircraft-related components;

an end-user connected to said database via a network;

a server connected to said network, said sever being configured to manage said quality assurance information about said technical events between said database and said end-user; and

a web-based graphical user interface configured to display, at said end-user, said quality assurance information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said quality assurance information includes a case number, a critical number, status information about one of said technical events, an origin of one particular technical event, cost associated with said one technical event, and disposition of said one technical event.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said web-based graphical user interface is configured to display a status of corrective action for said technical events.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said web-based graphical user interface is configured to arrange and display said technical events in order of importance.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said server is configured to determine said order of importance of said technical events based on a critical number, said critical number being determined by frequency of one of technical events, severity of said one technical event, and detectability of said one technical event.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein after said one technical event is cured, said server changes said critical number, and said web-based graphical user interface displays an updated critical number.

7. A method of managing and tracking technical events during production of aircraft and aircraft-related components via a web-based system, the method comprising:

receiving information about said technical events from an end-user;

transmitting said information about said technical events to a database;

receiving a request from another end-user;

retrieving said information about said technical events from said database; and

providing quality assurance information about said technical events to said another end-user via a network.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said providing further comprises providing to said end-user quality assurance information including, a case number, a critical number, status of one of said technical events, an origin of said one technical event, cost associated with said one technical event, and disposition of said one technical event.

9. A method according to claim 7, wherein said providing further comprises providing to said end-user a status of corrective action for said technical events.

10. A method according to claim 7, wherein said providing further comprises providing to said end-user said information about said technical events arranged in order of importance.

11. A method according to claim 10, further comprising determining said order of importance of said technical events based on a critical number determined by frequency of one of said technical events, severity of said one technical event, and detectability of said one technical event.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising decreasing said critical number after said one technical event is cured;

and

providing to said end-user an updated critical number after said one technical defect is cured.

13. A computer program product for managing and tracking technical events during the production of aircraft and aircraft related components, said computer program product being configured to store program instructions for execution on a computer system enabling the computer system to perform the steps of:

receiving information about said technical events from an end-user;

transmitting said information about said technical events to a database;

receiving a request from another end-user;

retrieving said information about said technical events from said database; and

providing quality assurance information about said technical events from said database to said another end-user via a network.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein said providing further comprises providing to said end-user quality assurance information including, a case number, a critical number, status of one of said technical events, an origin of said one technical event, cost associated with said one technical event, and disposition of said one technical event.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein said providing further comprises providing to said end-user a status of corrective action for said technical events.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein said providing further comprises providing to said end-user said information about said technical events arranged in order of importance.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising determining said order of importance of said technical events based on a critical number determined by frequency of one of said technical events, severity of said one technical event, and detectability of said one technical event.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising decreasing said critical number after said one technical event is cured;

and

providing to said end-user an updated critical number after said one technical defect is cured.