Computer aided cost estimating

Huub Ehlhardt

Computer aided cost estimating

Huub Ehlhardt^*

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Abstract

Digitalization provides us with increasingly sophisticated tools, such as 3D CAD and ERP, that have become drivers of innovation in many industries. Traditionally, estimating product cost requires both craftsmanship as well as elaborative calculations. Product cost estimating practices are currently advancing with new digital approaches that, in this paper, are referred to as Computer Aided Cost Estimating (CACE) tools. CACE skill will give new engineers entering the manufacturing industry an edge, especially those in positions in which the cost of goods is an important aspect. This paper describes a new family of engineering tools referred to as CACE, elaborates on the use of cost estimating through the product lifecycle, and relates this to the educational context. The paper contemplates how CACE software might continue to develop and provides suggestions on how best to incorporate the development of CACE skills into engineering curricula.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education
Subtitle of host publication	Design Education and Human Technology Relations, E and PDE 2014
Editors	Wessel Wits, Erik Bohemia, Wouter Eggink, Arthur Eger, Ahmed Kovacevic, Brian Parkinson
Publisher	The Design Society
Pages	320-327
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-904670-56-8
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E&PDE 2014 - University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 4 Sept 2014 → 5 Sept 2014 Conference number: 16 https://www.utwente.nl/en/events/2014/9/201294/conference-epde-2014

Publication series

Name	The Design Society Books
Publisher	The Design Society
Volume	DS78

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E&PDE 2014
Abbreviated title	E&PDE 2014
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Enschede
Period	4/09/14 → 5/09/14
Internet address	https://www.utwente.nl/en/events/2014/9/201294/conference-epde-2014

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Computer aided design
Cost engineering
Cost estimation
Product lifecycle management
Teaching software

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Ehlhardt, Huub. / Computer aided cost estimating. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Design Education and Human Technology Relations, E and PDE 2014. editor / Wessel Wits ; Erik Bohemia ; Wouter Eggink ; Arthur Eger ; Ahmed Kovacevic ; Brian Parkinson. The Design Society, 2014. pp. 320-327 (The Design Society Books).

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Ehlhardt, H 2014, Computer aided cost estimating. in W Wits, E Bohemia, W Eggink, A Eger, A Kovacevic & B Parkinson (eds), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Design Education and Human Technology Relations, E and PDE 2014. The Design Society Books, vol. DS78, The Design Society, pp. 320-327, 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E&PDE 2014, Enschede, Netherlands, 4/09/14.

Computer aided cost estimating. / Ehlhardt, Huub.
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Design Education and Human Technology Relations, E and PDE 2014. ed. / Wessel Wits; Erik Bohemia; Wouter Eggink; Arthur Eger; Ahmed Kovacevic; Brian Parkinson. The Design Society, 2014. p. 320-327 (The Design Society Books; Vol. DS78).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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