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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Bruce Alan Dike, Issaquah, WA (US);
Robert William Dost, Kent, WA (US);
Brian Harry Cartwright, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Joseph A. Gagnier, Port Ludlow, WA (US);
William A. Rauch, Puyallup, WA (US);
Amanda Frances Chastain, Huntsville, AL (US);
James Francis Callow, III, Maple Valley, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a product. The method comprises creating a product plan comprising time units during which manufacturing of the product occurs, wherein the time units are grouped into phases of the manufacturing. Further, the product plan also includes entities performing work on systems for the product and work items performed by the entities during the manufacturing days. The manufacturing of the product is controlled using the product plan.