This paper proposes a decision support model for ranking project network activities and classifying those activities into groups. The model is based on multiple criteria (indexes) that derived from the precedence, duration and cost of the activities. The uniqueness of the model is that the...

This paper aims to find out the various types of effort levels in upstream and downstream supply chain. For this purpose, whole supply chain effort is divided into two major parts, viz., supplier effort level (upstream supply chain) and manufacturer effort level (downstream supply chain)....

This paper provides a derivation, justification, and application of a generalised return on investment (ROI) objective function of a design-and-manufacturing or 'high-tech' industrial firm. Based on analysis originally presented in Steele (1995), it offers a more expansive literature review and...

Engineering asset management (EAM) is an emergent field where research has followed various lines of interest. To better understand these lines of interest, a conceptual framework is developed to depict the scope of the EAM research arena, provide an overview of the current 'state of play' in...

This paper aims at illustrating the uses of tower crane as important equipment for a high-structured commercial complex. The decision to use a tower crane is relatively easy one since the determining conditions are simple. The use of tower cranes required thorough planning because of their...

The results of an empirical study of German companies are presented. The analyses focus on characteristics of knowledge-intensive industrial services. The term 'knowledge-intensive service' is defined and constitutive characteristics are developed.

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This paper explores investment appraisals restrained by various sources of uncertainty and influenced by socially responsible investment (SRI) thinking. Of particular interest in this paper is to assess the additional aspects of investment appraisals that derive from SRI thinking together with...

Environmental assessment of supply chains is a key research field to provide organisations the opportunity of identifying improvements and measuring the effect of investments in greening products and processes. The focus on supply chain management is growing as a leverage to compete in global...

Clinic appointment cancellation and 'no-shows' by patients can disturb day-to-day scheduling and lead to inefficient resource allocation and lost revenue. This paper presents an approach for dynamic process modelling and analysis of patients' no-show rates in conjunction with the overbooking...