Costs, Benefits, and Productivity in Training Systems
Costs, Benefits, and Productivity in Training Systems

Author: Greg Kearsley

Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: Information needed to plan, conduct and evaluate a cost/benefits analysis in a training system is provided. Chapters introduce a variety of cost models and examples of their application. Data collection methods and use of the results in planning and forecasting activities also are described. There is an analogy between cost benefits analysis and statistical research--both can help one look at the effectiveness of any undertaking. Cost benefit analysis in application and practice, is still in the formative stages. It can be used to determine the accountability of projects or activities when a number of questions need to be asked (e.g., what will the improvement cost?) Cost benefit analysis is a methodology or set of procedures that allows the questions to be asked and either justifies or invalidates a proceeding. (kbc).

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Health Interventions
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Health Interventions

Author: Carla Guerriero

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2019-11-29

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0128129360

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Cost-benefit Analysis of Environmental Health Interventions clearly articulates the core principles and fundamental methodologies underpinning the modern economic assessment of environmental intervention on human health. Taking a practical approach, the book provides a step-by-step approach to assigning a monetary value to the health benefits and disbenefits arising from interventions, using environmental information and epidemiological evidence. It summarizes environmental risk factors and explores how to interpret and understand epidemiological data using concentration-response, exposure-response or dose-response techniques, explaining the environmental interventions available for each environmental risk factor. It evaluates in detail two of the most challenging stages of Cost-Benefit Analysis in 'discounting' and 'accounting for uncertainty'. Further chapters describe how to analyze and critique results, evaluate potential alternatives to Cost-Benefit Analysis, and on how to engage with stakeholders to communicate the results of Cost-Benefit Analysis. The book includes a detailed case study how to conduct a Cost-Benefit Analysis. It is supported by an online website providing solution files and detailing the design of models using Excel. - Provides a clear understanding of the core theory of cost-benefit analysis in environmental health interventions - Provides practical guidance using real-world case studies to motivate and expand understanding - Describes the challenging 'discounting' and 'accounting for uncertainty' problems at chapter length - Supported by a practical case study, online solution files, and a practical guide to the design of CBA models using Excel

Principles of Quality Costs
Principles of Quality Costs

Author: Douglas C. Wood

Publisher: Quality Press

Published: 2013-01-09

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0873898788

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The last decade has seen wide changes in how quality standards are applied in industry. We now have two functions: quality assurance and process improvement. Quality assurance focuses primarily on product quality, while process improvement focuses on process quality; the principles of quality cost support both. The purpose of this book remains the same as the third edition: to provide a basic understanding of the principles of quality cost. Using this book, organizations can develop and implement a quality cost system to fit their needs. Used as an adjunct to overall financial management, these principles will help maintain vital quality improvement programs over extended timeframes. This fourth edition now includes information on the quality cost systems involved with the education, service, banking, and software development industries. You'll also find new material on ISO 9001, cost systems in small businesses, and activity based costing. Additional information on team-based problem-solving, customer satisfaction, and the costs involved with the defense industry are also offered.

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis

Author: Anthony E. Boardman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 559

ISBN-13: 1108694802

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The fourth edition of Cost-Benefit Analysis is an authoritative, market-leading textbook that provides a practical introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving. The text uses a consistent application of a nine-step framework for interpreting a cost-benefit analysis. This edition has been fully revised, updated and re-organized to provide the material more effectively. It presents application over abstract theory and clear discussion over mathematics to appeal to a larger, more diverse audience.

Poor-Quality Cost
Poor-Quality Cost

Author: Harrington

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1987-02-26

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780824777432

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An easy-to-read and highly informative book on an extremely important subject.Provides a road map for establishing a system for the identification and elimination of poor-quality costs.Gives management at all levels an important tool for maximization of profit eliminating the concept of optimum operating quality-cost point.

Principles and Standards for Benefit-Cost Analysis
Principles and Standards for Benefit-Cost Analysis

Author: Scott Farrow

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1782549064

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'This book is a superb textbook treatment of benefit–cost analysis. It is well designed for students in public policy, public administration, public health, social work, environmental affairs, law and business.' – John D. Graham, Indiana University, US 'Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis is well worth reading. The volume reproduces some chapters previously published online in the Journal of Benefit–Cost Analysis alongside new material that has not yet appeared in print, and does so in a logical and appealing way. Even the several chapters with which I disagreed made me think hard about my own views. And thinking hard is a good thing!' – Paul R. Portney, University of Arizona, US Benefit–cost analysis informs which policies or programs most benefit society when implemented by governments and institutions around the world. This volume brings together leading researchers and practitioners to recommend strategies and standards to improve the consistency and credibility of such analyses, assisting analysts of all types in achieving a greater uniformity of practice. Although new analytical approaches are constantly being used and tested, this book supports the emergence of a professional culture adhering to a set of principles and standards that can be used to identify useful analytical processes and to discard less useful ones. Contributors to this volume come from a wide variety of backgrounds and include authors of leading textbooks, editors of journals, former government officials, and practitioners whose analyses have shaped decisions about education, the environment, security, income distribution, and other vital social and economic policies. Students and professors of public sector economics will find much of interest in this groundbreaking book. Practitioners working in government, non-profit organizations, and international institutions, including welfare economists, policy analysts, environmentalists, engineers, and others will also benefit from this volume's sophisticated and practical recommendations.