沙利文、威克斯、凯尔宁编著的这本《工程经济学（英文注释版第15版）》可以：让学生了解工程经济学的基本原则、基础概念和方法；让学生能熟练应用理性决策的方法去解决他们职业生涯中可能遇到的实际问题。本书意图作为课堂教学的教材和工程师在实践中的基础参考书。本书对从事技术活动的管理者同样适用。

沙利文、威克斯、凯尔宁编著的这本《工程经济学（英文注释版第15版）》系统地介绍了工程经济学的基本原则、基础概念和方法。第15版新增了大量有关绿色工程的案例和思考题，增添了新的电子数据表模型，并提供了大量习题，以让学生能熟练应用理性决策的方法去解决将来职业生涯中可能遇到的实际问题。

《工程经济学（英文注释版第15版）》可以作为管理科学与工程各专业的工程经济学教材，也可以作为工程师在实践中的基础参考书，同时可以作为从事技术活动的管理者的参考资料。

Chapter 1 Introduction to Engineering Economy（工程经济学概述）

 1.1 Introduction

 1.2 The Principles of Engineering Economy

 1.3 Engineering Economy and the Design Process

 1.4 Using Spreadsheets in Engineering Economic Analysis

 1.5 Summary

Chapter 2 Cost Concepts and Design Economics（成本概念和设计经济学）

 2.1 Cost Terminology

 2.2 The General Economic Environment

 2.3 Cost-Driven Design（成本驱动设计）Optimization

 2.4 Present Economy Studies

 2.5 CASE STUDY—The Economics of Daytime Running Lights

 2.6 Summary

 Appendix 2-A Accounting Fundamentals

Chapter 3 Cost-Estimation Techniques（成本预测技术）

 3.1 Introduction

 3.2 An Integrated Approach

 3.3 Selected Estimating Techniques (Models)

 3.4 Parametric Cost Estimating

 3.5 CASE STUDY—Demanufacturing of Computers

 3.6 Summary

Chapter 4 The Time Value of Money（货币的时间价值）

 4.1 Introduction

 4.2 Simple Interest（单利）

 4.3 Compound Interest（复利）

 4.4 The Concept of Equivalence（资金有时间价值）

 4.5 Notation and Cash-Flow Diagrams and Tables

 4.6 Relating Present and Future Equivalent Values of Single Cash Flows

 4.7 Relating a Uniform Series (Annuity) to Its Present and Future Equivalent Values

 4.8 Summary of Interest Formulas and Relationships for Discrete Compounding

 4.9 Deferred Annuities (Uniform Series)

 4.10 Equivalence Calculations Involving Multiple Interest Formulas

 4.11 Uniform (Arithmetic) Gradient of Cash Flows

 4.12 Geometric Sequences of Cash Flows

 4.13 Interest Rates that Vary with Time

 4.14 Nominal and Effective Interest Rates

 4.15 Compounding More Often than Once per Year

 4.16 Interest Formulas for Continuous Compounding and Discrete Cash Flows

 4.17 CASE STUDY—Understanding Economic “Equivalence”

 4.18 Summary

Chapter 5 Evaluating a Single Project（单一项目评估）

 5.1 Introduction

 5.2 Determining the Minimum Attractive Rate of Return (MARR)

 5.3 The Present Worth Method

 5.4 The Future Worth Method

 5.5 The Annual Worth Method

 5.6 The Internal Rate of Return Method

 5.7 The External Rate of Return Method

 5.8 The Payback (Payout) Period Method（投资回收期法）

 5.9 CASE STUDY—A Proposed Capital Investment to Improve Process Yield

 5.10 Summary

 Appendix 5-A The Multiple Rate of Return Problem with the IRR Method

Chapter 6 Comparison and Selection Among Alternatives（备选方案的比较与选择）

 6.1 Introduction

 6.2 Basic Concepts for Comparing Alternatives

 6.3 The Study (Analysis) Period

 6.4 Useful lives are Equal to The Study Period

 6.5 Useful Lives Are Unequal among the Alternatives

 6.6 Personal Finances

 6.7 CASE STUDY—Ned and Larry’s Ice Cream Company

 6.8 Postevaluation of Results

 6.9 Summary

Chapter 7 Depreciation and Income Taxes（折旧与所得税）

 7.1 Introduction

 7.2 Depreciation Concepts and Terminology

 7.3 The Classical (Historical) Depreciation Methods

 7.4 The Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System

 7.5 A Comprehensive Depreciation Example

 7.6 Introduction to Income Taxes

 7.7 The Effective (Marginal) Corporate Income Tax Rate

 7.8 Gain (Loss) on the Disposal of an Asset

