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This hands-on reference offers comprehensive coverage of each important step in the engineering cost control process--from project justification to life-cycle costs. Describes different cost control systems and shows how to apply the principles of value engineering.
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The Engineer's Cost Handbook Tools for Managing Project Costs Edited by Richard E. Westney, P.E. Westney Consultants International, Inc. Houston, Texas MARCEL DEKKER, INC. Copyright © 1997 by MARCEL DECKER, INC. NEW YORK • BASEL Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The engineer's cost handbook: tools for managing project costs / edited by Richard E. Westney. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8247-9796-5 (he : alk. paper) 1. Engineering—Estimates—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Engineering economy—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Westney, Richard E. TA183.E64 1997 658.15'52—dc21 96-53452 CIP The publisher offers discounts on this book when ordered in bulk quantities. For more information, write to Special Sales/Professional Marketing at the address below. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 1997 by MARCEL DECKER, INC. All Rights Reserved. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. MARCEL DEKKER, INC. 270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Current printing (last digit): 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Copyright © 1997 by MARCEL DECKER, INC. To my fathel; Richard B. Westney, who gave us his love of original thought and shared sev-expression Copyright © 1997 by MARCEL DECKER, INC. All engineers work with variables. The mechanical