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This paper discuss the optimization of safety, schedule efficiency and cost effectiveness of delivering projects for the mining industry through implementation of pre-assemblies and modularization. This approach helps with reduction of the required on-site labor force by transferring a portion of the required effort-hours off-site. Projects in the mining industry are typically remotely located and...
Assessing software engineering course projects should evaluate the achievement of proposed goals, as well as the compliance with mandated standards and processes. This might require the examination of a significant volume of materials, following a consistent, repetitive and effective procedure, even for small projects. Quality assurance must be performed according to similar requirements. This paper...
The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability, (ii) reduce; lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications, via effective collaboration and communication of stakeholders in construction projects. Digital construction is a political initiative to address low productivity in the sector. This seeks...
There are a number of process improvement methodologies that can be applied in business. However, the leadership of organizations seems to favour the adoption of a methodology with which they are familiar. It is then assumed that if a specific methodology is used business problems experienced would be solved. The question then becomes, how does one choose what would be best for the situation? What...
An organizational level test strategy needs to incorporate metrics to make the testing activities visible and available to process improvements. The majority of testing measurements that are done are based on faults found in the test execution phase. In contrast, this paper investigates metrics to support software test planning and test design processes. We have assembled metrics in these two process...
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