Uncertainty contributes a major part in the accuracy of a decision-making process while its inconsistency is always difficult to be solved by existing decision-making tools. Entropy has been proved to be useful to evaluate the inconsistency of uncertainty among different respondents. The study...

Risk management is the human activity which integrates recognition of risk, risk assessment, developing strategies to manage it, and mitigation of risk using managerial resources. Notwithstanding the domain of activities where they are conducted, projects often entail risks, and risk management...

In this paper the engineering design process is defined and the Product Design Specification is detailed. Subjects covered include form design, design for manufacture and assembly, materials and process for powder products selection. In general the simplest solution is the best and all...

A challenging branch of mathematics called Graph Theory was the inspiration for developing two important procedures which are quite illustrative, and whose principles are relatively easy to understand and learn. This has certainly contributed to the importance that these procedures have gained...

Managing large software project in general, and the implementation of ERPs in particular, entails several risks. Such was project Harmonie the implementation of SAP R/3 in support of the human resources, finance, and materials management processes at Hydro-Quebec. The size of the project, along...

Notwithstanding the domain of activities where they are conducted, projects often entail risks, and risk management has been widely recognized as a success factor in project management. While several lists of risk factors have been proposed in several domains, there exists no generic tool for...

Knowledge transfer is a dominant subject within the present society based on globalisation and on a tremandous development of informational technology. The present paper is presenting some new trends in Project Management, aplicable to knowledge transfer projects. Along with these new trends,...

Projects and project management play an increasing role in the global economy. In a context marked by the evolution of project management from a technical function to an organizational methodology that can be embraced successfully by communities, associations, government agencies, big companies,...

Companies today face many conflicting priorities in remaining competitive. Some of the challenges include leading company staff in thinking bigger, operating in direct relationship to customers and stockholders’ needs, while staying flexible and adaptable to economic and market shifts. How...

Many businesses recognise project management as a core competence and seek to deliver benefits to the business through effective management of projects. But how can an organisation know whether its project management processes are adequate? Can a business compare itself with best practice or its...