Journal Of Management In Engineering Research Articles

Information and Communication Technology Applications in Construction Organizations: a Scientometric Review

The application and research of Information and Communication Technology has exponentially grown in construction and is of a multidiscipline nature. However, there is a lack of investigation into progression of ICT research topics within the construction disciplines and the knowledge domain has not been deeply explored. This research fills this gap using a scientometric review of construction ICT research. Relevant literature from reputable sources are reviewed and classified to create a comprehensive framework for ICT application in construction. Accordingly, a manual review of research titles, as well as abstracts, was conducted. Accordingly, five analysis steps were performed including “Journals Selection, Publication Type and Name” “Citation Analysis”, “Keywords Co-Occurrence Network”, “Cluster Analysis”, and “Keyword time analysis”. A total of 376 research selected for burst detection, co-citation analysis, cluster analysis, keyword co-releases, and ICT application analysis in order to provide a comprehensive knowledge summary of the ICT application in the construction industry. Automation in Construction and Journal of Management in Engineering were identified as the major journals associated with research on the ICT application in the construction industry. Based on the research method, the articles used for scientometric analysis were only selected from Scopus and Web of Science database. Moreover, the study mainly concentrated on the quantitative analysis in regard to articles emerging frequently the knowledge domain, and were used to indicate the trends, timelines and hot topics. This research explores the construction industry body of knowledge by classifying the existing ICT related research, evolutionary trend, providing current status, a comprehensive knowledge framework, and future directions.

Engineering Management-Related Doctoral Dissertations Completed in 2016

"Engineering Management-Related Doctoral Dissertations Completed in 2016." Engineering Management Journal, 29(2), pp. 124–125

Incoming Editor-in-Chief Note

I am honored to be the new editor-in-chief of ASCE’s Journal of Management in Engineering (JME). I would like to thank the search committee for entrusting me with this opportunity. A special thanks goes to the outgoing editor-in-chief, Professor Makarand Hastak at Purdue University, who has demonstrated great leadership for the last seven years to achieve significant milestones for JME. I have been a faculty member at George Washington University School of Business in Washington, DC, since 1999. I joined the JME editorial board in 2008 upon invitation from Professor Irtishad Ahmad at Florida International University, who was the editor-in-chief at the time. During the last couple of years, I have served as an associate editor for JME. In addition to JME, I serve as a specialty editor for the case studies section of ASCE’s Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. I also serve on the editorial boards of IEEE’s Transactions on Engineering Management and International Journal of Project Management, the leading journals in engineering management and project management. Therefore, I am very familiar with the recent research trends in our field. JME has its competitive advantages as one of the few management in engineering journals that are recognized by the community of scholars. It receives a respectable impact factor from the Thomson Reuters journal-citation reports, is listed as a wellregarded journal in the United Kingdom’s Association of Business Schools (ABS) academic journal guide for business and management academics, and was ranked an A* journal by the Australian Research Council’s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), just to name a few. I believe that there is room for improvement to raise the visibility and reputation of JME by attracting new readers and contributors who conduct management in engineering research that incorporates economics, technology, innovation, decision sciences, psychology, social and behavioral sciences, leadership, organizational theory, etc., into civil engineering, construction, infrastructure, and the built environment. I am committed to bringing JME to the next level, as the management in engineering field is maturing into an interdisciplinary, vibrant, and dynamic discipline. Exposing JME to various disciplines will bring new insight and great appreciation to the growing field, and I would like to be a facilitator to introduce the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities. My ultimate goal is to see JME become a preferred journal by researchers and practitioners to acquire and disseminate essential ideas, theories, knowledge, and practices in management in engineering. I will work closely with associate editors, editorial board members, and the ASCE journal publications staff to make this possible. Most importantly, I will seek your continued interest, support, and commitment. I look forward to working with all of you to receive high-quality papers as an author and constructive feedback as a reviewer. If you have any suggestions or comments regarding JME, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you very much.

Lean Product Development─Faster, Better … Cleaner?

To address this challenge, lean product devel- opment has emerged to become the leading improvement methodology for companies toward the creation of a competitive advantage on innovation and technology leadership. While lean product development has its origin in the best practice studies of Japanese car manufacturers such as Toyota, it has been further elaborated in defence and aerospace organizations over the last two decades, and recently empirical evidence has become available for successful introductions in sectors different from the traditionally-studied environments. The primary purpose of this work is to untangle the fuzziness that still surrounds lean product development and to ground the key aspects of lean product development based on insights from six studies published in a special issue of the Engineering Management Journal on this topic. This demonstrates how better and faster product development can be achieved through the integration of lean principles with the best of more traditional new product development (NPD) prac- tices, into a holistic system that can be characterised by value-focused and risk-based decision making, the socio- technical integration of people and process, improved project, pipeline and portfolio management, optimized knowledge management, and the creation of a learning organization. Unfortunately, while the increasing global competition offers the potential to improve the quality of life for many, the spirit of faster, better, and cheaper also threatens to endanger the future of our planet as a whole. As the majority of a product's social and ecological impacts are committed in the design phase, it, therefore, seems imperative to investigate the integration of lean product development and eco-design principles. As a result, this work also explores the symbiosis of both approaches through the identification of tools and methods that can support the triple bottom-line goals for a sustainable future of life and business.

