Engineering Economy, 18/e (Paperback)
暫譯: 工程經濟學，第 18 版（平裝）

本書序言

本次修訂的重點，是持續更新內容，加入更多工程應用範例，以幫助學生學習。第 18 版出版時所做的變更重點包括：

• 約 35% 的章末習題為全新內容，或是根據先前版本重新修訂。
• 第 2 章新增「價值工程」（Value Engineering）程序，讓工程師能以經濟價值作為設計流程的目標，分析產品與服務。
• 更新或重新修訂既有的章節個案研究，並將包含個案研究的章節數量增加一倍。例如，第 11 章現在新增了損益兩平與敏感度分析（Breakeven and Sensitivity Analysis）個案研究。
• 重新改寫本書中的範例與習題，並著重於多元、公平與共融（Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion）。
• 第 12 章提供一個搭配 Excel 範例的個案研究，使用資料表（Data Table）模擬退休投資的機率風險。
• MyLab Engineering 平台新增更多影片，包括更新與擴充的補充教學影片及解題影片。解題影片提供學生逐步的解題方法，並示範手算與試算表兩種解法。

本書特色

● 新增：新增影片，包括內容更完善、範圍更廣的補充教學影片，以及解題影片。

• 解題影片提供學生逐步的解題方法，並示範手算與試算表兩種解法。
● 修訂：修訂後的 Study Plan 提供個人化建議、練習機會與學習輔助工具，協助學生掌握學習進度。
• Study Plan 提供 FE 複習題，並與對應章節建立關聯，讓學生有機會準備工程基礎（Fundamentals of Engineering）證照考試。
• eText 也提供互動式 FE 複習題，讓學生檢核自己的理解程度。
● 自動評分的 Excel® 專案讓您能將 Excel 內容順暢整合至課程中，無須手動批改試算表。學生只需下載試算表、在 Excel 中完成專案，再將檔案上傳回 MyLab Engineering，即可取得作業報告；報告會針對學生的成果提供個人化且詳細的回饋。
● 互動式 FE 複習題讓學生檢核自己的理解程度。

Dr. William G. Sullivan earned his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Industrial and Systems Engineering. In his more than 40 years of service to industry and the academy, he made enduring contributions to engineering economy education. A tireless lecturer, he taught engineering economy to more than 10,000 students at 5 major universities (Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee, North Carolina State University, Arizona State University and Virginia Tech). He also had extensive consulting experience with 25 firms in the US.  Dr. Sullivan's 5 textbooks in the field, including Engineering Economy, continue to contribute to the education of thousands of students.

Elin M. Wicks is the owner of Abacus Accounting LLC, an accounting and bookkeeping company focused on empowering small business owners to achieve financial success. She earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University, where her masters research focused on a method of quantifying non-economic factors in monetary terms. During this time, she also developed software tools to assist Cosmair Inc. in improving scheduling and labor recording practices. She went on to earn her PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, focusing on the design of cellular manufacturing systems. She then joined the faculty of the University of Missouri, Columbia in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Department. After taking some time off to raise her children, she supplemented her education in the field of accounting and became the Senior Accountant of Glenn B. Cohen, CPA, an accounting and financial management firm. She has been an author of Engineering Economy since the publication of the 10th edition.

Joseph Wilck is an analytics and operations faculty member at Bucknell University. Dr. Wilck received his PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Pennsylvania State University, and an MS and BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. He conducts research in applied optimization, data science, and analytics. Prior to joining Bucknell University, he was on faculty at William & Mary, United States Air Force Academy, East Carolina University, and the University of Tennessee. Dr. Wilck is a Program Evaluator for ABET and a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina. Dr. Wilck is an active member and Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and an active member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, and the American Society for Engineering Education.

William G. Sullivan 博士取得 Georgia Institute of Technology 工業與系統工程博士學位。在超過 40 年的業界與學術界服務期間，他對工程經濟學教育作出了持久的貢獻。身為孜孜不倦的講師，他曾在 5 所主要大學（Georgia Tech、University of Tennessee、North Carolina State University、Arizona State University 及 Virginia Tech）教授工程經濟學，學生人數超過 10,000 名。他也曾為美國 25 家企業提供廣泛的顧問服務。Sullivan 博士在此領域著有 5 本教科書，其中包括《Engineering Economy》，持續為數千名學生的教育帶來貢獻。

Elin M. Wicks 是 Abacus Accounting LLC 的負責人。Abacus Accounting LLC 是一家會計與記帳公司，致力於協助小型企業負責人實現財務成功。她在 Rutgers University 取得工業工程學士及碩士學位；其碩士研究聚焦於一種將非經濟因素量化為貨幣價值的方法。在此期間，她也為 Cosmair Inc. 開發軟體工具，以協助改善排程與工時記錄作業。之後，她在 Virginia Tech 取得工業與系統工程博士學位，研究重點為細胞式製造系統的設計。接著，她加入 University of Missouri, Columbia 工業與製造系統學系任教。暫時離開職場照顧子女後，她進一步修習會計領域的教育，並成為 Glenn B. Cohen, CPA（一家會計與財務管理公司）的資深會計師。自《Engineering Economy》第 10 版出版以來，她一直擔任該書的作者之一。

Joseph Wilck 是 Bucknell University 的分析與作業領域教師。Wilck 博士取得 Pennsylvania State University 工業工程與作業研究博士學位，並在 Virginia Tech 取得工業與系統工程碩士及學士學位。他的研究領域包括應用最佳化、資料科學與分析。在加入 Bucknell University 前，他曾任教於 William & Mary、United States Air Force Academy、East Carolina University 及 University of Tennessee。Wilck 博士是 ABET 的課程評鑑員，也是 North Carolina 的特許專業工程師。他是 American Society for Engineering Management 的活躍會員及 Fellow，並積極參與 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers、Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences，以及 American Society for Engineering Education。

1. Introduction to Engineering Economy
2. Cost Concepts and Design Economics
3. Cost-Estimation Techniques
4. The Time Value of Money
5. Evaluating a Single Project
6. Comparison and Selection among Alternatives
7. Depreciation and Income Taxes
8. Price Changes and Exchange Rates
9. Replacement Analysis
10. Evaluating Projects with the Benefit−Cost Ratio Method
11. Breakeven and Sensitivity Analysis
12. Probabilistic Risk Analysis
13. The Capital Budgeting Process
14. Decision Making Considering Multiattributes

A. Accounting Fundamentals
B. Abbreviations and Notation
C. Interest and Annuity Tables for Discrete Compounding
D. Interest and Annuity Tables for Continuous Compounding
E. Standard Normal Distribution
F. Selected References
G. Solutions to Try Your Skills
H. Answers to Selected Problems

1. Introduction to Engineering Economy

2. Cost Concepts and Design Economics

3. Cost-Estimation Techniques

4. The Time Value of Money

5. Evaluating a Single Project

6. Comparison and Selection among Alternatives

7. Depreciation and Income Taxes

8. Price Changes and Exchange Rates

9. Replacement Analysis

10. Evaluating Projects with the Benefit−Cost Ratio Method

11. Breakeven and Sensitivity Analysis

12. Probabilistic Risk Analysis

13. The Capital Budgeting Process

14. Decision Making Considering Multiattributes

A. Accounting Fundamentals

B. Abbreviations and Notation

C. Interest and Annuity Tables for Discrete Compounding

D. Interest and Annuity Tables for Continuous Compounding

E. Standard Normal Distribution

F. Selected References

G. Solutions to Try Your Skills

H. Answers to Selected Problems