Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Analysis of Federal Design-Build Request for Proposal Evaluation Criteria
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)This study’s objective is to identify the benefits federal owners are seeking through the design-build process by analysis of research data gathered from 110 requests for proposal (RFP) evaluation plans issued for $1.5 ... -
Measuring the Performance of Value Management Studies in Construction: Critical Review
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007)Value management (VM) is a useful method to use when dealing with issues such as budget and schedule challenges arising in the construction industry. However, little research has been done to measure the performance of VM ... -
Interactions between Business and Financial Strategies of Large Engineering and Construction Firms
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)In this research study, selected indicators are set up to analyze the strategic performance of large international engineering and construction (E&C) firms from North America, Europe, and East Asia. The primary objective ... -
Optimizing Airport Construction Site Layouts to Minimize Wildlife Hazards
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Construction operations in airport expansion projects often attract wildlife species to critical airport traffic areas leading to an increase in the risk of wildlife–aircraft collision accidents. Airport operators and ... -
Operations Management for Engineering Consulting Firms: A Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)While acknowledging the difficulties of managing professionals, many theorists and practitioners are critical of applying operations management practices as solutions. This study challenges these criticisms by developing ... -
Indirect Discrimination in Construction Organizations and the Impact on Women’s Careers
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Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Behavior in Construction Executives
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)The study documented in this paper builds upon the concept of multiple intelligences by examining the need for a greater concept of intelligence within the construction profession. Specifically, the paper documents the ... -
Benchmarking Initiatives in the Construction Industry: Lessons Learned and Improvement Opportunities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Benchmarking is a systematic process of measuring and comparing an organization’s performance against that of other similar organizations in key business activities. The lessons learned from other companies can be used to ... -
MACROS: Multiobjective Automated Construction Resource Optimization System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)This paper presents the development of a practical and automated system for optimizing the utilization of construction resources to simultaneously minimize project cost and duration while maximizing project quality. The ... -
Characteristics for Leveraging Value Management Processes on Capital Facility Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)A more competitive business environment requires that a variety of value management process (VMP) options be continuously introduced into the construction industry. Project stakeholders and managers are highly concerned ... -
Lean Construction: From Theory to Implementation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)This article compares the techniques developed for lean construction with those developed for lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing and lean construction techniques share many common elements despite the obvious differences ... -
Improving Value Generation in the Design Process of Industrial Projects Using CAVT
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)This paper presents research results that describe how value generation can be improved in the design process of industrial projects when using computer advanced visualization tools (CAVT). The CAVT concept definition, ... -
Risk Management: Lessons from Six Continents
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Globally, the need to construct new pipelines is increasing dramatically, both on shore and off shore. So too are the risks that are faced in attempting to meet project and stakeholder goals. Not meeting such goals has ... -
Relationship between Governance Structure and Financial Performance in Construction
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Although corporate governance has emerged as an issue of considerable importance in shaping the organizational structure and the vision of the firm, this entity has yet to receive sufficient scrutiny in the construction ... -
Influences Impacting Leadership Development
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)The construction industry is placing increased emphasis on developing leadership skills for project managers. This paper describes a research project that was executed to analyze the causal influences on the development ... -
Assessment with 360° Evaluations of Leadership Behavior in Construction Project Managers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Although the literature documents substantial research on enhancing the performance of construction project managers, one central component has been inadequately researched: leadership behaviors. This study of a major ... -
System Model for Analyzing Design Productivity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)Many engineering design companies collect data such as person hours to manage projects. But the relationships between operational variables and performance are usually not thoroughly analyzed and interpreted. This paper ... -
Effect of Humor Usage by Engineers at Construction Sites
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)The effect of humor on performance and attendance at work has been a subject of academic discussions for a long time. People with different personal attributes perceive humor differently. As a result, they use humor with ... -
What Is Preproject Planning, Anyway?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)The importance of preproject planning in the capital facility delivery process and its potential impact on project success has long been recognized by industry practitioners. Nevertheless, the preproject planning process ...