Download or read book Methodology for Estimating Total Automotive Manufacturing Costs written by W. T. Hathaway and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cost Effectiveness and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light Duty Vehicles written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The light-duty vehicle fleet is expected to undergo substantial technological changes over the next several decades. New powertrain designs, alternative fuels, advanced materials and significant changes to the vehicle body are being driven by increasingly stringent fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards. By the end of the next decade, cars and light-duty trucks will be more fuel efficient, weigh less, emit less air pollutants, have more safety features, and will be more expensive to purchase relative to current vehicles. Though the gasoline-powered spark ignition engine will continue to be the dominant powertrain configuration even through 2030, such vehicles will be equipped with advanced technologies, materials, electronics and controls, and aerodynamics. And by 2030, the deployment of alternative methods to propel and fuel vehicles and alternative modes of transportation, including autonomous vehicles, will be well underway. What are these new technologies - how will they work, and will some technologies be more effective than others? Written to inform The United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards, this new report from the National Research Council is a technical evaluation of costs, benefits, and implementation issues of fuel reduction technologies for next-generation light-duty vehicles. Cost, Effectiveness, and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles estimates the cost, potential efficiency improvements, and barriers to commercial deployment of technologies that might be employed from 2020 to 2030. This report describes these promising technologies and makes recommendations for their inclusion on the list of technologies applicable for the 2017-2025 CAFE standards.

Download or read book Modeling Total Delivered Cost in the Automotive Industry written by Pedro Vasconcelos Bettencourt Teixeira Queiros and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Automotive part sourcing is a large scale complex problem that involves the procurement of thousands of individual parts from hundreds of different suppliers. This project focuses on the development of a new Total Delivered Cost (TDC) methodology for automotive part sourcing at Nissan. Initially, a calculation methodology was developed using operational data from the Nissan Smyrna plant. This methodology, which aims at capturing the direct and indirect costs of sourcing, comprises 10 different cost drivers including part, tooling, packaging, transportation, last mile, storage, inventory, obsolescence, quality, and tariff. Subsequently, the methodology was integrated in a TDC tool for ease of use and applied in a preliminary TDC analysis. The results show that: (1) part cost is the main driver of TDC with 90% of parts studied having non-part cost less than 15% of TDC; (2) non-part cost has an important compounding effect due to correlation between transportation, last mile, storage, inventory, obsolescence, and pipeline quality costs; (3) the relation between available information, TDC accuracy, and TDC value is highly asymmetric across time. Overall, the results highlight the importance of TDC methodologies in improving automotive part sourcing. Lastly, a review of typical implementation challenges associated with TDC methodologies was performed with the objective was identifying strategies that increase business impact. Two strategies were investigated including adopting a gradual implementation plan to mitigate the negative impact of initial low TDC accuracy and deploying TDC methodologies as filter in the sourcing process to reduce workload and allow for better resource allocation. The incorporation of cost of complexity and cost of supply chain risk in TDC is discussed as future work.

Download or read book Using Publicly Available Financial Data to Measure Production Depth in the Automobile Industry written by Cole C. Legg and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often companies must make the decision whether or not to manufacture a part on their own or to outsource the manufacturing of that part to a supplier. The results of these “make-or-buy” decisions have impacts on that company’s manufacturing competencies and strategies moving forward [1]. They also compound over time to define that company’s production depth. A company's production depth is defined as the ratio of value-adding content that a company creates itself [2]. While the impact of “make-or-buy” decisions have clear implications on a company’s long-term strategies, the relationship between a company’s production depth and its profitability has not yet been studied as there is not a defined way to measure production depth from a company’s publicly available financial data. This study examines two different methods of estimating production depth using publicly available financial data. The first method uses the ratio of raw and in-progress materials versus finished goods in a company’s inventories to represent the company’s production depth. The second method for estimating production depth is the ratio of the difference between the company’s manufacturing cost and total trade purchases to its total cost of manufacturing. This study used the first method to evaluate different automotive companies’ production depth in 2018. This study also examines BMW’s production depth using both methods. The first method of measuring production depth is advantageous because all public automotive companies published the data on their inventories necessary to make the calculation. The second method is advantageous because it takes into account costs with manufacturing outside of just material costs. While there were no statistically significant relationships found between this study’s production depth estimates and profitability, applying these two methods two automotive companies allowed us to gain insight into estimating production depth using publicly available financial data.

