Beschreibung
This textbook deals with engineering, science, technical, legal, and financial topics necessary for managing engineered assets such as all man-made tools, gadgets, buildings, equipment, machines, infrastructure, large-scale physical and industrial facilities and systems which pervade all sectors of industry. The book features knowledge derived from experience and expertise from science, mathematics, engineering and technology, business management, finance, information and communications technology, automation and control, operations and maintenance, logistics, as well as people management.The scientific, technical, and managerial contents of book are arranged in terms of: Concepts ranging from investment, value, and valuation; to uncertainty, risk, resilience, and vulnerability Principles including planning and organising, team and teaming, and decisionmaking are combined with imperatives of sustainability, standards, and legislative requirements Practices ranging from capital project execution, operations and maintenance, work execution, implementation of management systems coupled with data and information management, condition, risk, resilience, and vulnerability assessments, to performance measurements and improvement opportunities Practical issues such as financial and technological appraisals, technology obsolescence, the conflation and influence of 4IR technologies together with globalisation 4.0 business models By coalescing concepts, principles, practices, and practical issues from the relevant multi-disciplines, the book addresses the body of knowledge required for managing engineered assets in the 4IR era and beyond. The book is written for: Managers of engineered assets in both the public and private sectors who aim at a better understanding and practice for their organisational purposes and missions; Scholars and students who intend to strengthen or acquire knowledge about the concepts, principles, and practice of managing engineered assets; Policymakers and regulators in order to improve policymaking, governance, and evaluation frameworks on the management of engineered assets; The broader audience concerned about the management of engineered assets that constitute our built environment and provide the means for livelihood and human existence.
Autorenporträt
Joe Amadi-Echendu earned BS and MS degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Wyoming, and DPhil in Control Engineering at the University of Sussex. Joe has served as a teaching assistant at Wyoming, research fellow at Sussex, lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt and Rivers State University of Science and Technology, and senior lecturer the University of Greenwich. Dr Amadi-Echendu currently serves as a tenure track Professor of Engineering and Technology Management at the University of Pretoria. Prof Amadi-Echendu founded an Institute of Engineering, Technology and Innovation Management at the University of Port Harcourt. Joe commenced his career as an apprentice maintenance technician at a tyre manufacturing facility, and his expertise is underpinned by his doctoral research in digital signal processing, condition monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics of engineered assets. His extensive experience includes 12 years work focused on managing engineered assets in resource extraction and minerals processing industry, as well as 30+ years in academia, including consultancy assignments in manufacturing and utilities sectors. Prof Joe's teaching, research and consulting experience has resulted in the publication of over 150 articles and 6 co-edited books in the multidisciplinary fields of Engineering Asset Management and Technology Commercialisation. Prof Amadi-Echendu is the founding editor-in-chief of Springer's Engineering Asset Management Review Series. He is a registered professional engineer in the UK and South Africa, and a member of a number of international institutions. Prof Amadi-Echendu is a founding fellow and currently serves as chairperson of International Society of Engineering Asset Management, as well as treasurer of the board of the International Association for the Management of Technology.
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