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Implementation of Technical Innovation as a Corporate Strategy in DEWA – Power Generation Division processes
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-11) ALSAIDI, ABDULRAHMAN SULAIMAN
The purpose of this paper is to map out how an organization can translates innovation into business value. The organization that was chosen for the study is the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. DEWA is one of the notable organizations when considering how it has used innovation as a part of its corporate strategic planning to become one of the most efficient organizations. DEWA is one of the few government organizations that have been appreciated for excellent service delivery. When considering how DEWA became innovative company, it is necessary to examine the details of the organization's strategy and the guidelines that it uses to become as innovative entity. In this study, the primary focus is to establish a background on what is innovation as concept, examining particularly innovation management, and covering many aspects for both innovation and innovation management. Subsequently, how innovation is practiced and implemented within DEWA, with a specific focus on the Power Generation Division where many patents have been submitted so far. The findings indicate that the innovative ideas at DEWA are evaluated systematically with the goal of ensuring that they are aligned with the goals and objectives of the organization strategy, the Dubai, the UAE, and the global innovation index. Aligning the ideas with all these guidelines ensures that the organization is continuously moving in the right direction. However, internally it was noted that the Power Generation Division would need some improvements, especially concerning communication, motivation and awareness creation among its employees with regards to innovation.
The Effectiveness of Technological Innovations on Customers Satisfaction & their Behavioural Intention at Airports, Case Study: Dubai International Airport
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-09) EL NAJJAR, MOHAMAD HOUSSAM
The research study concentrated on understanding the effect of using technological innovations at airports and aims to recognize the relationship between technological innovations, customers’ satisfaction and their behavioural intention toward the airports. The expected results of the research were to enhance the understanding and the readiness of airports management in all over the world to use technological innovations and their impacts on the airports performance in general. On other hand, the research is expected to clarify to airports managers the opportunities to create a stable successful performance and business in this environment. A case from Dubai International Airport was selected for this research study and a total of 269 questionnaires were gained from the passengers who had the experience of a flight through Dubai International Airport. A total of 15 samples sere defused from the population, and a total of 254 samples were returned and were useful. Many appropriate statistical methods were used to analyze the data gained, in which they show an objective and valid conclusion. The findings show that the passengers are more satisfied when services are provided by technological innovations. In addition to the positive behavioural intention of passengers toward the airport generated as a result. The study comprehensively reviews and identifies the factors perceptual correlates that are unique to the airport growth.
The Influence of Cost Incurred on the Critical Success Factors of SMRs in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11) AL TENEIJI, SAIF MOHAMMED
The study began with the objective to understand the influence that the cost incurred has on the critical success factors of the SMRs. SMRs are a promising technology in the nuclear sector which can provide clean energy while being safer than the large reactors. Thus, to realize the study’s objectives, the primary independent variable (Cost Incurred) and the primary dependent variable (Success Factors) were categorized into four sub-variables each. Cost incurred was measured via the four sub-variables: Higher Profit Margins, Low Cost Encourages Investment, Low Cost Encourages Economic Cost and Easy Impacts Projection on Costs. The critical success factors were categorized into the following sub-variables: Governments Regulatory Framework, Government Supporting in Grid Development, Geopolitical Collaborations and Large Space Availability. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to the employees of UAE’s nuclear power plant. The results obtained were analysed through SPSS. It was found that there was a statistically significant correlation between Cost Incurred and Success factors. Subsequently, multiple regression was carried out and the regression was significant thereby a predictive model of the relationship between the cost incurred and the success factors was developed.
Maintaining TQM in a Nuclear Power Plant through Training
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11) AL AWLAQI, MOHAMED
The main of the study used to identify the influence of training program outcome on the total quality management of the nuclear power plant in the UAE. Several sub-variables were identified to ease the process of reaching the research objective. For the purposes of this objective, a quantitative methodology was used. A five-point Likert Scale questionnaire was developed and distributed to the employees of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC). The sample selection was done purposively with the questionnaire being distributed to five different levels of Management. Data analysis was carried out using the SPSS software. Results indicate that there is a general strong correlation between the training program outcome and the total quality management of the nuclear power plant in the UAE. Results for each of the sub-variable are presented and systematically discussed. Regression analysis was also carried out and a predictive model was developed for the relationship between the dependent and independent sub-variables. It was seen that almost all of the independent sub-variables had and influence on the dependent sub-variable, Knowledge Assets. Furthermore, One-Way ANOVA was carried out and the results of this test showed significant differences between the management groups.
