Finance for Engineers

Evaluation and Funding of Capital Projects
2008. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84800-032-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 622 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1128 g

Engineering solutions and financial decisions are intimately tied together. The best engineers combine the technical and financial cases in determining new solutions to opportunities, challenges and problems. To get your project approved, no matter the size of it, the financials must be clear and compelling. By learning to argue the business case as part of the technical solution, you will have an impact on the company’s performance. This book provides a framework for engineers and scientists to undertake financial evaluations and assessments of engineering or production projects. The material covered enables the reader to understand how the economics of a technical project fit into the finances of the company. It demonstrates the integration of the technical and financial decision-making through case studies and examples relevant to the practising engineer. The book equips engineers and scientists with the tools to contribute positively to the financial and strategic decisions within the organization.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crundwell, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Betriebswirtschaft für Ingenieure
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Unternehmensfinanzierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Produktionsmanagement, Qualitätskontrolle
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Kostenmanagement, Budgetierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Finanzierung, Investition, Leasing

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foundations.- An Overview of the Evaluation and Financing of Capital Projects.- The Theory and Practice of Decision-making Concerning Capital Projects.- Financial Statements.- Cash Flows for a Project.- Evaluation of Capital Projects.- Time Value of Money.- Evaluation Criteria for Investment Decisions.- Mutually Exclusive, Replacement and Independent Projects.- Practical Issues in the Evaluation of Projects.- Sensitivity, Scenario and Other Decision Analysis Techniques.- Case Studies on the Application of the Decision-making Criteria.- Risk Assessment.- Risk and Return.- Cost of Capital.- Risk in Engineering Projects.- Decision Tree Analysis and Utility Theory.- Real Options Analysis.- Financing of Capital Projects.- Sources of Finance.- Financing Engineering Projects.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Frank Crundwell BSc (Financial Maths), PhD (Chem. Eng.), has experience in academia (University of California, Berkeley; University of Cape Town; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg), in technology development (BHP Billington) and corporate venture capital, and currently runs his own company (CM Solutions). He has been in involved in due diligence work, he has developed the business case for investment decisions, and he has patented and licensed inventions. He has also presented courses on Real Options Analysis and Finance for Professional Engineers for professionals.