Cost Analysis is an emerging sub-discipline of Economics and Operations Research. This is the first collection of readings that spans the discipline. The contributions are both theoretical and applications oriented. This book is directed to researchers in Economics, Operations Research,...

I Introduction -- Statement of the Learning Augmented Economic Planning Problem -- Scope and Methodology -- II Historical Perspective -- The Origins of the Learning Curve -- Linking the Progress Function with Economic Theory -- Early Solutions for the Learning Augmented Planning Problem -- III...