Life cycle costing for engineers. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Author, editor, B.S. Dhillon.
• Other Names: Dhillon, B. S (Balbir S.), 1947-
• Contents: Introduction; Background; Terms and Definitions; Useful Information on Life Cycle Costing; Scope of the Book; Problems; References; Life Cycle Costing Economics; Introduction; Simple Interest; Compound Interest; Effective Annual Interest Rate; Time-Dependent Formulas for Application in Life Cycle Cost Analysis; Depreciation Methods; Problems; References; Life Cycle Costing Fundamentals; Introduction; Need and Information Required for Life Cycle Costing; Life Cycle Costing Application Areas; Life Cycle Costing Activities and Associated Steps; Approach for Incorporating Life Cycle Costing into the Planning Process for Proposals and Contracts; Areas for Evaluating a Life Cycle Costing Program; Life Cycle Costing Data Sources; Life Cycle Costing Advantages and Disadvantages and Related Important Points; Life Cycle Costing Concept Application in Selecting Equipment from Competing Manufacturers; Problems; References; Life Cycle Cost Models and Cost Estimation Methods; Introduction; Types of Life Cycle Cost Models and Their Inputs; General Life Cycle Cost Models; Specific Life Cycle Cost Models; Cost Estimation Methods; Problems; References; Reliability, Quality, Safety, and Manufacturing Costing; Introduction; Reliability Cost Classifications; Models for Estimating Costs of Reliability-Related Tasks; Quality Cost Classifications and Their Distribution in the Industrial Sector; Quality Cost Indexes and Quality Cost Reduction Approach; Safety Cost and Its Related Facts and Figures; Safety Cost Estimation Models; Manufacturing Costs; Manufacturing Cost Estimation Models; Problems; References; Maintenance, Maintainability, Usability, and Warranty Costing; Introduction; Reasons for Maintenance Costing, Factors Influencing Maintenance Cost, and Types of Maintenance Costs; Equipment Maintenance Cost; Preventive and Corrective Maintenance Labor Cost Estimation; Repair Manpower, Maintenance Material, and Spare and Repair Parts Costs; Maintenance Cost Estimation Models; Maintenance Cost Data Collection; Maintainability Investment Cost Elements; Manufacturer Warranty and Reliability Improvement Warranty Costs; Usability Costing and Related Facts and Figures; Principal Costs of Ignoring Product Usability and Product Usability Cost Estimation; Problems; References; Computer System Life Cycle Costing; Introduction; Computer System Life Cycle Cost Models; Computer System Maintenance Cost; Software Costing and Related Difficulties; Software Life Cycle Cost Influencing Factors and Model; Software Cost Estimation Methods and Models; Problems; References; Transportation System Life Cycle Costing; Introduction; Aircraft Life Cycle Cost; Aircraft Turbine Engine Life Cycle Cost; Aircraft Cost Drivers; Cargo Ship Life Cycle Cost; Operating and Support Costs for Ships; Urban Rail Life Cycle Cost; Car Life Cycle Cost; City Bus Life Cycle Cost Estimation Model; Problems; References; Civil Engineering Structures and Energy Systems Life Cycle Costing; Introduction; Building Life Cycle Cost; Steel Structure Life Cycle Cost; Bridge and Waste Treatment Facilities Life Cycle Costs; Building Energy Cost Estimation; Appliance Life Cycle Costing; Energy System Life Cycle Cost Estimation Model; Motor, Pump, and Circuit-Breaker Life Cycle Costs; Problems; References; Miscellaneous Cost Estimation Models; Introduction; Plant Cost Estimation Model; Reliability Acquisition Cost Estimation Model; Development Cost Estimation Model; Program Error Cost Estimation Model; Cooling Tower Cost Estimation Model; Storage Tank Cost Estimation Model; Pressure Vessel Cost Estimation Model; New Aircraft System Spares Cost Estimation Model; Satellite Procurement Cost Estimation Model; Single-Satellite System Launch Cost Estimation Model; Tank Gun System Life Cycle Cost Estimation Model; Weather Radar Life Cycle Cost Estimation Model; Problems; References; Introduction to Engineering Reliability and Maintainability; Introduction; Reliability and Maintainability Definitions; Bathtub Hazard Rate Curve; General Reliability, Mean Time to Failure, and Hazard Rate Formulas; Common Reliability Networks; Reliability and Maintainability Relationship; Maintainability Measures; System Availability and Unavailability; Reliability and Maintainability Tools; Problems; References; Bibliography: Literature on Life Cycle Costing; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 204 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.15/52; Life cycle costing; Engineering economy; Product life cycle; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management; Engineering economy; Life cycle costing; Product life cycle; Livscykelanalys; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439816899; 1439816891
• Related ISBNs: 9781439816882; 1439816883
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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