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A framework for analytical cost estimation of mechanical components based on manufacturing knowledge representation

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This paper presents a novel framework for manufacturing and cost-related knowledge formalization. This artefact allows industries to capitalize the knowledge of experienced practitioners in the field of manufacturing and assembly, so that it can be used by designers for quickly and analytically estimating the production costs of components during product development. The framework consists of the following: (i) a cost breakdown structure used for splitting out the manufacturing cost, (ii) a data model (cost routing) to collect the knowledge required to define a manufacturing process, (iii) a data model (cost model) for collecting the knowledge required to compute the manufacturing cost of each operation within a manufacturing process, and (iv) a workflow to define the manufacturing process. The proposed framework provides several advantages: (i) knowledge formalization of product manufacturing cost, (ii) knowledge sharing among design/engineering departments, and (iii) knowledge capitalization for decision-making process. The proposed framework is used to formalize the knowledge required for analytically estimating the manufacturing cost of open-die forged components. Results highlight that the framework addresses the most important requirements for a knowledge-based cost estimation system.

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131, Ancona, Italy

    Marco Mandolini, Federico Campi & Michele Germani

  2. Department of Engineering and Architecture, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124, Parma, Italy

    Claudio Favi

  3. Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, Via Amendola 2, 42122, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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Mandolini, M., Campi, F., Favi, C. et al. A framework for analytical cost estimation of mechanical components based on manufacturing knowledge representation. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 107, 1131–1151 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05068-5

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