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Engineering Economist articles from September 1997
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 September 1997
A metamodel approach to sensitivity analysis of capital project valuation.
September 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION
Sensitivity analysis is an important aspect of any engineering economy study. Simply computing traditional project valuation metrics such as net present value (NPV), equivalent annuity (EA), or internal rate of return (IRR) based...
Evaluating flexible manufacturing systems alternatives using data envelopment analysis.
September 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION
Adoption of any technology or innovation is typically a strategic decision that will affect the operations of more than one organizational function. Advanced manufacturing technologies, especially flexible manufacturing systems...
Capacity planning with demand uncertainty.
September 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION
Organizations typically make long-term cost commitments to acquire certain resources because it is more economical to do so than to acquire them on an as-needed basis.(1) Such capacity resources (e.g., machinery, buildings,...
Net present value when the firm is in a loss carryforward position.
September 22, 1997... INTRODUCTION
The typical textbook treatment of net present value (NPV) assumes that the firm as a whole will generate a sufficiently large income on which the marginal tax rate of a particular investment project will be positive and constant....