及时从实际生产数据中识别关键的成本和效率问题，对于确定提高生产率和最小化制造成本的有效解决方案至关重要。一个简单但有效的生产过程分类方案已被定义为评估生产效率和产品设计，以便于组装。使用这种方法，可以很容易地进行成本分配分析。与生产/装配效率相关的每个分类类别的重要性都得到了明确的理解。为了简化评估过程，开发了计算机辅助生产评估软件（CAPE）。 该软件已成功用于评估电子仪器组件的生产和产品设计。

TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL COST AND EFFICIENCY ISSUES FROM ACTUAL PRODUCTION DATA IN A TIMELY MANNER IS ESSENTIAL TO DETERMINING EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT FACILITATE PRODUCTIVITY AND MINIMIZE MANUFACTURING COSTS. A SIMPLE BUT EFFICIENT PRODUCTION PROCESS CATEGORIZATION SCHEME HAS BEEN DEFINED FOR THE EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCT DESIGN FOR EASE OF ASSEMBLY. USING THIS APPROACH, THE COST DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS CAN BE EASILY PERFORMED. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION/ASSEMBLY EFFICIENCY IS CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD. THE COMPUTER-AIDED PRODUCTION EVALUATION SOFTWARE (CAPE) WAS DEVELOPED TO SIMPLIFY THE EVALUATION PROCESS. THIS SOFTWARE HAS BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY TO EVALUATE PRODUCTION AND PRODUCT DESIGN FOR ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY.