ǂThe ǂimportance of using discounted cash flow methodology in techno-economic analyses of energy and chemical production plants

Zorka Novak-Pintarič (Avtor), Zdravko Kravanja (Avtor)

Povzetek

This paper demonstrates the correct application of discounted cash flow methodology for evaluating and designing energy and chemical production plants. Such processes usually correspond to capital intensive long-term projects. Simple economic criteria, like the profit or production cost are insufficient for this type of decision making because they do not take into account the time value of money and underestimate the profitabilities of the evaluated plants. This paper shows that some of those criteria based on the discounted cash flows establish suitable compromises between long-term cash flow generation and profitability. As several alternative options are usually evaluated in parallel, it is shown how to rank mutually exclusive alternatives properly and how to select the best option from among them. Two large-scale case studies demonstrate that using discounted cash flow methodology can result in substantially different decisions than non-discounted criteria, however, these decisions are affected by several input parameters.

Ključne besede

analize;denar;profitabilnost;procesi;discounted cash flow analysis;time value of money;net preset value;profitability;process;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2017
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UM FKKT - Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo
UDK:	66.02
COBISS:	20329750
ISSN:	1848-9257
Št. ogledov:	796
Št. prenosov:	394
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	analize;diskontirani denarni tok;denar;dobičkonosnost;profitabilnost;procesi;časovna vrednost denarja;neto sedanja vrednost;proces;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Znanstveno delo
Strani:	str. 163-176
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ5
Zvezek:	ǂno. ǂ2
Čas izdaje:	2017
DOI:	10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0140
ID:	10852675