Integrated Water Resources Management Plan for the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11) ALSHAIKH, SHAIKHA AHMAD
Increased human populations, rapid economic developments, and climate change have driven many countries in the Middle East to suffer acute water shortages. Additionally, they have caused a decline in the supply and quality of water and led to an increase in the cost of its production. In the last three decades, the United Arab Emirates has experienced rapid urbanization due to steady economic growth. Expansion of the economy is accompanied by a sharp rise in population, which has put pressure on its water resources. At present, the government has put in place strategies to reduce the population pressure on its scarce water sources by developing a system for managing the supply and demand sides for its resources. This research study aims at examining the current water management approach and challenges through qualitative and quantitative analysis. This paper draws attention to the need for the UAE to accelerate the integration of technology in production and supply, building public awareness, improving legislative framework on green building code, and collecting non-revenue water among others. This recommendation stems from a review of several publications on water management, which show that the future of water sustainability in arid regions lies in addressing demand-side problems and not supply-side challenges. It also is based on a survey that was conducted among professionals that work within the water and wastewater sector. More specifically, key tenets of this paper highlight the need for authorities to consider adopting smart water management principles that would see them operate more efficiently and create a greater and more positive impact on the country.
Leadership and Its Impact on Organisational Behaviour in a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11) Al Ali, Bader
This study seeks to critically investigate the impact that various leadership style have on organisational behaviours that are crucial in maintaining high organisational performance with respect to an NPP in the UAE. The leadership styles under consideration include transformational leadership, transactional leadership and LMX. The study identified a number of independent, dependent, and sub-variables to address the research questions and objectives. A comprehensive analysis of the existing literature was carried out and the variables like job satisfaction, job performance, professional development, and employee motivation was identified. The research is based on quantitative research approach to test the relationship between leadership style and different sub-variables. The data was gathered through a questionnaire that had closed-ended questions based on 5-point Likert Scale. The questionnaire along with the introductory letter was sent to employees under the different management categories at the NPP. Various statistical tests were carried out to establish the relationship between variables. The study found that transformational and LMX leadership styles have a significant impact on job satisfaction while the impact of transactional leadership style is significantly negative. One-way ANOVA was carried out to analyse the difference between the sub-dependent variables that revealed significant difference in job satisfaction among different management groups.
An Artificial Intelligence Approach for Predictive Maintenance in Electronic Toll Collection System
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11) Alkhatib, Osama
Predictive maintenance of Electronic Toll Collection System is a major subject in traffic engineering due to the complexity of the system and the difficulty of predicting the components failures. Two types of machine learning models namely classification and regression model were developed and implemented to predict the failure and abnormal behavior of the system. Nevertheless, the accuracy and performance of these models are questioned since they do not account for other system information. Therefore, for this paper multiple machine learning algorithms are investigated to predict system failure based on vehicle trips information as well as maintenance management historical data including preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance. Historical data of Dubai Toll Collection System is utilized to investigate multiple machine learning algorithms. Experiment is performed using Azure Machine Learning (ML) platform to test and assess the most efficient model that would predict the failure of system elements and predict the abnormality of the operation. Based on the experimental results, the predictions can be made to detect failure and forecast traffic amount. The models presented prove that data analytics can create new value in an ETC environment. The methods and tools used for modeling the prediction model can be generalized to be used in the rest of the ETC system also. As the amount of data grows daily, the model can be trained with more and more data as time passes. Therefore, the model can be re-generated from time to time to gain better results. There are no previous papers or literature reviews on applying artificial intelligence in predictive maintenance for Electronic Toll Collection failure forecast to perform a comparison of the effectiveness of Machine Learning Models. Despite having different performance results on predicting failures, most of the models produced close outcomes. Meaning no “perfect” machine learning algorithm that will produce good results at particular problem, in fact for each type of problem a specific algorithm is suited and might achieves good outcome, while another algorithm fails heavily. In addition, it relates to a great extent on the nature of dataset and the aim of model development.
Enhancing the construction innovation practices using exploratory project to overcome construction innovation’s obstacle and improve the project performance
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11) SAYYED, YAZAN
Even though the field of construction occupies a privileged place in a country’s economy, the innovation in the construction industry is suffering due to the low quality and slow growth comparing to other industries. Taking into account the role of innovation to succeed in a fast changing and extremely competitive market which highlights the high importance of innovation in the construction market for development and better opportunities. Hence, this research is investigating the reasons behind the backward of innovation in the construction industry and to propose solutions to reduce this gap. After intensive research, a gap has been noticed on the effect of level of innovation and procurement management on the construction project innovation. Accordingly, the role of construction projects’ obstacles and its effect in improving the exploratory project innovation and performance has not been studied before which provides a uniqueness to this research. To achieve this research goals, the impact on the projects’ performance will be studied in relation between the exploratory project’s level of innovation and procurement management type in construction projects (one of construction innovation obstacles) as well as the impact on each other. In order to validate these objectives, a quantitative method is followed based on data collected by a survey filled by professionals in the construction industry. The data collected were valid and reliable as proved by Cronbach and Spearman tests. The process of analyzing the data confirmed that there is a strong positive relation among the exploratory project’s level of innovation, collaborative procurement management, and project performance. Furthermore, the analysis indicated the role of procurement management as a moderator between the level of innovation and the performance.
Industrial Processes Performance Improvement using Six Sigma Principles and Tools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11) AlAwadhi, Alya
For the block bottom paper bag company, the main areas to consider were paper quality, printing, slitting, and glue type. In this project, TQM and Six Sigma DMAIC methodology were used to improve the process of paper bag making to make sure that the output of the manufacturing process meets the demands of customers. This dissertation was implemented in Falcon Pack, a company that is located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The data collected from the Falcon Pack Company was used to make an analysis that would lead to a lasting solution for the company. The analysis was conducted using regression analysis, Pareto Charts, and the Fishbone diagrams. Various techniques were applied during data collection, which included the empirical measurements, observation, and questionnaire method. The analysis of data using Pareto analysis uncovered significant problems. Fishbone analysis allowed for the suggestion of the techniques for improvement using Six Sigma and TQM. Printing and packaging industries are continuously facing fierce competition and the challenge of meeting increasing demands for higher quality products at economical costs. The triumph of a business is directly related to how effective its implementation of continuous improvement (CI) is. For any manufacturing system, Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma are principal CI methodologies. An adequate understanding of these methodologies and their relationship provides industries with a competitive advantage. At Falcon Pack Company, the percentage of the waste is very high. This occurs when workers are not included in the continuous enhancement of the products. Workers might make mistakes, although most are caused by defective processes and systems. A lot of time is wasted during bag making, especially during maintenance, setting, and cleaning. Another factor is a low performance that is contributed by operating the machine below the ideal speed, starting the machine, and ending the roll. Sometimes the company is also concerned by the quality of bags that they produce. The redundant quality is majorly contributed by printing errors, slitting problem, paper quality, and other defects related to glue type. Data analysis was used to find out the primary roots for the high wastage. Afterward, fishbone diagrams were applied to navigate the root causes for each type of defect that result in a high percentage of waste, which are printing, paper quality, glue type, and slitting. Statistics and regression were used in finding out the means of improving the system. Furthermore, the factors that influence quality and performance in the industry such as the environment, machine breakdown, employees, and machine maintenance, all with respect to customer satisfaction, were analyzed. Afterward, solutions that could be embraced to solve the existing problems, and those that could have been implemented at Falcon Pack Company within three months were considered and implemented. The enactment of TQM and Six Sigma at Falcon Pack Company improved the availability of services, performance, and quality of the block bottom paper bags. The enactment of TQM and Six Sigma at Falcon Pack Company has improved the availability of services, increased performance, and better quality of the block bottom paper bags. The process improvement with Six Sigma resulted to 99.7 % quality percentage which is 0.02% away from Sigma level. Moreover, there has been a significant waste reduction and operational efficiency, which has greatly reduced the cost of operation and better customer retention. On a scale of 10, Customer satisfaction increased by an index of 2.29 from 5.31 before Six Sigma to 7.57 after Six Sigma. Additionally, evaluation improved by a scale of 2.76 while comparison improved by a scale of 1.04. In general, customer satisfaction increased from 4.8 before Six Sigma to 7.5 after the Six Sigma implementation.
