Engineering Economist articles from March 2005

Engineering Economist archives from March 2005

Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
March 22, 2005... Dear Readers, Happy Anniversary to The Engineering Economist! I am honored to be serving as editor as we print the first issue of volume 50. Arthur Lesser, Jr., printed volume 1, number 1 of the journal in June of 1955 at the Stevens...

The engineering economist: aims and scope of focused areas.
March 22, 2005... The Engineering Economist is a refereed journal published jointly by the Engineering Economy Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). The journal publishes articles, case...

A fifty-year editorial history of the engineering economist.
March 22, 2005... As this volume of The Engineering Economist marks the 50th anniversary of this journal's existence, I was asked by the editor to reflect on my experience and thoughts regarding this undertaking that began in 1955. Art Lesser, Jr., the founding...

Making use of real options simple: an overview and applications in flexible/modular decision making.
March 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION In an increasingly uncertain and dynamic global market place, managerial flexibility has become essential for firms to successfully take advantage of favorable future investment opportunities, respond effectively to...

Are there differences in capital budgeting procedures between industries? An empirical study.
March 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION The changes in capital budgeting procedures over the decades have been well documented in prior studies. The research of Canada and Miller [2], Fremgen [4], Gitman and Forrester [5], Gurnani [6], Kim and Farragher [8], Mao...

Technical note--loan subsidy valuation.
March 22, 2005... Loan subsidies are fairly common in connection with certain types of investment projects. For instance, government agencies sometimes offer loans at below-market interest rates to attract foreign direct investment. The World Bank's Global...

A note on "the effect of time-value of money on discrete time-varying demand lot-sizing models with learning and forgetting considerations".
March 22, 2005... INTRODUCTION Studies on incorporating inventory models with learning curves start around 1960s and a huge literature is gathered up today. Jaber and Bonney [2] published a detailed literature study in 1999. In this area, almost all of the...