3rd Edition

Engineering Management Meeting the Global Challenges

By C. M. Chang, Lucy Lunevich Copyright 2026
602 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

602 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The revised edition of Dr Chang’s textbook showcases the dynamic evolution of the engineering management field, driven by recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), digital technologies, and shifts in engineering management practices defined by changes in social and economic landscapes. This updated version provides valuable perspectives on the anticipated economic growth and... Read more

Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Editor

1. Introduction to Challenges for Engineering Managers

Section I. The Functions of Engineering Management
2. Planning
3. Organizing
4. Leading
5. Controlling

Section II. Business Administration for Engineering Managers
6. Cost Accounting for Engineering Managers
7. Financial Management for Engineering Managers
8. Marketing Management for Engineering Managers

Section III. Engineering Management Leadership
9. Engineering Manager as Manager and Leader
10. Creativity and Innovation
11. Ethics and Workplace Well-being
12. Operational Excellence
13. Regional versus International Trading
14. Engineering Management in the New Millennium

Appendix: Selected Engineering Management and Business Cases
Index

Biography

Professor, Dr. Lucy Lunevich is a program director of the Master of Engineering Management program at School of Engineering, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, where she has taught engineering management for over eight years. She has a PhD in engineering and a Master of Resource Planning and Environmental Law, Master and Bachelor in Sanitary Engineering and Public Health. Before entering academia, she was a principal consultant serving the global resource sector in Australia, US, Singapore and Europe. She had a successful engineering and engineering management career, delivering liquid natural gas complex projects in Australia, training, coaching and mentoring engineering managers. Professor Lunevich is an editor in chief of Water Environmental Federation (WEF), US and was an associate editor for International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management for several years. Professor Lunevich is the editor and coauthor of "Handbook of Engineering Management: Digital Economy," 2023. She is the author of four books and more than 40 academic publications and numerous government reports.

C.M. Chang, PhD, MBA, was an adjunct professor emeritus in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY. Dr. Chang taught engineering management for over 25 years and, for a brief period, served as the University’s director of service engineering master’s degree program, after having retired from Praxair, a Fortune 100 company after 25 years. He held five U.S. patents and published a large number of technical articles in journals, books, and conference proceedings. He was also a registered professional engineer.