Simulation-based costing for early phase life cycle cost analysis: Example application to an environmental remediation project

Engineering Economist

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 207-222

  Farr, John V ^a   Faber, Isaac J ^a   Ganguly, Anirban ^b   Martin, W Andy ^c   Larson, Steven L ^c  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; LIFE CYCLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PROJECTS; EXPLORATION PHASE; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE COSTS (LCC); OWNERSHIP COSTS; RISK PROFILE; STRUCTURED APPROACH;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84945208055     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2015.1062582     Document Type: Article

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