LEADER 06005nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910829883303321 005 20170814174926.0 010 $a1-283-02651-1 010 $a9786613026514 010 $a1-118-01548-7 010 $a1-118-01549-5 010 $a1-118-01547-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081016 035 $a(EBL)675043 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000468627 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11335213 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000468627 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10507003 035 $a(PQKB)10040891 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC675043 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781118015483 035 $a(OCoLC)711782142 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081016 100 $a20101001d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEconomic systems analysis and assessment$b[electronic resource] $ecost, value, and competition in information and knowledge intensive systems, organizations, and enterprises /$fAndrew P. Sage, William B. Rouse 205 $a1st edition 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (421 p.) 225 1 $aWiley series in systems engineering and management ;$v54 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-13795-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT: COST, VALUE, AND COMPETITION IN INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE SYSTEMS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENTERPRISES; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. A Framework for Systems Engineering and Management; 1.3. Theory of the Firm; 1.4. Theory of the Consumer; 1.5. The Interaction of the Theories of Firms and Consumers: Microeconomic Models of Economic Activity; 1.6. Welfare or Normative Economics; 1.7. Program and Project Management Economics; 1.8. Contemporary Issues Concerning Information and Information Technology Economics 327 $a1.9. Economic Pitfalls in the Engineering of Systems1.10. Summary; CHAPTER 2 PRODUCTION AND THE THEORY OF THE FIRM; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Production Function; 2.3. Multiproduct Firms and Multiproduct Production Functions; 2.4. Classic Theory of the Firm; 2.5. Imperfect Competition; 2.6. Summary; CHAPTER 3 THE THEORY OF THE CONSUMER; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Economic Utility Theory and Its Axioms; 3.3. Properties of Utility Functions; 3.4. The Fundamental Problem of the Consumer; 3.5. Sensitivity and Substitution Effects; 3.6. Summary 327 $aCHAPTER 4 SUPPLY DEMAND EQUILIBRIA AND MICROECONOMIC SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT MODELS4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Basic Supply Demand Equilibrium for a Single Good; 4.3. General Supply Demand Equilibrium Conditions; 4.4. Extensions to General Equilibrium to Include Market Interdependencies; 4.5. Microeconomic Models; 4.6. Summary; CHAPTER 5 NORMATIVE OR WELFARE ECONOMICS, DECISIONS AND GAMES, AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Pareto Optimality under Perfect Competition Conditions; 5.3. External Effects and Imperfect Competition: Public Goods 327 $a5.4. External Effects and Imperfect Competition: Nonindependent Production and Consumption5.5. Welfare Maximization and Social Choice; 5.6. Summary; CHAPTER 6 COST BENEFIT AND COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES AND ASSESSMENTS; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. The Time Value of Money; 6.3. Identification of Costs and Benefits; 6.4. The Identification and Quantification of Effectiveness; 6.5. Summary; CHAPTER 7 COST ASSESSMENT; 7.1. Model-Based Parameters for Productivity; 7.2. Early Models for Estimation of Costs, Including Effort and Schedule; 7.3. The Constructive Cost Model; 7.4. Summary 327 $aCHAPTER 8 APPROACHES TO INVESTMENT VALUATION8.1. Microeconomics; 8.2. The Investment Problem; 8.3. Investment Valuation; 8.4. Summary; CHAPTER 9 REAL OPTIONS FOR INVESTMENT VALUATION; 9.1. Nature of Options; 9.2. Option Pricing Theory; 9.3. Option Calculator; 9.4. Strategic Metrics; 9.5. Investment Decision Making; 9.6. Value-Centered R&D; 9.7. Summary; CHAPTER 10 CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Evolutionary Economics; 10.3. Path Dependence and Network Effects; 10.4. Intellectual Capital; 10.5. Value of Information; 10.6. Investing in Humans; 10.7. Summary; INDEX 330 $a"This important book fills the need for a textbook on economic systems analysis and assessment, providing extensive coverage on various topics including microeconomic systems and assessment, cost effectiveness, cost estimation for software and systems, strategic investments, and valuation methods. It serves as an effective textbook for senior undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in economic systems analysis and assessment, as well as a valuable reference for engineers and managers involved in information technology intensive systems."--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"This book provides the fundamentals of economic systems analysis and assessment for engineers and managers concerned with systems engineering and management of systems. No prior background in mathematical programming or economics is assumed, although some exposure to undergraduate micro-economics is recommended. 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