A construction project is unique, specific and dynamic, and therefore projects have different levels and combinations of risks, different responses are taken to minimise those risks and different consequences affect project performance. The primary aim of this study was to analyse the impacts of...

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to workflow management, the management of business processes with information technology. By defining, analyzing, and redesigning an organization's resources and operations, workflow management systems ensure that the right information reaches the...

In the Grid Computing environment, many users need the results of their calculations within a specific period of time. Those users are willing to pay for getting their work completed on time. However, this requirement must be agreed on in a Service Level Agreement (SLA) by both, the user and the...

This chapter describes the error recovery mechanisms in the system handling the Grid-based workflow within the Service Level Agreement (SLA) context. It classifies the errors into two main categories. The first is the large-scale errors when one or several Grid sites are detached from the Grid...

В статье рассмотрена проблематика взаимодействия субъектов в сфере обслуживания и управления объектами недвижимости, представлена концептуальная модель...

On August 14th 1996, the opening ceremony of the Amsterdam ArenA took place; the first stadium intended to be a multifunctional structure, a place where to host a wide variety of events, with a highway passing underneath the pitch and with a sliding roof. The Amsterdam ArenA case represents a...

В статье отражены проблемы управления стоимостью на предприятиях сферы услуг на рынке недвижимости. Проанализированы подходы и методы расчета стоимости...

The article reviews corporate real estate management problems during the transitional period of the Russian society between 1991 and the present time. There are interconnected processes of forming and developing the market legislative base for a real estate market, corporative structures, and...

Wissenschaftseinrichtungen und Hochschulen stehen in den nächsten Jahren in Folge der Föderalismusreform und der Abschaffung des Hochschulbauförderungsgesetzes vor besonderen Herausforderungen, die nur unter effizienter Ausnutzung aller vorhandenen Ressourcen zu meistern sind. Insbesondere...

Stärker werdender Wettbewerb zwischen den Krankenhäusern stellt diese vor erhebliche wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen. Kostendruck und Sanierungsstau wegen veralteter baulicher Infrastruktur verschärfen die durch die Einführung des Fallpauschalensystems (G-DRG) angespannte finanzielle Lage...