Organizational characteristics influencing the use of risk
analysis in strategic capital investments.
INTRODUCTION
The handling of risk is an important, often complex, task in
reaching effective strategic capital investment decisions. Major
fluctuations in exchange rates, increasing rates of . . .
Fuzzy NCIC.(nontraditional capital investment criteria in
investment decision making models)
INTRODUCTION
The nontraditional capital investment criteria (NCIC) method was
developed by Boucher and Wicks (MacStravic) [4, 38]. This method is
similar in some respects to Saaty's analytic . . .
Linking of manufacturing strategy, market requirements and
manufacturing attributes in technology choice: an expert system
appro
INTRODUCTION
Manufacturing strategy is an area of growing concern in most
industries. It is the management principles dictating how a product is
manufactured, how resources are deployed in . . .
On the use of Martingales in Monte Carlo approaches to
multiperiod parameter uncertainty in capital investment risk
analysis.
INTRODUCTION
Two basic approaches to risk analysis for capital investment projects
are deterministic techniques involving such methods as error propagation
and error analysis (see Bevington [1], . . .
Optimal buyer-seller discount pricing and ordering policy for
deteriorating items.
INTRODUCTION
Discount pricing and ordering policy have been widely used in
inventory management to reduce the total system cost. In a business
dealing, the buyer controls when to replenish stock and . . .
Capital budgeting decisions with fuzzy projects.
INTRODUCTION
Conventional capital budgeting using linear programming techniques
deals with deterministic models in which all the investment proposals
are modeled as exact numbers. However, in . . .
Using opportunity costs to determine the cost of quality: a case
study in a continuous-process industry.
INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM SETTING
Imagine a company in which every process is working at maximum
capacity. Imagine also that the processes work in harmony to manufacture
products that fully meet . . .
Optimal replacement under variable intensity of utilization and
technological progress.
INTRODUCTION
The most fundamental idea of any economic analysis of replacement
investments is the difference between the physical and economic life of
capital equipment. Replacement investments have . . .
Net present value when the firm is in a loss carryforward
position.
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 . . .
Capacity planning with demand uncertainty.
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 . . .
Evaluating flexible manufacturing systems alternatives using data
envelopment analysis.
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, . . .
A metamodel approach to sensitivity analysis of capital project
valuation.
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 . . .
NPV-compatibility, project ranking, and related issues. (net
present value)
INTRODUCTION
In his recent paper [23], Shull undertakes a comparative analysis of
some selected project evaluation criteria expressed in the rate of
return format, and developed to substitute for the . . .
Pricing investment and production activities for an advanced
manufacturing system.
INTRODUCTION
Traditional cost accounting (TCA) systems allocate overhead costs to
products based on production volume-related attributes (e.g.) direct
labor cost, machine time, or direct material . . .
Capital budgeting techniques used by small business firms in the
1990s.
INTRODUCTION
According to a 1993 statement by David W. Mullins, Jr., Vice
President of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Small businesses account for almost two-thirds of the . . .
An investment tax credit for investing in new technology: a
survey of California firms.
INTRODUCTION
The California legislature has proposed various pieces of legislation
in order to stimulate investment in capital goods. For example, SB
(Senate Bill) 57 and AB (Assembly Bill) 1292 . . .
Bridge and Structure Estimating.
Trefor P. Williams Rutgers University
Bridge and Structure Estimating by J. David Nardon provides a
comprehensive review of the procedures required to estimate the cost of
bridge structures. The book . . .
Engineering Economic Principles.
Donald N. Merino Stevens Institute of Technology
This is the second edition of Engineering Economics Principles that
was first published in 1988. As Steiner states in the preface this a
book on basic . . .
Product Warranty Handbook.
Marlin U. Thomas Purdue University
Public demands for high quality products and services have stimulated
the awareness and interest in warranties among consumers, government
agencies and . . .
Integrating uncertainty considerations in learning engineering
economy.
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of engineering economy is to enable engineers and
managers to accurately evaluate the economic consequences of capital
investments in products, processes, and services. The . . .
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