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Cost Analysis and Estimating for Engineering and Management

Cost Analysis and Estimating for Engineering and ManagementAuthors: Phillip F. Ostwald, Timothy S. McLaren
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 613418

Media: Paperback
Pages: 600
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.1

ISBN: 0131421271
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.155
EAN: 9780131421271
ASIN: 0131421271

Publication Date: September 4, 2003
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Product Description
This popular book supplies readers with the latest principles and techniques for the evaluation of engineering design. The emphasis is on analysis and estimating. Included in this new edition is a chapter that introduces principles that deal with bringing inventions to the marketplace. It analyzes labor, material, accounting, and forecasting; then the theme of estimating is developed, with a study of methods, operations, and products. A versatile and extremely usable book, it's the perfect resource for engineers, managers, and entrepreneurs.


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5 out of 5 stars A very good reference for cost estimating methods   November 1, 2008
Engineer (Germany)
This book gives a good overview of current cost analysis and estimating methods. The given examples and exercises help to understand how to use the methods. I recommend this book to everybody who is interested in cost estimating methods. To understand the described methods it is necessary to have some knowledge of mathematics and in some cases an engineering background.


4 out of 5 stars Not bad for a basic text   January 20, 2009
Steven R. Brown
Purchased as a text.

Very generic and simple. If you are looking for an advanced primer, look into a chemical engineering series text by McGraw Hill.




4 out of 5 stars Engineering and management   September 27, 2009
Camilo A. Bermudez (Orlando, Fl USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

The book is in perfect condition. the seller was really fast sending me the book.


3 out of 5 stars Could have been better   August 24, 2007
S. Villarreal
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

The author of the book goes over the top in derivation in his calculations. It's almost as if he's trying to show off instead of keeping the math simple and relevant. However, considering the other books for this topic, there are no better.