Multidisplinary Engineering, Project, and Production Management

Multidisplinary Engineering, Project, and Production Management

Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM-Journal) reflect the journal's multidisciplinary approach to management research and can be categorized as belonging to three general topics: Project Management, Engineering and Project Management, and Project and Production Management. Two articles fall under the topic of Project Management, In the first, Oyewobi et al. evaluate the impact of risk estimates on contractor tenders, and identify major risk factors that may impact the contractor bids. Their results can help construction professionals identify and quantify project estimate risk factors. In the second paper, Bhzad Sidawi assesses the role Information Technology (IT) in managing remote construction projects, and finds that certain changes to management settings are required for optimal effectiveness. In Engineering and Project Management, Ilozor and Kelly carry out a conceptual study of integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) in construction projects. The BIM approach is widely used in current construction projects (Cerovsek, 2011; Peterson et al., 2011), while IPD integrates people, systems, business structures, and practices into a process (AIA, 2007). Integrating these methods could provide tangible benefits by allowing BIM to serve as a platform for integrating participants into a process.