Economic and Financial Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Content: 
Manufacturing Research and Technology
Page ii

Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Dedication
Page v

Preface
Page vii
Hamid R. Parsaei, William G. Sullivan, Thomas R. Hanley

A New Paradigm for Engineering Economy
Pages 3-18
William G. Sullivan

Selecting Techniques for the Financial Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies: A Contingent Approach
Pages 19-35
Giovanni Azzone, Umberto Bertelè, Cristina Masella

Activity-Based cost Management Systems in an Advanced Manufacturing Environment
Pages 39-55
Hampton R. Liggett, Jaime Trevino, Jerome P. Lavelle

Cost Accounting and the Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Pages 57-67
Utpal Roy, Donald R. Slocum

Switching Rules for DFM Cost Estimating
Pages 69-83
Phillip F. Ostwald, V.S. Sathyamoorthy

A Multi-attribute Simulation Paradigm for the Justification of FMS
Pages 85-99
Jason J. Kim, Ronald F. Perry

A Critical Review of Project Analysis Techniques
Pages 103-118
R.E. Terry, R.A. Branting, D.L. Whitman

Economic Methods for Evaluating Investments in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Pages 119-139
Jerome P. Lavelle, Hampton R. Liggett

The Evolution to Strategic Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Pages 141-163
Joseph Sarkis

A Classification Scheme for Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to the Economic Justification of Advanced Automated Manufacturing Systems
Pages 165-187
Sai Kolli, Mickey R. Wilhelm, Hamid R. Parsaei, Donald H. Liles

Utility Based Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Pages 189-207
Adedeji B. Badiru, Bob L. Foote

Integrating Financial, Strategic, and Tactical Factors in Advanced Manufacturing System Technology Investment Decisions
Pages 209-243
Johann G. Demmel, Ronald G. Askin

Measuring Uncertainty and Risk in Cims Environments
Pages 245-261
James R. Buck

Justification of high-technology manufacturing equipment: a case study on robotics
Pages 265-276
Nancy L. Mills, Aaron M. Suazo

A Generic Welding Cell Justification and Planning Process
Pages 277-288
Nabil Nasr, Shawn Dodson

Economics of Design: Product Design For Manufacture - A Case Study
Pages 289-304
James T. Luxhoj

Author Index
Page 305

Subject Index
Pages 307-309