Developing a Fragility Framework for Supply Chain and Outsourcing Engineering Services in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11) Ababneh, Thamer
This research analyzes the risk and fragility factors which are affecting the outsourcing services in the UAE market concentrating on the risk events and its impacts on fragility. Different organizations have different needs or factors that drive their decision related to outsourcing. The research aimed to analyze the risks which affect the implementation of outsourcing and to identify the characteristics to build a fragility framework for the outsourcing of engineering services. The analyses were carried out based on process, people, systems, and external factors and attempted to specify the risk events that influence on outsourcing fragility and develop the outsourcing fragility framework for engineering services enterprises. This framework can be utilized by the company decision-makers to manage fragility as well as deal with the various risk events, both pre and post outsourcing decisions. Results showing how main risk factors influence the risk and fragility and assist firms where to focus when outsourcing needs to be decided or improved to avoid threats, harm reputation or financial loss, etc. The research findings showed that if companies can develop a strategy for outsourcing that addressed the limitation and challenges, the firms can get many benefits that come with outsourcing. Firms can save on time, get an enhanced quality of product, save cost, and gain performance enhancements that can provide the firms with the flexibility and capability to get better projects. There is potential to researchers to find how to minimize the risks and fragility to improve the supply chain and firms to decide for outsourcing their services with higher quality and less cost. Researchers can focus for specific industry for more coherent analysis and find relation between fragility and resilience.
Enhancing the construction innovation practices
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12) AL SHAHER, BASSEL
This research aims to investigate the impact of planning on construction projects duration in Dubai. The primary data has been gathered through a questionnaire which was distributed among the project managers of different construction companies of Dubai (UAE) to investigate their opinions. The secondary data has been presented in the literature review which has been gathered from books, reports, and academic journals. The analysis of the correlation has been provided to understand the relationship among the independent and dependent variables of the research. The conclusion has been drawn at the end, and suitable recommendations have been provided for project managers of construction companies.
A Maturity Model to Assess Organization’s Readiness to Adopt a Sustainable Business Model
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-03-14) Awwad, Mohamed Aly
Organizations’ Business Model (BM) plays a significant role in the world’s economy, society, and environment. Transforming from the classic BM into a Sustainable Business Model has become an accountable choice for organizations to strive and survive in the overpopulated world with scarce resource challenges. However, organizations need to identify the readiness prerequisites Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the transition to ensure a successful transformation. In this research, a Maturity Model (MM) will be developed based on literature review and outcomes from the research conducted with a panel of academics and practitioners’ experts The Delphi technique was employed to nominate the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) from the proposed Internal Organization Capabilities (IOC) with the experts. The final model has been implemented on a UAE for-profit organization for validation and market feedback. The findings validated the proposed MM and suggested that it can be used as decision a making tool to guide the organization's strategy. The proposed MM also has descriptive, prescriptive, and comparative functions which can be enhanced as the model application expands. The research helps companies that already committed to sustainability to verify whether they are consistent in the implementation of a distinct sustainability strategy.
