this paper aims to present a model for agile supply chain model in construction enterprises with performance evaluation of suppliers and contractors. management and selection of suppliers and contractors plays an important role in process of constructions, because contractors are as corner stones of construction projects. also, contractors are the main factor in converting resources to the fina...

This document provides description of evaluation tests performed on the SCAMPI architecture. This is the fourth release of D3.4 deliverable. It includes performance tests of the SCAMPI architecture software running on top of 1 GE SCAMPI with monitoring functions implemented in software and firmware. It also includes tests with 10 GE SCAMPI adapter and several application tests. Contractual Date...

A prototype decision support/expert system for contractor prequalification, CP-DSS, is described. The system firstly evaluates contractors' capabilities according to project specific criteria. It then identifies any risks that may be caused by contractors. Finally, contractors are appraised according to their likely performance, management capability, reputation, resources, progress, competitiv...

The actual construction time and cost of construction projects may be affected by the client, project and contractual characteristics and in many cases can be very different from the contract time and cost. In this paper, details of 93 Australian construction projects are used to develop several models for actual construction time and cost prediction. A forward crossvalidation regression analys...

During its first year of operation, the SysSec network of excellence has created a roadmap for System Security Research. This white paper presents a summary of this Roadmap along with its expected impact on the European industry, the European Citizen, and Society in general. In addition, this document describes the procedure we propose to maintain the roadmap and update its content at the end o...

This deliverable presents a survey of research works and data collection initiatives in the areas of malware detection and analysis and online fraud. Contractual Date of Delivery May 2011 Actual Date of Delivery June 2011 Deliverable Dissemination Level Public Editor Paolo Milani Comparetti Contributors TU WIEN EURECOM POLIMI FORTH † The research leading to these results has received funding fr...

The maintenance of production facilities is crucial to ensure their safe operation and long-term sustainability. Therefore, selecting the right civil contractor essential that job performed efficiently cost-effectively by most qualified contractor. Currently, selection process involves three elimination stages carried out two different departments, which may lead biased inconsistent scoring. To...