Synopses & Reviews
This popular book supplies readers with the latest principles and techniques for the evaluation of engineering design. The emphasis is on analysis and estimating. Included in this new edition is a chapter that introduces principles that deal with bringing inventions to the marketplace. It analyzes labor, material, accounting, and forecasting; then the theme of estimating is developed, with a study of methods, operations, and products. A versatile and extremely usable book, it's the perfect resource for engineers, managers, and entrepreneurs.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-562) and index.
Table of Contents
(NOTE:
Each chapter contains a summary, questions for discussion, problems, and a case study.)
1. Importance.
2. Labor Analysis.
3. Material Analysis.
4. Accounting Analysis.
5. Forecasting.
6. Estimating Methods.
7. Operation Estimating.
8. Product Estimating.
9. Cost Analysis.
10. Engineering Economy.
11. The Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, and Imaginamachina.
Picture Lessons.
Appendix A: Standard Normal and t Distributions.
Appendix B: 10% and 20% Tables of Interest.
Appendix C: 80% and 90% Tables of Learning Theory.
References.
Selected Answers.
Index.
SI Prefixes, SI Conversions.