GROUND IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION When a project encounters difficult foundation conditions‚ possible alternate solutions are: Avoid the particular site Design the planned structure accordingly. Remove and replace unsuitable soils. Attempt to modify the existing ground. Relatively few options are available in choosing the ground materials and site conditions that must be accounted for in the design of highway projects. The project must
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ABSTRACT: Hospitals across the country are searching for ways to improve quality of care and promote effective quality improvement strategies. This research study‚ by members of the economic and social research institute‚ identifies and describes the key factors that contributed to the success of four high-performing hospitals across the country. Essential elements of a successful strategy‚ according to the study‚ include developing the right culture‚ attracting and retaining the right people‚ devising
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H Travel Agency Strategy Plan February 25‚ 2013 This paper will look at the challenges that the travel agency is facing‚ detailing a plan for change based on observations of challenges that the HR department is facing. Using metrics to explain change and how they can assist senior management during the planning process. Furthermore there will be an outline for the determination of the HR strategic plan combined with methods for the recruitment and selection methods. The details provided
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Memory Improvement Strategies Memory Improvement strategies are split into two main groups which are organisation and mnemonics. Organisation - this is when you categorise things into groups to aid memory recall. One method of organisation could be to construct a mind map. Research showing that organisation aids memory recall… * Shuell - two groups of participants were presented with a list of words. For one group the words were in a random order‚ whereas for the other group they were arranged
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will discuss how the FedEx Corporation strategically used IS to exploit the Internet to compliment their core business‚ and dramatically increase company profits. Based on this case study It will explain how formulating an IS strategy can help a company achieve its business objectives‚ and it will also discuss the importance of strong leadership and management support for the IS strategy. Fred Smith founded FedEx Corporation formerly known as Federal Express in 1973 in Memphis‚ Tennessee. An Express
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BUS 558 Business Travel Improvement May 22‚ 2010 Business Scope Currently‚ our organization does not utilize the internet to make purchases for business travel pertaining to lodging‚ airfare‚ and transportation (car rentals). Our organization currently uses travel agents to facilitate this‚ which is very costly. By implementing a project to replace the travel agency with utilization of internet resources‚ we can improve our existing process of business travel requests‚ implement
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USIU BUS 3010 BUSINESS LAW LAW AGENCY NOTES AGENCY LAW The law of agency in Kenya is basically that of the English Common Law. It deals with the relationships that arise when one person‚ the agent‚ is used by another‚ the principal‚ to perform certain tasks on his behalf. CREATION OF THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP Agency may be created in four ways namely‚ i. By contract ii. By Ratification iii. By Estoppel iv. By operation of the law Agency by Contract This may either be by express contract
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of the future work of business travel agencies Nevmerzhitskaya‚ Julia Master’s Thesis Degree Program of Tourism 2013 Abstract Date of presentation Degree programme Author or authors Julia Nevmerzhitskaya Title of the thesis Scenarios of the future work of business travel agencies Group or year of entry YMA11 Number of pages and appendices 68 + 2 Supervisor(s) Jarmo Ritalahti This study focused on the future work of travel agencies in the business travel segment. It aimed
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Business Law Tutorial 11 1. [ Refer notes - creation of agency ] 2. [ Refer notes - Duties of Agent to Principal ] 3. [ Refer notes - Duties of Principal to his Agent ] 4. 4 remedies available: Principal may repudiate the contract - Section 168 Contracts Act‚ 1950 Principal may recover the bribe from agent - Section 169 Contracts Act‚ 1950 Principal may refuse to pay commission to Agent Principal may dismiss agent for breach of duty 5. [ Refer notes - Termination
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Highway Safety Improvements. Assuming that the improvements that David Weber suggests get to be implemented‚ he should recommend the site improvement which has the least ethical issues‚ maximizes happiness‚ the least cost and most benefit. Utilitarianism can be used as the rationale to decide which of the two site improvements that David Weber should recommend. Act utilitarianism and cost/benefit analyses are the ethical theories best suited to analyze David’s dilemma. When using the act utilitarian
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