 7.9 General Procedure for Making After-Tax Economic Analyses

 7.10 Illustration of Computations of ATCFs

 7.11 Economic Value Added

 7.12 Summary

Chapter 8 Price Changes and Exchange Rates（价格变动与汇率）

 8.1 Introduction

 8.2 Terminology and Basic Concepts

 8.3 Fixed and Responsive Annuities

 8.4 Differential Price Changes

 8.5 Spreadsheet Application

 8.6 Foreign Exchange Rates and Purchasing Power Concepts

 8.7 CASE STUDY—Selecting Electric Motors to Power an Assembly Line

 8.8 Summary

Chapter 9 Replacement Analysis（重置分析）

 9.1 Introduction

 9.2 Reasons for Replacement Analysis

 9.3 Factors that Must Be Considered in Replacement Studies

 9.4 Typical Replacement Problems

 9.5 Determining the Economic Life of a New Asset (Challenger)

 9.6 Determining the Economic Life of a Defender

 9.7 Comparisons in Which the Defender’s Useful Life Differs from that of the Challenger

 9.8 Retirement without Replacement (Abandonment)

 9.9 After-Tax Replacement Studies

 9.10 CASE STUDY—Replacement of a Hospital’s Emergency Electrical Supply System

 9.11 Summary

Chapter 10 Evaluating Projects with the Benefit-Cost Ratio Method（项目评估的收益—成本比率法）

 10.1 Introduction

 10.2 Perspective and Terminology for Analyzing Public Projects

 10.3 Self-Liquidating Projects（自我清算项目）

 10.4 Multiple-Purpose Projects（多目标项目）

 10.5 Difficulties in Evaluating Public-Sector Projects

 10.6 What Interest Rate Should Be Used for Public Projects?

 10.7 The benefit-Cost Ratio Method

 10.8 Evaluating Independent Projects by B-C Ratios

 10.9 Comparison of Mutually Exclusive Projects by B-C Ratios

 10.10 CASE STUDY—Improving a Railroad Crossing

 10.11 Summary

Chapter 11 Breakeven and Sensitivity Analysis（盈亏平衡与敏感性分析）

 11.1 Introduction

 11.2 Breakeven Analysis

 11.3 Sensitivity Analysis

 11.4 Multiple Factor Sensitivity Analysis

 11.5 Summary

Chapter 12 Probabilistic Risk Analysis（概率风险分析）

 12.1 Introduction

 12.2 Sources of Uncertainty

 12.3 The Distribution of Random Variables

 12.4 Evaluation of Projects with Discrete Random Variables

 12.5 Evaluation of Projects with Continuous Random Variables

 12.6 Evaluation of Risk and Uncertainty by Monte Carlo Simulation

 12.7 Performing Monte Carlo Simulation with a Computer

 12.8 Decision Trees

 12.9 Real Options Analysis

 12.10 Summary

Chapter 13 The Capital Budgeting Process（资本预算过程）

 13.1 Introduction

 13.2 Debt Capital（债务资本）

 13.3 Equity Capital（权益资本）

 13.4 The Weighted Average Cost of Capital（WACC，加权平均资本成本）

 13.5 Project Selection

 13.6 Postmortem Review

 13.7 Budgeting of Capital Investments and Management Perspective

 13.8 Leasing Decisions（租赁决策）

 13.9 Capital Allocation

 13.10 Summary

Chapter 14 Decision Making Considering Multiattributes（多目标决策）

 14.1 Introduction

 14.2 Examples of Multiattribute Decisions

 14.3 Choice of Attributes

 14.4 Selection of a Measurement Scale

 14.5 Dimensionality of the Problem

 14.6 Noncompensatory Models

 14.7 Compensatory Models（补偿模型）

 14.8 Summary

Appendix A Using Excel to Solve Engineering Economy Problems（使用Excel解决工程经济问题）

Appendix B Abbreviations and Notation（缩略语和符号）

Appendix C Interest and Annuity Tables for Discrete Compounding（离散复利的利息及年金表）

Appendix D Interest and Annuity Tables for Continuous Compounding（连续复利的利息及年金表）

Appendix E Standard Normal Distribution （标准正态分布）

Appendix F Selected References（部分参考文献）

Appendix G Answers to Selected Problems（部分习题答案）