PROCUREMENT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA (1096-1114) NEED FOR RE-SKILLTRAINING TOWARDS MAKE IN INDIA INITIATIVE EVALUATING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGH AGENCY AND RESOURCES-CAPABILITIES THEORIES. A MODEL FOR MEASURING THE PERCEIVED QUALITY OF SERVICE INVESTIGATING THE FACTORS AFFECTING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IN NEW VENTURES THE NORMATIVE ASPECTS OF THE BRAZILIAN PUBLIC DEBT (1168-1182) THE ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY OF NEW VENTURE CREATION EVALUATION OF PROVIDING MILITARY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE BY EXECUTIVE DASHBOARDS (1196-1211) AND CHIP THICKNESS DURING END MILLING PROCESS ON ALUMINIUM ALLOY USING METHOD POTENTIAL OF AND ANIMAL IN

The selection of suitable procurement practice for construction projects is a very complex and demanding tasks for stakeholders in the construction industry. In spite of the overabundance of techniques and tools accessible to the stakeholders in selecting an appropriate procurement method, clients are faced with the decision as to which of the selection criteria can be adopted for a given construction project to achieve project goals and objectives. This paper focused on evaluating the existing procurement methods being practised in the Nigerian construction industry with a view to identifying and establishing the parameters for selection that will improve contract delivery systems. In this research, quantitative approach was used to collect data from 420 contractors, consultants and clients based in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja where large numbers of building projects are being procured. The findings revealed six most commonly considered criteria and deduced that, the quality, cost and duration of the project determines the type of procurement method to adopt. It is therefore stated that in selecting any particular procurement method for building construction projects, the complexity of such project should be clearly defined and the other performance indicators be given adequate consideration for a successful project delivery that will enhance the achievement of the client’s goal.


Editorial Introduction
This issue of the Independent Journal of Management & production (IJM&P) features a selection of articles submitted and revised until July 2017. Observe the works are the fruit of research and publications of undergraduate, postgraduate and entrepreneurs.
It is important to mention that all the works are showed without any kind of payment. All of them are published free from payments or taxes.
The publication also counts on the work of researchers from various parts of the world, which have undergone a process of peer review.
As chief editor of IJM&P, I am indebted to all members of the editorial board and reviewers, which contributed to achieve a very decent job during the evaluation and revision. Moreover, that they have contributed to the Journal in recognition of the international scientific community.
In addition, with all the authors, who trusted the results of their research and publications to the scrutiny of editors and reviewers who are part of our Journal.
Since 2015 we are promoting the dissemination of articles published on LinkedIn Pulse, through Chief Editor account of Professor Dr. Paulo Cesar Chagas Rodrigues.
In this fourth quarter we had the gratifying news that we were being indexed in Openaire, Dialnet and the new indexing platform of PKP. The system was also successfully upgraded to OJS version 2.4.8-1, which made it possible to correct problems in metadata export via the OAI-PMH protocol.
For the year 2017 we will be launching the new logo of our journal, as well as resuming the negotiations for indexing with Scopus and the Web of Science.
We have been working to consolidate our partnership with the team that coordinates the international IFLOG congress, which is held at the campus of the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, in the city of Suzano.
In 2017, will have a special edition published in July 2017.
The first table presents how our collaborators, by their categories of study and sex are.

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The Table 2 shows the preview data and journal access, since its creation in 2010. In Figures 3, 4 , 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 is shown a graph of the amount of hits that the journal received between January 1 2014 and November 31 2016; these data are based on information provided by the Google analytics. The Figure 4 shows the comparison of the number of cities, around the world, that have accessed the journal.  The Figure 6 shows the comparison of the number of countries, around the world, that have accessed the journal.   /www.ijmp.jor.br v. 7, n. 4, October -December 2016ISSN: 2236 [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/] Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License

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The Figure 8 shows the comparison of the number of viewers, around the world, that have accessed the journal.   Figure 10 shows the graph with the number of accesses during the year 2016, classified by age and sex. This graph allows to observe the profile of users who access our Journal. It can be observed that the female audience stands out in the age range between 18 and 24 years old. And the age range that most accesses the journal is between 25 and 34 years old.