Industrial Innovation Series

New and Published Books

1-10 of 28 results in Industrial Innovation Series

1. Quality Tools for Managing Construction Projects

   By Abdul Razzak Rumane

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   Dealing with such a multi-layered and fungible intangible as quality during the design and construction process is difficult for all parties involved. To the architect, quality means an appealing and enduring design, but to the builder, it means understandable documents that, when acted upon, lead...

   Published April 24th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry

   A World System Approach

   By Adedeji B. Badiru, Samuel O. Osisanya

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   Project management for oil and gas projects comes with a unique set of challenges that include the management of science, technology, and engineering aspects. Underlining the specific issues involved in projects in this field, Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry: A World System Approach...

   Published January 22nd 2013 by CRC Press
3. Sustainability

   Utilizing Lean Six Sigma Techniques

   By Tina Agustiady, Adedeji B. Badiru

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   Although most agree that Lean Six Sigma is here to stay, they also agree that learning how to sustain the results seems problematic at best and unattainable at worst. Reverting to the old way of doing things is inevitable if sustainability measures are not a part of the methodology. Currently there...

   Published December 14th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Carbon Footprint Analysis

   Concepts, Methods, Implementation, and Case Studies

   By Matthew John Franchetti, Defne Apul

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   The negative impacts of carbon emissions from human activities continue to dramatically reshape the environmental, political, and social landscape. These impacts coupled with cap and trade schemes iterate the importance and need to properly measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon...

   Published June 17th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Statistical Techniques for Project Control

   By Adedeji B. Badiru, Tina Agustiady

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   Winner of the IIE Book of the Month for June 2012 A project can be simple or complex. In each case, proven project management processes must be followed. In all cases of project management implementation, control must be exercised in order to assure that project objectives are achieved. Statistical...

   Published January 17th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Project Management

   Systems, Principles, and Applications

   By Adedeji B. Badiru

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   As organizations realize the benefits of PM, the need to develop effective management tools rises with the increasing complexity of new technologies and processes. Taking a systems approach to accomplishing goals and objectives, Project Management: Systems, Principles, and Applications covers...

   Published December 11th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Industrial Control Systems

   Mathematical and Statistical Models and Techniques

   By Adedeji B. Badiru, Oye Ibidapo-Obe, Babatunde J. Ayeni

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   Issues such as logistics, the coordination of different teams, and automatic control of machinery become more difficult when dealing with large, complex projects. Yet all these activities have common elements and can be represented by mathematics. Linking theory to practice, Industrial Control...

   Published October 23rd 2011 by CRC Press
8. Learning Curves

   Theory, Models, and Applications

   Edited by Mohamad Y. Jaber

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   Written by international contributors, Learning Curves: Theory, Models, and Applications first draws a learning map that shows where learning is involved within organizations, then examines how it can be sustained, perfected, and accelerated. The book reviews empirical findings in the literature in...

   Published June 5th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Quality Management in Construction Projects

   By Abdul Razzak Rumane

   Series: Industrial Innovation Series

   Concise and easy to read, Quality Management in Construction Projects presents key information on how to approach quality assurance for construction projects. Containing quick reference tables and a wealth of figures, the book presents valuable quality related data and guidelines. It provides...

   Published November 9th 2010 by CRC Press
10. Modern Construction

    Lean Project Delivery and Integrated Practices

    By Lincoln H. Forbes, Syed M. Ahmed

    Series: Industrial Innovation Series

    During the past several decades, the manufacturing and service industries significantly increased their levels of productivity, quality, and profitability through the application of process improvement techniques and information technology. Unfortunately, the construction industry lags far behind...

    Published October 12th 2010 by CRC Press