ME1007 PROCESS PLANNING AND COST ESTIMATION

ME1007 PROCESS PLANNING AND COST ESTIMATION
(Common to Production and Mechanical)
1. WORK STUDY AND ERGONOMICS
Method study – Definition – Objectives-Motion economy- Principles – Tools and Techniques-Applications – Work measurements- purpose – use – procedure – tools and techniques- Standard time –Ergonomics – principles – applications.

2. PROCESS PLANNING
Definition – Objective – Scope – approaches to process planning- Process planning activities – Finished part requirements - operating sequences - machine selection – material selection parameters- Set of documents for process planning - Developing manufacturing logic and knowledge- production time calculation – selection of cost optimal processes.
3. INTRODUCTION TO COST ESTIMATION
Objective of cost estimation- costing – cost accounting- classification of cost- Elements of cost.
4. COST ESTIMATION
Types of estimates – methods of estimates – data requirements and sources- collection of cost- allowances in estimation.

5. PRODUCTION COST ESTIMATION
Estimation of material cost, labour cost and over heads, allocation of overheads – Estimation for different types of jobs.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Sinha.B.P., “Mechanical Estimating and Costing”, Tata McGraw-Hill, Publishing Co., 1995

REFERENCES
1. Phillip.F Ostwalal and Jairo Munez, “Manufacturing Processes and systems”, John Wiley, 9th Edition, 1998
2. Russell.R.S and Tailor, B.W, “Operations Management”, PHI, 4th Edition, 2003.
3. Chitale.A.V. and Gupta.R.C., “Product Design and Manufacturing”, PHI , 2nd Edition, 2002.

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