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Flexibility in Engineering Design.
Title:
Flexibility in Engineering Design.
Author:
de Neufville, Richard.
ISBN:
9780262303569
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (310 pages)
Series:
Engineering Systems Ser.
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I High-Level Overview -- 1 Flexible Design -- 2 Recognition of Uncertainty -- 3 Flexibility Can Increase Value -- II Methods of Analysis -- 4 Phase 1: Estimating the Distribution of Future Possibilities -- 5 Phase 2: Identifying Candidate Flexibilities -- 6 Phase 3: Evaluating and Choosing Flexible Designs -- 7 Phase 4: Implementing Flexibility -- 8 Epilog: The Way Ahead -- Appendix A: Flaw of Averages -- Appendix B: Discounted Cash Flow Analysis -- Appendix C: Economics of Phasing -- Appendix D: Monte Carlo Simulation -- Appendix E: Dynamic Forecasting -- Appendix F: Financial Options Analysis -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
A guide to using the power of design flexibility to improve the performance of complex technological projects, for designers, managers, users, and analysts.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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