Frank Crundwell

Finance for Engineers (eBook, PDF)

Evaluation and Funding of Capital Projects

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Engineering solutions and financial decisions are intimately tied together. This is the first textbook for advanced engineering students on finance and financial decision making. It effectively offers an in-depth guide to the subject for practicing engineers and students. The book provides a framework for engineers and scientists to undertake financial evaluations and assessments of engineering or production projects. Demonstrating through case studies, the material covered enables the reader to understand how the economics of a technical project fit into the finances of the company. The book equips engineers and scientists with the tools to contribute positively to the financial and strategic decisions within the organization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer London
• Seitenzahl: 622
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781848000339
• Artikelnr.: 37354356

Autorenporträt

Dr Frank Crundwell BSc (Financial Maths), PhD (Chem. Eng.), has experience in academia (University of California, Berkeley; University of Cape Town; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg), in technology development (BHP Billington) and corporate venture capital, and currently runs his own company (CM Solutions). He has been in involved in due diligence work, he has developed the business case for investment decisions, and he has patented and licensed inventions. He has also presented courses on Real Options Analysis and Finance for Professional Engineers for professionals.

Inhaltsangabe

Foundations.- An Overview of the Evaluation and Financing of Capital Projects.- The Theory and Practice of Decision-making Concerning Capital Projects.- Financial Statements.- Cash Flows for a Project.- Evaluation of Capital Projects.- Time Value of Money.- Evaluation Criteria for Investment Decisions.- Mutually Exclusive, Replacement and Independent Projects.- Practical Issues in the Evaluation of Projects ..- Sensitivity, Scenario and Other Decision Analysis Techniques.- Case Studies on the Application of the Decision-making Criteria.- Risk Assessment.- Risk and Return.- Cost of Capital.- Risk in Engineering Projects.- Decision Tree Analysis and Utility Theory.- Real Options Analysis.- Financing of Capital Projects.- Sources of Finance.- Financing Engineering Projects.