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Lecture No.1
Chapter 1
Contemporary Engineering Economics
Copyright 2006
Contemporary Engineering Economics, 4th
edition, 2007
Chapter 1
Engineering Economic Decisions
1995
1998
2005
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3.
4.
5.
6.
Recognize a decision
problem
Define the goals or
objectives
Collect all the relevant
information
Identify a set of feasible
decision alternatives
Select the decision criterion
to use
Select the best alternative
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Recognize a decision
problem
Define the goals or
objectives
Collect all the relevant
information
Identify a set of feasible
decision alternatives
Select the decision
criterion to use
Select the best alternative
Need a car
Want mechanical
security
Gather technical as well
as financial data
Choose between
Saturn and Honda
Want minimum total
cash outlay
Select Honda
Planning
Profit
Investment
Marketing
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Estimating a Required
investment
Forecasting a product
demand
Estimating a selling
price
Estimating a
manufacturing cost
Estimating a product
life
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Engineering Projects
Analyze
Evaluate
Evaluate
Production Methods
Engineering Safety
Environmental Impacts
Market Assessment
Expected
Profitability
Timing of
Cash Flows
Degree of
Financial Risk
Impact on
Financial Statements
Firms Market Value
Stock Price
Accounting
Engineering Economy
Past
Future
Present
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Service Improvement
Equipment and Process Selection
Equipment Replacement
New Product and Product Expansion
Cost Reduction
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: patient
: service provider
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Shall we build or
acquire a new facility to
meet the increased
demand?
Is it worth spending
money to market a new
product?
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Gillettes MACH3
Project
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Cost Reduction
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Commercial Transportation
Logistics and Distribution
Healthcare Industry
Electronic Markets and Auctions
Financial Engineering
Retails
Hospitality and Entertainment
Customer Service and Maintenance
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Service sector
(80%)
Healthcare (14%)
Agriculture (2%)
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Industrial Employment
Industry
1993
1983-94 1994-2005
Employment National Projected
distribution Average
Change
Manufacturing
12.6%
-0.70%
-7.2%
Services
30.5%
60.0%
39.0%
Retail trade
16.7%
31.1%
13.0%
8.0%
26.8%
6.3%
Financial
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Today
6-month later
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Monthly
Fuel
Cost
Monthly Cash
Maintena outlay at
nce
signing
Monthly
payment
Salvage
Value at
end of
year 3
Buy
$960
$550
$6,500
$350
$9,000
Lease
$960
$550
$2,400
$550
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Sales revenue
1 unit
1 unit
Marginal
revenue
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Potential
Risk
Expected
Return
1.5%
Bond (debt)
Moderate
4.8%
Stock (equity)
High
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11.5%
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Summary
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