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Fundamental Theories of Mega Infrastructure Construction Management
Theoretical Considerations from Chinese Practices
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
Fundamental Theories of Mega Infrastructure Construction Management: Theoretical Considerations from Chinese Practices is a collection of decades of research and applications of managing megaprojects using theories of complex systems and management sciences. It presents basic (classical) theory of...
Engineering Asset Management 2016
Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
These proceedings gather selected peer-reviewed papers from the 11th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), which was held in Jiuzhaigou, China, on 25–28 July, 2016.
These proceedings cover a wide range of topics in engineering asset management, including:
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by Kiran R. Golwalkar
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
This book covers all major areas of operation, pollution control, safety, modernization, diversification, and resource management for cost control in the industrial production of chemicals. The author details the importance of obtaining the right type of raw materials and equipment for maximum plant...
Integrated Management
How Sustainability Creates Value for Any Business
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Integration has been a key theme across the general management, organizational behaviour, supply chain management, strategy, information systems and the environmental management literature for decades. Sustainability continues to be, at the “top of the agenda” in the C-suite. Despite this, specialists...
Fire Safety and Risk Management
for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
This textbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Each chapter guides the student through the syllabus with references to legal frameworks and guidelines. Images, tables, case studies and...
Project Management for the Built Environment
Study Notes
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
This book presents the fundamentals of project management as applied in the built environment and more specifically for the construction industry. It presents the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) using practical examples to show how various project management principles and concepts can...
Reframing Resolution
Innovation and Change in the Management of Workplace Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Reframing Resolution provides an original, accessible and critical point of reference for students, practitioners and scholars interested in the management of workplace conflict. Drawing on contemporary empirical evidence from the UK, USA, Ireland and Australia, the book explores the front-line challenges...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Tailoring information systems development to operations management and business strategy is an important way to bolster the effectiveness and efficiency of any institution’s managerial success. Innovations in Information Systems for Business Functionality and Operations Management offers a vital compendium...
The Management of Technological Innovation
Strategy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2008
The management of technological innovation (MTI) is one of the most important challenges facing businesses today. Innovation has become the fundamental driver of competitiveness for firms of all sizes in virtually all business sectors and nations. The first edition of this book has become one of the...
Climate Change, Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Adaptation
Implications of Global Warming on the Economy
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
Mounting scientific evidence shows that Earth’s climate is dramatically changing due to the greenhouse emissions caused by human activities, notably by burning fossil fuels for energy production and transport. Climate Change, Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Adaptation: Implications of Global...
Digital Product Management, Technology and Practice
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
Products that can be stored, produced, and disseminated in a digital form can be referred to as digital products. Digital products involve some combination of text, images, audio, video, and computer programs. They have unique advantages such as very low marginal costs for production, storage, and...
ADAPTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Leading Complex and Uncertain Projects
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2017
Does Adaptive Project Management make sense for you?
Are you using waterfall/PMP project management and… …your stakeholders expect innovation, a predictable schedule, and a fixed budget without padding? …it’s impossible to build a Work Breakdown Structure because your team doesn’t...
Global Aspects and Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management
Emerging Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Due to the recent advances in computers and technology as a whole, Knowledge Management has taken on a whole new importance. In our society we need KM to ensure that we apply knowledge correctly to differing situations and effectively use that information at the correct times. Global Aspects and Cultural...
Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management
Effective Planning and Step-by-Step Execution of Planned Maintenance Operations
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Shutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems. Manufacturing and process plants, computer systems, airliners, and many other systems must be regularly closed down or taken out of service for planned maintenance operations....