Cost Engineering and the Spaghetti Western: Technologies’ Role in Optimization

In the initial blog of this four-part series on the modern implications of cost engineering concepts, I outlined the compounding volatility of modern industrial markets and the critical need to rewire the human workforce, operational workflows, and supporting technologies and digital systems. I detailed the origin and progression of cost engineering disciplines, particularly in the supply chain, and why advanced industries embraced these ideas and are evolving them to compete in today&rsquo