8th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Product Management (EPPM 2017)

Front Matter ....Pages i-xx
 Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Perceived Risk Factors for Crowd Safety in Large Buildings  (Mohammed Alkhadim, Kassim Gidado, Noel Painting)....Pages 1-10
 A Comparison of Paid Versus Free Weather Services for Site Specific Weather Forecasts for Construction Projects  (Evan M. Lauterbach, Salman Azhar, Amna Salman)....Pages 11-21
 Use of Ocean Sensors as Wave Power Generators  (Rahul Basu)....Pages 23-29
 Web-Based Intelligent RFID Facility Maintenance Systems  (Chien-Ho Ko)....Pages 31-38
 Causal Relationships of Construction Performance Using the Balanced Scorecard  (Jainnarong Jantan, Veedard Tesan, Pitchayanan Purirodbhokhin, Sasawat Aree, Jean Meenchainant, Katawut Noinonthong et al.)....Pages 39-47
 Understanding Associations Between Project Team Involvement, Project Design and Project Outcomes: A Case Study of Health Development Projects in Thailand  (Jantanee Dumrak, Nick Hadjinicolaou, Bassam Baroudi, Sherif Mostafa)....Pages 49-56
 Improving Project Success with Project Portfolio Management Practices  (Nick Hadjinicolaou, Jantanee Dumrak, Sherif Mostafa)....Pages 57-66
 The Model of Assessment for Flexographic Printing Technology  (Krzysztof Ejsmont, Jan Lipiak)....Pages 67-75
 Using Building Information Modelling to Facilitate Decision Making for a Mobile Crane Lifting Plan  (Ernest L. S. Abbott, Le Peng, David K. H. Chua)....Pages 77-89
 Critical Success Factors for Public Private Partnership in the Afghanistan Construction Industry  (Ghulam Abbas Niazi, Noel Painting)....Pages 91-98
 The Reference Methodology of Prospective Analysis of Technology in Production Engineering  (Katarzyna Halicka)....Pages 99-107
 Menu Engineering in Jordanian Health-Care Centers: A Modified Balanced Scorecard Approach  (Madher E. Hamdallah, Anan F. Srouji)....Pages 109-118
 Data Analysis and Design of Construction Productivity Efficiency Multipliers  (John-Paris Pantouvakis)....Pages 119-128
 Identification and Tracking of Process Inconsistencies in Manufacturing Enterprises  (Arkadiusz Jurczuk)....Pages 129-138
 Risk Management: The Relationship Between Perceived Risk Factors of Crowd Disaster and Perceived Safety in Large Buildings  (Mohammed Alkhadim, Kassim Gidado, Noel Painting)....Pages 139-149
 Software Project Management: Resources Prediction and Estimation Utilizing Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithm  (Mohammad Masoud, Wejdan Abu-Elhaija, Yousef Jaradat, Ismael Jannoud, Loai Dabbour)....Pages 151-159
 BIM Based Bridge Management System  (Mahmoud Dawood)....Pages 161-170
 Using Hollow Concrete and Thermostone Blocks in Sound Isolation System  (Mousa Bani Baker, Raed Abendeh)....Pages 171-177
 Information Communication Technology (ICT) Impact on Building Construction Management Practices in the South West of Nigeria  (A. Olatunji Aiyetan)....Pages 179-187
 Analysis of Changes in Perception of Organizations Quality Maturity  (Anna M. Olszewska)....Pages 189-197
 Perceived Impacts of Industry 4.0 on Manufacturing Industry and Its Workforce: Case of Germany  (Markus Haeffner, Kriengsak Panuwatwanich)....Pages 199-208
 Investigation of Roller Burnishing Process on the Mechanical Characteristics, and Micro-hardness of Al-4 wt% Cu Under Hot Work Conditions  (Safwan M. A. Al-Qawabah, Nabeel Abu Shaban, Ahmad Al-Aboshi)....Pages 209-214
 Systematic Review of Safety Leadership: A Fresh Perspective  (Hassan M. Alidrisi, Sherif Mohamed)....Pages 215-223
 Cloud Manufacturing—The Adoption of Virtual Production Line to Soft Resources Analysis  (Julia Siderska)....Pages 225-233
 The Effectiveness of Health and Safety Training and Its Impact on Construction Workers’ Attitudes, and Perceptions  (Tafadzwa Mushayi, Claire Deacon, John Smallwood)....Pages 235-244
 Graduate Employment: Introducing Construction Management Graduates to the Workplace in South Africa  (Mafa Maraqana, John Smallwood)....Pages 245-254
 A New Method to Tackle the Duration Risks of a Construction Project  (Wen-der Yu, Hsien-kuan Chang, Shao-tsai Cheng)....Pages 255-264
 Assessment of the Effect of Alligator Cracking on Pavement Condition Using WSN-Image Processing  (Turki I. Al-Suleiman (Obaidat), Zoubir M. Hamici, Subhi M. Bazlamit, Hesham S. Ahmad)....Pages 265-274
 System Dynamics Simulator of Inventory Management as a Learning Tool to Improve Undergraduate’s Decision Making  (Raed M. Alqirem, Khaled S. Al Omoush)....Pages 275-280
 Managing the Digitisation of Filing System Project at Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan  (Esra’a S. Al-Khatib, Mohammed M. Yassin, Ala’a S. Alkhatib)....Pages 281-289
 The Impact of the Adherence to Basel Rules on Banking Risk Management: Jordan Kuwait Bank Case Study  (Abdul Razzak Al-Chahadah, Maha Ayoush)....Pages 291-299
 The Use of Capital Budgeting Techniques as a Tool for Management Decisions: Evidence from Jordan  (Mohammad Ebrahim Nawaiseh, Hala Al-nawaiseh, Moh’d Attar, Azeez Al-nidawy)....Pages 301-309
 Evaluating the Need to Use Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Approach as a New Alternative Implementation System in Developing Countries  (Farimah Noghli, Ehsan Saghatforoush, Zahra Forghani)....Pages 311-319
 Evaluating Risk Management in Jordanian Construction Projects: An ISO 31000-2009 Implementation Perspective  (Naser Abuyassin, A. S. H. Yousif, Najm A. Najm)....Pages 321-330
 Outsourcing Projects and Achieving the Organizational Goals: Applied Study in Greater Amman Municipality (GAM)  (Mohammad Salameh Alhmeidiyeen)....Pages 331-341
Back Matter ....Pages 343-344