System and methods for managing process and attribute changes to a product in a manufacturing environment

US10788815B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Edward A. DiPippo · Brier, US
• Kyle Kurtis Hagberg · Bothell, US
• Christopher L. Carpenter · Three Rivers, US
• Max Neal Jensen · Redmond, US
• Anthony Williams · Canton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 17, 2018
• Grant date: Sep 29, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/49301
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device is provided. The MPM computer device includes a processor and at least one memory device. The processor is in communication with the at least one memory device. The MPM computer device is configured to receive a first engineering design for a first configuration of a product to be assembled including a plurality of features, determine a plurality of parts associated with the plurality of features based on the received engineering design, and prior to completion of a manufacturing process plan, generate a manufacturing bill of materials based on the determined plurality of parts.