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3.4.1 Design to Cost Methodology Implemented within A Product Team Environment
Author(s) -
Conway W.,
Ghassemi K.,
Hines J.,
Shishko R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1995.tb01937.x
Subject(s) - schedule , computer science , systems engineering , product (mathematics) , product lifecycle , product design , cost estimate , new product development , jet propulsion , manufacturing engineering , software engineering , engineering management , industrial engineering , engineering , business , operating system , geometry , mathematics , marketing , aerospace engineering
The design to cost concept establishes cost as a design parameter to be considered for a system throughout its life cycle. Cost is considered a design parameter equal in importance to technical requirements and schedule. Rockwell and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have jointly learned that the most effective way to implement design to cost in our programs is within a product team environment. Also, we have established that the success of the program is heavily dependent on the exchange of information. It is important that the necessary steps be taken early to create an open data exchange. A methodology has been determined to increase communication between team members on performance versus cost tradeoffs using spreadsheets on personal computers.