Behrens, Werner <br/><br/>
Manual for the preparation of industrial feasibility studies /  
W. Behrens, P. M. Hawranek. 
 - Newly rev. and expanded ed. 
 - Vienna:  United Nations Industrial Development Organization,  1991 
 - 386 p. 
<br/><br/>CONTENIDO<br/>PART ONE. PRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES AND THE INVESTMENT PROJECT CYCLE<br/>A. Investment project cycle and types of pre-investment studies 9<br/>B. Basic aspects of pre-investment studies 22<br/>C. Rehabilitation and expansion projects 39<br/>D. Role of institutions, consultancy services and information systems 46<br/>PART TWO. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY<br/>I. Executive summary 55<br/>II. Project background and basic idea 59<br/>III. Market analysis and marketing concept 62<br/>A. Marketing 62<br/>B. Marketing research 66<br/>C. Outline of the project strategy 81<br/>D. Outline of the marketing concept 88<br/>E. Marketing costs and revenues 95<br/>IV. Raw materials and supplies 106<br/>A. Classification of raw materials and supplies 106<br/>B. Specification of requirements 111<br/>C. Availability and supply 114<br/>D. Supply marketing and supply programme 116<br/>E. Costs of raw materials and supplies 119<br/>V. Location, site and environment 126<br/>A. Location analysis 127<br/>B. The natural environment 127<br/>C. Environmental impact assessment 128<br/>D. Socio-economic policies 142<br/>E. Infrastructural conditions 143<br/>F. Final choice of location 146<br/>G. Site selection 148<br/>H. Cost estimates 151<br/>VI. Engineering and technology 161<br/>A. Production programme and plant capacity 162<br/>B. Technology choice 167<br/>C. Technology acquisition and transfer 174<br/>D. Detailed plant layout and basic engineering 179<br/>E. Selection of machinery and equipment 181<br/>F. Civil engineering works 185<br/>G. Maintenance and replacement requirements 186<br/>H. Estimates of overall investment costs 187<br/>VII. Organization and overhead costs 204<br/>A. Plant organization and management 204<br/>B. Organizational design 206<br/>C. Overhead costs 212<br/>VIII. Human resources 219<br/>A. Categories and functions 219<br/>B. Socio-economic and cultural environment 221<br/>C. Project-related requirements 222<br/>D. A vailability and recruitment 225<br/>E. Training plan 227<br/>F. Cost estimates 228<br/>IX. Implementation planning and budgeting 234<br/>A. Objectives of implementation planning 234<br/>B. Stages of project implementation 236<br/>C. Implementation scheduling 243<br/>D. Projecting the implementation budget 245<br/>X. Financial analysis and investment appraisal 250<br/>A. Scope and objectives of financial analysis 250<br/>B. Principal aspects of financial analysis and concept of investment appraisal 252<br/>C. Analysis of cost estimates 259<br/>D. Basic accounting statements 272<br/>E. Methods of investment appraisal 275<br/>F. Project financing 289<br/>G. Financial and efficiency ratios 298<br/>H. Financial evaluation under conditions of uncertainty 301<br/>I. Economic evaluation 307<br/>Appendix. Schedules for financial analysis 310<br/>Annexes<br/>Tables<br/>Figures 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9211062691 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>FEASIBILITY STUDY<br/>INDUSTRIAL FEASIBILITY STUDIES<br/>ESTUDIOS DE FACTIBILIDAD<br/>PROYECTOS INDUSTRIALES<br/>VIABILIDAD FINANCIERA
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