| Item | Details | |------|---------| | | Ingeniería Económica | | Author | George Taylor (often co‑authored with Robert L. Kelley in later editions) | | Original Language | English (most editions are Engineering Economy ). Spanish translations are widely used in Latin‑American engineering curricula. | | Typical Length | 500 – 700 pp (depends on edition) | | Target Audience | Undergraduate engineering, architecture, and management students; professionals who need a solid foundation in cost‑benefit analysis, cash‑flow evaluation, and decision‑making tools. | | Core Focus | Systematic methods for evaluating the economic viability of engineering projects: time‑value of money, cash‑flow analysis, depreciation, interest theory, risk & uncertainty, replacement analysis, and project appraisal techniques (NPV, IRR, PBP, etc.). |