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The project management discipline has had its concentration more on engineering, Information Technology (IT) and construction projects, with little or no attention to Research and Development (R&D) projects. Public research organisations are important organisations that need to increase their...
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Purpose: This research examined the efficacy of knowledge management based systems and best practices that could be used to address operational issues in the oil and gas sector. Design/methodology/approach: Given little was known empirically about the strategies and practices which contribute to...
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Counterfeit notes are one of the biggest problem occurring in cash transactions. For country like India, it is becoming big hurdle. Because of the advances in printing, scanning technologies it is easily possible for a person to print fake notes with use of latest hardware tools. Detecting fake...
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After years of study by researchers and finance experts on stock market prediction, there is no definite method that seems to predict stock price both accurately and is long- lasting at the same time. This is due to the uncertain behavior of stock movement and numerous parameters that take part...
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This investigation focuses on patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure (CHF) to evaluate the effects of insurance status on resource utilization (costs and procedure intensity), and the process of inpatient care (length of stay). Data include hospital discharge claims from fourteen...
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The failure of safety critical petroleum assets (SCPA) is often accompanied by devastating safety consequences. The conceptualization, design, and construction of SCPA need to integrate factors that will maintain the asset’s lifecycle integrity. In this paper, a risk-based assessment of a case...
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Managing in today’s environment provides many challenges and project teams are frequently confronted with situations which challenge the traditional ways projects have been managed. Project success is dependent upon the effective management of people and at the heart of this process is client...
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The timely delivery of projects is one of the most important needs of clients in the construction industry and yet it still remains a highly challenging undertaking the world over. From the reviewed literature, it has been suggested that such delays usually come with and lead to far reaching...
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Recent changes in the global construction industry coupled with rising challenges as a result of the dynamic nature of offshore operations have greatly underscored the need for stakeholders to evolve safety management systems that optimize safety during the execution of their construction...
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The construction industry plays a vital role in boosting the global economy. From the reviewed literature, studies indicate that the industry is also hazardous and frequently accident prone. This study examined safety practices of construction industry in Nigeria and the United Kingdom with a...
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