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- HKR 1001
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Lecture 2: Cost Concepts andDesign Economics
Slide 1 of 54 Industrial &Production Engineering
Objective
The objective of Lecture 2 is to analyze short-term
alternatives when the time value of money is not a
factor.
Slide 2 of 54 Industrial &Production Engineering
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, Cost Estimating
Used to describe the process by which the present and
future cost consequences of engineering designs are
forecast.
Slide 3 of 54 Industrial &Production Engineering
Cost Estimating Used To
• Provide information used in setting a selling price
for quoting, bidding, or evaluating contracts
• Determine whether a proposed product can be
made and distributed at a profit (e.g., price = cost
+ profit)
• Evaluate how much capital can be justified for
process changes or other improvements
• Establish benchmarks for productivity
improvement programs
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, Cost Estimating Approaches
• Top-down
Top down Approach
• Bottom-up Approach
Slide 5 of 54 Industrial &Production Engineering
Top-down Approach
• Uses historical data from similar engineering
projects
• Used to estimate costs, revenues, and other
parameters for current project
• Modifies original data for changes in inflation /
deflation,, activity
y level,, weight,
g , energy
gy
consumption, size, etc…
• Best use is early in estimating process
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