Cost Engineering

Short course/CPD

Cost Engineering

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Course overview

To provide an introduction to Cost Engineering principles, procedures and practices in industry that will contribute to the development of affordable through life support systems.

Location

Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL

Course fee:

£1400 - Standard. 20% discount for Cranfield alumni, 10% discount for colleagues of alumni
£1340 - Professional/trade association discount
£1280 - Multiple bookings*

*Minimum of five delegates.

Accommodation fee:

Accommodation is not included in the price.

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Speakers

Dr Yuchun Xu

Professor Rajkumar Roy

Dr Paul Baguley

Dr Essam Shehab

Dr Kathryn Wand

Mr Chris Hockley

How to register

To request a place on this course, please complete the online Registration Form.

If you have any queries please contact:

Academic Operations Unit.

Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL, UK

T: +44 (0) 1234 754176
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
F: +44 (0) 1234 751206

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Course description

Economic Through Life System development, why Cost Engineering (CE), Cost as a business driver, managing cost drivers
CE principles and techniques, cost modelling techniques, whole life costing, cost of hardware development and manufacture, cost of through life support
Dynamic cost modelling, Knowledge management for Cost Engineering, affordability engineering, risk analysis and uncertainty management
Cost Engineering case studies: COST STUDIO® and other software tools.

On successful completion of this module the delegate will gain:

Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of whole life cost and affordability to support complex engineering equipment/assets through life
Have knowledge and understanding of cost engineering principles and procedures for managing through life support
Have an appreciation of how to collect, organise, and evaluate data for developing cost estimates
Analyse uncertainty and risk associated with the cost estimation
Demonstrate appreciation of industrial challenges in cost engineering
Have working knowledge on a manual technique and industry standard software based cost estimating.

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