Estimating cost at the conceptual design stage to optimize design in terms of performance and cost

In the highly competitive business environment, cost estimation is a strategic tool, which can be used to assist decision making with regard to products throughout their life cycle. 70 to 80 percent of the life-cycle costs of a product are determined by decision taken by designers during the early d...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Mohammad E. Saravi, Linda B. Newnes, Antony R. Mileham, Yee Goh
Format:	Default Conference proceeding
Published:	2008
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Cost estimation Quality techniques (Taguchi method) Conceptual design Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/10730
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