Systems life cycle costing : economic analysis, estimation, and management / John Vail Farr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farr, John V.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Engineering management book series.

Engineering management book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering economy.

Life cycle costing.

Physical Description:

xv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2011]

Summary:

Farr (engineering management, US Military Academy, West Point) offers a textbook for a course that will prepare engineering students to work on interdisciplinary projects where cost analysis, estimating, and management skills are required. As of now, he says, engineering students must go to the business department to learn the requisite costing, accounting, and management skills, or pick them up on the job. This course, he says, can replace or complement engineering economy courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Among his topics are advanced economic analysis of alternatives, simulation-based costing, software-intensive systems, parametric cost estimation, costing and managing off-the-shelf systems, and project management's role in life cycle costing. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Overview of systems life cycle costing analysis

Introduction to engineering economy

Advanced economic analysis of alternatives

Life cycle framework and techniques

Simulation based costing estimation

Costing of complex systems

Software intensive systems

Parametric cost estimating management

Cost as an independent variable

Costing and managing off the shelf systems

Cost of quality

Project management's role in life cycle costing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1439828911

9781439828915

OCLC:

441142108

Publisher Number:

99945306257