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ME6005 PROCESS PLANNING AND COST ESTIMATION

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS PLANNING
TB 1 R.Kesavan.C.ElanchezhianB.VijayabRamnath, “process planning and cost estimation”, New Age International publishers, 2011.
REF 1 Dr.V.Jayakumar“process planning and cost estimation”, Lakshmi publications, 2016.

Ans -
Textbook
Qs. No. Questions Univ.Qs Page Mark
No.
Nos.
TLP No.1 Introduction
1. Define process planning. Nov2016 TB1 35 2
2. What is meant by process planning? A.U.QB TB1 35 2
3. What does the term process planning mean? May2017 2
4. Define technology view of process planning. A.U.QB REF1 3.2 2
5. What do you understand by the term aggregate production
Nov2013 TB1 2
planning?
6. List out the objectives process planning. May2017 TB1 37 4
7. What are the details required for process planning ? May2018 TB1 37 2
8. i) Why is process planning required to estimate cost ? State its
advantages. Discuss in detail the methods how computer can be
May2018 TB1 13
used in cost estimations.
ii) Write note on different methods of process planning.
9. Discuss in detail the ergonomics principles and applications. May2016 REF1 2.1 16
TLP No.2 Methods of process planning
10. What are the types of process planning? Apr2015 TB1 44 2
11. What is CAPP? A.U.QB TB1 45 2
12. What are the advantages of CAPP? A.U.QB REF1 3.15 2
13. What is manual process planning? A.U.QB TB1 44 2
14. What are the advantages of manual process planning? A.U.QB REF1 3.12 2
15. What are the disadvantages of manual process planning? A.U.QB REF1 3.12 2
16. Compare and contrast the features of variant and generative
A.U.QB REF1 3.14 16
CAPP systems.
17. Explain the two approaches commonly used in CAPP system.
A.U.QB TB1 45 16
Bringing out their advantages and limitations.
18. Explain the use of computers in process planning and cost
Nov2014 TB1 45 16
estimation and list out advantages of CAPP.
19. Explain the manual approach to process planning. 8
A.U.QB TB1 44
What are advantages and limitations? 8
20. Explain the various approaches to process planning. May2017 12
Discuss the various approaches to process planning. Nov2015 TB1 44 16
Explain with neat sketch various methods of process planning. Nov2016 16
21. Write notes on: Developing manufacturing logic and knowledge. May2016 TB1 50 8
22. How will you distinguish retrieval and generative computer aided
May2016 TB1 47 16
process planning systems? What is more effective? State reasons.
TLP No.3 Drawing interpretation
23. 1. What is process charts? A.U.QB REF1 1.23 2
24. 2. What are the various symbols of process charts? A.U.QB TB1 9 2
25. Explain outline process chart. A.U.QB TB1 10 2
26. Explain two handed process chart. A.U.QB TB1 12 2
27. Explain the technological framework of process by using a block
May2013 REF1 3.2 16
diagram.
28. Study the drawing shown in fig. and interpret any one geometric
tolerance symbol.

May2018 TB1 16 2

29. Describe the various types of charts and diagrams used in process
Apr2015 TB1 10 16
planning,

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ME6005 PROCESS PLANNING AND COST ESTIMATION

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS PLANNING
30. Explain with a neat sketch material type flow process chart. Write TB1 11
Nov2014 16
the recording techniques used in method study.
TLP No.4 Material evaluation
31. 1. How do you evaluate materials in process planning? TB1 40 8
32. 2. State the parameters involved in material selection. Nov2014 TB1 40
2
3. State the parameters considered for material selection. May2016
TLP No.5 Steps inprocess selection
33. What are factors to be considered during the selection of a
Nov2016
process?
34. Write down the various steps in process selection. TB1 54 16
35. Explain the process planning procedure. Apr2015 16
TLP No.6 Production equipment and tooling selection
36. 1. What are the constrains in Tool selection? Nov2016 TB1 18 6
37. 2. Discuss the various tools and techniques used for work TB1 18
Apr2015 16
measurement.
38. Discuss the production equipment and tool selection for the
component shown in fig. Undercut diameter is 12mm.

May2018 TB1 18 13

39. Write down the procedure to be followed during Material

selection. Discuss the factors that are taken into account in Nov2016 TB1 20 6
Tooling selection and Equipment selection.
40. 3. Define Break-even point. Apr2014 TB1 66 2
41. 4. Following are the information's on two machines.
s.no Item Capstan Automatic
lathe (single
spindle)
1 Tooling cost RS 300 RS 300
2 Cost of cams - RS 1500
3 Material cost per RS 2.50 RS 2.50
piece
4 Operation labour RS 5 Per RS 2 Per
cost Hour Hour
5 Cycle time per 5 min 1 min Nov2015 TB1 70 16
piece
6 Setting up lobour Rs20/hour Rs20/hour
cost
7 Setting up time 1 hour 8 hour
8 Machine 300%of(4) 100%of(4)
overheads(setting
and operations)
5. Find the break even quantity for a job which can be produced on
either of the machines. Also comment about the choice of
machine based on the break even quantity.

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