{"product_id":"9781849965491","title":"Decision Engineering: Volume 2: Building a Specific Model","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDecision Engineering: Volume 2: Building a Specific Model\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFoussier, Pierre Marie Maurice\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParametric cost estimating, when properly used, is a powerful and cost effective technique. Unfortunately, it is often misunderstood and rejected by many potential users for whom it could be a beneficial tool. An agreement on how to use it and how to recognise its limitations is a major benefit to the cost estimating community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents ways of parametrically forecasting costs and their advantages and disadvantages with examples from the mechanical, software and building industries; it discusses most of the mathematical procedures useful for parametrically forecasting costs and introduces the judgement needed to audit the ways these techniques are used, firstly as a process and secondly as a tool to generate estimates. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 \"Building a Specific Model\" focuses on the building of ‘specific’ cost estimating models. Understanding the procedures is key in creating successful specific models; so all these procedures (classical and new) are described in this volume. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-10-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781849965491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/b137411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 362\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605183127692,"sku":"9781849965491","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781849965491.jpg?v=1775735807","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781849965491","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}