Project Management and Engineering Research, 2014: Selected Papers from the 18th International Aeipro Congress Held in Alcañiz, Spain, in 2014

ISBN-13: 9783319799575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 289 str.

Jose Luis Ayuso Munoz;Jose Luis Yague Blanco;Salvador F. Capuz-Rizo

Opis

This volume features papers from the 18th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering, held by the University of Zaragoza in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Project Management and Engineering (AEIPRO). It illustrates the state of the art in this emerging area. Readers will discover ways to increase the effectiveness of project engineering as well as the efficiency of project management. The papers, written by international researchers and professionals, cover civil engineering and urban planning, product and process engineering, environmental engineering, energy efficiency and renewable energies, rural development, safety, labor risks and ergonomics, and training in project engineering. Overall, this book contributes to the improvement of project engineering research and enhances the transfer of results to the job of project engineers and project managers around the world. It will appeal to all professionals in the field as well as researchers and teachers involved in the training of future professionals.

Spis treści

Implementation and Evolution of the Critical Chain Method: a Case Study.- A Project Monitoring and Control System Using EVM and Monte Carlo simulation.- National Culture and Planning and Control of Projects in Portugal.- Proposal for a Maturity Model Based on Expert Judgment for Spanish Project Organisations.-

Calculating the Carbon Footprint of the Household Urban Planning Land Use.- Work Procedure for Evaluating Conceptual Users’ Experiences Using the Multi-method Tool Eye Face.- A Cost Analysis of Electric Vehicle Batteries Second Life.- Conceptual Design of a Small Electrical Appliance with Multiple Uses Following the Design-to-last approach.- Design and Optimization of a Chassis for an Air-assisted Sprayer with Two Fans Using the Finite Element Method.