Richard E Westney

The Engineer's Cost Handbook

Tools for Managing Project Costs

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 776
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 53mm
• Gewicht: 1265g
• ISBN-13: 9780824797966
• ISBN-10: 0824797965
• Artikelnr.: 21730853

Autorenporträt

Richard E. Westney

Inhaltsangabe

Estimating project costs: the estimating process
estimating methodology
estimating engineering costs
estimating engineered equipment costs
estimating bulk material costs
estimating construction labour and indirect costs
productivity analysis
cashflow analysis
estimating the cost of escalation
location factor analysis
estimating the cost environmental restoration. Evaluating risk and return: risk and contingency analysis
profitability analysis
investment decision making. Controlling project costs: cost control systems
controlling engineering costs
controlling the cost of engineered equipment
controlling the cost of materials
applying the principles of value engineering
controlling the cost of construction labour
controlling the cost of quality
controlling the cost of safety
controlling the cost of shipping
avoiding claims.