文档介绍：Finance for Engineers
. Crundwell
Finance for Engineers
Evaluation and Funding of Capital Projects
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. Crundwell, PhD
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ISBN 978-1-84800-032-2 e-ISBN 978-1-84800-033-9
DOI -1-84800-033-9
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Crundwell, F. K.
Finance for engineers : evaluation and funding of capital projects
1. Capital investments 2. Project management - Finance
3. Engineering - Finance
I. Title
620’.00681
ISBN-13: 9781848000322
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008922273
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Preface
Investment decisions are critical part of pany’s ess, and capital budgeting
is a central topic of financial management. However, in contrast to other strategic
decisions in business, decisions on capital projects are decentralized, from corporate