Engineering Economics Of Life Cycle Cost Analysis Av John Vail (Stevens Institute Of Technology Hoboken New Jersey Usa) Farr, Isaac J. Faber

<P>The rise of the information age and the digital economy has dramatically changed engineering and other technology-driven fields. With tremendous advances in computing and communication systems, major organizational upheavals, all fueled by complexity, globalization, short cycle times, and lean supply chains, the functions of engineers have significantly changed. Engineers and similar professionals must be technically savvy and have product management and costing skills all while working in a distributed and often unstable environment. This new-edition textbook is updated to cover the integration of cost, risk, value, scheduling, and informationtechnologies going beyond basic engineering economics.</P><I><P>Engineering Economics of Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Second Edition</I>, offers a systems and life cycle or total ownership cost perspective. It presents advanced costing techniques such as simulation-based costing, decision and risk analysis, complex systemscosting, software, big d