This research explores key aspects involved in the process of managing risk associated with acquisition projects within the US Department of Defense (DOD). First, various US Government Accountability Office reports are analyzed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the DOD’s overall program management practices, as well as individual projects. Then, the evolution and progress of United St...

In manufacturing, features can simply be defined as a geometric shape and its corresponding manufacturing information to create the intended shape. For the generation of process plans based on manufacturing feature, it is normal to expect that the corresponding manufacturing information will reflect the knowledge of process planners. This paper proposes a feature library that is able to manage ...

For a licence to be issued, the Regulator must be satisfied that the release will not pose any risks to human health and safety or the environment that cannot be managed. To this end, Section 51 of the Act requires the Regulator to prepare a risk assessment and risk management plan (RARMP) for each licence application, in consultation with a wide range of expert groups and stakeholders includin...

This paper is about the design and implementation of a wiki-based knowledge management system for improving emergency response. Most organizations face difficult challenges in managing knowledge for emergency response, but it is crucial for response effectiveness that such challenges be overcome. Organizational members must share the knowledge needed to plan for emergencies. They also must be a...

The evaluation of the quality of emergency plans is an unresolved issue. While most research efforts have focused on the definition and improvement of planning methods and the associated tools, a reference framework allowing the assessment of emergency plans is still missing. In this paper, we report our initial work towards the definition of a quality framework for emergency plan management. T...

With the increase of carbon dioxide emissions in various countries, greenhouse gases surge, posing a threat to life systems. In this context, how balance multifaceted value forests and improve relationship between climate change through sequestration forest products, so as achieve sustainable development forests, is an urgent problem be solved. The management decision-making model established p...

As information systems become an important competitive advantage for firms in the information age, how to attract and retain IT professionals through compensation plans has been a critical issue in human resource management. This paper presents the rationale of designing compensation for IT professionals based on the perspectives of agency theory and contingency theory. With rapid change in IT ...

Universities are confronted with new demands for change. In short, this transition can be described as a transition from a European state-financed Humboltian tradition emphasising free research and self-government to a postmodern tradition introducing strategic management, marketisation, performance measurement and privatisation to both research and teaching. In this transition university emplo...