Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 10 Issue 3

An evaluation of risk factors impacting construction projects in Ghana

Nicholas Chileshe, Adwoa Boadua Yirenkyi‐Fianko

The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the likelihood of occurrence and degree of impact of the risk factors on construction projects within the Ghanaian construction…

Low cost I‐V system employing variable power supply unit as an electronic load

M. Simon, E.L. Meyer

The purpose of this paper is to design and construct a low‐cost current‐voltage tester, bearing in mind the short falls of the existing testers and the ever‐increasing price of…

Optimization of curved roof surface design using GA

Heng Li, H.L. Guo, S.C.W. Kong, Zhen Chen

Due to the increasing complexity of curved roof surface design and the inadequate optimisation algorithms in design software, the optimisation of curved roof surface design needs…

Trade credit and supply chain delivery in the Ghanaian construction industry: Analysis of vendor interactions with small to medium enterprises

E. Badu, D.J. Edwards, D. Owusu‐Manu

Trade credit is treated as a financial intermediation device whereby construction vendors act as financial providers to their customers through deferred payments of goods…

Design and development of agile product development cycle for rotary switches

S. Vinodh, T. Selvaraj, T. Praveen

The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise and develop various phases of agile product development cycle (PDC) for a manufacturing organization.

Confined site construction: An empirical analysis of factors impacting health and safety management

John P. Spillane, Lukumon O. Oyedele, Jason von Meding

The purpose of this paper is to identify, clarify and tabulate the various managerial issues encountered, to aid in the management of the complex health and safety concerns which…

Theoretical modeling of orifice compensated symmetric hole‐entry hybrid journal bearings

H.C. Garg

The purpose of this paper is to present theoretical investigations of the static performance characteristics of orifice compensated symmetric hole‐entry hybrid journal bearing…

Editorial

Theo C. Haupt