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Using Continuous Construction Performance Measurement as a Strategic Tool for Organisational Competitiveness (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Olomu, E., An, M., Kolo, S., & Ogbonda, U. (in press). Using Continuous Construction Performance Measurement as a Strategic Tool for Organisational Competitiveness. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Construction Project Management and Construction Engineering (iCCPMCE-2024)

The current organisational over-reliance on the use of metrics and indicators that are based only on tangible assets, and financial capital, for the measurement of construction performance has proven to be inadequate for the highly complex and dynami... Read More about Using Continuous Construction Performance Measurement as a Strategic Tool for Organisational Competitiveness.

Practitioners’ perspectives on health and safety risk management in the Ghanaian oil and gas industry (2024)
Journal Article
An, M., Gyambrah, R., & Stemn, E. (2024). Practitioners’ perspectives on health and safety risk management in the Ghanaian oil and gas industry. Safety Science, 177 (2024)(177), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106579

Risk management has been regarded as one way to improve workplace health and safety conditions. However, very little research has been published on the perspectives of practitioners on safety risk management in general and the Ghanaian oil and gas in... Read More about Practitioners’ perspectives on health and safety risk management in the Ghanaian oil and gas industry.

Energy Traction Technology Of Rail Transportation (2024)
Conference Proceeding
(2024). Energy Traction Technology Of Rail Transportation. In L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Yang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9307-9

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of energy traction technology of rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that... Read More about Energy Traction Technology Of Rail Transportation.

Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., An, M., Hu, R., & Wang, J. (2024). Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9311-6_25

Track utilization is an important part of the high-speed railway passenger station operating organization. On account of the idea of off-line sorting, taking the design of the high-speed railway passenger station track utilization plan as the researc... Read More about Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting.

Rail Transportation Operation Management Technologies (2024)
Conference Proceeding
An, M., Qin, Y., Jia, L., Yang, J., Diao, L., & Yao, D. (2024). Rail Transportation Operation Management Technologies. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9311-6

This book contains research articles in each chapter related to railway operation management technologies. However, this work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the m... Read More about Rail Transportation Operation Management Technologies.

Advanced Information Enabling Technology for Rail Transportation (2024)
Conference Proceeding
(2024). Advanced Information Enabling Technology for Rail Transportation. In M. Gong, L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Yang, Z. Liu, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9319-2

This book contains research articles in each chapter related to advanced information enabling technology for rail transportation. However, this work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the... Read More about Advanced Information Enabling Technology for Rail Transportation.

A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, J., An, M., & Wang, J. (2023). A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 68, 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2023.01.009

The loading outline of railway out-of-gauge freight (ROF) is beyond the railway gauge due to its larger size. The choice of a safe and economical transportation route according to the characteristics of the freights in the railway network becomes an... Read More about A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology.

The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry (2022)
Thesis
Al sheikh salem, Y. The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

The construction industry has significant environmental effects. Jordan is one of the countries in the world that is dealing with population growth, a shortage of resources, and unrestricted pollution, for this reason, the construction industry plays... Read More about The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies (2022)
Book
Qin, Y., Jia, L., Liang, J., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). Y. Qin, L. Jia, J. Liang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9913-9

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies.

Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, J., An, M., & Wang, J. (2022). Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification. Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2_30

The size of railway out-of-gauge cargo is large, and the loading outline will exceed the railway gauges. In the actual transportation organization, how to choose a safe and economic transportation route is an important issue in the transportation of... Read More about Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies (2022)
Book
Liang, J., Jia, L., Qin, Y., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). J. Liang, L. Jia, Y. Qin, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies.

Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay (2022)
Journal Article
Li, M., Zhou, X., Wang, Y., Jia, L., & An, M. (2022). Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 61(11), 8797-8807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2022.02.022

A research into congestion propagation mechanism of urban rail transit passenger flow in train delay scenario is of great significance to the formulation of coordinated limitation measures of passenger flow among the operation lines in urban rail tra... Read More about Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay.

An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Yushau, I., An, M., & Wang, J. (2022). An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway. Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 110-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2_12

High-speed railway as an emerging technology and a leading form of transportation in terms of efficiency and level of service is becoming a widely acceptable mode of transport all over the world especially in China. The high and tedious cost of const... Read More about An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation (2022)
Book
Jia, L., Qin, Y., Liang, J., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Liang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9905-4

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of r... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation.

Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Guo, J., & An, M. (2022). Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 595, 127081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2022.127081

Railway out-of-gauge freight (ROF) is beyond railway gauges in its dimensions, which could be risks leading to serious railway accidents. This article presents a new methodology to search for a safest and more economic route of ROF by taking safety a... Read More about Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method.

A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations (2021)
Journal Article
Bai, L., Bai, J., & An, M. (2021). A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2021.11.056

The selection of an optimal project portfolio from multiple project proposals to implement management strategy is always a challenge task for project managers, especially, in the selection of large-scale and complicated projects. This is particular t... Read More about A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations.

A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components (2021)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2022). A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 218(Part A), 108130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2021.108130

There has been a considerable increase in derailment investigations, in particular at railway turnouts (RTs), as the majority of derailments lead to lengthy disruptions to the appropriate rail operation and catastrophic consequences, being potentiall... Read More about A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components.

Optimal Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) revamp project management : the execution phase model development (2021)
Thesis
Isibor, C. (in press). Optimal Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) revamp project management : the execution phase model development. (Thesis). University of Salford

In a bid to realise production targets and operational efficiency from ultra-deep offshore areas where the world’s oil and gas reserves are situated, the Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) asset is deployed in many parts the world, being t... Read More about Optimal Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) revamp project management : the execution phase model development.

Project portfolio resource risk assessment considering project interdependency by the fuzzy Bayesian network (2020)
Journal Article
Bai, L., Zhang, K., Shi, H., An, M., & Han, X. (2020). Project portfolio resource risk assessment considering project interdependency by the fuzzy Bayesian network. Complexity, 2020, 5410978. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5410978

Resource risk caused by specific resource sharing or competition among projects due to resource constraints is a major issue in project portfolio management, which challenges the application of risk analysis methods effectively. This paper presents a... Read More about Project portfolio resource risk assessment considering project interdependency by the fuzzy Bayesian network.

A phenomenological study on decision-making under uncertainty in real estate investments in sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
Thesis
Nsibande, C. A phenomenological study on decision-making under uncertainty in real estate investments in sub-Saharan Africa. (Thesis). University of Salford

Over a period of time, the researcher observed that real estate investment decisions were made under uncertainty in sub-Saharan Africa, and that this was due to unreliable and outdated economic and market data. The phenomenological study was an inves... Read More about A phenomenological study on decision-making under uncertainty in real estate investments in sub-Saharan Africa.