
Engineering Economy, 17th edition
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Overview
Engineering Economy helps you to understand the principles, basic concepts, and methodology of engineering economy and how to make smart economic choices. Explanations and examples are practical and feature real-life situations to help you develop proficiency in the methods and processes for making rational decisions.
Published by Pearson (August 1st 2021) - Copyright © 2019
ISBN-13: 9780137533138
Subject: Industrial Engineering
Category: Engineering Economics
Table of contents
Green Content
- CHAPTER 1
- Introduction to Engineering Economy
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 The Principles of Engineering Economy
- 1.3 Engineering Economy and the Design Process
- 1.4 Using Spreadsheets in Engineering Economic Analysis
- 1.5 Try Your Skills
- 1.6 Summary
- CHAPTER 2
- Cost Concepts and Design Economics
- 2.1 Cost Terminology
- 2.2 The General Economic Environment
- 2.3 Cost-Driven Design Optimization
- 2.4 Present Economy Studies
- 2.5 Case Study–The Economics of Daytime Running Lights
- 2.6 In Class Exercise
- 2.7 Try Your Skills
- 2.8 Summary
- Appendix 2-A Accounting Fundamentals
- CHAPTER 3
- Cost-Estimation Techniques
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 An Integrated Approach
- 3.3 Selected Estimating Techniques (Models)
- 3.4 Parametric Cost Estimating
- 3.5 Case Study–Demanufacturing of Computers
- 3.6 Electronic Spreadsheet Modeling: Learning Curve
- 3.7 In-Class Exercise
- 3.8 Try Your Skills
- 3.9 Summary
- CHAPTER 4
- The Time Value of Money
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Simple Interest
- 4.3 Compound Interest
- 4.4 The Concept of Equivalence
- 4.5 Notation and Cash-Flow Diagrams and Tables
- 4.6 Relating Present and Future Equivalent Values
- 4.7 Relating a Uniform Series (Annuity) to Its Present and Future Equivalent
- 4.8 Summary of Interest Formulas and Relationships for Discrete Compounding
- 4.9 Deferred Annuities (Uniform Series)
- 4.10 Equivalence Calculations Involving Multiple Interest Formulas
- 4.11 Uniform (Arithmetic) Gradient of Cash Flows
- 4.12 Geometric Sequences of Cash Flows
- 4.13 Interest Rates that Vary with Time
- 4.14 Nominal and Effective Interest Rates
- 4.15 Compounding More Often than Once per Year
- 4.16 Interest Formulas for Continuous Compounding and Discrete Cash Flows
- 4.17 Case Study–Understanding Economic “Equivalence”
- 4.18 In-Class Exercise
- 4.19 Try Your Skills
- 4.20 Summary
- CHAPTER 5
- Evaluating a Single Project
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Determining the Minimum Attractive Rate of Return (MARR)
- 5.3 The Present Worth Method
- 5.4 The Future Worth Method
- 5.5 The Annual Worth Method
- 5.6 The Internal Rate of Return Method
- 5.7 The External Rate of Return Method
- 5.8 The Payback (Payout) Period Method
- 5.9 Case Study–A Proposed Capital Investment to Improve Process Yield
- 5.10 Electronic Spreadsheet Modeling: Payback Period Method
- 5.11 In-Class Exercise
- 5.12 Try Your Skills
- 5.13 Summary
- Appendix 5-A The Multiple Rate of Return Problem with the IRR Method
- CHAPTER 6
- Comparison and Selection among Alternatives
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Basic Concepts for Comparing Alternatives
- 6.3 The Study (Analysis) Period
- 6.4 Useful Lives Are Equal to the Study Period
- 6.5 Useful Lives Are Unequal among the Alternatives
- 6.6 Personal Finances
- 6.7 Case Study–Ned and Larry’s Ice Cream Company
- 6.8 Postevaluation of Results
- 6.9 Project Postevaluation Spreadsheet Approach
- 6.10 In-Class Exercise
- 6.11 Try Your Skills
- 6.12 Summary
- CHAPTER 7
- Depreciation and Income Taxes
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Depreciation Concepts and Terminology
- 7.3 The Classical (Historical) Depreciation Methods
- 7.4 The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
