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Economic and financial justification of advanced manufacturing technologies /
Competence in investment analysis is now a basic requirement for most practicing managers, engineers, and financial analysts in order to avoid possible serious mistakes arising from flawed or inadequate knowledge of the discipline. Furthermore, individuals who make decisions based on technical econo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
1992.
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| Colección: | Manufacturing research and technology ;
14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Economic and Financial Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; PART I: Strategic and Design Issues in Investment Analysis; Chapter 1. A New Paradigm for Engineering Economy; Abstract; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. REVEILLE; 3. YESTERDAY'S TOMORROW IS NOW; 4. ENGINEERING ECONOMY PARADIGM SHIFT; 5. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; 6. CONCLUSION; 7. APPENDIX I: A COLLECTION OF RELEVANT INVESTMENT ISSUES FACING 21st CENTURY MANUFACTURERS; 8. REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER 2. SELECTING TECHNIQUES FOR THE FINANCIAL JUSTIFICATION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES: A CONTINGENT APPROACHAbstract; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE STATE OF THE ART; 3. A COMPARISON AMONG DIFFERENT APPROACHES; 4. MODIFIED DCF TECHNIQUES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; PART II: Costing Methods in Engineering and Financial Analysis; CHAPTER 3. ACTIVITY-BASED COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT; Abstract; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONCEPT; 3. SHORTCOMINGS OF THE TRADITIONAL STANDARD COSTING SYSTEM; 4. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING.
- 5. ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING vs. TRADITIONAL COSTING MODELS6. IMPACT OF ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING ON DECISION MAKING; 7. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Cost accounting and the justification of advanced manufacturing technologies; Abstract; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF COST ACCOUNTING; 3. THE BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF OVERHEAD BASES; 4. OTHER BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF COST ACCOUNTING; 5. OTHER ISSUES; 6. SUMMARY; 7. REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. SWITCHING RULES FOR DFM COST ESTIMATING; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SWITCHING RULES CONCEPT FOR DESIGN AND PRODUCTION; CHECKLIST.
- POST ESTIMATE MODELS FOR COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSISINTERPRETATION OF RESULTS; REFERENCES; GENERAL REFERENCES; Chapter 6. A Multi-attribute Simulation Paradigm for the Justification of FMS; Abstract; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. APPROACHES TO FMS JUSTIFICATION; 3. MULTI-ATTRIBUTE SIMULATION PARADIGM; 4. MODEL EXPERIMENTATION; 5. CONCLUSIONS AND PLANNED EXTENSIONS TO THE MODEL; REFERENCES; PART III: Processes for Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Investment Worth; Chapter 7. A Critical Review of Project Analysis Techniques; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PROJECT PROFITABILITY MEASURES.
- 3. THE REINVESTMENT QUESTION IN RATE OF RETURN CALCULATIONS4. PROJECTS WITH INCOME PRECEDING INVESTMENT; 5. INCREMENTAL ANALYSIS AND THE RANKING OF PROJECTS; 6. SUMMARY; 7. REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. ECONOMIC METHODS FOR EVALUATING INVESTMENTS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; Abstract; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE JUSTIFICATION PROCESS; 3. JUSTIFICATION TECHNIQUES; 4. AN EXAMPLE; 5. CONCLUSION; 6. REFERENCES; Chapter 9. The Evolution to Strategic Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Systems; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Evolution of Manufacturing Technology; 3 Advantages and Benefits of AMT.