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Key Factors Affecting Labor Productivity in Offsite Construction Projects by Assaad, Rayan H., El-adaway, Islam H., Hastak, Makarand, LaScola Needy, Kim

“…AbstractOffsite construction has been shown to possess many advantages and benefits in dealing with the construction industry’s challenges, which include poor…”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Catalyst and Accelerator for Offsite Construction Technologies by Assaad, Rayan H., El-adaway, Islam H., Hastak, Makarand, LaScola Needy, Kim

“…AbstractThe construction sector is one of the largest industries that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the COVID-19 outbreak had numerous negative…”
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Quantification of the State of Practice of Offsite Construction and Related Technologies: Current Trends and Future Prospects by Assaad, Rayan H, El-adaway, Islam H, Hastak, Makarand, LaScola Needy, Kim

“…AbstractAlthough some researchers and practitioners have perceived that the current reliance on offsite construction methods is high, other studies have…”
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Commercial and Legal Considerations of Offsite Construction Projects and their Hybrid Transactions by Assaad, Rayan, El-adaway, Islam H, Hastak, Makarand, Needy, Kim LaScola

“…AbstractThe commercial and legal challenges of offsite construction technology have become more pronounced with the ongoing rise and growing popularity of such…”
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The Impact of Offsite Construction on the Workforce: Required Skillset and Prioritization of Training Needs by Assaad, Rayan H, El-adaway, Islam H, Hastak, Makarand, LaScola Needy, Kim

“…AbstractOffsite construction has showed great potential in addressing many of the industry’s problems. While multiple research efforts have been directed at…”
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The Economic Benefits of Green Buildings: A Comprehensive Case Study by Ries, Robert, Bilec, Melissa M., Gokhan, Nuri Mehmet, Needy, Kim LaScola

“…Several studies suggest green construction can result in significant economic savings by improving employee productivity, increasing benefits from improvements…”
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Human related issues in manufacturing cell design, implementation, and operation: a review and survey by Bidanda, Bopaya, Ariyawongrat, Poonsiri, Needy, Kim LaScola, Norman, Bryan A., Tharmmaphornphilas, Wipawee

“…The application of cellular manufacturing in batch-type environments is a well-known manufacturing strategy that typically improves manufacturing efficiency by…”
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METHODS FOR HANDLING UNCERTAINTY IN ACTIVITY BASED COSTING SYSTEMS by NACHTMANN, HEATHER, NEEDY, KIM LASCOLA

“…Activity based costing (ABC) systems are implemented with the purpose of obtaining accurate product and process cost information. Due to extensive data…”
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Modeling risk in a Design for Supply Chain problem by Claypool, Erin, Norman, Bryan A., Needy, Kim LaScola

“…•Developed a Design for Supply Chain (DFSC) and risk model.•Model analyzes product design, supply chain design and risk concurrently.•New Product Development…”
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FUZZY ACTIVITY BASED COSTING: A METHODOLOGY FOR HANDLING UNCERTAINTY IN ACTIVITY BASED COSTING SYSTEMS by NACHTMANN, HEATHER, NEEDY, KIM LASCOLA

“…Activity based costing (ABC) systems are often developed using estimated input data. A methodology based on fuzzy set theory has been developed to handle…”
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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ENGINEERING ECONOMY PEDAGOGY by NEEDY, KIM LASCOLA, NACHTMANN, HEATHER, LAVELLE, JEROME P., ESCHENBACH, TED G.

“…This work presents the results of a recent two-part survey of how engineering economy is taught in U.S. universities. A mail and email survey of faculty and…”
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Predicting glass furnace output using statistical and neural computing methods by Carnahan, Brian, Warner, Rona Colosimo, Bidanda, Bopaya, Needy, Kim LaScola

“…This paper describes the development of predictive models for glass production at a regional manufacturing company. The objectives of the models are to predict…”
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Group Decision Making with Dispersion in the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Scala, Natalie M., Rajgopal, Jayant, Vargas, Luis G., Needy, Kim LaScola

“…With group judgments in the context of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) one would hope for broad consensus among the decision makers. However, in practice…”
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DETERMINATION OF ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED FOR A PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN NEW MANUFACTURING by SULLIVAN, WILLIAM G., NEEDY, KIM LASCOLA

“…This paper discusses a measure for estimating the wealth creation potential of capital investments in manufacturing. The measure, called "Economic Value…”
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Highly effective companies in supplier quality surveillance practices: a quantitative analysis by Alves, Thaís da C. L., Neuman, Yoshua, Walsh, Kenneth D., Needy, Kim LaScola, AlMaian, Rufaidah

“…Results presented are part of a larger mixed-mode study on supplier quality practices focusing on the cross-analysis of interviews, focus groups, and a…”
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Building design and performance: A comparative longitudinal assessment of a Children's hospital by Thiel, Cassandra L., Needy, Kim LaScola, Ries, Robert, Hupp, Diane, Bilec, Melissa M.

“…The aim of this study was to conduct a whole-building analysis using a host of metrics, including green building metrics, with the goal of providing designers…”
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A cost model for the evaluation of alternative cellular manufacturing configurations by LaScola Needy, Kim, Billo, Richard E., Warner, Rona Colosimo

“…This paper describes the use of a cost model to aid a design team in selecting a configuration of parts and machines for manufacturing cells. Given a set of…”
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A Qualitative Data Analysis for Supplier Quality-Management Practices for Engineer-Procure-Construct Projects by AlMaian, Rufaidah Y, Needy, Kim LaScola, Walsh, Kenneth D, Alves, Thaís da C. L

“…AbstractThe process of assuring the procured and fabricated materials for an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project are within their quality requirements is…”
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Managing Nuclear Spare Parts Inventories: A Data Driven Methodology by Scala, Natalie M., Rajgopal, Jayant, Needy, Kim LaScola

“…This paper presents a methodology for developing a spare parts inventory management system with a focus on the nuclear power sector. Often, demand for spare…”
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Quantitative Analysis of Supplier Quality Surveillance Practices in EPC Projects by Neuman, Yoshua, Alves, Thaís da C. L, Walsh, Kenneth D, Needy, Kim LaScola

“…AbstractThis study was funded by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) to investigate effective supplier quality practices that can reduce rework…”
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