Capital Equipment Buying Handbook Book

	List of Exhibits
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Overview of the Field	1
2	Putting Together the Appropriation Request	24
3	The Financial Dimensions of the Capital Equipment Decision	49
4	Sourcing New Capital Equipment	98
5	The Purchase Order	124
6	Negotiating the Purchase	148
7	Leasing Capital Equipment	170
8	Buying Previously Owned Equipment	203
9	Spare Parts and Maintenance Support of the Equipment	229
10	Pricing of Capital Equipment	261
11	Total Cost of Ownership	286
12	Controlling the Acquisition of Capital Equipment	316
13	Some Closing Observations	362
App. A	Process Capability Index: An Overview	377
App. B	Reliability Analysis	385
App. C	Collecting Relevant Data on Prices From the Internet	393
App. D	Discounting Values for Select Interest Rates	397
App. E	Area Under the Normal Curve	400
App. F	Some Useful Web Sites	403
	App. G: Selected Bibliography	405
	Index	407