ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Edited by Fausto Pedro García Márquez and Benjamin Lev Engineering Management http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/45648 Edited by Fausto Pedro García Márquez and Benjamin Lev Contributors Margaret Olubunmi Afolabi, Omoniyi Ola-Olorun, William Fox, Fausto Pedro García Márquez, Mahelet Fikru, Jose-Ignacio Munoz-Hernandez, Jose-Ramon Otegi-Olaso, Alejandro Gutierrez-Lopez, Julen Rubio, Marta Ramos Martín Nieto, Benjamin Lev, Wenjing Shen, Xinxin Hu, Yi Liao, Joaquín López Pascual Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2013 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Iva Lipovic Technical Editor InTech DTP team Cover InTech Design team First published March, 2013 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com Engineering Management, Edited by Fausto Pedro García Márquez and Benjamin Lev p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-1037-8 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com Contents Preface VII Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Heuristic Approaches for a Dual Optimization Problem 1 Fausto Pedro García Márquez and Marta Ramos Martín Nieto Comparisons of Lateral Transshipment with Emergency Order Policies 23 Yi Liao, Wenjing Shen, Xinxin Hu and Benjamin Lev Modeling Engineering Management Decisions with Game Theory 43 William P. Fox Managing Pharmacy Operations with People and Technology 69 Margaret O. Afolabi and Omoniyi Joseph Ola-Olorun Improving Mandatory Environmental Data Reporting for Comparable and Reliable Environmental Performance Indicators 95 Mahelet G. Fikru Technology Assessment in Software Development Projects Using a System Dynamics Approach: A Case of Application Frameworks 119 José Ignacio Muñoz Hernández, José Ramón Otegui Olaso and Alejandro Gutiérrez López Technical Performance Based Earned Value as a Management Tool for Engineering Projects 143 José Ignacio Muñoz Hernández, José Ramón Otegui Olaso and Julen Rubio Gómez ... - tailieumienphi.vn