Developing and Managing Embedded Systems and Products

Table 8.2

List of pertinent expenses in building or buying a multiprocessor DSP circuit board

		Hours	Costs ($)
COGS	Initial component costs for custom build=		$870
	Initial COTS costs to buy a board=		$6,000
NRE	Assemby costs for custom build (effort in hours)=	2.2	$176
	COTS assembly costs (effort in hours)=	0.2	$16
	Selection of component vendors (effort in hours)=	80	$10,400
	Selection of COTS vendor (effort in hours)=	200	$26,000
	Management of component vendors (effort in hours)=	200	$26,000
	Management of COTS vendor (effort in hours)=	200	$26,000
	Custom hardware engineering effort (individuals×hours)=	2016	$2,62,080
	Custom software engineering effort (individuals×hours)=	4032	$5,24,160
	COTS hardware engineering ...