An Analysis of the Forces Influencing the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the Intellectual Property Sector in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-06) AL YAZEEDI, ABDULLA MOHAMED
The study at hand considers the way in which the potential for the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasing in the current paradigm of social and economic change. This paper will consider the various dimensions of this proposed move of automating government services as witnessed through the signing of Memorandum with the South Korean government who will help to facilitate this move. Thus, the core aim is to uncover the various ways in which AI integration into the Intellectual Property mechanisms in UAE can cause massive shifts in terms of intellectual property management and innovation in general. The research objectives sought to identify the forces that will drive or restrain the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the Intellectual Property Sector. This research used the force field analysis method to identify the forces using a questionnaire specifically for the users of IP services and relied on personal interviews with selected employees within the IP department. From the findings of the study, it is apparent that the integration of AI into IP management has the potential to improve efficiency of dealing with applications and improving the overall rapidity with which applications are processed, it also revealed cultural and traditional methods of management are seen as the restraining forces whereas the driving forces were the continued support from the government to include AI into the workplaces and aim of having a technological skilled employee. Thus, this study has the potential of revealing important factors that needed to be addressed before the implementation of AI in an organization. Moreover, the study will also consider the intricate possibilities that are apparent in case of developing and furthering innovation potential in the country, specifically through the various ways in which AI can enable easier and more systematic application processing.
A framework for implementing Green Supply Chain Management: The Case of Petco Gulf
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-06) HASSAN, HUDA YOUSIF ALI AHMED
Growing global warming has caused irreversible effects to the environment, especially by supply chain industry. The main issue is, traditional supply chain logistics has affected the environment in many ways, through toxic waste, water, air, noise pollution. All this because of the conventional supply chain. To curb such environmental impacts companies, need to take strict actions in their supply chain. This dissertation aims to compare the differences between traditional SCM and GSCM; importance and need for GSCM. Taking PET bottles manufacturing company, Petco gulf U.A.E. as an example, it analyses the components of GSCM and different techniques that can be applied in a company to ensure that a company can switch from traditional SCM to GSCM. From this research, it was found that as Petco gulf is present in the U.A.E. it can take advantage of this and by applying the GSCM strategies against each of its components this will help the company by, increased overall gross profit with the decrease in cost since going green in its supply chain means reducing the overheads. This will give any company a competitive edge and boost its sales by building up the company’s reputation amongst its stakeholders, especially the consumers. The problem in Petco gulf is; they have zero green supply chain management practices and need to implement the practices into their current supply chain. The research methodology used in this project is a quantitative methodology with a deductive approach. An interview questionnaire took place with the company’s representative over the telephone. The major findings were that Petco gulf does not practice GSCM in its business, rather rely on conventional SCM.GSCM to be implemented smoothly in Petco gulf the goal was to find and analyse a framework that is best suited to develop GSCM in Petco gulf. This research concluded that to reduce their carbon footprint and become sustainable they will need to implement GSCM components and activities across their business along with the active involvement of its stakeholders.
Integration of Smart Sensors in Buildings to achieve Energy Efficiency in Hot and Humid Climate
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-07) JABR, BILAL SUDQI SAEED
Relevant studies on the subject have revealed that a third of the global and primary energy in the world is being utilized in buildings and associated structures. It is also estimated that this utilization would grow to above 50% by 2030 because of the fast and consistent growth in economic activity and increase in population around the world. People tend to spend the greater part of their time in indoor spaces e.g., commercial and residential buildings. Improving energy efficiency and indoor environment comfort is necessary. Hence, the trend towards designing smart buildings that incorporate intelligent control systems has become the norm in the construction industry (Shaikh et al. 2016). Most of the current buildings nowadays were built prior the evolution of significant technological advancements such as the internet of things (IoT). Relevant technologies have recently evolved at a vast pace, allowing for the possibility to introduce enhancement on the performance of various building control systems such as electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, automated control systems, renewable energy, building envelope and building insulation, and others. Therefore, it is important to assess the association between retrofitting old buildings and thereby turning