EFFICACY OF CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION MODELS MIR FAROOQ ALI CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT KING FAHD UNIVERSITYOF PETROLEUM & MINERALS MAY‚ 2005 In the Name of Allah‚ Most Gracious‚ Most Merciful. KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS DHAHRAN 31261‚ SAUDI ARABIADEANSHIP OF GRADUATE STUDIES This thesis‚ written by MIR FAROOQ ALI under the direction of his thesis advisor and approved by his thesis committee‚ has been presented to and accepted by Dean
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According to Inditex‚ the Group ’s business model is characterized by a highly integrated vertical structure. In contrast to the model that has been adopted by competing international corporations‚ the Group handles all the processes required in the apparel industry—design‚ production‚ logistics‚ distribution to retail outlets—on its own. This model is based on a desire for structural flexibility and a belief that the customer should come first in every aspect of the company ’s operations. The main
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Metalcraft Supplier Scorecard The following analysis breaks down the strength and weaknesses of Metalcraft’s on the basis of the different business functions that utilize the scorecard. Buyers Strengths: * Buyers come from many functional background including purchasing‚ engineering‚ quality and planning. This ensures that different team members consider various elements when buying products to ensure overall high standards Weaknesses: * Buyers are compensated on the price reduction
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2 Suggest appropriate aims and objectives for a small‚ medium and large business. Aim for a small business can "Survival"‚ to survive in the market and look for profits. Aim for a medium sized business would be to maximize their profits and growth to expand their current business operations and increase market share. Aims for Large business would be external growth‚i.e taking over their competitors in the market. Secondly it would be adding value and quality to their products‚ and finally providing
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Christmas‚ few people stop to think how it originated. Started as a pagan holiday during the time of Romans‚ it developed in to a Christian celebration dedicated for Christ. People in different age groups‚ both kids and adults‚ enjoy the season of Christmas. Christmas has been very big and an inspiring holiday for many families around the world for many centuries. Packed with busy shoppers‚ jingle bells‚ colorful lights and Santa Claus‚ Christmas is thought by many people to be "the most wonderful
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4 steps to rebuilding customer-supplier relationships By Justin Brown Many customer-supplier relationships were weakened or damaged during the economic downturn. To rescue them‚ both sides need to acknowledge past mistakes‚ identify the causes of those problems‚ take corrective action‚ and monitor the results. As of this writing‚ all signs are pointing toward recovery‚ and economic indicators (take your pick) are suggesting a better ending to 2010 than we experienced in 2009. Optimistic whispers
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i Abstract Nowadays‚ companies face many difficulties due to the much competitive environment they have to evolve in. Therefore‚ multinational ones‚ particularly dealing with customers and employees‚ as well as competitors worldwide‚ have to take all the tools available into consideration to be able to stay afloat‚ or‚ at best‚ to be successful. Culture can be one of those efficient tools that can be used to make sure that the company will gain competitive advantages on the long run. However
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------------------------------------------------- The "Least Count" of any measuring equipment is the smallest quantity that can be measured accurately using that instrument.Thus Least Count indicates the degree of accuracy of measurement that can be achieved by the measuring instrument. All measuring instruments used in physics have a least count. A meter ruler’s least count is 0.1 centimeter; an electronic scale has a least count of 0.001g‚ although this may vary; a vernier caliper has a least count of 0.02 millimeters
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Supplier selection is one of the most critical activities of purchasing management in supply chain. Supplierselection is a complex problem involving qualitative and quantities multi-criteria. A tradeoff between thesetangible and in tangible factors is essential in selecting the best supplier. The work incorporates PROMETHEE-2 and AHP in choosingthe best suppliers. the result suggest that AHP and PROMETHEE-2 process makes it possible to introduce the optimum order quanti- ties among the selected supplier
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The case of “The Sole Remaining Supplier” deliberates between what is more important‚ a human beings life or financial loss. During the year 1975‚ doctors across the nation started to implant a new and promising medical technology called pacemakers. It was in its early years; therefore‚ cardiology doctors did not possess the advanced skills needed to install such equipment. A patient’s heartbeat depended solely on these units to survive; however‚ a malfunction from such unit would cause a patient
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