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Engineering Economist articles from April 2009
A quarterly publication specializing in the industrial and engineering economy. Features book reviews and research regarding problems with capital investment.
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Engineering Economist archives from April 2009
Technological breakthroughs and asset replacement.
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION
The article analyzes the impact of discontinuous technological change (TC) on the optimal replacement of assets (capital equipment, machines). The asset replacement under continuous TC has been intensively analyzed (see Bean...
Investment project valuation: a new equity perspective.
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION
There are two possible cases for the financing of a project: either (first case) the firm targets a fixed debt ratio and the project's debt schedule is included in the calculation of this target debt ratio or (second case) the...
Optimal capacity, product substitution, linear demand models, and uncertainty.
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION
In today's highly uncertain marketplace, firms are increasingly resorting to flexibility, both on supply and demand sides, to effectively match their supply with demand. An example of supply-side flexibility is...
Considering risk within net present value: calculations for government projects.
April 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION
Net present value (NPV) is a technique that is used to assess the viability of projects based on the projected receipts and disbursements over the projects' planning horizons. It can, however, become difficult to arrive at...