This senior- to graduate-level text provides a comprehensive introduction to applied systems analysis, emphasizing engineering economics and operations research from the engineer's point of view. It incorporates techniques and concepts most often used in practice to help students and practitioners apply systems analysis successfully and productively. The topics of optimization and evaluation are discussed with a special focus on formulating problems correctly, determining the proper analysis method to use, translating the mathematical results into improved design, and identifying optimal strategies in long-term projects.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
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Höhe: 239 mm
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978-0-07-016372-0 (9780070163720)
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Part I: System Optimization1 Introduction2 Production Functions3 Introduction to Constrained Optimization4 Marginal Analysis5 Linear Programming6 Sensitivity Analysis7 Dynamic Programming8 Multiobjective Optimization9 Systems10 Optimization ProcedurePart II: System Evaluation11 Introduction12 Comparison Over Time13 Choice of Discount Rate14 Evaluation Criteria15 Cost Estimation16 Risk Assessment17 Decision Analysis18 Information Gathering19 Value and Utility Functions20 Measurement of Utility21 Multiattribute Utility22 Collective Decision-Making