Economic and Financial Analysis for Engineering and Project Management

Written by a leading educator in engineering management, this is a basic guide to the financial analysis of executing and sustaining engineering projects. Incorporating both traditional and new approaches, it presents all of the key methods and formulas clearly and concisely and illustrates each one with examples worked with standard spreadsheet software. The analytical tools explained in this book are applicable to projects of any magnitude and in all areas of engineering. The math is kept simple and is fully explained, making the book accessible to non-technical personnel and an ideal text for upper-level students in engineering management, economics, or finance.

Economic and Financial Analysis for Engineering and Project Management is for engineers and others who must analyze the financial and economic ramifications of producing and sustaining capital projects. Unlike other books in the field, it offers straightforward and lucid explanations of all main formulas needed to carry out financial analyses. The math is kept simple and is fully explained, making the book accessible to non-technical personnel. Numerous sample problems are provided, and can be worked on standard spreadsheet programs, as well as using interest rate tables. The book shows how to link quantitative data to management decisions and to standard reporting forms and has been designed for practicing engineers and students alike.

Economic and Financial Analysis for Engineering and Project Management is a "must have" for graduate students in engineering management departments; graduate and undergraduates taking courses in project management, engineering economics, and engineering finance. Practicing engineers will find this book THE handy reference for any project involving financial analyses.