Movement is Life: Organizations, Management, and Leadership

(2013). Movement is Life: Organizations, Management, and Leadership. Engineering Management Journal: Vol. 25, Leadership, pp. 3-4.

Improving Data Quality in Construction Engineering Projects: An Action Design Research Approach

Aurthor's version of an article in the journal: Journal of Management in Engineering. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000202

Special Issue on Engineering Management for Sustainable Development

We are very pleased to introduce this special issue of the Journal of Management in Engineering, titled “Engineering Management for Sustainable Development.” From an academic and research focus, sustainability within the built environment has traditionally been closely linked to habitat preservation and recycling of construction materials. For the past decade, we have witnessed a remarkable proliferation of environmental stewardship practices and policies involving energy efficiency, water conservation, climate change, renewable portfolio standards, and other issues. These advances expand the boundary of engineering management research and pose grand challenges for managing engineering projects in the context of nature, society, and future generations. Sustainable development aims to create the conditions in which humans and the environment exist in productive harmony. Sustainability research across the built environment has been continuously evolving because of its very nature and its relative youth as an academic focus. With this special issue, we aim to capitalize on the trend toward sustainable development by documenting this evolution, especially in light of the interface between sustainability and engineering management from a broader perspective. We believe that it is important for both researchers and practitioners to get a better understanding of where we stand and where we are headed. Our motivation seemed fully justified when our call for papers yielded nearly 30 submissions by the deadline. In total, 11 manuscripts were accepted for publication. We selected nine of them for inclusion in the special issue. Because of editorial issues and space limitations, the other two will be published later in regular issues. We are grateful to the authors of the papers for being responsive to the needs and deadlines of the special issue. We also thank the authors of all of the other papers that were submitted to the special issue. Without their participation, this endeavor would not have been a success. We would also like to thank all the reviewers and the journal publishing office for their continued support. Their tireless efforts and prompt responses helped us commit ourselves to this undertaking. This special issue features a paper by Chris Hendrickson regarding the engineering management challenges for sustainable infrastructure development. His paper lays out the main characteristics of sustainable energy infrastructure and outlines three engineering management priorities—energy efficiency, land use, and engineering education—during the switch to sustainable engineering. The remaining eight papers are categorized into three groups according to the subject of the papers. The first group of two papers deals with the ecological impact analysis of infrastructure project. The first paper, by Stephen Comello, Michael Lepech, and Benedict Schwegler, presents a general framework for ecosystem service valuation of infrastructure projects. In the second paper, Florian Gschosser, Holger Wallbaum, and Michael Boesch analyze the ecological potential of pavement construction. Three papers in the second group focus on carbon accounting methodologies for various facilities and construction operations, including water pipeline projects by Kalyan Piratla, Samuel Ariaratnam, and Aaron Cohen; construction equipment operation by Phil Lewis, Michael Leming, and William Rasdorf; and educational facilities by TaeHoon Hong, HyunJoong Kim, and TaeHyun Kwak. The last group of papers emphasizes the role of renewable energy for sustainable development. The first paper, written by Maria Balatbat, Emily Findlay, and David Carmichael evaluates the performance risk of 227 renewable energy projects under the clean development mechanism. The second paper, by Dezhi Li, Eddie Chi Man Hui, Xing Xu, and Qiming Li, focuses on the sustainability assessment on metro systems on the basis of an energy-based methodology. In the last paper, Rahul Hiremath and Bimlesh Kumar examine the economic feasibility of bioenergy through linear goal programming. The group of papers in this special issue represents a cross section of engineering management issues associated with sustainable development. Yet the interface and interaction between engineering management issues and sustainability are much broader and even more complex. We hope the special issue can spur thoughtful discussions on the role of engineering management for sustainable development and therefore promote further research and wide participation in this field from the engineering management community.

Time to Think Outside the Box? Technical Entrepreneurship and Engineering Management Education

(2010). Time to Think Outside the Box? Technical Entrepreneurship and Engineering Management Education. Engineering Management Journal: Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 54-57.

