System and method for determining costs within an enterprise
First Claim
1. A method for determining costs within an enterprise, the method comprising:
- determining a set of cost-drivers based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and
providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, database access to cost data from any combination of;
the set of cost-drivers, and a set of costs determined based on the set of cost-drivers.
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a method for determining costs within an enterprise. The method comprises determining a set of cost-drivers based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, database access to cost data from any combination of: the set of cost-drivers, and a set of costs determined based on the set of cost-drivers. In another embodiment, there is disclosed a computer system for determining costs within an enterprise. The system comprises a database comprising a set of stored cost-drivers determined based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and a network capable of providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, access to cost data from any combination of: the set of cost drivers, and a set of costs determined based on the set of cost-drivers.
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1. A method for determining costs within an enterprise, the method comprising:
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determining a set of cost-drivers based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and
providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, database access to cost data from any combination of;
the set of cost-drivers, and a set of costs determined based on the set of cost-drivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer system for determining costs within an enterprise, the system comprising:
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a database comprising a set of stored cost-drivers determined based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and
a network capable of providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, access to cost data from any combination of;
the set of cost drivers, and a set of costs determined based on the set of cost-drivers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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