
Process Engineering Economics
James Riley Couper(Author)
CRC Press
1st Edition
Published on 26. August 2003
Book
Hardback
438 pages
978-0-8247-4036-8 (ISBN)
Description
This reference outlines the fundamental concepts and strategies for economic assessments for informed management decisions in industry. The book illustrates how to prepare capital cost and operating expense estimates, profitability analyses, and feasibility studies, and how to execute sensitivity and uncertainty assessments. From financial reports to opportunity costs and engineering trade-offs, Process Engineering Economics considers a wide range of alternatives for profitable investing and for projecting outcomes in various chemical and engineering fields. It also explains how to monitor costs, finances, and economic limitations at every stage of chemical project design, preparation, and evaluation.
Reviews / Votes
"[This book] may well be the best text available for showing how project evaluation and economics impact corporation finances..."-Chemical Engineering Progress
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
870 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8247-4036-8 (9780824740368)
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Person
Couper, James Riley. Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Content
Introduction, Financing the Corporate Venture, Financial Statements, Estimation of Capital Requirements, Estimation of Operating Expenses, Time Value of Money, Deprciation, Depletion, Amortization and Taxes, Cash Flow Concept, Estimate of profitability, Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis, Feasibility Analysis, Choice Between Alternatives and Replacement, The Economic Balance, Concluding Comments.