Economic systems analysis and assessment [[electronic resource] ] : cost, value, and competition in information and knowledge intensive systems, organizations, and enterprises / / Andrew P. Sage, William B. Rouse

• Autore: Sage Andrew P
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (421 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.501; 658.15
• Soggetto topico: Microeconomics; System analysis
• Classificazione: TEC008000
• Altri autori: RouseWilliam B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; 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 ; 1.9. 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 ; CHAPTER 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 ; 5.4. 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 ; CHAPTER 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
• Sommario/riassunto: "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."--; "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. This pertinant discussion of engineering economic systems will be relevant for those who use the subject matter in their professional practice"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Economic systems analysis and assessment
• ISBN: 1-283-02651-1; 9786613026514; 1-118-01548-7; 1-118-01549-5; 1-118-01547-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910840670903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Wiley series in systems engineering and management ; ; 54.