Rapid Quoting of Machine Tool Products

s:Using machine tool products as object, the requirement of consumer as entry, the quoted price as output, the internal and external environment of manufacturing system as constraint, the speediness and accuracy as performance requirements, this paper established a system for rapid quoting for machine tool products. The methods of cost estimation, including the intuitive method, analogical method, the parametric method, and the analytical method are used to make the model of the relationship of performance and cost of machine tool. Integrated principles and methods of rapid quoting are presented in this paper. An example case of horizontal machining center is also shown.