them into Smart Buildings and the effect that this exercise may have on their energy efficiency through a holistic method. Of particular interest in this approach is to evaluate the impact on the HVAC and lighting systems in order to optimize the energy usage in those systems. Based on the detailed literature review that has been carried out to complete this research, it was found that there are few researches that have been conducted in hot/humid climates especially in the gulf region or the United Arab Emirates related to the area of study. Therefore, the research aims to study how can retrofitting existing buildings in the UAE to become smart buildings save energy and reduce the energy demand. The findings of this research can be used to develop strategies that enhances the energy efficiency in existing buildings that have HVAC systems in the UAE and the gulf region. This research assesses retrofitting the Lighting and the HVAC systems to an existing office building by implementing energy conservation strategies along with smart sensors to reduce the energy demand. An actual field measurement was done to an existing governmental office building in Dubai, and energy conservation measures are discussed and analyzed to reduce the building energy demand, on the other hand, a computer simulation (IES VE) was used to build a model for an office building in Abu Dhabi and varies energy conservation strategies on the lighting system and the HVAC system were applied and simulated to understand the impact on the modelled building energy demand. The results for the energy conservation measures that are proposed for the case study building in Dubai showed that upgrading the HVAC system controls could achieve about 17% savings in the HVAC power demand, installing a chiller plant manager would achieve savings of 14%, retrofitting existing conventional AC with invertor AC would achieve 38% savings, and installing adiabatic cooling would save about 11% of the HVAC power demand. While applying different scenarios in the computer simulation of an office building in Abu Dhabi, the results showed that there is a potential of reducing the power consumption from the lighting system by 16% when replacing the fluorescent lights with LED, and 75% reduction in power consumption when using dimming system that is linked to the occupancy sensors, and 7% reduction when controlling the lights in the building via dimming system based on the external day lighting. The simulation also shows that controlling the cooling set point of the HVAC system can save up to 7% of the power demand, and when linking the HVAC operation with the building occupancy it can save up to 9%, also, using the VAV system can reduce 20% of the energy consumption of the HVAC system.
Total Quality Implementation on Marine Transportation Association Under Natural Disruption of COVID-19 Pandemic
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-12) ASAD, NUHA JAMAL
The research done analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on daily public transport ridership in the total quality of the most populated regions, this is done to measure quality assurance and organization strategy in critical environments and to look into the impact of COVID-19 on Marine transport. The analysis breaks down the overall effect of Organization Strategies and Goals dealing with COVID-19 with respect to employees and operations affected during the pandemic, taking into consideration the situation in dealing with stakeholders during the COVID-19 period and how the Customer Satisfaction, Cost recovery and the Quality of Service were achieved in comparison to the previous plan were not achieved. The COVID-19 pandemic emergency has extraordinarily influenced the public vehicle ridership across the entire world. The total lockdown or partial lockdown devised by countries all over the world, which means that most economic activities were postponed until the outbreak, is contained. The decisions made by authorities in different countries regarding the outbreak of the pandemic have affected different factors such as their financial stability. Alluding to the World Health Organization (WHO) rules in regards to the pandemic. This brought about quick and serious ramifications on versatility styles. The spread of COVID-19 infections has brought about remarkable measures confining travel and action interest in all countries. Social distancing, i.e., decreasing collaborations between people to dial back the spread of the infection, has turned into the new standard. It can be expected that the demand for travel will reduce and that people will travel less by public transport. Social distancing might negatively affect subjective well-being and health status, as it might result in social isolation and limited physical activity. Thus, the main focus is to make approaches to securely utilize public transport. Explore the effect of COVID-19 on versatility practices with extraordinary respect to public transportation clients or users, as far as their readiness to travel and their security standards insights. Decide the Total quality measures in Quality affirmation and association system during the COVID-19 pestilence in the marine field. Considering the nearby government activities, concentrating on that first case declaration, crisis affirmations. The time of this review covers financial exercises between the long stretches of January towards the last quarter of dec 2020. Additionally examined in this diary, is the investigation of the potential post-episode circumstance and the monetary upgrade bundle. This research fills in as a kind of future perspective for examination on this subject. Keywords: Organization X, COVID-19 Pandemic, Marine Transport, business continuity, forecast, quality measures, financial sustainability.
