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The calling of the construction contract's time to be at large and its arising obligations and onuses -

Jaber, Abed Elkhalek, (2013)

Time for completion of a construction project is of great importance, as having a preset completion date carries certain advantages and implications. That is, having a fixed completion date aids the Employer in planning ...
Client representative's role in conflict management and dispute resolution - by Maya Amine El-Mehtar.

El-Mehtar, Maya Amine. (2004)

Conflict can be defined as an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals . Given the highly ...
Emergency reserve stock models

Chatila, Lama Nihad. (2013)

Reserve stocks are needed in a wide spectrum of industries from strategic oil reserves to tactical (machine buffer) reserves in manufacturing. One important aspect under-looked in research is the effect of deterioration, ...
An energy model for the Lebanese industrial sector - by Bassem Mohammad Bohsali.

Bohsali, Bassem Mohammad. (2003)

The industrial sector is one of the major energy consuming sectors in Lebanon. On one hand, it is considered to be a significant contributor in the enormous energy bill of a country with few energy resources, and on the ...
Energy-conscious architecture : towards critiquing the design process - by Naji Emile El-Feghali.

El-Feghali, Naji Emile. (2003)

Sustainable Design is a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to construction that uses material, energy, and water resources efficiently, minimizes site impacts, addresses the health issues relating to construction and ...
Estimating the mean and variance of the duration of iterative product development projects -

Abou Kasm, Omar Ibrahim, (2013)

This thesis aims at analyzing the completion time of a product development (PD) process. A PD process is modeled as a stochastic project network, such as PERT networks, in addition to allowing probabilistic repetition of ...
Evolution of ISO 9000 and its impact on firms' performance : a case study of Lebanese firms - by Mohammed Hussein Shehab.

Shehab, Mohammed Hussein. (2003)

Since it was originally conceived in 1987, some 250,000 organizations around the world have registered to ISO 9000, a series of international standards that establish Quality Management System (QMS) requirements. ISO 9000, ...
Fitting A 2-Phase Markovian Arrival Process MAP(2) to a non-renewal point process - by Ali Khalil Charanek.

Charanek, Ali Khalil. (2011)

We present the Moments and Counts Matching Algorithm (MCMA), an algorithm that fits a 2-Phase Markovian Arrival Process MAP(2), to a non-renewal point process. In this research, we define a MAP(2) with its parameters, and ...
A framework for proper management of construction demolition waste - by Sandy Naji Tamraz.

Tamraz, Sandy Naji. (2011)

The growing amount of waste generated from construction demolition operations is becoming a chronic problem in Lebanon. In the city of Beirut alone, approximately one million ton of construction demolition waste (CDW) has ...
A genetic algorithm solution for the telecommunication cables production scheduling at Liban cables - by Salah al Dean Mamdouh Bayyoud.

Bayyoud, Salah al Dean Mamdouh. (2003)

Liban Cables are manufacturers of telecommunication cables in Lebanon with a complex multi-stage, multi-machine environment on their floor. Their production plant faces delays and can benefit from more efficient scheduling ...
A GIS-based decision support system for land use planning with case studies - by Mouna Zoukan Sarieddine.

Sarieddine, Mouna Zoukan (2004)

Land is a prime resource often facing pressure from competing uses especially in regions experiencing growth in nontraditional uses like tourism and industry in a typically agricultural area With land being a finite resource, ...
How group size and team leader skills affect performance :the roles of domain knowledge, managerial ability, and span of control -

Ouba, Charbel Joseph, (2013)

The increase in the different specialization fields pushed companies to rely more on teams of specialists to handle the various aspects which lie within their scope. Team management difficulty exists in the coordination ...
Incorporating sustainability thinking into existing long-term master plans for the development of megaprojects : the Beirut Central District case

Mokhallati, Diana Jamal. (2013)

The world’s scientists have been under increasing pressure to establish the most efficient and innovative solutions to prolong the lifespan of all its depleting natural resources and thus enduring the survival of life on ...
Integer programming based model to assess the potential benefits from establishing integrated generation and transmission capacity planning in the northern part of the Middle East - by Tony Georges Karam.

Karam, Tony Georges. (2004)

The last quarter of the twentieth century has witnessed a tremendous increase in the demand for electricity in the Arab World due to the steady growth in population, heavy investments in energy-intensive industries and the ...
Intervention of the employer and employer’s appointed participants in the engineer’s role under the construction contract

Naeem, Layal Ghassan. (2013)

Construction projects are becoming very complex and large, which has led to multiple parties representing the interests of employers (clients), including an employer’s representative, a design consultant, a project manager, ...
Joint replenishment with substitution and lost sales -

Ghaddar, Likaa Mohamad, (2013)

The joint replenishment problem has received considerable attention in inventory control; it is the problem of coordinating the order of a group of products from a single supplier. When products are coupled to the same ...
Leadership skills requirements for managers in the construction project organization - by Seirine Ahmad Talal Adra.

Adra, Seirine Ahmad Talal. (2004)

Several articles have been written pertaining to factors critical for achieving construction project success. A key to the success of any construction project is having the right project manager, with the project management ...
Managing emotions : a key to informal power

Touma, Sarah Sami. (2013)

Can Managers draw power from their Emotional Intelligence in the workplace? Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Power in a professional environment are prominent topics in recent research. The purpose of this study is to extend ...
A mathematical framework for analyzing the software potentials of a country / by Majd Bassam Olleik.

Olleik, Majd Bassam. (2012)

This thesis presents a skill-based methodology that considers the universities, software companies, software human resources and potential projects of a country using two integer linear programs, PMax and LCom. PMax ...
Modeling performance of project organizations Virtual Design Team approach - by Hussein Hachem Jawad

Jawad, Hussein Hachem (2005)

This project adopts the Virtual Design Team approach to analyze the performance of a project organization model and to better understand the hidden effort of planning, decision making and coordinating interdependent ...

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