METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTING A SCALABLE HIERARCHICAL FEED-FORWARD MODEL FOR FABRICATING A PRODUCT

Methods and systems for constructing a scalable feed-forward process are provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of segments of the process wherein the segments define a feed-forward network which is used to constrain the creation of more detailed segment components. The method also includes modeling each component by defining component outputs and determining component inputs that are combinable using the model to produce the defined output, ordering the components hierarchically based on the respective component outputs and inputs, determining segment inputs and outputs based on the component outputs and inputs, and ordering the segments hierarchically based on the respective segment outputs and inputs.