Prioritizing the Aspects of Project Management Agility Using Contractors’ and Employers' Perceptions and Expectations by DEA Method in a Case Study in Foolad Technique Co.

Hadi Shirouyehzad; Arash Shahin; Mina Dayani

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2015, Pages 1-14

Abstract
  Agile project management concept was introduced in the 21st century for the first time to provide continuous and timely software to provide value to the shareholders. This method is also useful for a variety of projects to respond to environmental changes. As a dynamic business area, always there is ...  Read More

Studying the suitability of different data mining methods for delay analysis in construction projects

Farzad Movahedi Sobhani; Tahereh Madadi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2015, Pages 15-33

Abstract
  The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the suitability of diverse data mining techniques for construction delay analysis. Data of this research obtained from 120 Iranian construction projects. The analysis consists of developing and evaluating various data mining models for factor selection, ...  Read More

Identification and Prioritization of Barriers to Implement Green Supply Chain Management in Industry: A Case Study in Petrochemical Company of South Pars

Alireza Niazi; Mehrdad Nikbakht

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2015, Pages 34-51

Abstract
  In recent years, Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has implemented by the most of industries. With various barriers to implement GSCM, they couldn’t improve performance of the process and products according to the requirements of the environmental regulations. The paper aims to identify and ...  Read More

Using Knowledge Management Processes in order to Prioritize Organizations by Fuzzy TOPSIS method; with a Case Study

Hadi Shirouyehzad; Hananeh Shirvani; Mohammad Reza Vasili

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2015, Pages 52-63

Abstract
  Nowadays, knowledge management has become a key element of knowledge-based organizations activities. These companies attempt to effectively and efficiently use of their intellectual investments and knowledge resources in order to achieve strategic objectives executing various knowledge management projects. ...  Read More

The Periodic Capacitated Arc Routing Problem with Mobile Disposal Sites Specified for Waste Collection

Payam Khosravi; Mehdi Alinaghian; Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi; Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2015, Pages 64-76

Abstract
  Waste collection is a highly visible municipal service that involves large expenditures and difficult operational problems. In addition, it is expensive to operate in terms of investment costs (i.e. vehicles fleet), operational costs (i.e. fuel and maintenances) so that generating small improvements ...  Read More