Conveners
Safety and risk management: Session 1
- Francois Joubert (University of Pretoria)
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Mr Alexander Guzman (Ritsumeikan University)17/05/2017, 15:30Safety and risk managementResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)The sustainability of traditional technologies employed in energy and chemical infrastructure brings a big challenge for our society. Making decisions related with safety of industrial infrastructure, the values of accidental risk are becoming relevant points for discussion. However the challenge is the reliability of the models employed to get the risk data. Such models usually involve large...Go to contribution page
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Prof. Edgard Oliveira (Universidade de Brasília), Ms Maria Isabel Araújo Silva dos Santos (INSTITUTO MAUÁ DE PESQUISA E EDUCAÇÃO - MAUÁ-DF)17/05/2017, 15:52Safety and risk managementResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)Modern society is experiencing the fourth Industrial Revolution, which demands managers to develop industrial development plans and re-industrialization efforts, in search for competition in a digitalized manner throughout the whole value chain. Digitalization is characterized by the integration and control of production, with the use of sensor and network connected devices, whereas physical...Go to contribution page
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Ms CRISTIANI FONTANELA (Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó - UNOCHAPECÓ), Dr JAQUELINE DA SILVA ALBINO (Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso - UNEMAT), Ms Maria Isabel Araújo Silva dos Santos (INSTITUTO MAUÁ DE PESQUISA E EDUCAÇÃO - MAUÁ-DF)17/05/2017, 16:14Legal and security issues for digital processesPresentation only (Category B)The intensive use of Information Technology and Communications in contemporary society has provided advances and facilities in citizen relations with the Government, such as speed and a new configuration of cyberspace. However, frauds in the electronic environment are seen as a threat to organizations seeking to ensure access security and electronic procedures. Furthermore the Brazilian...Go to contribution page
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Dr Francois Joubert (University of Pretoria)17/05/2017, 16:36Safety and risk managementResearch Paper and Presentation (Category A)This paper presents quantitative evidence of the advantages of modern estimating tools and techniques, such as Monte Carlo Simulation, over more traditional, “rules based on experience” to estimate project contingency. These rules refer to statements such as “Add 10% of the project capital cost as contingency to the estimate when going into project execution”. Project contingency may be...Go to contribution page