ELEMENTAL CASE STUDY;The cost of new system development - Includes the cost incurred for any consultancy services that may have been hired during development. Allowances given to the system development team members fall under this category. Overall effects of the system development and implementation should be determined and any cost associated established. These estimates are based on both time and activities involved in the project. Staff training cost, recruitment costs and retrenchment costs should be considered under system development cost. Cost benefit analysis should be conducted on each alternative solution to the problem. This enables the analyst to make recommendation is on a suitable cost-effective alternative solution to the problem. Cost benefit analysis techniques The techniques used in economical evaluation of a computer based information system are the same used in investment appraisal in other areas of commercial world. These techniques tend to produce contradictory results and none of them is universally accepted. These techniques are based on either marginal costing methods or life cycle costing method. Marginal costing methods deal with snapshots of systems performance at a given point in time

BASIC QUETSIONS

1.can in real sense the mechanization of theFoundry processes be achieved?

2.elaboarte on the versatility of the Casting as applied in the manufacturing?

3. The product of the foundry process is ?embark your answer with facts and justifications

4.what are the effects of the Heat treatment in the suppressing of stresses produced in castings.

5.relate theAuxiliary to the increase the melting efficiency.

6.falsify;To form castings, always virgin metal is used in foundries.

7. Which metal castings are used to make casting in the foundry?explain

8.what is the follow up activity of thelast step of the foundry

9.show theMould, Sand and Core as the by products of the pattern foundry

10. _____________ is a process of preparing a casting.explain accordingly