International Journal of Engineering Management

Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2017

  • Application of Value Engineering to Improve Discharging Procedure in Healthcare Centers (Case Study: Amini Hospital, Langroud, Iran)

    Sanam Ziyaeidustan, Abbas Mahmoudabadi

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2017
    Pages: 1-10
    Received: Jan. 25, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 17, 2017
    Published: Mar. 24, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijem.20170101.11
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    Abstract: The main aim of the value engineering technique is to analyze project activities over all stages including design, implementation, operation and maintenance. Application of this technique is very efficient to identify and remove unnecessary costs in order to optimize both time and cost of production stages. The aim of the present paper is to develo... Show More
  • Target Costing, the Linkages Between Target Costing and Value Engineering and Expected Profit and Kaizen

    Ghodratollah Talebnia, Fatemeh Baghiyan, Zahra Baghiyan, Forough Moussavi Najaf Abadi

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2017
    Pages: 11-15
    Received: Dec. 08, 2016
    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2017
    Published: Mar. 29, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijem.20170101.12
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    Abstract: Target costing is a pricing method used by firms. It is defined as "a cost management tool for reducing the overall cost of a product over its entire life-cycle with the help of production, engineering, research and design". A target cost is the maximum amount of cost that can be incurred on a product and with it the firm can still earn the require... Show More
  • Case-Based Reasoning for Building Structures: A Case Study of Timber Floor Slabs Strengthening

    Ana Fernández-Cuartero Paramio, Juan Francisco de la Torre Calvo, Antonio Aznar López, José Ignacio Hernando García, Consolación Acha Román, Fernando da Casa Martín

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2017
    Pages: 16-26
    Received: Mar. 13, 2017
    Accepted: Mar. 30, 2017
    Published: Apr. 27, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijem.20170101.13
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    Abstract: This article presents the application of a Case-based Reasoning (CBR) in order to define the calculation and verification parameters to design building structures. Each and every calculating variable has to be chosen according to construction criteria from a set up list. These decisions are meant to find a solution that will be the closest possible... Show More
  • Indicator Evaluation of Regional Innovation System According to the Cluster Approach

    Kirill Uzlov, Tang Li-chun

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2017
    Pages: 27-30
    Received: Mar. 23, 2017
    Accepted: Apr. 15, 2017
    Published: May 26, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijem.20170101.14
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    Abstract: The need in the development, improvement, increasing the efficiency of regional innovation systems is especially relevant at the present time. In terms of global competition, attention is increasingly drawn to the regions as sources of competitiveness. The regional dimension allows to take into account the specifics and peculiarities of the separat... Show More
  • Innovative Activity of Chemical Industry in Russia and Prospects of Development

    Ekaterina Printceva, Zhou Xia

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2017
    Pages: 31-36
    Received: Mar. 24, 2017
    Accepted: Apr. 15, 2017
    Published: May 26, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijem.20170101.15
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    Abstract: Innovative development is a basis of economy modernization. Countries occupying a leading position in the field of innovation can influence the economic development process. Existing innovative development of the Russian economy is insufficiently active. The article analyses the modern state of the chemical industry, identify the causes of the decl... Show More