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Rational Embracing of Modern Prototyping Capable Design Technologies into the Tools Pool of Product Design Teams

Table 3

Managerial criteria and factors included in the model.
Level 1
Branch main node		Level 2
Main managerial criteria		Level 3
Managerial criteria factors
2. Managerial issues of prototyping decisions2.1 Cost2.1.1 Labor cost
2.1.2 Overhead and depreciation costs
2.1.3 Fabrication/operation cost
2.1.4 Consumables cost
2.1.5 Cost to rebuild the same
2.1.6 Cost to rebuild modified
2.2 Time 2.2.1 Preparation/preprocessing
2.2.2 Fabrication/operation/processing
2.2.3 Finishing
2.2.4 Time to rebuild the same
2.2.5 Time to rebuild the modified
2.3 Method reliability and risk involved 2.3.1 Repeatability of result
2.3.2 Possibility of method failure
2.3.3 Impact of method failure
2.3.4 Possibility of equipment failure/malfunction
2.3.5 Ease of resuming operation/repairing
2.3.6 Operators expertise