Light Duty Technology Cost Analysis, Power - US Environmental ...
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C. <strong>Cost</strong>ing Methodology<br />
C.1 Teardown, Process Mapping, and <strong>Cost</strong>ing<br />
C.1.1 <strong>Cost</strong> Methodology Fundamentals<br />
The costing methodology employed in this analysis is based on two (2) primary processes:<br />
(1) the development of detailed production process flow charts (P-flows), and (2) the<br />
transfer and processing of key information from the P-flows into standardize quoting<br />
worksheets. Supporting these two (2) primary processes with key input data are the<br />
process cost models and the costing databases (e.g. material [price/lb], labor [$/hour],<br />
manufacturing overhead [$/hour], mark-up [% of manufacturing cost], and packaging<br />
[$/packaging type]). The costing databases are discussed in greater detail in Section C.4.<br />
Process flow charts, depending on their defined function and the end user, can vary<br />
widely in the level of detail contained. They can range from simple block diagrams<br />
showing the general steps involved in the manufacturing or assembly of an item, to very<br />
detailed process flow charts breaking out each process step in fine detail capturing key<br />
manufacturing variables. For this cost analysis, detailed P-flows (which will also be<br />
referred to as process maps) are used to identify all the steps involved in manufacturing a<br />
product (e.g., assembly, machining, welding, forming), at all levels (e.g., system,<br />
subsystem, assembly and component). For example, in a high voltage traction battery<br />
scenario, process flows would exist for the following: (1) at the component level, the<br />
manufacturing of every component within the battery pack sensing module (unless<br />
considered a purchase part); (2) at the assembly level, the assembly of all the individual<br />
components to produce the battery pack sensing module; (3) at the sub-subsystem level,<br />
the assembly of the battery pack sensing module onto the battery pack; and (4) at the<br />
subsystem level, the assembly of the high voltage traction battery into the vehicle. In this<br />
example, the high voltage traction battery is one of several subsystems (e.g., service<br />
battery subsystem, alternator subsystem, voltage converter-inverter subsystem) making up<br />
the electrical power supply system. Each subsystem, if costed in the analysis, would have<br />
its own process map broken out using this same process methodology.<br />
In addition to detailing pictorially the process steps involved for a given manufacturing<br />
process, having key information (e.g., equipment type, material type and usage, cycle<br />
times, handling precautions, number of operators) associated with each step is imperative.<br />
Understanding the steps and the key process parameters together creates the costing<br />
roadmap for any particular manufacturing process.<br />
Due to the vast and complex nature of P-flows associated with some of the larger systems<br />
and subsystems under analysis, having specialized software which can accurately and<br />
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