VEHICLE MANAGEMENT AND ESTIMATION

Subject Title : VEHICLE MANAGEMENT & ESTIMATION

Sem : V
Subject Code : A
Hours Per Week : 04
Hours Per Semester : 64

TOPIC ANALYSIS
Hours Weightage of
SL.No Major Topics
Allotted Marks
1 Fleet management 06 10
2 Motor vehicle act 12 30
3 Stores 04 08
4 Service stations 06 22
5 Vehicle maintenance 05 14
8 Specifications 03 06
6 Estimation and costing 10 25
7 Depreciation 06 10
9 Repair estimation 08 20
10 Tests & Revisions 04 -
Total 64 145

GENERAL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. Understand about fleet management.

2. Know the Motor vehicle act.
3. Understand the functioning of stores.
4 .Understand and Know about Service station & its records.
5. Understand different types of Maintenance.
6. Understand Estimation and Costing.
7. Understand methods of Depreciation & causes of Depreciation.
8. Understand Specifications.
 CONTENT DETAILS

1.0 Fleet management

Introduction – structure of fleet organization – fleet organization structure at depot level –
administrative setup of state transport undertaking – EPKM, CPKM – route – vehicle schedule
– trip – dead mileage

2.0 Motor vehicle Act

Introduction – necessity of registration – registration procedure – transfer of ownership – fitness
certificate – permit & is types – driving license & conductor license – international driving
license – conductor license – traffic signs – road markings – vehicle insurance – scrapping of
vehicle.

3.0 Stores
Introduction – purpose of store keeping – duties of store keeper – methods of storing – bin card
and indent – advantages of good store keeping.

4.0 Service Station

Types – factors to start new service station – service station layout – service station records.

5.0 Vehicle maintenance

Necessity and types of vehicle maintenance – preventive, operative, periodic and break down
maintenance.

6.0 Estimation and costing

Definition of estimation & costing – aims of estimating – qualities of an estimator – procedure
of estimating – sources of error in estimation – constituents of estimation – objectives of
costing – difference between estimation & costing – elements and components of costing.

7.0 Depreciation
Definition of depreciation and obsolescence – causes of depreciation – methods of calculating
depreciation – problems on each method.

8.0 Specifications
Definition of specifications – general specification – technical specification

9.0 Repair estimation

Procedure of preparing repair estimation of automobile components
 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION OBJECTIVES:

1.0 Fleet management

1.1 Introduction to fleet management.
1.2 State the General structure of fleet organization.
1.3 Explain the Organization structure at depot level.
1.4 Explain the Administrative setup of state transport undertaking.
1.5 Explain the terms EPKM, CPKM.
1.6 Define route.
1.7 Define Vehicle schedule.
1.8 Define trip.
1.9 Define Dead mileage.

2.0 Motor vehicle Act

2.1 Explain the Necessity of motor vehicle Act.
2.2 Explain the Necessity of registration of vehicle.
2.3 Explain the Registration procedure.
2.4 Explain the Procedure of transfer of ownership.
2.5 State the Procedure of renewal of fitness certificate.
2.6 State the need of Permit and its type (goods & passenger vehicle).
2.7 State the Necessity of driving license, conductor license.
2.8 Explain the Procedure for obtaining learner license.
2.9 Explain the Procedure for obtaining permanent license.
2.10 Explain the procedure of Renewal of driving license.
2.11 Explain the Procedure for obtaining international driving license.
2.12 Explain the Procedure for obtaining public service license.
2.13 Explain the Procedure for obtaining vehicle badge.
2.14 Explain the Procedure for obtaining conductor license.
2.15 Explain the Traffic signs - mandatory, cautions, informatory
2.16 State the Types of road markings – single broken, single solid, double solid, single
Solid plus broken.
2.17 Explain Insurance - necessity - types of insurance policy
2.18 Explain third party and comprehensive insurance.
2.19 List the Factors considering for scrapping of vehicle.
3.0 Stores
3.1 Introduction to stores.
3.2 State the Purpose of store keeping.
3.3 State the Duties of store keeper.
3.4 State the Methods of storing.
3.5 Explain the terms Bin card , indent, invoice, ledgers & quotations.
3.6 State the Advantages of good store keeping.

