Advances in Engineering Project, Production, and Technology

This book contains a selection of papers from the 13th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM) held in Auckland, New Zealand from 29 November to 1 December 2023. The conference was organized by the School of Built Environment, Massey University in collaboration with the EPPM Association. The book comprises of quality-assured theoretical discussions, data analysis, case studies, and industry practices, presented by global researchers and practitioners. The conference theme was “Creating capacity and capability: re-energizing supply chain for sustainable management of projects and productions in engineering,” and this volume focuses on papers related to engineering project, production, and technology. The papers are comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and advanced, and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from various industries seeking the latest updates on the fields of engineering, project, and production management.

Prof James Rotimi is a Professor of Construction Economics and Management at the School of Built Environment, Massey University, New Zealand. He is also a visiting Professor in the School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. James has qualifications in building construction management, civil engineering, commerce, and education. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building UK and holds professional membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK, New Zealand Institute of Building, Facilities Management Association of New Zealand, and the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB). James' research has focused on improving performance within the construction industry, integrating its supply chain, and optimizing the achievement of construction and project deliverables. He has over 30 years of tertiary teaching and research experience in academic institutions in Nigeria, UK, South Africa, and New Zealand. He also has various building construction industry experiences, including a senior associate role in a quantity surveying consultancy in Nigeria. James publishes extensively within peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and in edited books. He is the Founding Editor of the International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management IJCSCM, established in 2011.

Dr Wajiha Shahzad is a highly experienced academic with over 15 years of academic and construction industry experience. Currently, a Senior Lecturer in Construction Management and Postgraduate Lead at the School of Built Environment, Massey University in New Zealand, her expertise includes construction management, productivity, and modern methods of construction, with a specific focus on offsite construction. She leads a research group on ‘Future Material Technologies in Built Environment’. Her research has been recognised for its impact and novel contributions to the field of offsite construction. She has published various quality-assured journal papers, conference papers, book chapters, and industry reports. Her work has played a significant role in shaping policies surrounding the advancement of the construction industry in New Zealand.

Prof Monty Sutrisna is Professor of Construction and Project Management and is the Head of the School of the School of Built Environment at Massey University, New Zealand. He is the current President of the Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) and a current member of the Board of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB). His research expertise includes Construction and Engineering Management, Construction Productivity, Construction Procurement and Contracts, Construction IT and other Advanced Technologies applied in Construction including Offsite Construction, Decision Making Modelling/Support, Knowledge Based Systems and Artificial Intelligence. Prior to joining Massey University, he was the Head of Construction Management Department at Curtin University in Western Australia and he was the Director of PG Research Training & Outreach as well as the Programme Director for Construction Management Programme at the University of Salford, UK.

Dr Ravindu Kahandawa is a Lecturer in Quantity Surveying at The School of Built Environment at Massey University with 8 years of experience in the construction industry and academia. Ravindu graduated with a BSc (Hons) In Quantity Surveying from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and Completed my Ph.D. at Massey University, New Zealand In the area of "Cost Estimation model for Earthquake Damage Repair Work".  Ravindu is also the lead researcher in a NZD 200,000, BRANZ (Building Research Association of New Zealand)-funded project titled, “Construction cost blowouts – can a standardized opensource cost estimation process help?", and a key researcher in another BRANZ-funded project on Zeron carbon. Ravindu's research areas include construction waste, circular economy, and construction company insolvencies.