socially constructed categories) to be social constructions. What is meant by the phrase ‘social construction’? How is race‚ for example‚ socially constructed? Social constructions of reality means the process of developing jointly constructed understandings‚ thoughts or concepts of the world by a society. Meaning‚ notion or connotations placed on an individual‚ group or event by a society through cultural or social practice‚ they become social constructions when they are adopted by the inhabitants
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USING E-TENDERING IN SINGAPORE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY First names YAP Last name YEE THARM Abstract: E-tendering is a relatively new and modern technique of tending system. The transaction can be done from business-to-business‚ business-to-consumer or Business-to-government buy and sale of goods‚ works and services through the Internet or other networking systems. This paper examines the pros and cons of using E-tendering in the Singapore Construction Industry and the future trend of E-tendering
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P * Procurement Definition: A basic definition for the procurement is “the way the building is realised” and “involves assembling and organising the skills and services of a team of construction professionals”. (the Construction Round Table‚ 1995). More precisely‚ the construction industry describes procurement as “a system that establishes the roles and relationships which make up a project organisation”; hence the overall organisation and communication structure for the management‚ administration
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Later the Arabs built roads that were covered with tar. The roads were constructed by preparing earthworks and lifting road foundation at the center for the water drainage. The road construction techniques gradually improved by the study of road traffic‚ stone thickness‚ road alignment‚ and the slope gradients. The initial road construction materials were stones that were laid in a regular‚ compact design‚ and covered with smaller stones to produce a solid layer. Depending on the main function‚
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1. Describe the impact the design and construction industries have on our society. Why are these professions so important? Building construction is a huge step in human evolution. Providing living spaces to favor our lifestyle‚ it supports our daily habits and connects places to one another. It fastens the advancement of transportation‚ energy production and all kinds of inventions. As society grows‚ building construction utilizes landscape and environmental resources‚ modernizing cities into a
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Infrastructure Project Cost Estimating Work Breakdown Paul Hewitt‚ International Project Estimating Limited Introduction Construction Cost Estimating Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) The term WBS has become a common term in all fields related to Cost Engineering including Construction Cost Estimating‚ Scheduling and Project Cost Control. A well defined WBS is the backbone of good Construction Estimating Software and can take several forms including the breakdown of items within an estimate‚ the layout of
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PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION USING SHARPE METHOD A PROJECT REPORT Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 The traditional Approach 4 The Modern Approach 4 Need for Study 5 Objective 5 Limitations 5 Literature Review 6 Research Methodology 8 Analysis and Interpretation 10 Findings 13 Recommendations 13 Conclusions 13 Bibliography 14 Executive Summary An equity portfolio consists of two or more securities. Individual securities have risk and return characteristics
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MIS PROJECT Project Synopsis Section: B Group No. 6 # | Names of the Group Members | GroupRepresentative | 1 | Abhimanyu Miglani | Name: Garima PantMob No.: 7840083820Email Id: g.pant2511@gmail.com | 2. | Ashu Bajaj | | 3. | Garima Pant | | 4. | Mehar Ahluwalia | | 5. | Satyen Chopra | | TITLE OF THE PROJECT: Study of evolution of MIS in Indian Railways over last two decades INTRODUCTION: Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest railway networks with a history of
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CV Carnegie Institute of Technology rbOR PEDERS&L SCIENTIFIC TEC IIN J N kM T AND N 0 Is 1oO GRADUATE SCHOOL of INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATION Wia Urim~ Me&*.‚ feenadu Management Sciences Research Report No. 54 PROPOSED RESEARCH ON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS by N. C. Churchill‚ C. H. Kriebel and A. C. Stedry October.‚ 1965 This report was prepared as part of the activities of the Management Sciences Research Group‚ Carnegie Institute of Technology‚ under Contract
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(4) Building construction is a complex‚ significant‚ and rewarding process. It begins with an idea and culminates in a structure that may serve its occupants for several decades‚ even centuries. Like the manufacturing of products‚ building construction requires an ordered and planned assembly of materials. It is‚ however‚ far more complicated than product manufacturing. Buildings are assembled outdoors on all types of sites and are subject to all kinds of weather. Additionally‚ even a modest-sized
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