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  • Cost modelling system for lean product and process development 
    Ahmad, Wasim (Cranfield University, 2012-09)
    This PhD project aims to develop a cost modelling system to support lean product and process development. The system enables the designers to assess the design along with associated manufacturing processes and ...
  • Cost modelling techniques for availability type service support contracts: a literature review and empirical study 
    Datta, Partha Priya (Cranfield University Press, 2009-04-01)
    The research in this paper is focused on enhancing existing knowledge in cost estimation models at the bidding stage of service support contracts. The difficulty of this task lies in the long lasting contracts, which in ...
  • The cost of a large-scale hollow fibre MBR 
    Verrecht, Bart; Maere, Thomas; Ingmar, Nopens; Brepols, Christoph; Judd, Simon J. (Elsevier, 2010-10)
    A cost sensitivity analysis was carried out for a full-scale hollow fibre membrane bioreactor to quantify the effect of design choices and operational parameters on cost. Different options were subjected to a long term ...
  • Cost of a package plant membrane bioreactor 
    Fletcher, Harriet Kate (2007-05)
    The capital and operating costs associated with a small package plant MBR for smallscale domestic duty has been appraised based on a medium-strength municipal wastewater. The three main membrane configurations were ...
  • The cost of a small membrane bioreactor 
    Lo, C. H.; McAdam, Ewan; Judd, Simon J. (IWA Publishing, 2015-07-23)
    The individual cost contributions to the mechanical components of a small membrane bioreactor (MBR) (100–2,500 m3/d flow capacity) are itemised and collated to generate overall capital and operating costs (CAPEX and OPEX) ...
  • Cost of industrial product-service systems (IPS2) 
    Roy, Rajkumar; Datta, Partha Priya; Romero Rojo, Fran; Erkoyuncu, John Ahmet (CIRP, 2009-05)
    The motivation of this Keynote comes from the lack of research in estimating costs of an industrial product-service system (IPS2 ). A competitive IPS2 framework has been developed by Cranfield University for delivering ...
  • Cost of photochemical machining 
    Roy, Rajkumar; Allen, David M.; Zamora, Oscar (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2004-06-10)
    Photochemical machining (PCM), also known as photoetching, photofabrication or photochemical milling, is a non-traditional manufacturing method based on the combination of photoresist imaging and chemical etching. PCM ...
  • Cost of Physical Vehicle Crash Testing 
    Baguley, Paul; Roy, Rajkumar; Watson, James W. (2008-12-31)
    The automotive safety-testing environment currently deploys virtual methods and physical crash testing for new product development and validation in safety testing legislation. Cost benefit analysis of crash testing is ...
  • Cost reduction approaches for fermentable sugar production from sugarcane bagasse and its impact on techno-economics and the environment 
    Baral, Pratibha; Munagala, Meghana; Shastri, Yogendra; Kumar, Vinod; Agrawal, Deepti (Springer, 2021-05-18)
    In an enzymatically driven lignocellulosic biorefinery, pretreatment and hydrolysis modules are the two most significant cost contributors for obtaining high gravity sugar solutions. The present study aimed to reduce the ...
  • Cost uncertainty management and modelling for industrial product-service systems 
    Erkoyuncu, John Ahmet (Cranfield University, 2011-01)
    Globally manufacturing based industries are typically transforming operations to enhance the delivery of services throughout equipment use. Within the defence industry, Contracting for Availability (CfA) has emerged as ...
  • Cost, benefit, and financial risk (COBEFR) of ERP implementation 
    Badewi, Amgad; Shehab, Essam (Cranfield University Press, 2013-09-19)
    The purpose of this research is to develop Benefits, Costs, and Financial Risks (CoBeFR) model to show and measure the impact of ERP related decisions, such as degree of business process re-engineering and the level of ...
  • Cost-benefit analysis of a trans-Arctic alternative route to the Suez Canal: a method based on high-fidelity ship performance, weather, and ice forecast models 
    Li, Zhiyuan; Ding, Li; Huang, Luofeng; Ringsberg, Jonas W.; Gong, Hui; Fournier, Nicolas; Chuang, Zhenju (MDPI, 2023-03-25)
    Climate change in recent years has produced viable shipping routes in the Arctic. However, critical uncertainties related to maritime operations in the Arctic make it difficult to predict ship speeds in ice and, thus, the ...
  • A cost-benefit forecasting framework for assessment of advanced manufacturing technology development 
    Jones, Mark Benjamin (Cranfield University, 2014-05)
    Development of new Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) for the aerospace industry is critical to enhance the manufacture and assembly of aerospace products. These novel AMTs require high development cost, specialist ...
  • Cost-effective approach to lung cancer risk for a radiological dispersal device (RDD) scenario 
    Costa, Karolina P. S.; Lima, Sergio X.; Brum, Tercio; Lima, Zelmo R.; Amorim, Jose C. C.; Healy, Matthew J. F.; Vital, Helio C.; Prah, Matjaž; Andrade, Edson R. (De Gruyter Open, 2019-12-11)
    A release of radioactive material into the environment can lead to hazardous exposure of the population and serious future concerns about health issues such as an increased incidence of cancer. In this context, a practical ...
  • A cost-effective knowledge-based reasoning system for design for automation 
    Shehab, Essam; Abdalla, Hassan S. (Professional Engineering Publishing, 2006)
    Design for assembly automation (DFAA) is an important part of the concurrent engineering strategy for reduction of product manufacturing costs and lead times. An intelligent knowledge-based system (KBS) for design for ...
  • Cost-effective vibration and displacement measurement using range-resolved interferometry 
    Kissinger, Thomas; Charrett, Thomas O. H.; James, Stephen W.; Tatam, Ralph P. (British Society for Strain Measurement’s (BSSM), 2015-09-03)
    A recently developed range-resolved optical interferometric signal processing technique is applied to vibration and displacement sensing with fibre-based beam delivery. The technique is demonstrated to allow the simultaneous ...
  • A cost-efficiency analysis of European air navigation service providers 
    Dempsey-Brench, Zara; Volta, Nicola (Elsevier, 2018-03-11)
    Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) as the third major component of the aviation industry have been less of a focus in research than their airline and airport counterparts. In this paper we analyse European ANSPs cost ...
  • Cost-reduction of waste processing through manufacturing knowledge 
    Beautru-Frain, Valerie (Cranfield University, 2006-09)
    The rapid transformation of the Waste Management sector has significantly altered the nature of the traditional waste processing business and the nature of competencies required to manage it. With the increase in volume ...
  • The COUNTER Code of Practice for Books and Reference Works – a primer 
    Shepherd, Peter T.; Woodward, Hazel (United Kingdom Serials Group, 2009-11)
    Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Books and Reference Works was published in 2006 and provides an international standard for vendor recording and reporting of the usage of e-books and reference works. By July ...
  • Countering commoditization through innovation: challenges for European B2B companies 
    Goffin, Keith; Beznosov, Aleksei; Seiler, Matthias (Taylor and Francis, 2021-06-30)
    Overview: B2B companies are an important part of the global economy, and traditionally they have relied on technological capabilities to compete. Currently, the B2B sector is under increasing pressure, as many B2B companies ...