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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Timothy K Brown, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jack E Thompson, Clarkston, MI (US);
N. Ray Hedding, Waterford, MI (US);
Michael A Tonietto, Tecumse, CA;
James W Strausbaugh, Clarkston, MI (US);
Roger P Lundberg, Plymouth, MI (US);
Lawrence J Achram, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
William M Russo, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert J Dupuis, Holly, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for scheduling to design and manufacture a multi-component assembly includes identifying a project completion date, determining a tooling lead time for each of the plurality of components, determining a design completion date for each of the plurality of subassemblies, the design completion date being a function of the project completion date and the tooling lead times for each of the plurality of components, determining a design lead time for each of the plurality of components, and determining a design start date for each of the plurality of components.