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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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