F. P. Boer

Technology Valuation Solutions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A better way to value the profitability and risk of R&D projects
New technology and R&D initiatives affect companies in both the service and manufacturing sector. It's estimated that half a trillion dollars is spent worldwide each year on such efforts. Technology Valuation Solutions + CD-ROM offers a methodology along with illustrative cases for valuing the profitability and risk of R&D projects.
A companion to Boer's earlier work, The Valuation of Technology (0-471-31638-5), this book provides additional material that will help readers assess a wide variety of projects and business scenarios. In addition to the in-depth case studies, this book includes a CD-ROM featuring valuation templates that readers can customize for their own individual needs.
F. Peter Boer (Boynton Beach, FL) is President and CEO of Tiger Scientific, Inc., a firm specializing in science and technology consulting and investments. Presently, he is actively engaged with several companies who are adopting option-based valuation methods to their R&D portfolios.

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Produktdetails

• Wiley Finance Series
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9780471654674
• ISBN-10: 0471654671
• Artikelnr.: 12962581

Autorenporträt

F. PETER BOER is President and CEO of Tiger Scientific Inc., a firm specializing in science and technology consulting and investments. He is the author of The Valuation of Technology and The Real Options Solution (both published by Wiley). After a successful career as a senior business and technical executive, Boer joined Yale University, where he taught valuation and other subjects. At present, he is actively engaged with several companies that are adopting option-based valuation methods for their R&D portfolios.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface vii
CHAPTER 1: "I'll Teach You the Value of Money" 1
CHAPTER 2: Horizon Value by Five Methods 11
CHAPTER 3: Factoring in the Risk 27
CHAPTER 4: Medical Device Case Study: A New Product for a New Application
41
CHAPTER 5: A New Product for an Existing Application 57
CHAPTER 6: Start-Ups 71
CHAPTER 7: Process Breakthrough! 95
CHAPTER 8: Improved Products 109
CHAPTER 9: Balanced R&D Portfolios 127
CHAPTER 10: Optimum Portfolios and the Efficient Frontier 157
Notes 183
About the Author 193
Index 195