MTS Journal

1997  •  Volume 13  •  Issue 4

The MTS Journal is the LEADING voice for Machinery and Technical Specialties valuers. Published by ASAʼs MTS Committee, the MTS Journal is written both for the appraiser who values equipment and for those who have a professional interest in the subject.
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Articles from this Issue

  • Editor's Update

Editor's Corner

A special note from the Editor of ASA’s MTS Journal.
PAGE 2 Michael J. Remsha, ASA, PE
  • MTS Chair Update

Chairman's Perspective

News from ASA’s Machinery and Technical Specialties Committee.
PAGE 3 Jeffrey A. Hutton, ASA
  • Journal Article

More Miles

Definition survey - originally developed for the UK.
PAGE 5 Leslie H. Miles Jr., ASA
  • Journal Article

Principles Extended ("Back to Basics'')

This article aims to broaden the scope of value considerations used by some appraisers from a market-oriented background, and that fair market value of machinery and equipment is not necessarily restricted to the scenario of dealer to user.
PAGE 7 Randy Stewart, ASA
  • Journal Article

Tangible Personal Property Valuation Approaches, Methods, & Procedures (Part 2)

Within each of the above-described approaches (cost, market, and income) to value tangible personal property are several individual valuation methods. Some of these methods are described in this article.
PAGE 10 Manoj P. Dandekar, Ph.D., & Robert F. Reilly, ASA
  • Journal Article

A Method For Projecting Crude Oil Prices

he purpose of this article is to present a market-based method to predict the price of crude oil during the critical assumption period.
PAGE 10 Robert T. Dixon, PE, ASA
  • Journal Article

Nature Of Telecommunications: How To Appraise A Telephone Company's Assets (Part 2)

Part 1 of this article discussed the nature of the telecommunications industry and described the major assets. This second and final article will discuss the valuation of certain real property assets in the telecommunications industry.
PAGE 31 Ralph C. Alberti, ASA