The Boeing Company

Craig Edward McDonel

Robert J Schreiber

Mark Arnold Dahl

Steven E Franzen

Kerwin Karl Kersavage

Darwin G Reed

David P Knawa

Lance Gerard Krauter

Daniel Martin Eide

Geraldine Rae Summers

Rex Allen Lohoff

Donna Wynn McWaters

A method and apparatus for identifying information for a product. User input selecting a proxy object in a product design on a computer system is received. The proxy object refers to a number of product standards used in the product design and is associated with a component in the product design. A role of a user is identified. A request for standards information for the component is sent to an interpreter module. The role of the user is included in the request. The standards information is received in a format based on the role of the operator such that the standards information is displayed in the computer system.

Role-based product management system using proxy objects

A system and method of using manufacturing states in a manufacturing process is provided in which manufacturing states for an article of manufacture are defined at different time periods of a manufacturing process for display as manufacturing contexts relating to an installation plan. The manufacturing states for the article of manufacture are stored in a process database as the manufacturing states are defined during the manufacturing process. The manufacturing contexts relating to the installation plan for the article of manufacture are visually displayed with at least one other manufacturing context relating to another installation plan for another article of manufacture.

System and method for using manufacturing states of vehicle products for display of a manufacturing process

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Bothell, WA, United States of America

Craig Edward McDonel