B. S. Dhillon ... 222 pages-
Publisher: CRC Press; (October, 2009) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1439816883 - ISBN-13: 978-1439816882 ...
Cradle-to-grave analyses are becoming the
norm, as an increasing amount of corporations and government agencies
are basing their procurement decisions not only on initial costs but
also on life cycle costs. And while life cycle costing has been covered
in journals and conference proceedings, few, if any, books have gathered
this information into an easily accessible resource. Eliminating the
need to consult many different sources, Life Cycle Costing for Engineers brings together up-to-date life cycle costing concepts and explains their application in various industrial sectors. The
author sets the scene with a chapter on fundamental economics followed
by a chapter on reliability and maintainability, providing background
information and platform for further understanding. He then discusses
life cycle costing fundamentals, models and estimation methods,
reliability, quality, safety, and manufacturing costing, and
maintenance, maintainability, usability, and warranty costing. The book
includes life cycle costing for computer systems and software,
transportation systems, aircraft turbine engines, cargo ships, rail
systems, civil engineering structures, and energy systems. An in-depth
look at cost estimation models and engineering reliability and
maintainability topics such as bathtub hazard rate curve, common
reliability networks, general reliability, mean time to failure, and
hazard rate formulas round out the coverage. Filled with
examples, tables, figures, and equations, this book integrates life
cycle costing concepts for use in industrial and other sectors. It
provides a modern treatment of the subject that can easily be applied to
any industry.