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Schaum's Outline of Engineering Economics

Jose A. Sepulveda, William E. Souder, Byron S. Gottfried

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Good supplement of an engineering economics book 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a good compendium of pills and problems useful for practicing and for quick reviewing engineering economics concepts. It does not, however, stands alone as a book on the subject because it lacks unity and completeness in its treatment. The book was helpful for me to revisit some points and to clarify a few others, and I think that was the main purpose of the authors. For the price it is a very good deal.

Great as a supplement and source of example problems 4 out of 5 stars.
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The best thing about this outline, particularly the second half, is the use of real-world examples to illustrate the use of equations. Lots of Engineering Economy texts either fail to explain the equations sufficiently, or they lack examples of varying complexity so that the student can really test their knowledge of the subject. This outline bridges that gap and would make an excellent study guide for anyone enrolled in an Engineering Economy class. Just don't think it can stand alone as a textbook on the subject.

The first five chapters are very basic, starting with the calculation of simple interest and continuing through continuous compounding and continuous payments. Chapter three is rather interesting, showing how algebra and linear interpolation can be used to calculate various values if they fall between two tabulated values. It's a simple enough concept, but it is often omitted in textbooks on engineering economy.

Chapter six turns to more advanced topics, starting with economic equivalence and determining at what time money transactions actually occur based on the fact that money changes value with time. Chapter 7 treats several valuation methods which are useful in deciding among economic alternatives. Chapter 8 acts as a sequel and is devoted to techniques that are primarily used for analyzing proposed capital investments. Chapter nine reaches back to the concept of the MARR (Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return) first discussed in chapter six and discusses in detail the best way to allocate a given budget among several competing projects. Chapters 10 and 11 discuss the related issues of equipment replacement and retirement, depreciation, and taxes. The outline shows how to determine if a piece of equipment has reached a point beyond which it has become uneconomical to operate it even if the equipment is still "running".

Chapter 12 is a capstone chapter in the book in that it bridges the gap between the specific techniques presented in the first eleven chapters and investment decisions made in the real world. Chapter twelve is thus concerned with the presentation of a feasability analysis to a lending institution. Highly recommended as a study guide.

Editorial Review:

Remarkable technological advances still elave us basing most major engineering decisions on economic considerations. So, this clear and concise examination of the principles of engineering economics should benefit all undergraduate students, regardless of their area of interest. Students will learn about compound interest and the time value of money, depriciation and taxes and more, and then find out how to use this information to make real-life decisions. Includes hundreds of practise problems with answers.

Estimating Software Costs

Capers Jones

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Deliver bug-free software projects on schedule and within budget

Get a clear, complete understanding of how to estimate software costs, schedules, and quality using the real-world information contained in this comprehensive volume. Find out how to choose the correct hardware and software tools, develop an appraisal strategy, deploy tests and prototypes, and produce accurate software cost estimates. Plus, you'll get full coverage of cutting-edge estimating approaches using Java, object-oriented methods, and reusable components.

• Plan for and execute project-, phase-, and activity-level cost estimations
• Estimate regression, component, integration, and stress tests
• Compensate for inaccuracies in data collection, calculation, and analysis
• Assess software deliverables and data complexity
• Test design principles and operational characteristics using software prototyping
• Handle configuration change, research, quality control, and documentation costs

"Capers Jones' work offers a unique contribution to the understanding of the economics of software production. It provides deep insights into why our advances in computing are not matched with corresponding improvements in the software that drives it. This book is absolutely required reading for an understanding of the limitations of our technological advances." --Paul A. Strassmann, former CIO of Xerox, the Department of Defense, and NASA

Engineering Economy (14th Edition)

William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling

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Good buy for my money 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I am a college student and for some reason, all colleges and schools seem to think that we love to take out loans and just pay them money for tution or books, but this was a really good alternative than my college bookstore. I got a brand new book for the price of a used book which is awesome. I highly recommmend it!

Great book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I was pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed this book during my engineering coursework. It gave good insight and practical examples to understanding engineering costs.

Editorial Review:

For undergraduate, introductory courses in Engineering Economics. Used by engineering students worldwide, this best-selling text provides a sound understanding of the principles, basic concepts, and methodology of engineering economy. Built upon the rich and time-tested teaching materials of earlier editions, it is extensively revised and updated to reflect current trends and issues, with an emphasis on the economics of engineering design throughout. It provides one of the most complete and up-to-date studies of this vitally important field.

Estimator's Equipment Installation Man-Hour Manual, Third Edition (Estimator's Man-Hour Library)

John S. Page

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Estimators Installation Manual 4 out of 5 stars.
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Estimating is a not a guessing game. This manual gives some good basic information as a starting point for an estimate and/or a check in carrying out many jobs.
As always you must make allowances for local conditions & situations as the book clearly tells you.

