The Principles and Techniques of Engineering Estimating

Content: 
Other Titles of Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page vii
INTRODUCTION, Pages ix-x
CHAPTER 1 - MEANING AND SCOPE OF ESTIMATING, Pages 1-4
CHAPTER 2 - DEVELOPING AND TYPES OF ESTIMATES, Pages 5-10
CHAPTER 3 - BASIC STEPS IN ESTIMATING, Pages 11-26
CHAPTER 4 - ENGINEERING ESTIMATING ELEMENTS, Pages 27-39
CHAPTER 5 - WORK MEASUREMENT, Pages 40-43
CHAPTER 6 - ESTIMATING FOR MASS PRODUCTION AS EXPERIENCED IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, Pages 44-62
CHAPTER 7 - AIDS TO ESTIMATING, Pages 63-80
CHAPTER 8 - DRAWING TECHNOLOGY, Pages 81-85
CHAPTER 9 - THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONS, Pages 86-96
CHAPTER 10 - ESTIMATING AND THE COMPUTER, Pages 97-100
CHAPTER 11 - CAPITAL COST ESTIMATING, Pages 101-114
CHAPTER 12 - INVESTMENT APPRAISAL, Pages 115-120
CHAPTER 13 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, Pages 121-128
CHAPTER 14 - CORPORATE STRATEGY, Pages 129-141
CHAPTER 15 - EDUCATION AND THE ESTIMATOR, Pages 142-153
GLOSSARY, Pages 154-156
APPENDIX 1 - Cutting off Chart, Page 157
APPENDIX 2 - German Technical Translations, Pages 158-159
APPENDIX 3 - NOMOGRAPH – FABRICATION (LABOUR) COSTS, Page 160
APPENDIX 4 - NOMOGRAPH – MATERIAL COSTS, Page 161
APPENDIX 5 - Basic Flow Patterns, Page 162
APPENDIX 6 - Inside Cylinder of a Steam Locomotive, Page 163
APPENDIX 7 - Outside Cylinder of a Steam Locomotive, Page 164
APPENDIX 8 - Project Flow Sheet, Page 165
INDEX, Page 167