A Real Options design for quality control charts.
INTRODUCTION
In the forward to Real Options (Trigeorgis (1999)), Scott Mason
writes: "Flexibility has value. While this statement is obvious at
the conceptual level, it is surprisingly subtle at . . .
Multi-stage capital investment opportunities as compound real
options.
INTRODUCTION
Real option analysis is a relatively new and insightful way to
think about corporate investment decisions. It is based on the premise
that any corporate decision either to invest in . . .
Modeling the Supply Chain. (Book Review).
Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove, California, 2001, xv + 586 pp. ISBN
0-534-37363-1. List: $71.95.
The book contains 12 chapters, organized in four 'parts'.
Part 1 (two chapters) is 'Introduction to . . .
The Cutoff Benefit-Cost Ratio Should Exceed One.
ABSTRACT
The engineering economics textbook rule of accepting all projects
with a benefit-cost ratio in excess of one worth fails to consider the
bias introduced from there being typically more . . .
The Association Between the Use of Sophisticated Capital
Budgeting Practices and Corporate Performance.(Statistical Data
Include
ABSTRACT
Since the early l950s, the academic community has tried to convince
corporate managers that there are sophisticated techniques that can
improve the capital budgeting decision-making . . .
The Identification of Target Firms and Functional Areas for
Strategic Benchmarking.(Statistical Data Included)
ABSTRACT
In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on quality,
Total Quality Management (TQM), and re-engineering. The practice of
benchmarking is inherent to the success of any of . . .
Fuzzy Activity Based Costing: A Methodology For Handling
Uncertainty In Activity Based Costing Systems.(Statistical Data
Include
ABSTRACT
Activity based costing (ABC) systems are often developed using
estimated input data. A methodology based on fuzzy set theory has been
developed to handle estimation imprecision and . . .
DATA ANALYSIS & DECISION MAKING WITH MICROSOFT EXCEL.(Brief
Article)
CHRISTIAN S. ALBRIGHT, WAYNE L. WINSTON, AND CHRISTOPHER ZAPPE
Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove, California, 2002, xii + 998 pp. +
accompanying CD: ISBN 0-534-38932-5. List: $97.95.
Data overload. . . .
THE OPTIMAL CYCLE TIME FOR EXPONENTIALLY DETERIORATING PRODUCTS
UNDER TRADE CREDIT FINANCING.
ABSTRACT
This paper considers the problem of determining the optimal cycle
time for exponentially deteriorating products under the condition of
permissible delay in payments. Theorem 1 . . .
ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR FINDING CUMULATIVE PAID CAPITAL AND
REMAINING BALANCE FOR A UNIFORM SERIES OF CASH FLOWS.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to propose models for finding the
cumulative amount of paid capital up to a certain point in time for a
discrete uniform series of cash flows, and also the . . .
CASE STUDY: ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF COMPONENT MANAGEMENT FOR A NEW
DESIGN.
ABSTRACT
This paper explores the viability of standardization of design and
manufacturing techniques to expedite product development and control
design proliferation using an example of a leading . . .
AFTER-TAX ECONOMIC REPLACEMENT ANALYSIS.
ABSTRACT
This paper examines after-tax serial replacement analysis under
current United States tax law. The law explicitly defines the difference
between an asset disposal (retirement) and a . . .
A FUZZY MODEL FOR R&D PROJECT SELECTION WITH BENEFIT, OUTCOME
AND RESOURCE INTERACTIONS.
ABSTRACT
A model of selecting a subset of a collection of indivisible
projects is proposed which maximises the global Net Present Value. The
Net Present Value of individual projects and the . . .
EDITORIAL.(Brief Article)
I wish to express special thanks to Professor Deborah L. Thurston
who resigned from her position as area editor of the journal in July.
For the past six years, the engineering economics community . . .
VBA FOR MODELERS: DEVELOPING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS WITH
MICROSOFT EXCEL.(Brief Article)
BY CHRISTIAN S. ALBRIGHT
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove, California, 2001, xxi + 549 Pp., with
accompanying CD. ISBN 0-534-38012-3. (Paperback). List: . . .
MACRS DEPRECIATION WITH A SPREADSHEET FUNCTION: A TEACHING AND
PRACTICE NOTE.
ABSTRACT
While Excel[TM] and Quattro Pro[TM] do not have a function
MACRS(cost, class life, year), they do have a variable declining balance
function, VDB, that can be used to compute annual . . .
AN EXCESS INVENTORY MODEL OF DETERIORATING ITEMS TAKING ACCOUNT
OF PRESENT VALUE.
ABSTRACT
In this study, both deterioration and present value are considered
to derive an economic time supply when there is excess inventory. An
excess inventory model is developed for a . . .
MULTI-ITEM ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY MODEL WITH AN INITIAL STOCK OF
CONVERTIBLE UNITS.
ABSTRACT
In this paper we consider a group of end items facing level demand
patterns and opportunities for regular purchasing. In addition, there
are a number of units that can be converted into . . .
USING BIDDING STATISTICS TO PREDICT COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION
COST.
ABSTRACT
The completed cost of a competitively bid construction project
often exceeds the original low bid. This paper presents two models to
predict completed construction cost based upon . . .
MEASURING THE IMPACT OF PRICE CAPS ON PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
ABSTRACT
Incentive regulation is now an important regulatory tool in the
telecommunications industry in the United States. The issue explored
here is whether incentive regulation has resulted in . . .
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