How to accurately estimate, in advance, the cost of producing products or services by means of the design-to-cost method, which systematically constrains design goals according to available funds. This book shows how to use value engineering, cost estimating, and cost control to devise, and adhere to, realistic cost goals. Touches on techniques from management methods to specific engineering approaches, and provides actual case studies of projects and services that have now become affordable through the application of the design-to-cost method.
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How to accurately estimate, in advance, the cost of producing products or services by means of the design-to-cost method, which systematically constrains design goals according to available funds. This book shows how to use value engineering, cost estimating, and cost control to devise, and adhere to, realistic cost goals. Touches on techniques from management methods to specific engineering approaches, and provides actual case studies of projects and services that have now become affordable through the application of the design-to-cost method.
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Martin Marietta Corporation, John Wiley, Department of Defense, Statistical Abstract of the United States, Defense Systems Management College, System Engineering Management Guide, Bureau of the Census, Defense Production Management, Department of Commerce, Navy Power Supply Reliability, Air Force, Cost Estimator's Reference Manual, International Conference, Configuration Control-Engineering Changes, Cost Provide, Industrial Outlook, Scientific American, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Modern Production Management, Ballinger Publishing Company, Book Company, Business Week, International Society of Parametric Analysts, Restoring Our Competitive Edge, Two-Digit Manual New!
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- Modern Production Management (The Wiley series in management and administration) by Elwood S. Buffa on page 139, page 144, and page 274
- Quality Is Free: The Art of Making Quality Certain: How to Manage Quality - So That It Becomes A Source of Profit for Your Business by Philip B. Crosby on page 15, page 17, and page 77
- Handbook of Electronics Industry Cost Estimating Data by Theodore Taylor on page 224, and page 347
- Manufacturing for Competitive Advantage: Becoming a World Class Manufacturer by Thomas G. Gunn on page 217, and page 224
- Value Engineering by Arthur E. Mudge on page 77
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- Introduction to Systems Engineering (Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management) by Andrew P. Sage on page 44, page 356, and Back Matter
- Maintainability: A Key to Effective Serviceability and Maintenance Management (New Dimensions In Engineering Series) by Benjamin S. Blanchard in Front Matter, page 19, and Back Matter
- Cost Estimating, 2nd Edition by Rodney D. Stewart in Front Matter, page 208, and Back Matter
- Cost Estimator's Reference Manual (New Dimensions In Engineering Series) by Rodney D. Stewart in Front Matter, page 39, and page 351
- Systems Engineering (Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management) by Andrew P. Sage on page 26, page 310, and page 486
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