Computer system and computer-implemented process for correlating product requirements to manufacturing cost
First Claim
1. A computer system for analysis of manufacturing costs, comprising:
- means for receiving and storing an indication of an engineering specification of a product feature indicating a performance measure of the product corresponding to a plurality of feature values for the product feature;
means for receiving and storing an indication of a manufacturing capability distribution for the product feature indicating a probability that a desired feature value is obtained with a manufacturing process;
means for receiving and storing an indication of a unit cost of the product feature; and
an analysis module having inputs for receiving the engineering specification, the manufacturing capability distribution and the unit cost of the product feature and an output providing an indication of an adjusted unit cost of the product feature as a function of the performance measure of the product corresponding to the product feature.
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Abstract
A computer system determines a quantitative measure of a manufacturer'"'"'s capability to achieve a product requirement at an acceptable cost. This quantitative measure, called the manufacturer'"'"'s capability curve, is a function relating a product requirement, such as a customer'"'"'s need or a government regulation or other performance requirement of a component of the product, to a cost for achieving this product requirement. The use of the computer system is enhanced by following a methodology for identifying possible key characteristics as described below. This methodology allows for identification of the relationship of lower level features to higher level features of a product and identification of interaction between two or more features and their impact on product performance.
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1. A computer system for analysis of manufacturing costs, comprising:
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means for receiving and storing an indication of an engineering specification of a product feature indicating a performance measure of the product corresponding to a plurality of feature values for the product feature; means for receiving and storing an indication of a manufacturing capability distribution for the product feature indicating a probability that a desired feature value is obtained with a manufacturing process; means for receiving and storing an indication of a unit cost of the product feature; and an analysis module having inputs for receiving the engineering specification, the manufacturing capability distribution and the unit cost of the product feature and an output providing an indication of an adjusted unit cost of the product feature as a function of the performance measure of the product corresponding to the product feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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