Editorial Review:

This new edition is expanded to include 26 new man-hour tables on compressors, dryers, dampers, filters, coolers, and heaters. This manual eliminates guesswork and enables you to produce fast, accurate equipment installation labor estimates.

Essentials of Engineering Economic Analysis

Donald G. Newnan, Jerome P. Lavelle, Ted G. Eschenbach

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Essentials of Engineering Economic Analysis, Second Edition, includes the first twelve chapters of the best-selling textbook Engineering Economic Analysis, Eighth Edition, (0-19-515152-6) by Donald G. Newnan, Jerome P. Lavelle, and Ted G. Eschenbach. This compact version introduces the fundamental concepts of engineering economics and covers essential time value of money principles for engineering projects. It isolates the problems and decisions engineers commonly face and examines the necessary tools for analyzing and solving those problems. Revised in 2001, the second edition focuses on the use of spreadsheets, teaching students to use the enormous capabilities of modern software. The majority of the chapters conclude with sections designed to help students create spreadsheets based on the material covered in each chapter. (The book's organization allows omission of spreadsheet instruction without loss of continuity.) This emphasis on spreadsheet computations provides excellent preparation for real-life engineering economic analysis problems.

New Features
Over sixty-five new homework problems added to the ends of chapters
Improved content and readability
Greater emphasis on the use of spreadsheets in real-life situations
Chapter 2, Engineering Costs and Cost Estimating--an entirely new chapter suggested by adopters--answers the question, "Where do the numbers come from?"
An increased focus on the MACRS depreciation method with a new section on recaptured depreciation and asset disposal
An updated section on after-tax replacement efforts in Chapter 12, Replacement Analysis

Supplements
Solutions Manual for Engineering Economic Analysis. This 350-page manual has been revised and checked by the authors for accuracy; all end-of-chapter problems are fully solved by the authors. Available free to adopting professors. (ISBN 1-57645-052-X)
Compound Interest Tables. A separate 32-page pamphlet with the compound interest tables from the textbook. Classroom quantities are free to adopting professors. (ISBN 0-910554-08-0)
Exam Files. Fourteen quizzes prepared by the authors test student knowledge of chapter content. Available free in electronic format to adopting professors. Call 1-800-280-0280 or send an email to college@oup-usa.org.
Instructor Lecture Notes and Overhead Transparencies. Available free in electronic format to adopting professors. Call 1-800-280-0280 or send an email to college@oup-usa.org.
Student's Quick Study Guide: Engineering Economic Analysis. This 320-page book features a 32-page summary of engineering economy, followed by 386 problems, each with detailed solutions. Available for purchase only. (ISBN 1-57645-050-3)

Contemporary Engineering Economics (4th Edition)

Chan S. Park

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Very Good. 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This is an excellent text for an engineering economics class. It concisely explains and demonstrates basic ideas and financial concepts in a logical manner. The only draw back I could detect was the author's nomemclature, which he introduces at the first of the text. If you don't memorize it early on, it becomes difficult to understand quickly. The professor who taught the Engineering Economics class I took was none other than Chan Park himself (guess what the required text was!).

Editorial Review:

This book is intended for undergraduate engineering students taking the introductory engineering economics course at the university level.

The fourth edition of Contemporary Engineering Economics has been thoroughly revised and updated while continuing to adopt a contemporary approach to the subject, and teaching, of engineering economics. This text aims not only to build a sound and comprehensive coverage of engineering economics, but also to address key educational challenges, such as student difficulty in developing the analytical skills required to make informed financial decisions.

Fundamentals of Engineering Economics (2nd Edition)

Chan S. Park

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From the author of the best-selling Contemporary Engineering Economics book, Fundamentals of Engineering Economics offers concise, but in-depth coverage of all fundamental topics of Engineering Economics. A four-part organization outlines an understanding of money and its management, how to evaluate business and engineering assets, .the development of project cash flows, and special topics in engineering economics. For individuals interested in the field of industrial, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering

Value Engineering: A Plan for Invention

Richard Park

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This is a marvelous,well written,understandable book. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is just what VE has needed. It brings Value Engineering (VE)into the modern world and shows VE to be a system esential to today's business and social environment.

The book is in four sections. The first,"The World Around Us" discusses a number of management systems, cites their strengths and when they should be used in a project development cycle to get the most benefit from each system. One of the systems discussed is VE and the difference between VE and all other management systems, both old and new, is clearly indicted.

