Engineering Quality Management

Engineering Quality Management

By Corne Thirion and Jurie Steyn. Projects are often remembered for their cost overruns or delayed delivery, rather than the quality of their deliverables. Yet, it is the quality of those deliverables that dictates the potential financial gains or losses throughout its lifespan. This article discusses an Engineering Quality Management (EQM) approach that ensures the delivery of technical quality in engineering projects.

Project Governance

Project Governance

Project Governance By Herman van Heerden, Freek van Heerden, Jurie Steyn   Introduction Ed Merrow (2011), in his book Industrial Megaprojects, maintains that much of the pathology we see in megaprojects today reflects the nature and problems of the modern industrial...
Black Swan Risk Management for Projects

Black Swan Risk Management for Projects

Black Swan Risk Management for Projects By Jurie Steyn. Introduction Decimus Junius Juvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a poet active in the period AD 110 to 130. He wrote sixteen satires on the vices, abuses, and follies of Imperial Rome and is regarded by...
Natural Gas for Road Transport

Natural Gas for Road Transport

Natural Gas for Road Transport By Freek van Heerden, Corne Thirion and Jurie Steyn. Introduction Natural gas is a fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane (CH4) and is the cleanest of all hydrocarbon fuels. It generates carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, upon...
Small-scale versus Large-scale LNG Plants

Small-scale versus Large-scale LNG Plants

Small-scale versus Large-scale LNG Plants By Jurie Steyn.  Introduction Consumption of natural gas (NG) has grown rapidly over the past three decades and today accounts for nearly a quarter of the world’s primary energy supply. Although global primary energy...
Natural Gas for Power Generation

Natural Gas for Power Generation

Natural Gas for Power Generation By Corne Thirion and Jurie Steyn Introduction The world needs an abundant supply of clean and affordable energy to support economic and social progress and build a better quality of life, particularly in developing countries. Until...