Quality Management in Construction Firms Low Sui Pheng1 and Jasmine Ann Teo2 Abstract: As building projects get larger and more complex‚ clients are also increasingly demanding higher standards for their delivery. Total quality management TQM has been recognized as a successful management philosophy in the manufacturing and service industries. TQM can likewise be embraced in the construction industry to help raise quality and productivity. Two case studies of construction companies showed how TQM can
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Short-term Liquidity Current ratio: Coke’s current ratio have growth constantly during the period (2014 - 2016). In 2016‚ the current ratio is 1.28 which is higher than the previous year ratio‚ 1.24. It means that Coke has more $1.28 current assets to cover every dollar of its short-term debt. In this year‚ the current asset in the total assets increases 1.84%. The factor that contributes to the increase of Coke’s current asset is the significant increase of the Cash and cash equivalent account which
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AT A GLANCE HTC Corporation (originally High Tech Computer Corporation) is a smart phone manufacturer founded in 1997 and based in Taiwan‚ as an outsourcing company. HTC Corporation prides itself on offering open source mobile phones which are easy for both developers and users‚ and has quickly established its reputation as a leading company behind many of the markets most popular operated branded-devices. According to the HTC profile on the Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia HTC retains approximately
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equipped with berths‚ pier‚ warehouses and other facilities. Besides that‚ E&O has introduced water limousine as a unique attraction as well as to connect Straits Quay‚ the Eastern & Oriental Hotel and Lone Pine Hotel which are all owned by the company. Its 12.4 acres of festival retail centre comprises a 3 storey building with a net lettable area 270000 sq feet and hosts about 100 tenants. It has a centre boulevard with north and south corridor. The retail mall at Straits Quay is opened since end
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The Theory of Social Construction What is Social Construction? Social Construction Theory is concerned with the ways we think about and use categories to structure our experience and analysis of the world. (Jackson‚ Penrose) Nurture versus Nature The Nurture approach would say that rather than genetics or inborn traits‚ social ideas and categories (including stereotypes) are socially constructed or and then accepted as reality‚ despite the facts. – For instance‚ the earth was once considered
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Market Research in India 1 MARKET RESEARCH ON CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN INDIA This chapter comprises of the following sections; 1. Introduction 2. Outlook of Construction Industry 3. Overview of the Construction Industry in India 4. SWOT Analysis on Construction Industries in India 5. Problems faced by Construction Industry 6. Leading Construction Companies in India 7. Conclusion Introduction The construction industry is the second largest industry of the country after agriculture accounting for
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An Analysis of Wipro Company Submitted to: Prof. V N Bajpai Submitted By: Amrita Srivastava Ritesh A Shukla Piyush Rathaur Swati Rathaur Maneesh Singh Dinesh Tripathi Current rank of company vs last year rank Current year rank of Wipro is 2 Last Year rank of Wipro is 1 Wipro saw continued improvement in revenue productivity both in offshore and onsite‚ strong cash flow management‚ and 21% increase in IT services revenue. Nearly 46% of the revenue came in from fixed
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A New Construction of Masculinity Boys and young men learn early on that being a real man means you have to put on this tough guy persona. This persona’s manifestation are hyper-masculinity or machismo‚ independence‚ isolation‚ territorialism‚ inability to show emotions‚ inability to initiate emotional ties with other men‚ inability to recognize their need for community and sharing (Heath‚ 2003). In contrast with the construct of masculinity in classical Greek literatures where male-male relationships
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NETFLIX Company Analysis Michael M. Akers521 June 3‚ 2011 Academic Crib Sheet Continue your business analysis using the company you selected in Week Four. Write a paper no more than 2‚400 words in which you research the company’s business environment. Review the company’s income statement‚ balance sheet‚ and cash flow to determine the financial health of the company. Be sure to compare your company to at least two other companies in the industry. Be sure to answer the following:
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Name: Abubakr Mohammed Assessor Name: Paul Mohammed Sustainable Construction Learner Name: Abubakr Table of Contents Task 1 (P1) Six features of the natural environment that suffer as a result of bad practice………..…. 3 Task 2 (P2) 4 different forms of global pollution arising from construction projects ……………….....5 Task 3 (P3) 4 different forms of global pollution arising from construction projects....‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚. 7 Task 4 (M1) pote
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