The "Economics Of Profit" discusses in detail four essential elewments, Cost, Function, Value and Quality and the need for an understanding of each and the relationship of each one to the other to achieve a successful profitable result from effort.

The third section"The Human Element", covers Communiction, Motivation, Teams and Teamwork and Creativity as essential elements for developing any project whether it is business or personal activities.

The fourth section alone is great. "The sum Of The Parts" puts all of the technical and psychological elements together in the VE system and illustrates the operation by meaans of a simple, actual example of a project from start to finish. the project is discussed in plain language that is readily understandable. In addition, there are eight varied examples of projects that show the potential scope for application of the system from products to business and government organizations to personal affairs. there is also an appendix with a myrid of useful information.

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After more than 50 years as a manager and VE pioneer, Richard J. Park presents Value Engineering: A Plan for Invention. Park demonstrates how to adopt VE as a thinking process that can enable you to increase your problem solving skills, cultivate innovation, reduce costs, improve productivity, and more. Features

Industrial Ecology

T. E. Graedel, B.R. Allenby, T.E. Graedel, Braden R. Allenby

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Great reference for students in a wide variety of majors. 5 out of 5 stars.
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The book presents the main topics of environmental science in a clear, organized format, relating them to industrial production of goods. Full of visual aids, excercises, and suggested reading lists at the end of each chapter, could definetly be a text book for undergrads.

Humanity and Environment.Technology and Industry. Lyfe-Cycle Assessment. Process and Product Audits. Industrial Design. Materials, Packaging and Transportation. Recycling.

Practical models for Corporate Environmental Strategies 5 out of 5 stars.
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I bought this book while writing my under-graduation final project in "Corporate Environmental Strategies", which was later published in a Brazilian magazine called Industrial Ecology. The book changed the way I see environmentalism in a very important way: it made me stop discussing about the real state of the world and start worrying about improving it (in those times I had read 'The skeptical Environmentalist' by Bjorn Lomborg and 'The Ultimate Resource 2' by Julian Simon, which are great books in my opinion). I started to understand that the most important is not to define where we stand, but to make the world a better place.

Graedel and Allenby propose practical and detailed strategies in order to 'green' the production process. They start the book with a really unbiased discussion about environmentalism and slowly provide the context for the introduction of environmental processes into the industrial world (full table of contents below). The text is written in a very clear and didactic way, and the technical terms are explained from A-Z.

I strongly recommend this book for engineers, environmentalists, managers, biologists, and people who want to improve the world's environment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Humanity and Environment.
2. The Industrial Ecology Concept.
3. Technological Change and Evolving Risk.
4. The Relevance of Biological Ecology to Technology.
5. The Status of Resources.
6. Society and Culture.
7. Governments, Laws, and Economics.
8. Industrial Product Design and Development.
9. Industrial Process Design and Operation.
10. Choosing Materials.
11. Designing for Energy Efficiency.
12. Product Delivery.
13. Environmental Interactions During Product Use.
14. Design For End of Life.
15. An Introduction to Life-Cycle Assessment.
16. The LCA Impact and Interpretation Stages.
17. Streamlining the LCA Process.
18. Using the Corporate Industrial Ecology Toolbox.
19. Managing Industrial Ecology in the Corporation.
20. Indicators and Metrics.
21. Services, Technology, and Environment.
22. Industrial Ecosystems.
23. Metabolic and Resource Analysis.
24. Systems Analysis, Models, and Scenario Development.
25. Earth Systems Engineering and Management.
26. The Future of Industrial Ecology.
Appendix A: Electronic Solder Alternatives: A Detailed Case Study.
Appendix B: Units of Measurement in Industrial Ecology.
Glossary.
Index.

Editorial Review:

With in-depth analysis of past, present, and future issues in industrial ecology, this book seeks to meet the needs of the product-design engineers. Includes discussion of the environmental impact of common industrial approaches, with special emphasis given to the long-term effects. This book is good for product-design professionals seeking to attain information about sustainability and design techniques.

Cost Estimating, 2nd Edition

Rodney D. Stewart

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This revision of the author's bestselling earlier work on cost estimating has been updated to provide currently applicable examples, data and techniques. Two new chapters have been added covering: computer tools and models for cost estimating, where to get these tools, and the features to look for; software cost estimating with special emphasis on the effect of CASE tools on software productivities and resulting software costs. A complete set of inflation tables is now included to permit conversion from any year dollars to any other year dollars from 1959 through 1997. Retains its comprehensive coverage of the elements needed to embark on a cost estimating task. Strengthened are the invaluable parts of the book which tell the estimator how to produce a competitive and credible cost estimate. Manufacturing standards for hardware and electronics are retained as are handy tables for determining the costs of engineering, design, documentation, drafting and testing.