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Description:: Engineering firms continue to adopt the practice of utilizing virtual teams, which faces unique challenges and requires additional management considerations compared with co-located teams. While virtual teams offer incentives in terms of flexibility and cost savings, engineering firms should be...
Author:: Lumseyfai, Josh
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GW Unit:: Engineering Management
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Holzer, Thomas and Blessner, Paul
Committee Member(s):: Blackford, Joseph, Holzer, Thomas, Mazzuchi, Thomas, Sarkani, Shahram, and Malalla, Ebrahim
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Supplier assessment and selection is critical in the world of logistics and supply chain management. Despite this criticality, however, assessment and selection related processes and methodologies are largely undocumented and informal. Given the inadequate treatment of published knowledge on the...
Author:: Borbath, Michael Remi
Keyword:: Contractor, Supplier, Assessment, CPARS, Acquisition, and Rating
GW Unit:: Engineering Management
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Holzer, Thomas and Blessner, Paul
Committee Member(s):: Mazzuchi, Thomas, Etemadi, Amirhossein, and Malalla, Ebrahim
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Since the opening of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) in 1976, failures have negatively affected consistent railway service across the areas. Over the last three years, WMATA has attempted increase efforts to perform critical maintenance that would increase performance and...
Author:: Barber, Tony Donell
Keyword:: Decision Analysis, Technical Failures, Reliability Engineering, Technical Uncertainty, Systems Engineering, and Systems Analysis
GW Unit:: Engineering Management
Degree:: D.Engr.
Advisor:: Blessner, Paul and Olson, Bill
Committee Member(s):: Etemadi, Amir, MacCarthy, John, Blessner, Paul, Murphree, E. Lile, and Olson, Bill
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Strategic sourcing has long been utilized by organizations to maximize budget and supply chain efficiency, usually through leveraged buying, but also through the formation of strategic partnerships with suppliers. When considering leveraged buys, the strategic sourcing process begins with a spend...
Author:: Knight, Amy K
Keyword:: Strategic Sourcing, Medical Purchasing, Buyer/Supplier Relationships, and Purchasing
GW Unit:: Engineering Management
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Olson, Bill A and Blessner, Paul
Committee Member(s):: Sarkani, Shahram, Murphree, E. L., and Mazzuchi, Thomas
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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