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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1998
Daniel A Jannette, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Edwin M Allen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Mark F Burnard, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Jamie L Crenshaw, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Curtis R DeSaele, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Michael E Hill, Goodrich, MI (US);
Gerald O Morrison, Birmingham, MI (US);
Sonia Raheja, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
William G Szuch, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Paul W Vickers, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mark S Zaun, Clarkston, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A design and engineering project management system comprising a computer including a microprocessor, program memory, data storage memory, one or more displays, logic for identifying overall product objectives and group objectives relating to each of one or more subsystems or components of the overall product and displaying the overall objective and group objectives in a plurality of graphic windows which are quickly retrieved by the system operator, thereby integrating the diverse interests and activities of the groups into a comprehensive system design and implementation program. The system also preferably includes logic for identifying one or more strategies for achieving group objectives and presenting the strategies in a graphic form which allows for quick comparison of competing strategies. The system also preferably includes logic for quantitatively measuring progress toward each group's stated objectives and providing a plurality of graphic displays indicating each group's, and the entire project's toward its objectives.