Call for Papers on Engineering Management during the Global Recession and Recovery

The global financial crisis has had a significant impact on the world’s most powerful economies and is contributing to an international crisis of confidence. Considering the significant role that the construction industry plays in a country’s economy, it is imperative and important to identify the effects and challenges of the global financial crisis on that industry, to evaluate and examine existing engineering management theories and practices during the global recession and recovery, and to explore innovative research directions. The Journal of Management in Engineering is seeking original contributions on this subject with a particular interest in innovative engineering management theories, best practices, and lessons learned from different geographic areas while tackling the global recession. It is expected that the special issue or section will showcase the economic impact and importance of the construction industry from a global perspective and stimulate debate over recovery policies and critical strategies and tactics that engineering and construction firms can use to survive current economic turbulence.

My Involvement in Engineering Management During Its Pioneer Years

(2009). My Involvement in Engineering Management During Its Pioneer Years. Engineering Management Journal: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 9-12.

The Engineering Management Founders: A Work in Progress

(2009). The Engineering Management Founders: A Work in Progress. Engineering Management Journal: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 1-6.

Engineering Management—Where It Was, Where It Is Now, Where It Is Going

(2009). Engineering Management—Where It Was, Where It Is Now, Where It Is Going. Engineering Management Journal: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 23-25.

Engineering Management Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: A Personal Perspective

(2009). Engineering Management Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: A Personal Perspective. Engineering Management Journal: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 17-18.

Overview of the Application of “Fuzzy Techniques” in Construction Management Research

During the last decade, “fuzzy techniques” have been increasingly applied to the research area of construction management discipline. To date, however, no paper has attempted to summarize and present a critique of the existing “fuzzy” literature. This paper, therefore, aims to comprehensively review the fuzzy literature that has been published in eight selected top quality journals from 1996 to 2005, these being Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE; Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE; Construction Management and Economics; Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management; International Journal of Project Management; Building Research and Information; Building and Environment; and Benchmarking: An International Journal. It has been found that fuzzy research, as applied in construction management discipline in the past decade, can be divided into two broad fields, encompassing: (1) fuzzy set/fuzzy logic; and (2) hybrid fuzzy techniques, with the applications in four main ca...

ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering : Review of the years 1985–2002

This study considers the content of the papers published by ASCE’s Journal of Management in Engineering, which has witnessed a growth in number of papers and breadth of participation, particularly of international origin, during the 1985–2002 period. The content is analyzed in two main dimensions: the type of subject and its composing topics, and the type of contributors to the journal. The analysis shows the evolution of the engineering management discipline as represented in the journal. Over the years the discipline has been enriched by an increasing number of contributions on corporate strategies and programs, organizational change, and cultures issues, as well as a growing interest in project management topics, such as quality planning and evaluation of alternative project delivery systems. The number of papers by practitioners, initially the largest contributing group to the journal, has declined significantly over the years.

Content and Trends in Engineering Management Literature

Analysis investigating subject content and trends in engineering management literature from 1993 to 2000 is reported. 479 articles from Engineering Management Journal and IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management were analyzed using content analysis of article subject classifications. Results indicate a consistent effort by engineering management researchers to apply technical skills in the larger context of answering the leadership and management questions facing technical organizations today. The preponderance of engineering management research in the manufacturing and services industry sectors was confirmed. These trends were identified: decreasing research attention in the subject of strategic planning; increasing research attention in the services industrial sector; and increase in the subject of innovation. Varying emphasis on the subject of total quality/quality assurance was seen throughout the time period of this research.

Selecting Critical Business Processes: A Case Study

(2001). Selecting Critical Business Processes: A Case Study. Engineering Management Journal: Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 41-46.

Reviewers of the Journal of Management in Engineering

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Reviewers of the Journal of Management in Engineering

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Partnering research in construction

Since the emergence of partnering in the construction industry in the late 1980s, it has received a great deal of attention from practitioners and researchers. The published research that is presented in the major journals typically advocates guidelines and models for implementing partnering. To date, however, no paper has attempted to summarize and present a critique of the existing partnering literature. This paper, therefore, reviews the partnering literature that has been published in four high quality rating journals, these being Construction Management and Economics. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management and ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering. It is concluded that there were four major themes of empirical studies, which were research on project partnering, examining a dual relationship, international partnering and a special application of partnering. Moreover, nonempirical studies were classified as the types of partnering, partnering models, partnering processes and partnering structure. The review provided in this paper ‘polishes the signposts’ and offers new directions for partnering research and its application in construction. Future studies are recommended to emphasize on the identification of performance measures and critical success factors, development and test of partnering models and processes, and the formation and selection of partnering strategy.