This paper investigates the sizing and costing methodology for a stand-alone photovoltaic (SAPV) power system based on the number of sunshine hours available in the world. The sizing and costing of the PV system for the electrical load of 3.65 kWh/day was presented in this paper for different continents of the world. The unit cost of electricity generated from the PV system was determined based...

K R Balachandran is Professor of Accounting at the Stern School of Business, New York University and Bin Srinidhi is Associate Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University. Growing competition from foreign companies, notably from Japan, has resulted in increased attention being paid to cost and quality issues in the US. The traditional view is that improvemen...

A company's economic survivability depends on the trust customers have into the company and its offered solutions. Consequently a company tries to act as a trustworthiness business partner. A difficult task, when customers cannot check the outcome and quality of an offered solution. Especially for Product Service Systems (PSS), the service part represents such an intangible performance, which c...

This paper presents a new graduate level cost analysis course that has been taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland. The objective of this course is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the process of predicting the cost of systems. Elements of traditional engineering economics are melded with manufacturing process modeling, life cycle cost...

The article deals with the issues of building exploitation and maintenance focuses on characteristics strategies mentioned in ISO 15686-5:2017 Buildings constructed assets - Service life planning Part 5: Life-cycle costing. describes all three recommended by standard (preventive, corrective deferred maintenance). purpose is to conduct whole costs analysis variants modernisations, renovations fo...

This paper presents the integrating Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) study of the Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system in Fengcheng thermal power plant in China. The FGD systems have been installed in a power generation plant to reduce the large amount of SO2 emission. Studies to appraise FGD system in power plant have mainly focused on economic analysis. This paper gi...

Abstract The environment in which manufacturing small and medium enterprises operate has become very complex, therefore SME’s owners need to be aware of the impact their decisions have on society. aim research was identify innovative management accounting practices can integrated into SMEs’ strategies overcome challenge being blamed by stakeholders as contributors social environmental problems....

Product families and product platforms have been suggested as design strategies to serve heterogeneous markets via mass customization. Numerous, individual cost advantages of these strategies have been identified for various life cycle processes such as product design, manufacturing, or inventory. However, these advantages do not always occur simultaneously, and sometimes even counteract each o...

Each stage in the life cycle of coal-extraction, transport, processing, and combustion-generates a waste stream and carries multiple hazards for health and the environment. These costs are external to the coal industry and are thus often considered "externalities." We estimate that the life cycle effects of coal and the waste stream generated are costing the U.S. public a third to over one-half...

1. F-Chart Method 1.1. Performance and Design of Liquid-Based Solar Heating Systems 1.1.1. Storage Capacity Correction 1.1.2. Collector Flow Rate Correction 1.1.3. Load Heat Exchanger Size Correction 1.2. Performance and Design of Air-Based Solar Heating Systems 1.2.1. Pebble Bed Storage Size Correction 1.2.2. Air Flow Rate Correction 1.3. Performance and Design of Solar Service Water Systems 1...