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Method and system for estimating manufacturing costs

  • US 6,775,647 B1
  • Filed: 03/02/2000
  • Issued: 08/10/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system, comprising:

  • a) an input display for selecting one or more designs and one or more design parameters, wherein said parameters comprise one or more dimensions and part weight;

    b) one or more cost models operative to estimate manufacturing costs and comprising algorithms calculated from a plurality of discrete points, said cost models being based upon process-oriented manufacturing cost estimates for a plurality of designs utilizing advanced materials, wherein said cost estimates are based upon viable sequences of manufacturing operations for the designs and industry standard and process-specific cost information regarding each manufacturing operation to be performed in the sequence including information relating to the labor hours for each movement made by an operator to carry out each operation, wherein said cost estimates are not based upon company-specific information, wherein said cost estimates are categorized by families subdivided into categories having the same manufacturing process, and wherein said advanced materials comprise materials for which no historical manufacturing cost data is available for use of the materials in the designs;

    c) software programmed to receive selected designs and selected design parameters from the input display and pass the selected designs and selected design parameters to the cost models; and

    d) an output display operative to display the manufacturing costs estimated by the cost models for the selected designs and selected design parameters.

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