Download or read book Motor Vehicle Regulations written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Realistic Cost Estimating for Manufacturing 3rd Edition written by Michael Lembersky and published by SME. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most effective way to generate an estimate of a new product’s cost engineering change cost, or innovation cost is through a detailed cost investigation. Analysis of the available materials and processes leads to the most economical and financial decisions. Now in its third edition, Realistic Cost Estimating for Manufacturing has been used by students and practitioners since 1968 in this endeavor. Revised and expanded, the book recognizes the extremely important role estimating is playing in today’s highly competitive global economy. Realistic Cost Estimating for Manufacturing provides a survey of the myriad manufacturing processes and practices and combines this with in-depth explanations and examples of costing methods and tools. A comprehensive, standardized approach to their application is given. Among the manufacturing processes surveyed are: machining, casting, stamping, forging, welding, plastics technology, finishing, and rapid prototyping. To develop realistic baseline estimates, an engineering or costing professional must have an in-depth understanding of costing methods and techniques. As a fundamental reference, the book provides insight into the art, science, and functions of cost estimation in a wide range of activities: product design and manufacturing, engineering change control, proposal development, make or buy studies, identifying cost reduction opportunities, component costing, reverse engineering, benchmarking, and examining alternative processes, materials, machines, and tooling. As examples, it will aid the practitioner in efforts to justify the replacement or improvement of existing technology with new creative solutions; perform a feasibility study; develop a basis for cost-oriented decision support; improve supply chain evaluation and sourcing analysis; and minimize costs. The third edition has been greatly enhanced with new chapters and material dedicated to the roles of economics and finance, cost reduction, continuous improvement, plastic parts, electronics cost estimating, costing studies, advanced manufacturing processes, and quality costs. Further, the existing chapters have been significantly expanded to include new processes and operations and examples to enhance learning. Since nontraditional technology is widely applied in manufacturing, its costing aspects are also explored. Five Appendices provide additional information on productivity based on efficiency, cost reduction, matching part features to manufacturing processes, packaging cost, and inspection and measurement costs. As with its previous editions, instructors of cost estimating courses can rely on the book to provide a solid foundation for manufacturing engineering courses and programs of study. The book is also useful for on-the-job training courses for engineers, managers, estimators, designers, and practitioners. It can be applied in seminars and workshops specifically dedicated to product or component cost reduction, alternative cost analysis, engineering change cost control, or proposal development. As in the previous editions, there are multiple equations and calculation examples, as well as end-of-chapter questions to test student’s knowledge. An instructor’s guide is also available.

Download or read book Review of DOT Role in National Energy Strategy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Realistic Cost Estimating for Manufacturing written by William Winchell and published by Society of Manufacturing Engineers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains material on the use of software, organization strategies in cost estimating, new types of costs, learning curves, and much more. Topics presented include manufacturing costs, standard vs. actual costs, cost in relation to product volume, analysis, types of estimates, cost estimating controls, cost requests from other departments, evaluating supplier quotes, calculating selling prices, and much more.

Download or read book Estimating and Costing for the Metal Manufacturing Industries written by Robert Creese and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1992-08-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical reference/text provides a thorough overview of cost estimating as applied to various manufacturing industries, with special emphasis on metal manufacturing concerns. It presents examples and study problems illustrating potential applications and the techniques involved in estimating costs.;Containing both US and metric units for easy

Download or read book What Every Engineer Should Know about Manufacturing Cost Estimating written by Eric M. Malstrom and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1981-07-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manufacturing Planning and Estimating Handbook written by American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1963 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Application of Plant Manufacturing Burden to Standard Product Costs and Cost Estimates Related to Vehicle Teardown Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Process Planning and Cost Estimation written by R. Kesavan and published by New Age International. This book was released on 2009 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cost Estimating written by Rodney D. Stewart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1991 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revision of the author's bestselling earlier work on cost estimating has been updated to provide currently applicable examples, data and techniques. Two new chapters have been added covering: computer tools and models for cost estimating, where to get these tools, and the features to look for; software cost estimating with special emphasis on the effect of CASE tools on software productivities and resulting software costs. A complete set of inflation tables is now included to permit conversion from any year dollars to any other year dollars from 1959 through 1997. Retains its comprehensive coverage of the elements needed to embark on a cost estimating task. Strengthened are the invaluable parts of the book which tell the estimator how to produce a competitive and credible cost estimate. Manufacturing standards for hardware and electronics are retained as are handy tables for determining the costs of engineering, design, documentation, drafting and testing.

