Engineering Costs and Production Economics

1980 - 1991

Continuation of Engineering and Process Economics. Continued by International Journal of Production Economics.

Current editor(s): R. W. Grubbström

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Volume 6, issue 1, 1982

Preface pp. IX-X

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Hans H. Hinterhuber

Economic and organizational aspects in systems design: The case of production inventory in the alfa romeo company pp. 1-7

E. Alacevich and P. R. Kanof

Resolving a multi-item inventory problem with unknown cost pp. 9-15

J. Alscher and H. Schneider

Alternative dynamic programming approaches to obtain upper bounds for the economic lot scheduling problem pp. 17-23

Sven Axsater

A quality control model in series production with inaccurate tests and feed back pp. 25-32

Francisco Benito

Diagnostic analysis of the potential savings of a multi-product/single facility profuction planning system pp. 33-41

W. Bruggeman, P. Vandendaele and H. Muller

An overview of possible procedures for stochastic MRP pp. 43-51

Alfred Buchel

Time-phased resource allocation for a production/distribution system pp. 53-58

John G. Carlson

A method of inventory planning pp. 59-65

Attila Chikan

Lot sizing and safety stock decisions in an MRP system with demand uncertainty pp. 67-75

Marc A. De Bodt, Luk N. Van Wassenhove and Ludo F. Gelders

The production engineer, architect of the future pp. 77-80

Thomas H. Forman

Adaptive loading and real time scheduling procedures pp. 81-87

P. E. Galgut

A comparison of two classes of aggregate production planning models under stochastic demand pp. 89-97

Hans Otto Gunther

Quality control design for a single product manufacturing system subject to inspection error pp. 99-117

M. Zia Hassan and Aphai Manaspiti

Bridging the gap between theory and practice in production and inventory control pp. 119-129

Edwin L. Heard

Dynamic rescheduling of operations -- a computer approach to production control pp. 131-139

Jii Herman and Zdenek Safka

Some aspects on uncertainty in a multi-level inventory system pp. 141-146

Henrik Jonsson, Peter Lundell and Anders Thorstenson

Sales, production, and materiel management in a finish consumer electronics company pp. 147-152

Jorma Kuutti and Kari Korenius

A model for decentralized price control applied to a hierarchically organized bank pp. 153-166

Janerik Lundquist

Optimal linear decision rules for a work force smoothing model with seasonal demand pp. 167-173

R. J. Mantel and G. J. Gaalman

Design and provision of information for delivery management in make-to-order batch manufacture pp. 175-187

T. A. J. Nicholson

Design and implementation of a shop floor scheduling and control system using a mini computer. A case study from manufacturing pp. 189-199

Brian John O'Connor

Decision support systems - a development strategy for production planning pp. 201-204

Goran Pagels Fick

Adjustments of domestic capacity and production to technology-based import competition: A case study.[1] pp. 205-213

Gerhard Rosegger

A linear approach for solving stochastic capital budgeting problems pp. 215-224

Gerhard Schiefer

Some features common to inventory system and process controller design pp. 225-236

D. R. Towill and S. S. Yoon

Economic lot sizing taking into account failure characteristics pp. 237-245

Frank V. Van Steelandt

United Kingdom manufacturing performance. Analysis and implications pp. 247-258

C. A. Voss

On aggregation in production planning pp. 259-265

J. Wijngaard

Volume 5, issue 3-4, 1981

Development of a Norwegian petrochemical industry pp. 163-177

J. Kr. Mikkelsen and D. F. Rudd

The impact of inflation and industrial strife on the construction industry in Australia pp. 179-192

Francis J. Bromilow

Energy savings from steam losses on an oil refinery pp. 193-203

G. McKay and C. R. Holland

Modeling and discounting of continuous cash flows under risk pp. 205-216

Jose M. A. Tanchoco, James R. Buck and Lawrence C. Leung

Cost correlations for the fish canning industry pp. 217-223

JoseMaria Cerbini and Aurora Zugarramurdi

Engineering production and cost functions for tankers: Eide, Erling, Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1979, Dfl. 155.00, $ 75.50, xii + 284 pp pp. 227-228

Aaron Rose

Engineering economics: Mitchell, Robert L., Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1980, $ 29.50, [UK pound] 10.50 (cloth); $ 16.15, [UK pound] 5.75 (paperback), 172 pp pp. 228-229

Aaron Rose

Guide to economic analysis: Henderson B. Wylie; Bumpass, Donald and Gillette Charles, Dubuque, Iowa: Hunt/Kendall Publishing Company, 1978 pp. 229-230

Aaron Rose

International symposium on systems optimization and analysis: Bensoussan, A., and Lions, J.L. (Eds), Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1979 pp. 230-231

Aaron Rose

Some issues of the economics of inventories from the Hungarian standpoint pp. 237-243

Bela Csikos-Nagy

The role of interest and inflation rates in present worth analysis for eleven industrialized countries of the free world pp. 255-263

Donald S. Remer and Charles Gastineau

Evaluation of payment consequences from the control and design of production systems pp. 265-272

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Anders Thorstenson

Direct material cost estimating model with inventory cost effects pp. 273-278

Phillip F. Ostwald and William T. Christie

The economic feasibility of deep-sea mining pp. 279-287

H. Cameron, L. Georghiou, J. G. Perry and P. Wiley

Scheduling with parallel machines to minimize total job tardiness pp. 289-296

Kun-si Lin

The comparison of alternative technologies pp. 297-305

L. M. Rose, M. D. Dreyer and S. Fathi-Afshar

What every engineer should know about economics decision analysis: Shupe Dean S., New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1980, $12.50 (+20% outside U.S. and Canada) pp. 307-307

Aaron Rose

Chemical engineering economics and decision analysis: G.S. Davies, Chemical engineering education development center, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1980, US $ 15 (sea mail); US $ 20 (air m pp. 308-309

A. Rose

Economic approaches to environmental problems: James, D.E.; Jansen H.M.A.; Opschoor, J.B., Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 1978 pp. 308-308

Aaron Rose

Volume 5, issue 2, 1980

A long/high view from a stationary geo satellite on project cost control. (A modern birdseye view) pp. 81-87

H. W. Michael Fiske

Productivity in project management pp. 89-100

L. F. Williams

Cost control for offshore structures pp. 101-105

E. Lo Cascio

A computer-based information system for project cost management pp. 107-120

J. K. Denmead

Hydrogenation or recovery of acetylene: An economic comparison pp. 121-128

Detlev Sohns

On planning an integrated mexican petrochemical industry pp. 129-142

Andres A. Trevino and Dale F. Rudd

A comparison of independent product cost estimates; the cost of methanol from coal pp. 143-156

R. I. Kermode and J. Jones

Volume 5, issue 1, 1980

Editorial note pp. 1-1

Robert W. Grubbstrom

Client/contractor relationship: Mutual metaphors pp. 2-2

J. Bidder

Watching inflation in project cost estimating pp. 7-19

L. F. Williams

Process engineering, biology and profitability of a new protein biosynthesis method pp. 21-32

Michael Heisel

Present worth analysis of capital projects using a polynomial cash flow model pp. 33-42

Brian Almond and Donald S. Remer

The internal rate of return method -- A critical study pp. 43-52

Birger Rapp

Copper econometric models pp. 53-70

S. David Hu and Iraj Zandi

Economics selection: Cumulative bibliography: Ballabon, M.B., Vol. 3, 1971-1977. New York: Gordon and Breach, 1979, $60.00 pp. 71-71

Aaron Rose