Estimation of cellular manufacturing cost components using simulation and activity-based costing

Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-86

  Savory, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based accounting; Cellular manufacturing; Cost estimation; Group technology; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY BASED COSTING; ACTIVITY-BASED; COST COMPONENTS; COST DRIVERS; COST ESTIMATION; COST ESTIMATIONS; DECISION PROCESS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; JOB SHOP; MANUFACTURING CELLS; MANUFACTURING COST; MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS; MODEL OUTPUTS; PART FAMILY; PART SCHEDULING; PROCESS LAYOUT; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; SMALL SCALE; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; U-SHAPED;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ESTIMATION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; GROUP TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LAKES;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 79952066247     PISSN: 20138423     EISSN: 20130953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3926/jiem.2010.v3n1.p68-86     Document Type: Article

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