Overview In 2018 the Society of Depreciation Professionals established the SDP Education Fund to support its mission as an educational institution. The Fund aims to advance SDP's core objectives:
- Promote the professional development and ethics of practitioners in the field of depreciation
- Facilitate the exchange of information on depreciation engineering and analysis
- Provide a national platform for programs and publications related to depreciation
DisclaimerThe opinions expressed in the books distributed through the Fund are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the SDP. SDP Education Fund PublicationsThe Fund offers access to four foundational depreciation textbooks - long out of circulation but now available with permission from the original publishers. These classic works are essential references for professionals in depreciation, valuation and utility regulation. .    Depreciation Systems ($50 donation)
By Frank K. Wolf & W. Chester Fitch- Survivor curves
- Net salvage analysis
- Depreciation system structures
- Actuarial and simulation life analysis
- Service life and salvage forecasting
A must-have for in-depth technical understanding Statistical Analyses of Industrial Property Retirements (Bulletin 125) ($35 donation)
By Robley Winfrey- Details the development and application of Iowa Curves
- Construction of survivor, frequency, and probably life curves
- 176 survivor curves studied with 18 typical curve types developed
- Includes "0" curves by Frank Couch
- Includes Gompertz-Makeham and other curve fitting calculations
Depreciation of Group Properties (Bulletin 155) ($35 donation)
By Robley Winfrey- Introduction of the "condition percent" concept
- Step-by-step application of the formula to group properties
- Reserve calculations for each of the 18 typical survivor curves
Engineering Valuation and Depreciation ($65 donation)
By Anson Marston, Robley Winfrey & Jean Hempstead- Covers engineering valuation and depreciation principles
- Define and measures "value"
- Marson (Dean of Engineering, Iowa State) initiated research that led to the Iowa curves
- Winfrey and Hempstead built the framework still used today
To donate to the Fund and receive a copy of the texts, please CLICK HERE. Shipping takes approximately 1-2 weeks. These texts are not available in e-book at this time.
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