Pestel Analysis

An Appraisal of Common Types of Waste. For Suggesting Measures for their Elimination

BY
NAILA GHANI
Roll no. 16
SESSION 2010-2012

INSTITUTE OF QUALITY AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB
LAHORE, PAKISTAN

An Appraisal of Common Types of Waste.For Suggesting Measures for their Elimination.

SUBMITTED TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE DEGREE
OF
M.Sc. (QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT)

BY
NAILA GHANI
Roll No. 16
SESSION 2010-2012

INSTITUTE OF QUALITY AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB
LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Approval Certificate

This thesis by Miss NailaGhani, Roll no. 16 (Session 2010-2012) on the topic of“An Appraisal of common types of waste. For suggesting measures for their elimination”is hereby submitted for approval in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of M.Sc. (Quality and Performance Management).

Supervisor
Engr. Col. (Retd.) Fazal Ur Rehman Malik
Senior Faculty Member, Institute of Quality and Technology Management,
University of the Punjab, Lahore

DEDICATED TO
My parents who are always in my heart and soul. Their unconditional love and support enabled me to come this far in my education.

Acknowledgements

I have to thank so many. First of all, I bow my head in gratitude to Almighty Allah for blessing me the power, vision, proficiency and strength persistence with the capability to complete this endeavor and realize my thesis objectives.
My most sincere acknowledgments are dedicated to my thesis supervisor, Engr. Col. (Retd.) Fazal Ur Rehman Malik for his help throughout the preparation of this thesis, his ideas and comments regarding the structuring as well as the subject of my work were very helpful. He constantly verified if I was on the right track and supported me in my strong wish to conduct this thesis.
I would like to specially thank my family; my parents for supporting me to successfully complete my

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