RichardCole Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Hi, I have just started at evening classes and our first assignement is to write a report on how a CAD system can be justified in a manufacturing company giving factors on disadvantages, costs and training requirements. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO START TO ANSWER THIS, HELP ME PLEASE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 One approach would be to analyse "upfront" costs and lost production time as a company purchases the software, hardware and trains everyone in its use. That, combined with steep learning curves can initially affect the "bottom line". However, once these hurdles are overcome the company should be able to make up ground because of increased accuracy and efficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardCole Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thanks, that will give me a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thanks, that will give me a start. You might want to also consider that as time marches on and new releases of software become available the company has to decide whether or not to upgrade and bear the cost of "refresher" courses. There is also, in the case of full AutoCAD, the option to go on "Subscription" which is an annual cost of a few hundred dollars (we pay $475 for our one license). Subscriptions offer additional bonus routines and alike and usually assure the company that when the next release comes out they will receive it automatically if it falls within the timeframe of the Subscription. If a company decides not to acquire and maintain a Subscription then down the road they may be faced with some rather large costs to upgrade to whatever the most current release is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qball Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 If the manufacturing company is moving from hand-drafting then there are cost savings in repetition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 If the manufacturing company is moving from hand-drafting then there are cost savings in repetition. Only after weeks of shouting "I could have done this faster on the board!" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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