Engineering Economist articles from September 1992

Engineering Economist archives from September 1992

Capital asset valuation and depreciation for stochastically deteriorating equipment.
September 22, 1992... Introduction Previous literature has developed a theory of capital asset valuation under two major assumptions: first, that equipment deteriorates deterministically, and second, that there is an active secondary (or resale) market for the...

A framework for integrating capital budgeting analysis with strategy.
September 22, 1992... Introduction Financial theory for selecting capital budgeting projects is well established |40~. Many articles advance the argument that discounted cash flow (DCF) models capture the true economic value of long-term investments. Surveys of...

Past and present methods of manufacturing investment evaluation: a review of the empirical and theoretical literature.
September 22, 1992... Introduction Since the late 1960's, both authors and practitioners have discussed difficulties in capturing all the aspects of manufacturing investment proposals in the discounted cash flow approach of the traditional American capital...

A comprehensive bibliography on justification of advanced manufacturing technologies. (Technical Note) (Bibliography)
September 22, 1992... Biographical Sketch Young Kyu Son is an Associate Professor Management at Bernard M. Baruch College. The City University of New York (CUNY), where he teaches many courses in POM (Production and Operations Management) and MIS (Management...

Engineering Economics for Capital Investment Analysis, 2nd ed.
September 22, 1992... As stated in its Preface, "The objective of this book is to present the basic concepts and analytical techniques for the economic evaluation of engineering projects in both the public and private sectors." Few people would argue against this...

The Economic Analysis of Industrial Projects, 2nd ed.
September 22, 1992... In the Winter 1980 issue of TEE, James E. Hodder and James V. Jucker reviewed Lynn Bussey's new textbook, published in 1978. While they had some criticisms (which led to a response from Bussey and a rejoinder from the reviewers in the Fall 1980...

Cost Estimating, 3rd ed.
September 22, 1992... This is not an engineering economics text and is not intended to be one. It is exactly what the title says it is, the third edition of a text which addresses the topic of cost estimating. This is the text which White, Agee and Case designate as...

Managing in the New World of Manufacturing.
September 22, 1992... Among the reasons for the United States' decline in industrial power is a lack of management understanding of the strategic effects of manufacturing and the real nature of the manufacturing process. The author's objective in writing this short...