Rapid growth within the industry sector creates an array of novel issues that have to be dealt with. Major problems as a consequence of continuous and quick development of industry are as follows: the need for high energy consumption (be it electric or thermal), the increase in the level of environmental pollution, and the treatment of waste. Countries in transition, characterized by “an industry in the making”, need to seriously consider the above-mentioned issues. The industry should be subject to professional analysis (the application of resource efficiency and cleaner production) in order to achieve an adequate use of resources. Furthermore, as a result of increased resource efficiency, the industry sector and enterprises will benefit. Greater effectiveness will undoubtedly encourage the use of cleaner production and the launch of the Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) application in the developing countries (such as the Kosovo case). This research focused on the promotion of sustainable development based on RECP in Kosovo. Based on RECP, analysis has been conducted with the help of the method of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making – Analytic Hierarchy Process for all levels of decision-making. The process is based on four main pillars of sustainable development: environmental, technical, economic, and social. Through RECP, there have been identified specific areas in need of improvement in order to achieve the level within the allowed norms of rational energy consumption, minimize environmental pollution and waste, and maximize the profits of the industry sector (enterprises), which, in turn, can lead to the creation of more jobs.

The dynamic development of the societies and cities is significantly based on the role of transport. That means a number of issues need to be addressed in order to reduce emission, keep traffic noise on acceptable level, increase energy efficiency and mitigate long-term threats. One of the solutions is the implementation of electric and hybrid cars. This problem can be solved thanks to the sustainable mobility concept, in which transport needs are limited at the stage of planning spatial development from one side or in implementation of solutions based on electric & hybrid cars. This leads toward research for defining the indicators which would provide information to the policy makers for creating solutions for sustainable transportation and environmental protection. One of the scientific methods used in the research conducted in 6 Western Balkan countries is the AHP methodology and multi criteria decision making process for defining four pillars of indicators, social, economic, cultural, environmental indicators for possible implementation of different types of cars toward the fulfillment of the sustainability goals for the region of WBC's. WBC's as developing countries are still on the first stage in the process of defining indicators for policy making based on scientific methodology.

Sustainable development and sustainable transport are becoming of higher and higher importance. A scientific approach to sustainable development analysis means, first of all, identification of relevant indicators. Based on literature review and regional professionals’ view, a total of 90 indicators have been chosen. They have been structured in five hierarchic levels. A total of five personal transport means alternatives have been analyzed in the research. The AHP method of analysis has been employed in which 75 professionals from the Western Balkan countries have filled appropriate questionnaire. The research presents their opinion about the capacity of each of the alternatives to contribute to the sustainable transport in the region, but also puts a light on perception of the professionals on importance of chosen indicators. The results of this research could be used for further research and could also help to decision making levels regarding sustainable transport and sustainable development.

This paper presents a case study that is focusing on the improvement of the process of materials handling in real manufacturing company. Before the implementation of this project, the company was in a concerning state of incidents and learning events towards the ergonomics, health and safety of the operators who manually handled materials as part of their daily activities. It was proposed to use the Six Sigma framework in order to improve the process or design new process for performing the task that included manual handling of materials. In this study, through selecting suitable Six Sigma framework, mapping the current process, setting key performance indicators and using various design tools and techniques, process improvement is proposed; it will solve the problem, increase ergonomics and safety, but also increase the speed of the process and reduce the cost of spilled materials that were manually handled.

Risk management is one of the key project management processes performed in the initial project planning. The risk management process includes many steps, described in the chapter. Claims management is one of the most important challenges in large projects and linked with many financial losses. In the research, all frequent claims are identified in a piping project. Probabilistic claims are evaluated by questionnaire aimed at calculation of probability percentage and also probability of success. In order to determine reliability of questionnaire, statistical test of internal consistency coefficient was applied. Result of the present study is to quantify claims in implementation phase of piping projects and finally by analysing cost effects. Difference between probability of final project cost before and after application of claim indicates a more accurate estimation of project cost given portions of claims for project; impact of claim on project success rate in this project is 8 %.