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== Real Time ==

Crewmembers and management can interact with schedules and data in a real-time web interface. Status can be seen and acted upon as it develops and changes, rather than requesting or bidding for a schedule once, then waiting to see the outcome. Although that advance itself was revolutionary at the time [[Preferential bidding system|Mr. Boegner developed the mathematical algorithm to do so]], interactive live PBS crew scheduling is the next step. the internet and it'sits reach are starting to change crew scheduling within the large, global organizations that use it.<ref>http://www.carmensystems.com/research_development/articles/crtr0303.pdf "Solving the World's Largest Crew Scheduling Problem"</ref>

== Distruptions ==

Additional unplanned disruptions in schedules due to weather and [[air traffic control]] delays can disrupt schedules, so crew scheduling software remains an area for ongoing research.<ref>http://www.engr.pitt.edu/~schaefer/Papers/UncertainCrewSched.pdf "[[Airline crew]] Scheduling under Uncertainty"