Project and Cost Engineers' Handbook

by Kenneth K. Humphreys

Overview

Making the specifics of a complex concern accessible and its handling quite manageable, this fourth edition of the Project and Cost Engineers' Handbook examines the variables associated with international projects and project risk analysis. It provides instruction on contingency planning, delves into ethical considerations, considers the impact of the Internet on project and cost engineering, and examines the field’s ever increasing reliance on software. It also offers a detailed checklist of actions that must be taken to assure the successful completion of an international project, and presents updated information on AACE International certification programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824757465
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/30/2004
Series:	Cost Engineering
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Cost Engineering Basics.  Cost Accounting.  Cost Estimating.  Economic Equivalence and Profitability.  Cost Control and Reporting.  Project Management and Schedule Control.  Cost Indexes, Escalation, and Location Factors.  Operations Research Techniques.  Risk Analysis: How to Do it and How Not to Do it.  Cost Engineering in a Worldwide Economy.  Computer Applications for Project Control.  Cost Engineering Ethics

Editorial Reviews

…an easy way to keep abreast of new financial planning methods.”
—Manufacturing Engineering (for previous edition)
“…one of the best books for those preparing for the AACE Certification Exam, the latest revised and expanded edition is even better than its predecessors…one of the leading books available today.”
—Cost Engineering (for previous edition)

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