{"product_id":"production-economics-anoop-desai-9781138033269","title":"Production Economics: Evaluating Costs of Operations in Manufacturing and Service Industries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book serves a unique purpose within the world of engineering. It covers the economics of modern manufacturing and focuses on examining the techniques and methods from a cost perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can be used by both students and professionals alike. The book is useful to students in industrial engineering and mechanical engineering programs as a primary textbook for engineering economy, production costing, and related courses. It can also be used by MBA students specializing in production management and finance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecific topics of coverage include the computation of direct and indirect cost for manufacturing operations, including a variety of overhead operations in such an environment. Costing of manufacturing methods such as casting, forging, turning, milling, and welding is addressed along with inventory analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes fundamental concepts such as cash flow analysis, present and future worth analysis, and rate of return analysis. Related topics such as equipment replacement, comparison of alternatives, depreciation, buy versus make decisions, interest factors, and equivalence are covered in detail as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the costing of manufacturing operations through a step-by-step problem solving approach. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes traditional engineering topics such as cash flow analysis, present worth, future worth analysis, replacement analysis, equivalence, and depreciation are addressed in depth as well. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a variety of solved examples that can be used to develop a thorough understanding of the underlying concept. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a number of practice problems at the end of each chapter. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a large number of figures and tables in almost every chapter, to assist in visualizing the concept and apply it successfully. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduction Economics: Evaluating Costs of Operations in Manufacturing and Service Industries focuses on rigorous problem solving. Each topic is presented succinctly along with numerous solved examples, along with a large number of end-of-chapter practice problems where applicable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anoop Desai, Aashi Mital\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113803326X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138033269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anoop Desai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924176535807,"sku":"9781138033269","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fbc547e7-2c8e-4eae-bfab-dd88fd0d6f3a.jpg?v=1681068921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/production-economics-anoop-desai-9781138033269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}