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Tool-Set Use Each of the Ve-design clients (management, product development, design, purchasing, and manufacturing staffs) would use the tool suite and this is described individually. There is cooperative optimization because each client can use the tools to plan, measure and/or improve their own operation as well as demonstrate their performance in terms of an optimal target. The view and benefits depend upon who drives the issues while the company as a whole benefits from the optimized resultant product. The Analysis and Optimization tools and services are of benefit to individuals performing the following functions:

• Management: Management would use the suite to determine budget and project schedule from the business case developed for the project. To achieve the rate-of-return expected in the business case, the product must hit the cost and time-to-market targets. Management would use results from the Ve-design analysis to determine if these targets are achievable or, if not, what alternatives are available to meet the expectations of the business case. As a Verification tool it is used to confirm that the Project Team has selected the best design options. It also provides a tool for measuring improvements in the product development process.

• Product Development: Product Development would use the suite to establish and to maintain a Product Portfolio Roadmap, and a plan for continuously introducing new products or features. Results from the VDE tool-set analysis provide insight into the commercial availability of emerging technologies or advanced manufacturing capabilities that will define product time-slots on the roadmap. The cost analysis provides insight into product architecture changes necessary to achieve target cost. The development of a Product Roadmap frames the cost and time interval boundaries when planning the expansion of a product portfolio