Manufacturing cost-reduction efforts increase during weak markets. Utility systems are typical candidates for cost savings. In general, these projects involve some amount of capital inv..
Manufacturing cost-reduction efforts increase
during weak markets. Utility systems are typical candidates
for cost savings. In general, these projects involve some
amount of capital investment for process redesign. However,
just describing the cost savings of a project ignores the
initial cost for the capital improvement. Economic analysis
of utilities projects can range from simple to complex. The
simplest analysis compares the installation, equipment and
operating costs with cost savings. More realistic economic
analyses include a comparison of alternative uses for these
funds, depreciation, inflation and the value of mo
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