Implementing Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process and Similarity Approach to Predict Health and Safety Incidents in Dubai Construction Projects
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-03) ABU SERDANEH, AFNAN
With the benefit of improving and developing the construction business in the UAE, a smart and resilient system has been generated. The construction sector contributes 7.4% of Dubai’s GDP and is highly exposed to hazards and uncertain events. Various types of risks can be obtained from the construction sites. Therefore, it is essential to explore and study strategies, logical methods and processes that save lives, increase profitability, reduce time, and enhance quality. The chosen case studies of this research study are three innovative buildings established to attract residents and visitors to live in. The selected projects are related to the residential sub-community sector. Although the implementation of these projects was initiated and processed at high standards, unfavourable events occurred during the construction phase. The developed MATLAB program is created to conduct the assessment method of the construction risks. The mathematical techniques utilised in the program are multi-criteria decision matrix, fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and similarity TOPSIS. The selected attributes which are used for the assessment are risks probability, health and safety severity, time delay, cost increment and productivity reduction. Besides, in order to promote accuracy and precision of output data, experts’ decisions must be taken into consideration regarding the attributes ranking and hazards rating. Furthermore, three different ideal solutions criteria will be examined to select the most appropriate results. By assessing and ranking the previous data of risks, project stakeholders will be able to predict future risks and apply mitigation responses prior to events occurrence. This research will propose mitigation plans to overcome uncertain events and reduce errors during the construction of projects.
A Structural Approach of Integrating Total Quality Management and Big Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management to Improve Business Performance in FMCG Industry
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-03-09) ABDELMOTAAL, OMAR MOHAMED BAHGAT MOHAMED HUSSEIN
The Supply Chain Management inside the industry of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods is considered one of the most complex supply chains due to high uncertainties and complexities due to involvement of different supplier, transportation problems and lead time issues. Therefore, this study examines the ability of integrating the concept of Total Quality Management which is considered one of the vital philosophies which tends to improve organizations in terms of achieving customer satisfaction and maintain continuous improvement which is highly needed inside the Supply Chain Management, as well as the Data Analytics tools which became very vital in decision making with the ability to clean, examine and analyze data to predict for future supply and demand, lead times and provide flexibility inside the Supply chain cycles, in improving the Supply Chain Management performance providing the Supply Chain Managers with high ability to predict future issues, selection of supplier, improve relation with costumers which will improve overall performance. Therefore, this study is conducted to identify areas of improvements in Supply Chain Management which can be improved through integrating the Supply Chain Management Practices with Total Quality Management Practices and Data Analytics tools. The study is based on collecting the main practices of each variable and collect data through preparing a questionnaire provided to experienced Supply Chain Managers in the field of Food Moving Consumer Goods. Structured Equation Modelling is used to test and validate the correlations between the variables examined and to test for the hypotheses developed. Thus, this study is considered very beneficial in terms of investigating the importance of integrating of the philosophies and practices to lead to better business performance and prepare organization for continuous improvements in every measure of the supply chain cycle.
A Research Study on the Teleworking in Engineering Sectors in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-04) AL RAYSSI, MANEA
Organization measures its success by its employee’s performance. It is one of the most important measurements tool to indicate the efficiency and effectiveness of the corporate system performance. Employees are the valuable resources in any departments, projects, product and service. COVID pandemic has forced the world to make new arrangement (which is remotely working) from the workplaces. Engineering and industrial sector forced their employees to implement this work arrangement, which led to disturbing some organization performance. The purpose of this study is to examine how level of autonomy, feedback quality, communication process, Work-Life Interference and communication tools, affected the employee performance in the engineering and industrial sector during remotely working arrangement in COVID pandemic.
Employee Reward as Moderator in The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership Style on Employee Motivation in Construction Organisations in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-09) ABULAWI, RAKAN HAKEM HASAN
This study aims to investigate the moderating effects of extrinsic and intrinsic employee rewards on the relationship between transformational leadership style and employee motivation in construction organisations in the UAE. The data were collected through a questionnaire distributed among the employees of different construction organisations in UAE to investigate their opinions. The data collected from 144 employees were analysed using a combination of inferential and descriptive statistics. All of the statistical analyses were performed using IBM's SPSS 28 statistical package. The study findings revealed a significant positive relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic employee rewards and employee motivation for construction sector workers in UAE. Also, the study’s results suggest that there is not enough evidence supporting the notion that the presence or absence of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards affect the impact of transformational leadership style on employee motivation for construction employees in UAE. The study's findings were compared with those of previous research. The study's limitations and the theoretical and practical implications of the findings were acknowledged. Moreover, the study's findings are expected to help develop a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between employee rewards, transformational leadership style and the motivation of construction employees in UAE.

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