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Engineering cost estimating

Published 1 November 1991
Phillip F. Ostwald
Citations84

TL;DR

This paper presents a meta-analysis of Labor Analysis and its applications to Forecasting and Contract Considerations, which aims to improve the quality of estimates made in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007-08.

Abstract

1. Introduction. 2. Labor Analysis. 3. Material Analysis. 4. Accounting Analysis. 5. Forecasting. 6. Preliminary and Detail Methods. 7. Operation Estimating. 8. Product Estimating. 9. Project Estimating. 10. System Estimating. 11. Estimate Assurance. 12. Contract Considerations. Appendices. Selected Answers. References. Index.

Keywords

Business, Management and Accounting