ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: METHODS OF USING THIS DESIGN TOOL

One of the most vital tools for the designer today, to achieve a practical design, is economic analysis, and this technique has particular relevance to the evaluation of alternative arrangements and specifications of equipment. This article points out the various methods that can be used, and where they are applicable, together with the types of error that can be made. It also contains an example of such a study for low- and medium-speed machinery. (Author)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/7260964
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article is excerpted from a paper by the author entitled, "Economic Comparisons of Ships and Their Propulsion."
• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Buxton, I L
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1217-19
• Serial:
  • Motor Ship
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue Number: 652
  • Publisher: Blohm + Goss GMBH
  • Serial URL: http://www.hhc.co/uk/motorship

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Costs; Economic analysis; Economics; Naval architecture; Shipbuilding; Ships; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship systems economics
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Economics; Finance; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095145
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1975 12:00AM