Modelling of aircraft manufacturing cost at the concept stage

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 407-420

  Curran, R ^a   Kundu, A K ^a   Wright, J M ^a   Crosby, S ^a   Price, M ^a   Raghunathan, S ^a   Benard, E ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost prediction modelling; Early concept cost prediction; Mature concept cost model; Nacelle nose cowl

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COST ACCOUNTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

COST PREDICTION MODELLING; EARLY CONCEPT COST PREDICTION; MATURE CONCEPT COST MODEL; NACELLE NOSE COWL;

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE;

EID: 33751074666     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-005-0205-8     Document Type: Article

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