The Economics of Human Systems Integration Valuation of Investments in Peoples Training and Education, Safety and Health, and Work Productivity

by Rouse, William B.

• ISBN13: 9780470486764
• ISBN10: 0470486767
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-14
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Human Systems Integration is a new but fundamental integrating discipline in moving business and engineering cultures toward a more people-technology orientation. Economics of Human Systems Integration provides essential economic concepts, principles, methods, and tools on systems integration issues and tradeoffs. This text focuses on human issues associated with design, development, production, operations, maintenance, and sustainment of complex systems. Professionals and students will enjoy the wide range of real-world applications, tools, methods for economic analysis, and the different executives and governmentrs"s perspectives on economic decision-making.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Industry and Commercial Context	p. 17
Government and Defense Context	p. 37
Economics Overview	p. 57
Human Capital Economics	p. 59
Labor Economics	p. 69
Defense Economics	p. 79
Engineering Economics	p. 97
Models, Methods, and Tools	p. 123
Parametric Cost Estimation for Human Systems Integration	p. 125
A Spreadsheet-Based Tool for Simple Cost-Benefit Analyses of HSI Contributions During Software Application Development	p. 163
Multistage Real Options	p. 185
Organizational Simulation for Economic Assessment	p. 209
Case Studies	p. 237
HIS Practices in Program Management: Case Studies of Aegis	p. 239
The Economic Impact of Integrating Ergonomics within an Automotive Production Facility	p. 267
How Behavioral and Biometric Health Risk Factors Can Predict Medical and Productivity Costs for Employers	p. 287
Options for Surveillance and Reconnaissance	p. 315
Governing Opportunism in International Armaments Collaboration: The Role of Trust	p. 327
Index	p. 341
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