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1. Criteria to make decisions in Engineering Decision Making:
- Engineering (Technical) Adequacy
- Economic Adequacy
- Ethical Impact
- Environmental Impact
2. Social considerations: Noise, dust, visual impact, social inclusivity, and ergonomics.
Economic considerations: Affordability
3. Engineering Economic Analysis: The engineering system needs to be affordable by the client. The engineer should make an effort to keep the costs at as minimum as possible so as to make the engineering system economically viable.
4. Cost: Cost is the amount of money that is required to produce a product or deliver a service.
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