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Contemporary Engineering Economics, 4/E
Chan S. Park, Auburn University

ISBN-10: 0131876287
ISBN-13: 9780131876286

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Cloth; 928 pp
Published: 06/26/2006

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This book is intended for undergraduate engineering students taking the introductory engineering economics course at the university level.

The fourth edition of Contemporary Engineering Economics has been thoroughly revised and updated while continuing to adopt a contemporary approach to the subject, and teaching, of engineering economics. This text aims not only to build a sound and comprehensive coverage of engineering economics, but also to address key educational challenges, such as student difficulty in developing the analytical skills required to make informed financial decisions.

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·        New chapter on Real Options Analysis (chapter 13)---provides a new perspective on how engineers should manage risk in their strategic economic decision problems. The real options approach  provides a contemporary tool with engineers on how to actively manage the risk involved in the long-term project.

 

         New chapter  Economic Analysis in Service Sector (chapter 16) provides economic analysis unique to other service sectors (beyond the government sector), such as healthcare, logistics, financial, and transportation. Since more than 80% of the total GDP (Gross Domestic Products) in the U.S. is provided from the service sector, more engineers will work on various economic decision problems in the service sector.

 

·        Three chapters have been merged with other materials in various chapters. Chapter 3 on Cost Concepts and Behaviors has been moved to Part III under the name of “Estimating Project Cost Elements” a part of project cash flow analysis. Chapter 6 on Principles of Investing becomes a part of Understanding Money and Its Management.  Chapters on Depreciation and Corporate Income Taxes now become a single chapter.

 

·     All end-of-chapter problems are revised to reflect the materials changed in the main text.

 

·        All chapter opening stories–a trade mark of “Contemporary Engineering Economics”--have been completely replaced with more current and thought-provoking stories.

 

·        Spreadsheets throughout the text. Various Excel spreadsheet modeling techniques are introduced throughout the chapters.

 

 

          

OneKey Course Management site for Park:

            OneKey is Prentice Hall's exclusive new resource for instructors and students.  OneKey gives you access to the best online teaching and learning tools- all available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  OneKey means all your resources are in one place for maximum convenience, simplicity, and success. 

            Instructors have access online to all available course supplements. Instructors can create and assign tests, quizzes, or grade homework assignments.  

            Students have access to interactive FE quizzes, engineering economic case studies, useful links, and much more. www.prenhall.com/onekey

 

·        New chapter on Real Options Analysis (chapter 13)---provides a new perspective on how engineers should manage risk in their strategic economic decision problems. The real options approach  provides a contemporary tool with engineers on how to actively manage the risk involved in the long-term project.

 

         New chapter  Economic Analysis in Service Sector (chapter 16) provides economic analysis unique to other service sectors (beyond the government sector), such as healthcare, logistics, financial, and transportation. Since more than 80% of the total GDP (Gross Domestic Products) in the U.S. is provided from the service sector, more engineers will work on various economic decision problems in the service sector.

 

·        Three chapters have been merged with other materials in various chapters. Chapter 3 on Cost Concepts and Behaviors has been moved to Part III under the name of “Estimating Project Cost Elements” a part of project cash flow analysis. Chapter 6 on Principles of Investing becomes a part of Understanding Money and Its Management.  Chapters on Depreciation and Corporate Income Taxes now become a single chapter.

 

·     All end-of-chapter problems are revised to reflect the materials changed in the main text.

 

·        All chapter opening stories—a trade mark of “Contemporary Engineering Economics”--have been completely replaced with more current and thought-provoking stories.

 

·        Spreadsheets throughout the text. Various Excel spreadsheet modeling techniques are introduced throughout the chapters.

 

  

          

Table of Contents

 

 

Part I: Basics of Financial Decisions

 

Chapter 1: Engineering Economic Decisions

 

Chapter 2: Understanding Financial Statement

 

Chapter 3: Interest Rate and Economic Equivalence

 

Chapter 4: Understanding Money and Its Management

 

Part II: Evaluation of Business and Engineering Assets 

 

Chapter 5: Present worth Analysis

 

Chapter 6: Annual worth Analysis

 

Chapter 7: Rate of Return Analysis

 

Part III: Analysis of Project Cash Flows

 

Chapter 8:  Estimating Project Cost Elements

 

Chapter 9:  Depreciation and Corporate Taxes

 

Chapter 10:  Developing Project Cash Flows

 

Part IV: Handling Risk and Uncertainty in Economic Analysis

 

Chapter 11:  Inflation and Its Impact on Project Cash Flows

 

Chapter 12:  Sensitivity and Risk Analysis

 

Chapter 13:  Real Options Analysis

 

Part V Special Topics in Engineering Economic Analysis

 

            Chapter 14: Replacement Analysis

 

Chapter 15: Capital Budgeting Decisions

 

Chapter 16: Economic Analysis in Service Sector

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