• DocumentCode
    1328920
  • Title

    Predicting the cost of engineering: does intuition help or hinder?

  • Author

    Busby, J.S. ; Barton, S.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Ind. & Manuf. Sci, Cranfield Univ., Bedford, UK
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    177
  • Lastpage
    182
  • Abstract
    The authors describe how it is only when one starts to appreciate the persistent bias in many ´objective´ judgements and to rely on written evidence rather than selective memory that one will begin to get to grips with estimating engineering costs.
  • Keywords
    costing; economics; engineering; management; engineering costs estimation; intuition; management; objective judgements; selective memory; written evidence; Costs; Economics; Engineering; Management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0960-7919
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/em:19960409
  • Filename
    533161
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1328920