Download or read book A Methodology to Estimate Supply Chain Cost of Low Demand Parts written by Amey Mhapsekar and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As according to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, automobile manufacturers are required to provide spare parts for any model they sell, for a minimum span of 10 years. In the automobile/ aviation industry, the demand for replacement parts is generally met using conventional manufacturing processes such as injection molding (IM) and stocking parts in warehouses. IM proves economical when the demand is high and continuous. The demand for replacement parts is generally low and intermittent and stocking parts in inventory to meet future demands proves expensive and the possibility of stock-outs or parts going obsolete is high. Rapid Manufacturing (RM) is an additive manufacturing technique that prints parts without the need of tools, unlike conventional manufacturing processes. Thus, it saves on the tooling cost, time to make the mold, and the need to stock various parts in order to meet the intermittent demand. There is a need for an alternative approach to meet low volume intermittent demands, and the Just in Time (JIT) production strategy incorporating RM serves as an option. In JIT, production starts when a demand is received from the customer. It also gives the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) an option to make parts on the demand site, eliminating transportation and inventory holding costs. The objective of this thesis is to develop a decision making framework to determine the economical supply chain strategy to meet the demand for replacement parts. The supply chain strategies considered are in-house manufacturing by the RM process called Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) in a JIT production environment, and stocking parts in centralized warehouses manufactured by IM to meet future demands. A mixed integer programming (MIP) model has been formulated to determine the unit cost of parts for the supply chain strategies under consideration. The results from the model are used to determine the significant part parameters affecting the cost of manufacturing by SLS using Regression Analysis. Based on the results, material volume and height of the part proved to be significant factors and a regression equation has been derived and validated for estimating the unit supply chain cost of parts manufactured by SLS."--Abstract.

Download or read book Product Manufacturing and Cost Estimating using CAD CAE written by Kuang-Hua Chang and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second part of a four part series that covers discussion of computer design tools throughout the design process. Through this book, the reader will... ...understand basic design principles and all digital design paradigms. ...understand CAD/CAE/CAM tools available for various design related tasks. ...understand how to put an integrated system together to conduct All Digital Design (ADD). ...understand industrial practices in employing ADD and tools for product development. Provides a comprehensive and thorough coverage of essential elements for product manufacturing and cost estimating using the computer aided engineering paradigm Covers CAD/CAE in virtual manufacturing, tool path generation, rapid prototyping, and cost estimating; each chapter includes both analytical methods and computer-aided design methods, reflecting the use of modern computational tools in engineering design and practice A case study and tutorial example at the end of each chapter provides hands-on practice in implementing off-the-shelf computer design tools Provides two projects at the end of the book showing the use of Pro/ENGINEER® and SolidWorks® to implement concepts discussed in the book

Download or read book Cost Estimator s Reference Manual written by Rodney D. Stewart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-04-03 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's hypercompetitive global marketplace, accurate costestimating is crucial to bottom-line results. Nowhere is this moreevident than in the design and development of new products andservices. Among managing engineers responsible for developingrealistic cost estimates for new product designs, the number-onesource of information and guidance has been the Cost Estimator'sReference Manual. Comprehensive, authoritative, and practical, the Manual instructsreaders in the full range of cost estimating techniques andprocedures currently used in the fields of development, testing,manufacturing, production, construction, software, generalservices, government contracting, engineering services, scientificprojects, and proposal preparation. The authors clearly explain howto go about gathering the data essential to preparing a realisticestimate of costs and guide the reader step by step through eachprocedure. This new Second Edition incorporates a decade of progress in themethods, procedures, and strategies of cost estimating. All thematerial has been updated and five new chapters have been added toreflect the most recent information on such increasingly importanttopics as activity-based costing, software estimating,design-to-cost techniques, and cost implications of new concurrentengineering and systems engineering approaches to projects. Indispensable to virtually anyone whose work requires accurate costestimates, the Cost Estimator's Reference Manual will be especiallyvaluable to engineers, estimators, accountants, and contractors ofproducts, projects, processes, and services to both government andindustry. The essential ready-reference for the techniques, methods, andprocedures of cost estimating COST ESTIMATOR'S REFERENCE MANUAL Second Edition Indispensable for anyone who depends on accurate cost estimates forengineering projects, the Cost Estimator's Reference Manual guidesthe user through both the basic and more sophisticated aspects ofthe estimating process. Authoritative and comprehensive, the Manualseamlessly integrates the many functions--accounting, financial,statistical, and management--of modern cost estimating practice.Its broad coverage includes estimating procedures applied to suchareas as: * Production * Software * Development * General services * Testing * Government contracting * Manufacturing * Engineering * Proposal preparation * Scientific projects * Construction This updated and expanded Second Edition incorporates all the mostimportant recent developments in cost estimating, such asactivity-based costing, software estimating, design-to-costtechniques, computer-aided estimating tools, concurrentengineering, and life cycle costing. For engineers, estimators, accountants, planners, and others whoare involved in the cost aspects of projects, the Cost Estimator'sReference Manual is an invaluable information source that will payfor itself many times over.