Cost Modelling

M. Skitmore, V. Marston

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English

Spon Press
24 June 1999

Economics of industrial organisation; Budgeting & financial management; The environment; Quantity surveying; Building construction & materials

Cost models underlie all the techniques used in

construction cost and price forecasting, yet until relatively recently industry has been unfamiliar with their characteristics and properties. An understanding of the various types of cost model is vital to enable effective cost control and the development of future forecasting techniques. This volume brings together more than 20 seminal contributions to building cost modelling and introduces the major landmarks in progress and thinking in this field:

Strategies and Directions

Explorations in Cost Modelling

Cost-Product Modelling

Cost-Process Modelling

Dealing with Uncertainty The strong techniques bias of this book will appeal to construction professionals involved in estimating, as well as researchers and students of building economics.

Edited by: M. Skitmore, V. Marston
Imprint: Spon Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.088kg
ISBN: 9780419192305
ISBN 10: 0419192301
Pages: 536
Publication Date: 24 June 1999
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Sources and Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction to the Readings. Strategies and Directions. Explorations in Cost Modelling. Cost-Product Modelling. Cost-Process Modelling. Dealing with Uncertainty. Selected Bibliography. Index.

M. Skitmore, V. Marston