Mats Engwall – författare

Dagens ingenjörer måste ha kompetens att förstå både de ekonomiska konsekvenserna av olika tekniska beslut och de tekniska konsekvenserna av olika ekonomiska beslut. Ämnet industriell ekonomi handlar om just detta: att förstå kopplingarna mellan teknik och ekonomi och därigenom utveckla och skapa värde på ett effektivt sätt.Modern industriell ekonomi ger en grundläggande genomgång av begrepp och metoder som krävs för att en ingenjör ska kunna argumentera för sin verksamhet i ekonomiska termer. Boken sätter det moderna industriföretagets verksamhet i fokus och täcker hela det ekonomiska fältet, från kalkylering till hållbar affärsutveckling. På detta sätt ger boken en tillräcklig förståelse samtidigt som den går igenom de viktigaste metoderna för att kunna styra, planera och utveckla industriella verksamheter.Modern industriell ekonomi ger fundamentala kunskaper om det teknikbaserade företagets värdeskapande i form av marknadsföring, produktion och produktutveckling samt dess finansiella system i termer av kalkylering, redovisning och finansiering. Dessutom diskuteras personalledning, affärsstrategier, organisering, projektledning, entreprenörskap och hållbar utveckling. Boken vänder sig till teknologer och ingenjörer som behöver grundläggande kunskaper i industriell ekonomi.

Everyone who works in a technology-intensive context must be able to conduct business activities, make financial assessments, and understand the relationship between technology and management. Thus, there is a huge demand for people with a good knowledge of management and business administration at the interface with technology and engineering. Engineers must have the skills to understand the technical implications of management and financial decisions as well as the business and managerial implications of technical decisions.Today’s engineers are expected to be able to support their decisions in financial terms and to use various tools and techniques to make calculations, perform analyses, develop the business, conduct projects, and market goods and services. Industrial Management – tools and techniques is primarily for engineering students at university level who are taking an introductory course in industrial management. The book addresses a number of management and financial terms, methods, and tools which engineers must be able to use and understand in order to develop and manage industrial operations.

Today’s engineers must be able to understand the economic implications of different technological decisions, as well as the technological implications of managerial and financial decisions. This is precisely what the academic field of Industrial Management is about: understanding the interdependencies between technology and management, in order to efficiently create value.Modern Industrial Management provides an introduction to the basic concepts and methods that will enable engineers to explain and support their decisions in financial terms. The book focuses on the business operations of modern industrial companies and covers the entire field of management, from costing to sustainable business development. As such, the book provides a fundamental understanding of this large field, as well as an examination of the most important methods to control, plan, and develop industrial operations.Modern Industrial Management provides fundamental knowledge about the value creation process of technology-based companies, covering marketing, production, and product development, as well as their financial systems, in terms of costing, accounting, and financing. It also discusses human resource management, business strategies, organizing, project management, and questions concerning corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. The book is aimed at engineering students at university level and practicing engineers who require basic knowledge in Industrial Management.

Today’s engineers must be able to understand the economic implications of different technological decisions, as well as the technological implications of managerial and financial decisions. This is precisely what the academic field of Industrial Management is about: understanding the interdependencies between technology and management, in order to efficiently create value.The text book Modern Industrial Management provides an introduction to the basic concepts and methods that will enable engineers to explain and support their decisions in financial terms. The book focuses on the business operations of modern industrial companies and covers the entire field of management, from costing to sustainable business development. As such, the book provides a fundamental understanding of this large field, as well as an examination of the most important methods to control, plan, and develop industrial operations.The exercise book provides an opportunity to train the basic concepts and methods of the quantitative parts of the subject area (product costing, capital investment calculations, bookkeeping, financial accounting, corporate finance, and financial control). It also supports learning by providing study questions focusing on the qualitative concepts and models of the subject area. The exercise book follows the chapters of the text book and contains detailed solutions for all exercises.