Rouse The Economics of Human Systems Integration

Valuation of Investments in People s Training and Education, Safety and Health, and Work Productivity
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-05823-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 384 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management

Fundamental Economic Principles, Methods, and Tools forAddressing Human Systems Integration Issues and Tradeoffs
Human Systems Integration (HSI) is a new and fundamentalintegrating discipline designed to help move business andengineering cultures toward more human-centered systems.Integrating consideration of human abilities, limitations, andpreferences into engineering systems yields important cost andperformance benefits that otherwise would not have beenaccomplished. In order for this new discipline to be effective,however, a cultural change--starting with organizationalleadership--is often necessary.
The Economics of Human Systems Integration explains thedifficulties underlying valuation of investments in people'straining and education, safety and health, and work productivity.It provides an overview of how the field of economics addressesthese difficulties, focusing on human issues associated withdesign, development, production, operations, maintenance, andsustainment of complex systems.
The set of thought leaders recruited as contributors to thisvolume collectively provides a compelling set of data andprinciples for assessing the economic value of investing in people,not just in general but in specific investment situations. Theearly chapters provide the contexts for HSI and investmentanalysis, illustrating the enormous difference context makes in howissues are best framed and analyzed. A host of practical methodsand tools for investment valuation are then presented. Providedare:
* A variety of real-world applications of economic analysisranging from military acquisition and automotive investment tohealthcare and high-tech investments in general, in both the U.S.and abroad
* A range of economics-based methods and tools for cost analysis,cost-benefit analysis, and investment analysis, as well as sourcesof data for performing such analyses
* Differing perspectives on economic decision-making, including arange of private sector points of view, as well as government andregulatory perspectives
In addition, five real-world case studies illustrate how suchvaluations have been done and their major impacts on investmentdecisions. HSI professionals, systems engineers, and financeprofessionals who address investment analysis will appreciate thewide range of methods and real-life applications; seniorundergraduates and masters-level graduate students will find thisto be an excellent textbook that provides theory and supportspractice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rouse, William B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Contributors.
PART I INTRODUCTION.
1. Introduction (William B. Rouse).
2. Industry and Commercial Context (William B.Rouse).
3. Government and Defense Context (William B. Rouseand Douglas A. Bodner).
PART II ECONOMICS OVERVIEW.
4. Human Capital Economics (William B. Rouse).
5. Labor Economics (Nachum Sicherman).
6. Defense Economics (Keith Hartley).
7. Engineering Economics (William B. Rouse).
PART III MODELS, METHODS, AND TOOLS.
8. Parametric Cost Estimation for Human Systems Integration(Ricardo Valerdi and Kevin Liu).
9. A Spreadsheet-Based Tool for Simple Cost-BenefitAnalyses of HSI Contributions During Software ApplicationDevelopment (Deborah J. Mayhew).
10. Multistage Real Options (Michael J.Pennock).
11. Organizational Simulation for Economic Assessment(Douglas A. Bodner).
PART IV CASE STUDIES.
12. HSI Practices in Program Management: Case Studies ofAegis (Aruna Apte).
13. The Economic Impact of Integrating Ergonomics within anAutomotive Production Facility (W. Gary Allread and WilliamS. Marras).
14. How Behavioral and Biometric Health Risk Factors CanPredict Medical and Productivity Costs for Employers (Ron Z.Goetzel, Enid Chung Roemer, Maryam Tabrizi, Rivka Liss-Levinson,and Daniel K. Samoly).
15. Options for Surveillance and Reconnaissance(William B. Rouse).
16. Governing Opportunism in International ArmamentsCollaboration: The Role of Trust (Ethan B.Kapstein).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

William B. Rouse is Executive Director of the Tennenbaum Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also a professor in the College of Computing and School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Rouse's earlier positions include chair of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, CEO of two innovative software companies--Enterprise Support Systems and Search Technology--and faculty positions at Georgia Tech, University of Illinois, Delft University of Technology, and Tufts University.