Patent ID: 7458055
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for designing an electronic assembly, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a user interface that requests entry of electronic assembly design data, receiving user-supplied electronic assembly design data via the user interface, retrieving assembly cost data in response to receiving the user-supplied electronic assembly design data from an assembly cost database, the assembly cost data including a materials cost and a processing cost, determining a plurality of work centers based on the user-supplied electronic assembly design data, each of the plurality of work centers defining a different manufacturing process step of the electronic assembly, determining a per-unit setup cost value and a per-unit run cost value for each work center of the plurality of work centers based on the assembly cost data, summing the per-unit setup cost values to determine a total per-unit setup cost, summing the per-unit run cost values to determine a total per-unit run cost, summing the total per-unit setup cost value and the total per-unit run cost value to determine a total per-unit cost value, and updating the user interface to display the total per-unit cost value.