Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 13 Issue 4

SCM competencies in construction: issues and challenges in New Zealand

J. Fei Ying, John Tookey, Johannes Roberti

The purpose of this paper is to understand the nature and extent of current practice of construction supply chain management (CSCM) in the New Zealand (NZ) construction industry;…

Autoclave design for high pressure-high temperature corrosion studies

B.A. Lasebikan, A.R. Akisanya, W.F. Deans

The purpose of this paper is to develop an autoclave that can be used to assess corrosion behaviour of suitable material in high-pressure–high-temperature (HPHT) environments…

Corner features extraction: underwater SLAM in structured environments

Oduetse Matsebe, Khumbulani Mpofu, John Terhile Agee, Sesan Peter Ayodeji

The purpose of this paper is to present a method to extract corner features for map building purposes in man-made structured underwater environments using the sliding-window…

Optimum temperature and solar radiation periods for Kano using flat plate collector

N. H. Waziri, A.M. Usman, J. S. Enaburekhan

– The purpose of this paper is to determine the optimum temperature and solar radiation periods from November 2008 to April 2009.

Design and evaluation of a low-cost street-level image capturing vehicle for south-east Asia

Tony de Souza-Daw, Robert Ross, Truong Duy Nhan, Le Anh Hung, Nguyen Duc Quoc Trung, Le Hai Chau, Hoang Minh Phuong, Le Hoang Ngoc, Mathews Nkhoma

The purpose of this paper is to present a low-cost, highly mobile system for performing street-level imaging. Street-level imaging and geo-location-based services are rapidly…

Exploring the use of financial capacity as a predictor of construction company corporate performance: Evidence from South Africa

George Cyril Tucker, Abimbola Windapo, Keith Stone Cattell

The purpose of this paper is to examine the resilient operational variables that impact the corporate performance of construction companies in the South African construction…

Barriers constraining management innovation (MI) adoption in the Ghanaian construction consulting sector: A case study

D. Owusu-Manu, R. Quaigrain, D.J. Edwards

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine and report upon the barriers that constrain MI within the Ghanaian construction consulting sector. Globalization and the shift…