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Cost Analysis Applications of Economics and Operations Research

Proceedings of the Institute of Cost Analysis National Conference, Washington, D.C., July 5–7, 1989

  • Thomas R. GulledgeJr.
  • Lewis A. Litteral
Conference proceedings

Part of the Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems book series (LNE, volume 332)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages N1-VII
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  2. Procurement and Contracting

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Prototype Model of Defense Procurement
      Katsuaki L. Terasawa, Stanley M. Besen
      Pages 3-33
    3. A Contract Termination Processing Model and System for Naval Supply Demand Review (SDR) Actions
      Christopher K. Carlson, Stephen R. Ruth, Merrill E. Warkentin
      Pages 34-44
    4. Hellfire Missile Competition Case Study
      Bruce M. Miller
      Pages 45-61
    5. Strategies for Reliability Incentive Contracting
      Irwin Greenberg
      Pages 62-71

  3. Cost and Economics

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 73-73
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    2. A Stochastic Theory of the Generalized Cobb-Douglas Production Function
      John F. Muth
      Pages 75-95
    3. Turbulence, Cost Escalation and Capital Intensity Bias in Defense Contracting
      Katsuaki Terasawa, James Quirk, Keith Womer
      Pages 97-116
    4. Modelling the Firm-Level Multiproduct Cost Structure of Agricultural Production
      Abiodun Ojemakinde, Mark D. Lange, Thomas P. Zacharias
      Pages 117-129
    5. Transaction Costs and their Impact on Energy Demand Behaviour
      Erich Unterwurzacher, Franz Wirl
      Pages 130-141

  4. Efficiency in Production

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 143-143
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    2. Returns to Scale and Efficiency in Production: A Distance Function Approach to Southern Illinois Hog Farms
      R. Färe, W. Herr, D. Njinkeu
      Pages 145-159
    3. Variable Cost Frontiers and Efficiency: An Investigation of Labor Costs in Hospitals
      Patricia Byrnes, Vivian Valdmanis
      Pages 160-175
    4. Costing out Quality Changes: An Econometric Frontier Analysis of U.S. Navy Enlistments
      Richard C. Morey
      Pages 176-193

  5. Recent Developments in Cost Modeling

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 195-195
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    2. Cost Modeling for Design Justification
      James S. Noble, J. M. A. Tanchoco
      Pages 197-213
    3. The Effect of Technology on the Supportability and Cost of Avionics Equipment
      Daniel B. Levine, Stanley A. Horowitz, Joseph W. Stahl
      Pages 214-225
    4. Rocket Propulsion Cost Modeling
      Arve R. Sjovold, Damon C. Morrison
      Pages 226-258
    5. Schedule Estimating Relationships for Tactical Aircraft
      Bruce R. Harmon, Lisa M. Ward, Paul R. Palmer
      Pages 259-280

  6. Production Lot Sizing

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 281-281
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    2. Lot Sizing and Work-in-Process Inventories in Single Stage Production Systems
      Avijit Banerjee, Jonathan S. Burton
      Pages 283-297
    3. Optimal Strategies for Investment in Setup Cost Reductions in a Just-in-Time Environment
      David F. Rogers
      Pages 298-310
    4. Process Control with Lot Sizing
      Michael H. Peters
      Pages 311-323

  7. Mathematical Programming Models for Cost Analysis

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 325-325
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    2. Evaluation of Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing as a Survey Methodology by Means of Cost Models and Mathematical Programming
      William F. McCarthy
      Pages 327-337
    3. Two Quadratic Programming Acquisition Models with Reciprocal Services
      Chin-Wei Yang, James Bray McNamara
      Pages 338-349

  8. Operations and Support Cost

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 351-351
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    2. Analyzing the Economic Impacts of a Military Mobilization
      Robert E. Chapman, Carl M. Harris, Saul I. Gass
      Pages 353-386
    3. The Value of Weapon System Reliability in a Combat Environment: Costs and Performance
      Karen W. Tyson, Stanley A. Horowitz, D. Graham McBryde, Peter Evanovich
      Pages 387-406
    4. The Use of the Army College Fund: Implications for Program Cost Effectiveness
      Edward J. Schmitz, Charles Dale, Alan F. Drisko
      Pages 407-422
  9. Back Matter
    Pages 423-425
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About these proceedings

Introduction

Cost Analysis is an emerging sub-discipline of Economics and Operations Research. This is the first collection of readings that spans the discipline. The contributions are both theoretical and applications oriented. This book is directed to researchers in Economics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, and Managerial Accounting. In particular, the book provides an overview of the types of problems that are of interest to cost researchers. These papers are a subset of the papers that were presented at the 1989 Joint National Meeting of the Institute of Cost Analysis and the National Estimating Society in Washington, D.C.

Keywords

economics efficiency mathematical programming modeling operations research optimization quadratic programming strategy

Editors and affiliations

  • Thomas R. GulledgeJr.
    • 1
  • Lewis A. Litteral
    • 2
  1. 1.Decision Sciences DepartmentGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxUSA
  2. 2.E. Claiborne Robins School of BusinessUniversity of RichmondRichmondUSA

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6384-2
  • Copyright Information Springer-Verlag New York 1989
  • Publisher Name Springer, New York, NY
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-0-387-97048-6
  • Online ISBN 978-1-4684-6384-2
  • Series Print ISSN 0075-8442
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