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ME17703 PROCESS PLANNING AND COST ESTIMATION
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OBJECTIVES:
To understand the basics concepts, factors and methods of process planning.
To determine the various process parameters of production process and to enrich knowledge on work
holding and process planning activities and documentation.
To learn the step by step general procedure of cost estimation.
To know the cost estimation procedure for various types of jobs.
To attain the knowledge about machining time calculation of various machining process.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS PLANNING 10
Introduction- Types of production – standardization, simplification –Break even analysis – production design
and selection -Methods of process planning - Selection and analysis – Manual planning - CAPP – Variant
approach - Generative approach - Processes analysis.
UNIT II PROCESS PLANNING ACTIVITIES 10
Drawing interpretation-Material evaluation – steps in process selection - Production equipment and tooling
selection -Process parameters calculation for various production processes-Selection jigs and fixtures
Selection of quality assurance methods - Set of documents for process planning -Economics of process
planning- case studies
UNIT III INTRODUCTION TO COST ESTIMATION 8
Aims of costing and estimation - Functions and procedure -Importance of costing and estimation –methods of
costing-elements of cost estimation –Types of estimates – Estimating procedure- Estimation labor cost,
material cost- allocation of over head charges- Calculation of depreciation cost
UNIT IV PRODUCTION COST ESTIMATION 8
Estimation of Different Types of Jobs - Estimation of Forging Shop– Losses in forging – Forging cost,
Estimation of Welding Shop– Electric welding – Gas cutting Estimation of Foundry Shop– Pattern cost -
Casting cost -Estimation in sheet metal shop– Shearing and forming
UNIT V MACHINING TIME CALCULATION 9
Estimation of Machining Time - Importance of Machine Time Calculation- Calculation of Machining Time
for Different Lathe Operations, Drilling and Boring - Machining Time Calculation for Milling, Shaping and
Planning -Machining Time Calculation for Grinding – Super finishing processes -Lapping and Honing
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
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