Title :
Education in Engineering Economics: The Consulting Engineer´s Viewpoint
Author_Institution :
United Engineers and Constructors, Inc., Jackson and Moreland Division
Abstract :
The consulting engineer is continually required to evaluate projects from an economic viewpoint. He must, therefore, have a firm understanding of the time-value of money and ways in which projects are financed and he should be able to apply such knowledge in analyzing alternative courses of action.
Keywords :
Costs; Economic indicators; Humans; Industrial economics; Knowledge engineering; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Proposals;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1967.291930
