The Engineer's Cost Handbook: Tools for Managing Project CostsOffers coverage of each important step in engineering cost control process, from project justification to life-cycle costs. The book describes cost control systems and shows how to apply the principles of value engineering. It explains estimating methodology and the estimation of engineering, engineering equipment, and construction and labour costs; delineates productivity and cash-flow analysis; and more. |
Contents
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Estimating Methodology John K Hollmann | 41 |
Estimating Engineering Costs William A Janda | 111 |
Estimating Engineered Equipment Costs Kul B Uppal | 127 |
Estimating Bulk Material Costs Allen C Hamilton | 137 |
Estimating Construction Labor and Indirect Costs Thomas A Taylor and William A Janda | 153 |
Productivity Analysis James M Neil | 189 |
Cash Flow Analysis William S Speed | 219 |
Investment DecisionMaking John R Schuyler | 403 |
Cost Control Systems Kurt Heinze and Richard E Westney | 447 |
Controlling Engineering Costs Sylvester C Myers | 481 |
Controlling the Cost of Engineered Equipment Wesley R Querns | 493 |
Controlling the Cost of Materials Kenneth R Cressman | 527 |
Applying the Principles of Value Engineering Douglas N Mitten | 553 |
Controlling the Cost of Construction Labor Joseph J Orczyk | 615 |
Controlling the Cost of Quality Garrison C Haskins dayman C Myers Jr | 637 |
Estimating the Cost of Escalation George Strukhart | 239 |
Location Factor Analysis Bernard A Pietlock | 259 |
Estimating the Cost of Environmental Restoration Richard A Selg And Ronald G Stillman | 277 |
Risk and Contingency Analysis Sam L Shafer | 355 |
Profitability Analysis Nick Lavingia and Paul Redden | 375 |
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The Engineer's Cost Handbook: Tools for Managing Project Costs Richard E. Westney Limited preview - 1997 |
The Engineer's Cost Handbook: Tools for Managing Project Costs Richard E. Westney No preview available - 1997 |
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Popular passages
Page 7 - Escalation: the provision in actual or estimated costs for an increase in the cost of equipment, material, labor, etc. over those specified in the contract, due to continuing price level changes over time.