Design Development Cost Management
topic
Jacquard design development costs include designer time for pattern creation at 2 to 20 days per design depending on complexity, CAD programme generation and simulation, physical sampling for client approval at 50 to 200 metres per colourway, and harness preparation for designs requiring new harness configuration, with total development cost per design of 1000 to 20000 euros for complex upholstery Jacquard that must be recovered from the price premium of the production run or borne as investment in the design library.
Role
Quantifies the design investment required for Jacquard fabric development that represents the primary fixed cost barrier to frequent design changes and small batch production, with design cost management through efficient CAD workflow, virtual sampling substitution for physical samples, and design library reuse being the primary levers for reducing development cost per design that enables more frequent style introductions within manageable total development expenditure.