NTL Record

Title Methodology for Estimating Total Automotive Manufacturing Costs
Record ID 49575
Personal Name
Creator
Hathaway, W.; Kakatsakis, J.; Phillips, C.
Source 84p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19830401
Language English
Abstract A number of methodologies for estimating manufacturing costs have been developed. This report discusses the different approaches and shows that an approach to estimating manufacturing costs in the automobile industry based on surrogate plants is preferred. This method, which specifies the manufacturing processes and plant types required to make a component or a whole vehicle, provides reliable and traceable estimates of manufacturing cost. Examples are used to illustrate this preferred approach.
Rosap ID dot:11010
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11010
TRT Terms Automobile industry; Costs; Estimating; Manufacturing
Classification NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY;
NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE;
NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Economic Impacts
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-NHTSA-82-08; DOT-HS-806 397
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49500/49575/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-82-08.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository