scholarly journals Environmental Aspects of Project Management

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Sound Environment ◽  
Project Objectives

The primary challenge in project management is to achieve all of the defined project goals and objectives while adhering to typical constraints which are usually scope, quality, time, and budget. Often, the basic flaw in project planning and design is the complete neglect or minimal consideration of environmental and social costs and dependence only on economic analysis for project preparation and investment. A failure to understand and internalize adverse or negative impacts on environment during project preparation could lead to several undesirable consequences, which may ultimately jeopardize the very objectives of growth and development for which the project was proposed. In this paper, the author stresses upon the need for environmental management for successful project completion and discusses the challenges of addressing the key environmental issues. Environmental management is not just about the ‘trees and bees’ but also about health, safety, profits, quality assurance, reduced risks to reputation, and increased global competitiveness, states the author. Overall, it is about efficiency and reducing environmental and legal liabilities. It is argued that sound environment management reduces the unforeseen obstacles and bottlenecks that may otherwise hamper the delivery of project objectives while helping to improve the environmental performance of project operations. The key environmental issues resulting from agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and urban operations include: severe degradation of air quality due to industrial and vehicular pollution contamination of land and water resources due to pesticides, fertilizers, and dumping of hazardous wastes depletion of raw material reserves contamination of surface and ground water sources due to discharge of sewage and industrial effluents deforestation. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) study is suggested as a tool for formulating an environment management plan. EIA should, however, not be treated just as a tool for regulatory compliance but as an instrument for improving project management per se with proper expertise, time, and budget allocations made for the purpose. In environmental management, the moot question is: How to get started? The author's advice is to start small and simple and gradually turn them into action plans for a worksite and subsequently up-scale them for the entire company. It is ultimately the actions taken at personal or community level or as a project manager that matters the most when it comes to environmental sustainability. Policies and plans merely show the way. It is becoming increasingly important to make environmental management an economic driver that would serve to minimize environmental damages and promote resource efficiency and cost savings to businesses.

scholarly journals Environmental Management at Star Rated Hotel in Bali

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaya Pramono ◽  
I Ketut Budi Susrusa ◽  
Agung Suryawan Wiranatha
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Management Processes

The outcomes of tourism in relation to the environmental sustainability is to preserve nature, environment, and resources availablity. Therefore, the obligation to maintain sustainability of environmental are become a top agenda for the managers of the star-rated hotels. In line with this spirit the high growth of hotel and tourist arrival in Bali correlated with the high of resources use to meet the demand of hotel guests, it will affect to the environment of hotel and the environmental of Bali. This study surveyed 126 star hotels in Bali (which consists of four (4) one-star hotels, ten (10) two-star hotels, thirty-nine (39) three-star hotels, twenty-four (24) four-star hotels, and forty-nine (49) five star hotels, using a questionnaire, where the alternative answer used the seven (7) options, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and structural equation modelling (SEM). This study successfully established a significant model that describes the relationship between environmental issues, environmental management processes, and the benefits of environmental management processes in star rated hotels in Bali. Also the results of this research demonstrate that: 1. There is a significant relationship between environmental issues to the process of environmental management at star rated hotels in Bali, and 2. There is a significant relationship between the process of environmental management to the the benefits of environmental management processes of the star rated hotels in Bali. Furthermore, the issues of environment is consists of: a. The issue of pressure from tour operator, b. The issue of customer and tourists pressure, and c. The issue of climate change. Then the environmental management process of hotel consists of: a. The wastewater management process, b. The solid waste management processes, and c. The chemical management processes, and finally the benefits of environmental management processes in star hotels are consists of: a. The sustaining the hospitality industry, b. The contribution to community development, and c. The satisfaction of the guests at star rated hotels in Bali. In accordance with these results is it suggested that every hotels are encouraged to do the process of environmental management because through this process, hotel will have a better relationship with the community, it had the preferred of tourists trend, it had became more prudent in term of resources use as a sustainable environmental efforts, and finally these can contribute to preserving the assets of the world for future generations.

Operation Management: Project Management in Jig and Fixture Industries

2014 ◽  
Vol 931-932 ◽  
pp. 1621-1625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Owee Kowang ◽  
Nabila Binti Mohd Hamel ◽  
Choi Sang Long ◽  
Amran Bin Mohd Rasli
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Job Shop ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Framework Approach ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Cross Links ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Project Objectives

The economic growth in Southeast Asia has a number of benefits for downstream industries including jig and fixture fabricators. Jig and fixture fabricators are categorized as small and medium industries that operate based on job-shop manufacturing concept. Meantime, jig and fixture projects are characterized by the unique nature of unforeseeable demand and customized design with multiple objectives. Hence, managing jig and fixture projects is eventually not an easy task. In line with this, this paper aims to develop an objective driven framework that is applicable to jig and fixture industries in Southeast Asia. Thus, the paper reviews various objectives and success factors for jig and fixture projects. The paper subsequently proposes a jig and fixture project management framework based on an objective-oriented project planning and management theory, namely Logical Framework Approach (LFA). The proposed framework is developed based on the concept that generalizations of jig and fixture projects objectives are infeasible. As such, the proposed framework treats projects objective individually. The uniqueness of the proposed framework is the multiple cross links that exist between project management success factors and project objectives. Intrinsically, the proposed framework presents a clearer picture on important factors that contribute towards the success of achieving each projects objective. The proposed framework has descriptive value in terms of studying, classifying and defining the relationships that govern jig and fixture project activities and project objectives.

Mainstreaming green product strategies

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Papadopoulos ◽  
Glykeria Karagouni ◽  
Marios Trigkas ◽  
Zoi Beltsiou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
National Level ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Culture Development

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the viability of the ecological furniture niche markets in Greece and Cyprus. More specifically, the authors investigate the current demand on ecological furniture, business strategy and planning in introducing eco-furniture products in Greek and Cypriot market. Finally, particular emphasis lays on the analysis of the barriers regarding decision making of Greek and Cypriot enterprises in order to incorporate ecological furniture into their current activities. Design/methodology/approach – Based on three distinguished hypotheses, the study seeks to draw attention to the critical factors which will impact decision making on such products development within the severe crisis. Using a prototype questionnaire, specifically structured for the aim of the research, the authors collected data from 36 Greek furniture enterprises, 25 Cypriot ones and 24 sectoral experts and relevant institutes in Greece and Cyprus. The questionnaires were selected in 2012, which were further elaborated and statistically analyzed with SPSS ver 17.0 after they were tested for their content and construct validity, managing to verify the hypotheses. Findings – The study reveals an increasing sensitivity for environmental issues and an effort to combine it with the emergent green markets. Green strategies can lead to significant competitive advantages for Greek and Cypriot furniture firms, especially after the recovery of the long-lasting recession. Furniture manufacturers believe that environmental issues are tightly related to consumer behaviors and social image, expose a real interest for the environment and consider green strategies as a major way to differentiate. The firms of the sample focus on raw material and processes adapted to suit environmental requirements. On the other hand, these issues constitute major barriers to apply such strategies together with business risk and the lack of knowledge regarding the requirements of environmental sustainability. Research limitations/implications – The research bears certain limitations such as the sample size and the fact that results are based mainly on perceptions of entrepreneurs/managers. Thus, there are certain questions on objectivity and generalizability. Furthermore, the market aspect is examined through the lens of the entrepreneurs and experts and not the consumers themselves. Practical implications – The present research explores the why and how furniture companies turn green constituting a useful basis to encourage close collaborations of companies to academia, design and research centers introducing eco-friendly practices and relevant innovations. It contributes to the field of sustainable entrepreneurship and the micro-level understanding of micro- and small companies’ reaction to this phenomenon focussing on the furniture industry. It can act as a catalyst toward the development of extensive networking among the furniture sector in both countries, which assists the diffusion of information as well as of a pertinent culture on eco-products and the development of new business models in the sector. Social implications – A major contribution is that it can constitute a useful basis for policy makers at governmental and institutional level in both Greece and Cyprus to propose solutions to critical issues such as sector survival, crisis – survival, unemployment, along with environmental care and awareness. It can further encourage close collaborations of companies to academia, design and research centers for the sustainable development of the sector through eco-friendly practices and relevant innovations. Originality/value – The research is the first to question the significance of eco-conscious strategies for furniture firms at national level in Greece and Cyprus. It seems that it has indirectly contributed to eco-furniture culture development, since it has caused a fruitful brainstorming among sectoral entrepreneurs and offers solutions to the existing “cul-de-sac.”

scholarly journals PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE IN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL (VOCATIONAL) EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Radkevych
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Software Interface ◽  
Management Behaviour ◽  
Project Management Software ◽  
Project Objectives

Relevance. The digitalization of society and education has changed approaches to management behaviour, which is noticeable in terms of project management in professional (vocational) education schools. It has led to the allocation of resources to ensure the effective functioning of professional (vocational) education schools and enhance their competitiveness by improving their internal processes and expanding the range of educational services provided to students and the adult population. Aim: the study aims to clarify the characteristics of project management in the field of professional (voca- tional) education through the use of specialized software. Methods. Analysis of project management software. This method made it possible to differentiate the soft- ware into structural elements. It allowed establishing interconnections between the elements of the software as a system. Certain features of an internal logical construction of the software interface for project management were described by using external and internal interpretations (the descriptive method) and the method of analysis. Such methods as comparison and collation play an essential place in the study. By comparison, the differences between the software products were determined. By collation, the similarities between the software for project management were clarified and, as a result, its specificity. Results: the list and key features of project management software in the field of professional (vocational) education were outlined. Conclusions: project planning in professional (vocational) education schools is used for displaying the schedule of project objectives graphically and visualizing the interaction between its internal objectives; document sharing and teamwork implemented through a central document repository; exchange of calendars and contacts: project schedules, dates of activities and contacts, which should be automatically updated in all calendars of the persons conducting project activities; control over failures and unforeseen consequences.

The Partition of Regional-Specific Environment Management Area for the China Pulp & Paper Industry Based on Resources and Environment Carrying Capacity

2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 4163-4166
Author(s):  
Fan Chen ◽  
Xiu Lian Zhu ◽  
Qing Cui ◽  
Wen Xia Wei
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Pulp Paper ◽  
Management Area

Considering the operability of the environmental management type zoning in the paper industry, the evaluation index system of resources and environment carrying capacity is divided into two sub-index systems of the raw materials bases and paper industry. The weight of each index is evaluated by the AHP method, the index is calculated by the grey cluster assessment. The environmental management districts in both of the raw material forest base and paper industry were typified by using the GIS analysis method, respectively. Ultimately the national paper industry resources and environment management type partition is integrated from the two kinds of partition by using a two-dimensional matrix method.

PENERAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PADA KANTOR DINAS PEMERINTAHAAN WILAYAH JAWA TIMUR

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Dianne Frisko ◽  
Desi Arisandi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Environmental Management Accounting ◽  
Cost Inefficiency ◽  
Government Institution ◽  
Main Material

Induztrialization edge and economic growth bring some consequences to the society, such as pollution or environmental damage. The responsibility is not only lies in business sector but also contributed by society and public sector-government institution as their daily operational produce some waste material. One ofmaterial use in such organization daily activities is paper. Unproper use of paper will impact on cost inefficiency, as well as environmental damage due to the main material of producing paper taken from forest.Government as public service organization mostly deals with paper in their daily administrative business. While the othersites it also encouraged to put priority on budget efficiency included in paper consumption. This study aims to describe in what extend government efficiency initiative align in it environmental concerned. Specifically this study will explore the use of paper as one of most daily resource in government office using environmental management accounting (EMA)framework. The results convey that notion on some regulation pertaining with budget efficiency in Indonesia has similarity with the spirit and the benefit provided in term of EMA application. By implementing EMA properly, government may get information on cost efficiency along with environmental sustainability.

Beneficios tangibles e intangibles, imagen de responsabilidad social y el rendimiento en la inversión de las empresas certificadas “Verdes”

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (31) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Carmen Vargas ◽  
Joanne Enid Díaz Rivera ◽  
Eulalia Márquez Martínez ◽  
Pablo A. Colón
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Return Of Investment ◽  
Intangible Benefits ◽  
Green Business ◽  
Green Behavior

RESUMENEste artículo presenta las ventajas posibles de una empresa cuando opta por certificarse como “Verde”. Se analizaron los beneficios de conductas verdes y el impacto en el medioambiente. Los resultados incluyeron el rendimiento en la inversión, el mantenimiento de la sustentabilidad ambiental, el fortalecimiento de la imagen empresarial, ahorros en los gastos de energía, agua y materiales, y el impacto positivo en el rol de responsabilidad social corporativa. La certificación de empresa “verde” establece un marco operacional en el que se cumple cabalmente con la visión y misión de la organización, con un impacto amigable para el ambiente.Palabras clave: certificación empresa “verde”, beneficios tangibles e intangibles, gestión ambiental, responsabilidad social Tangibles and intangibles benefits, social responsibility image, and the return of investment in the Green certified businessABSTRACTThis article presents the possible advantages of a business when it opts to be certified as “green”. The benefits of green behavior and its impact on the environment were analyzed. Findings included return on investment, maintenance of environmental sustainability, enhancement of business position, savings in energy, water and supplies expenses, and its positive impact on the corporation’s social responsibility role. Certification as a “green” business provides an operational framework in which the organization vision and mission are fully accomplished, with a friendly impact on the environment.Keywords: “Green” business certification, tangible and intangible benefits, environmental management, social responsibility

Ranking and Sensitivity Analysis of Key Factors for Successful Project Management Performance: An Application of AHP for Oil and Gas Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhaj Ishtiaq ◽  
Mirza Jahanzaib
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Management Performance ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Oil And Gas Sector

<p>Complexities faced by oil and gas projects due to uncertainty and risk, demand the implementation of project management techniques for their successful completion. Therefore, this is made by using analytical hierarchy process, to identify and prioritize the key factors for successful project management performance of oil and gas projects. These factors are categorized into three groups which include attributes of project staff, project planning process and assessment of project quality. Using expert choice, a hierarchy is developed followed by pairwise comparison based upon data collection from industrial experts of oil and gas sector. Results of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) concluded that, project completion within estimated time and budget, clarity of objectives and involvement of top management are most crucial elements for improvement in project management performance of oil and gas projects. Whereas sensitivity analysis being carried out according to three different scenarios highlighted factors according to their relative importance.</p>

scholarly journals The Influence of Sewage Sludge Content and Sintering Temperature on Selected Properties of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3363
Author(s):  
Jolanta Latosińska ◽  
Maria Żygadło ◽  
Przemysław Czapik
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Apparent Density ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Closed Porosity ◽  
Specific Density ◽  
Sustainability Principles

Wastewater treatment processes produce sewage sludge (SS), which, in line with environmental sustainability principles, can be a valuable source of matter in the production of lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA). The literature on the influence of SS content and sintering temperature on the properties of LECA is scarce. This paper aims to statistically evaluate the effects of SS content and sintering temperature on LECA physical properties. Total porosity, pore volume, and apparent density were determined with the use of a density analyzer. A helium pycnometer was utilized to determine the specific density. Closed porosity was calculated. The test results demonstrated a statistically significant influence of the SS content on the specific density and water absorption of LECA. The sintering temperature had a significant effect on the specific density, apparent density, total porosity, closed porosity, total volume of pores, and water absorption. It was proved that a broad range of the SS content is admissible in the raw material mass for the production of LECA.

FORMATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES IN STATE AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-87
Author(s):  
O.A. BURYANINA ◽  
◽  
A.N. LUKIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Municipal Employees ◽  
Course Material ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Additional Education

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the possibility of forming professional competencies of project management among state and municipal employees in the system of additional education through their participation in project activities. The introduction of the proposed project management technologies allows officials at all levels to develop new professional competencies that would allow them to create a unique product in conditions of limited resources. The methodological basis of the study was a systematic approach, within which we used structural and functional analysis, general scientific methods: comparison, description, explanation, abstraction. In addition, we used included observation when the authors of the article performed the functions of moderators of project groups. As a result, the expediency of project training of state and municipal employees within the framework of the system of additional education was substantiated, where the reporting form of mastering the course material is the presentation of one's own real project, demonstrating the possession of project team members with professional competencies in the field of project planning. management.

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