4.0 Service Station

4.1 List Types of service station
4.2 State the Factors to be considered to start new service station.
4.3 Draw the layout of service station.
4.4 List different types of service station records.
4.5 Explain Job cards, ledgers, feed back forms available in the service station.

5.0 Vehicle maintenance

5.1 State the necessities of vehicle maintenance.
5.2 Mention different types of vehicle maintenance.
5.3 Explain preventive, periodic, operative and break down maintenance.

6.0 Estimation and costing

6.1 Define estimation and costing.
6.2 State the types of estimation.
6.3 Mention the qualities of an estimator.
6.4 Explain the procedure of estimation.
6.5 Mention sources of errors in estimation.
6.6 State the constituents of estimation.
6.7 List the objectives of costing.
6.8 List difference between estimation and costing.
6.9 Mention elements of costing.
6.10 Explain the components of the costing.
6.11 Solve simple problems on costing.

7.0 Depreciation
7.1 Define depreciation.
7.2 Explain the causes of depreciation.
7.3 Explain obsolescence.
 7.4 State the methods of calculating depreciation.
7.5 Solve simple problems on depreciation using straight line method, diminishing balance
method, Sinking fund method, Man hour method, Sum of year’s digit method.
.
8.0 Specifications
8.1 Define specifications.
8.2 Explain general specification.
8.3 Explain technical specification.

9.0 Repair estimation

9.1 Define repair estimation.
9.2 State the procedure of preparing of repair estimation of followings.
9.2.1 Decarbonising of engine.
9.2.2 Major overhauling of engine.
9.2.3 Clutch system.
9.2.4 Gear box system.
9.2.5 Differential system.
9.2.6 Fuel injection pump.
9.2.7 Starter.
9.2.8 Alternator.
9.2.9 Cooling system.
9.2.10 Lubrication system.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Vehicle transport management - S.L. BHANDARKAR

Dhanpat rai & co. (pvt.) Ltd. Delhi
2. Automobile engineering - G.B.S. Narang
3. Automobile engineering - C.P. Nakara
4. Estimation & costing - T.R. Banga & S.C. Sharma
5. Industrial Management - Banga & Sharma
 MODEL QUESTION PAPER
NOTE: 1. Q.NO 1 Is Compulsory.
2. Answer Any Two Full Questions From Each Remaining Sections, A, B & C
1. a. List the factors to be considered before scrapping of vehicle. 05
b. List the difference between depreciation and obsolescence 05
PART – A
2. a. define the following terms
1 trip
2. Dead mileage . 05
b. Explain organization structure of state transport undertaking with block diagram. 10
3. a. What is the necessity of registration of vehicles? 05
b. Mention the types of permits . 05
c. Explain procedure to obtain the learner’s driving license. 05
4. a. Explain comprehensive insurance 05
b. What are the advantages of good store keeping? 05
c. Mention different methods of storing. 05
PART – B
5. a. Explain the factors to be considered to start new service station. 10
b. Explain job card . 05
6. a. Draw the layout of service station and label different sections 08
b. Explain break down maintenance 07
7. a. What are the advantages of periodic maintenance? 07
b. Define specification. 03
c. What are the differences between general & technical specification? 05
PART – C
8. a. What are the aims of estimation? 05
b. Mention the sources of errors in estimation. 05
c. Explain the elements of costing. 05
9. a. Explain the causes of depreciation . 05
b. Write detailed procedure of estimating . 10
10. a. Prepare a repair estimation of engine overhauling. 10
b. Prepare a repair estimation of starting motor. 05