Development Time

=Prototypes=

Typical Development Time for a GVCS Machine is:


 * 1) Design - 80 hours
 * 2) CAD - 40 hours
 * 3) Review - 40 hours
 * 4) Fabrication - 80 hours
 * 5) Testing - 40 hours
 * 6) Documentation - 80 hours

repeated for 3 prototype cycles:

For a total of about 1000 human hours per product.

=Enterprise=


 * 1) Conceptual development - 40 hours
 * 2) Fabrication optimization - 4 builds to increase efficiency - 160 hours
 * 3) Video Instructionals - 160 hours
 * 4) Manual - 160 hours
 * 5) Enterprise Organiztion (wiki documentation, sourcing development, project management) - 160 hours

For a total of about 700 human hours per product.