This review aims to provide an overview to the extensive field of cost estimation for
aerospace composite production, describing the basic methods of how to perform cost …

This paper describes cost modelling research, industrial approaches and commercial
systems and how these relate to whole-life cost estimating. The particular focus of the …

The work presented investigates a methodology for the implementation of value-driven
design (VDD) with application to the optimisation of aircraft fuselage panels. The VDD …

The first tool presented in this paper is a generic factory cost model that can estimate various
costs at multiple levels of any manufacturing plant. The model is activity-based which means …

Significant recent research has focused on the marriage of consumer preferences and
engineering design in order to improve profitability. The extant literature has neglected the …

We examine, in a strategic setting, the broad issue of how retail channel structures—retail
monopoly versus retail duopoly—impact a manufacturer's optimal new product design, both …

The study of the development cost of general aviation aircraft is limited by small samples
with many cost-driven factors. This paper investigates a parametric modeling method for …

This article summarizes the work that has been carried out as part of the FLAVIIR project, a 5-
year research programme looking at technologies for future unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) …

Today, the strategy of innovation is perhaps the most pervasive strategy for textile
companies to achieve a competitive advantage while facing severe competition in the global …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyze parameters that influence direct
maintenance cost (DMC) in the civil aircraft operational phase. Reducing direct maintenance …