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Stakeholders' roles in virtual project environment: A case study
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Elsevier
, 2011 , Article)
The rising cost of resources within an organization, increasing capability of information technology, the need to conduct project at different places and availability of competent and inexpensive manpower elsewhere have ...
A model for planning locations of temporary distribution facilities for emergency response
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
We propose a network flow model for dynamic selection of temporary distribution facilities and allocation of resources for emergency response planning. The model analyzes the transfer of excess resources between temporary ...
Building thermal energy modeling with loss minimization
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
The thermal losses in buildings are significant energy sinks. The Energy Semantic Network (ESN) is a new method for finding these losses at the design stage, as well as for the existing structures. The research purpose of ...
Application of Petri nets towards improved utilization of machines in job shop manufacturing environments
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of Petri nets in a job shop setup for the improvement in the utilization of machines. Design/methodology/approach - The study discusses concepts such as reachable ...
Performance evaluation of gas-power strategies for building energy conservation
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
The work provided herein involves a comparison of natural gas and hydrogen fuels for the purpose of energy conservation for buildings via alternative energy generation methodologies. A case study simulation was developed ...
Stakeholder's perception of service quality: a case in Qatar
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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate and report students' perception of service quality in a university by examining the perceptual context of service quality with respect to students' loyalty behavior, ...
Energy consumption and conservation practices in Qatar - A case study of a hotel building
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
This paper considers energy conservation practices in Qatar with special emphasis on commercial buildings. Energy conservation approaches are classified into five main areas and an Energy Conservation Matrix (ECM) database ...
Risk based life cycle assessment conceptual framework for energy supply systems in large buildings
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
This paper proposes an environmental assessment framework that integrates the conventional life cycle assessment (LCA) with risk assessment for the purpose of evaluating energy conservation systems in buildings from ...
A model to evaluate acquisition price and quantity of used products for remanufacturing
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Elsevier
, 2012 , Article)
In this paper, an analytical model is proposed to evaluate optimal acquisition price and quantity policy based on the quality of returned used products that are subsequently used for remanufacturing. The model is developed ...