Task ID 3D Files Approved Sculpts sent to China
Duration 14 days 2 days
Print Materials Preliminary Dummies (White boxes from factory or packaging supplier) Dummies Approved Files Approved for Manufacturer (Post packaging content and files to FTP) Manufacturers Proof Received Manufacturers Proof Approved Print Manufacturing for FEPs
2 days 5 days 2 days 10 days 3 days 5 days
Electronics (When applicable per project) Final Electronic Functional Spec Software program development Electronics Demo Board Arrives Software revisions Software testing Electronics approved for masking Chips arrive in Hong Kong Chips transferred from HK to China manufacturing plant IC approved for PCB assembly
6 wks 5 wks 2 days 2 wks 8 days 7 days 6 wks 0 days 6 days
Plastics CAD Files Approved Final Model Approved Final Model Created and Shipped Final Model Arrives at Cranium Final Model Adjustments Made Final Model Approved Final Materials Commit
15 days 30 days 10 days 3 days 5 days 0 days 0 days
Tooling Tool Creation 1st Shot 1st Shot Approved 1st Shot Revision 2nd Shot 2nd Shot Approved Tooling Complete
60 days 6 wks 2 wks 4 days 4 days 4 days 3 days 0 days
Plastics Manufacturing FEP Arrives FEP Approved BOM Lock Manufacturing Start Pre-Production Week 1-2: X units Week 3: X units Week 4: X units FOB 1 Shipping and Stocking
5 days 7 days 1 wk 0 days 0 days 2 wks 2 wks 1 wk 1 wk 0 days 18 days
Avail to sell (at DC)
0 days
Start 12/19/2006 1/17/2007
Finish 1/16/2007 1/18/2007
2/23/2007 4/20/2007 5/18/2007 5/22/2007 6/5/2007 6/8/2007
2/26/2007 4/27/2007 5/22/2007 6/5/2007 6/8/2007 6/15/2007
12/21/2006 2/12/2007 3/19/2007 3/21/2007 4/4/2007 4/16/2007 4/25/2007 6/12/2007 6/13/2007
2/9/2007 3/16/2007 3/20/2007 4/3/2007 4/13/2007 4/24/2007 6/12/2007 6/12/2007 6/20/2007
1/19/2007 2/9/2007 2/9/2007 3/13/2007 3/16/2007 3/22/2007 3/22/2007
2/8/2007 3/22/2007 3/12/2007 3/15/2007 3/22/2007 3/22/2007 3/22/2007
3/23/2007 3/23/2007 5/11/2007 5/25/2007 5/31/2007 6/6/2007 6/12/2007 6/14/2007
6/14/2007 5/10/2007 5/24/2007 5/30/2007 6/5/2007 6/11/2007 6/14/2007 6/14/2007
6/15/2007 6/22/2007 7/3/2007 7/9/2007 7/9/2007 7/10/2007 7/24/2007 8/7/2007 8/14/2007 8/20/2007 8/21/2007
6/21/2007 7/2/2007 7/9/2007 7/9/2007 7/9/2007 7/23/2007 8/6/2007 8/13/2007 8/20/2007 8/20/2007 9/13/2007
9/13/2007
9/13/2007