Books in the Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering series

This book gathers extended versions of the best papers presented at the Global Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Its Application Areas (GJCIE), held in Vienna on July 20-21, 2017.

This volume features papers from the 18th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering, held by the University of Zaragoza in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Project Management and Engineering (AEIPRO). It illustrates the state of the art in this emerging area. Readers will discover ways to increase the effectiveness of project engineering as well as the efficiency of project management.The papers, written by international researchers and professionals, cover civil engineering and urban planning, product and process engineering, environmental engineering, energy efficiency and renewable energies, rural development, safety, labor risks and ergonomics, and training in project engineering.Overall, this book contributes to the improvement of project engineering research and enhances the transfer of results to the job of project engineers and project managers around the world. It will appeal to all professionals in the field as well as researchers and teachers involved in the training of future professionals.

This book gathers extended versions of the best papers presented at the Global Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Its Application Areas (GJCIE), held on September 2-3, 2019, in Gazimagusa, North Cyprus, Turkey.

1. Which 4.0 Professional Competencies Should Develop Middle Managers and Operators?.- 2. Integrated Project Delivery: A Literature Review and Research Agenda.- 3. Empirical Measurement Instruments for Business Model Innovation: A Review.- 4. Scrip Dividends and Share Buy-Back Strategies Based on Volatility.- 5. The Evolution of Business Intelligence with Neuroinformatics.- 6. A General Overview of the Industry 4.0 Concept for Production Management and Engineering.- 7. Identification and Prioritization of Industry 4.0 Projects in SME''s: A Process Approach.- 8. Blockchain for Electronic Voting Purposes.- 9. Identification of Barriers of Entry to the European Market of Medical Devices. Study of Cases in Spanish Companies.- 10. Application of Combinatorial Auctions to Create a 3D Printing Market.

It covers a range of topic areas, including civil engineering and urban planning, product and process engineering, environmental engineering, energy efficiency and renewable energies, rural development, information and communication technologies, and risk management and safety.

It covers a range of topic areas, including civil engineering and urban planning, product and process engineering, environmental engineering, energy efficiency and renewable energies, rural development, information and communication technologies, and risk management and safety.

It covers a range of project, programme and portfolio management contexts, with the general aim of integrating sustainability into project management. The book is structured into three parts.

It covers a range of project, programme and portfolio management contexts, with the general aim of integrating sustainability into project management. The book is structured into three parts.