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This exceptional guidebook provides the strategies necessary to curtail ergonomic losses and costs associated with spiraling worker's compensation premiums and medical expenses, of major concern in all businesses. Ergonomic Process Management is meant to be an application and implementation "operator's manual". This one-of-a-kind resource provides professionals and students with step-by-step guidance on the management and behavior modification principles necessary to successfully implement ergonomic science and technology into the real world occupational environment.

An introductory text to the basic principles and applications of engineering economy presenting students with a methodology to make rational economic decisions in their professional engineering careers. The newest edition since its first publication in 1942 extends the time tested materials involving cost concepts and economic environment, the principles of money-time relationships and their applications, project evaluation with the cost/benefit ratio method, estimating cash flows, inflation, price changes, and the application of replacement and probabilistic risk. Each discussion provides ample examples and problems. The appendices include interest and annuity tables, standardized normal distribution function, and problem answers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Textbook on scientific management, with particular reference to systems design in the USA - includes mathematics research methods, linear programming, operational research, cybernetics, automatic control systems, econometrics, etc. Bibliography pp. 457 to 460, diagrams and statistical tables.

Used by over 500,000 students, this best-selling text provides a sound understanding of the principles, basic concepts, and methodology of engineering economy. Built upon the rich and time-tested teaching materials of earlier editions, it is extensively revised and updated to reflect current trends and issues, with an emphasis on the economics of engineering design throughout. It provides one of the most complete and up-to-date studies of this vitally important field. *NEW - More design economics problems and cost estimating. *NEW - A full chapter on Communicating Engineering Economy Study Results (Ch. 15). *NEW - Global issues - Discussed in terms of exchange rate problems. *NEW - Deflation effects on project economics highlighted. *NEW - New and updated end-of-chapter problems. *NEW - Test Companion Website www.prenhall.com/sullivan - Devoted to electronic media that supports engineering economy courses. *NEW - Student portfolios - Offers suggestions for creating and using student portfolios to facilitate integrated learning of topics in engineering economy. Invites students to become actively involved in the learning process. *NEW - Economic Value Added - Uses an after-tax cash