- 7.5 A Comprehensive Depreciation Example
- 7.6 Introduction to Income Taxes
- 7.7 The Effective Corporate Income Tax Rate
- 7.8 Gain (Loss) on the Disposal of an Asset
- 7.9 General Procedure for Making After-Tax Economic Analyses
- 7.10 Illustration of Computations of ATCFs
- 7.11 Economic Value Added
- 7.12 In-Class Exercise
- 7.13 Try Your Skills
- 7.14 Summary
- CHAPTER 8
- Price Changes and Exchange Rates
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Terminology and Basic Concepts
- 8.3 Fixed and Responsive Annuities
- 8.4 Differential Price Changes
- 8.5 Spreadsheet Application
- 8.6 Foreign Exchange Rates and Purchasing Power Concepts
- 8.7 Case Study–Selecting Electric Motors to Power an Assembly Line
- 8.8 In-Class Exercise
- 8.9 Try Your Skills
- 8.10 Summary 394of Single Cash Flows
- CHAPTER 9
- Replacement Analysis
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Reasons for Replacement Analysis
- 9.3 Factors that Must Be Considered in Replacement Studies
- 9.4 Typical Replacement Problems
- 9.5 Determining the Economic Life of a New Asset (Challenger)
- 9.6 Determining the Economic Life of a Defender
- 9.7 Comparisons in Which the Defender’s Useful Life Differs from that of the Challenger
- 9.8 Retirement without Replacement (Abandonment)
- 9.9 After-Tax Replacement Studies
- 9.10 Case Study–Replacement of a Hospital’s Emergency Electrical Supply System
- 9.11 Try Your Skills
- 9.12 Summary
- CHAPTER 10
- Evaluating Projects with the Benefit−Cost Ratio Method
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Perspective and Terminology for Analyzing Public Projects
- 10.3 Self-Liquidating Projects
- 10.4 Multiple-Purpose Projects
- 10.5 Difficulties in Evaluating Public-Sector Projects
- 10.6 What Interest Rate Should Be Used for Public Projects?
- 10.7 The Benefit−Cost Ratio Method
- 10.8 Evaluating Independent Projects by B−C Ratios
- 10.9 Comparison of Mutually Exclusive Projects by B−C Ratios
- 10.10 Case Study–Improving a Railroad Crossing
- 10.11 Try Your Skills
- 10.12 Summary
- CHAPTER 11
- Breakeven and Sensitivity Analysis
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Breakeven Analysis
- 11.3 Sensitivity Analysis
- 11.4 Multiple Factor Sensitivity Analysis
- 11.5 Try Your Skills
- 11.6 Summary
- CHAPTER 12
- Probabilistic Risk Analysis
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Sources of Uncertainty
- 12.3 The Distribution of Random Variables
- 12.4 Evaluation of Projects with Discrete Random Variables
- 12.5 Evaluation of Projects with Continuous Random Variables
- 12.6 Evaluation of Risk and Uncertainty by Monte Carlo Simulation
- 12.7 Performing Monte Carlo Simulation with a Computer
- 12.8 Decision Trees
- 12.9 Real Options Analysis
- 12.10 Summary
- CHAPTER 13
- The Capital Budgeting Process
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Debt Capital
- 13.3 Equity Capital
- 13.4 The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
- 13.5 Project Selection
- 13.6 Postmortem Review
- 13.7 Budgeting of Capital Investments and Management Perspective
- 13.8 Leasing Decisions
- 13.9 Capital Allocation
- 13.10 Summary
- CHAPTER 14
- Decision Making Considering Multiattributes
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Examples of Multiattribute Decisions
- 14.3 Choice of Attributes
- 14.4 Selection of a Measurement Scale
- 14.5 Dimensionality of the Problem
- 14.6 Noncompensatory Models
- 14.7 Compensatory Models
- 14.8 Summary
Appendix A Using Excel to Solve Engineering Economy Problems
Appendix B Abbreviations and Notation
Appendix C Interest and Annuity Tables for Discrete Compounding
Appendix D Interest and Annuity Tables for Continuous Compounding
Appendix E Standard Normal Distribution
Appendix F Selected References
Appendix G Solutions to Try Your Skills
Appendix H Answers to Selected Problems
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