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    Quality Cost 1 Quality is defined from the customer´s point of view l Performance l Performance or the primary operating characteristics of a product or service. Example: For a car‚ it is speed‚ handling‚ and acceleration. For a restaurant‚ it is good food. l Features l Features or the secondary characteristics of a product or service. Example: For a TV‚ it is an automatic tuner. For a restaurant‚ it is linen table cloths and napkins . l Reliability l Reliability

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    site manger role will be keeping records associated with safety e.g. statutory inspections‚ including records required by CDM for hazard management e.g. sub-contractors method statements etc and anything else required by statue or included in the Construction Phase Plan and by the relevant procedures in the contractors Manual of Quality‚ Safety and the Environment. In addition to this the assistant site manager would be consistent with what the employer and site manager wishes it to be and which would

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    INDOOR AIR QUALITY with Air & Odor Management (AOM)CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGYECV3144Alexandre DUSHIMESCM – 019559Lecturer: Mr Chan Joo Aik | Date : 17th October 2012 | | | Contents A. INTRODUCTION 2  Green Building 2 About Air & Odor Management (AOM) 2 1. AIR CLEANING AND PURIFYING 3 1.1. Air purifier 3 1.2. Fresh air system 3 1.3. Ceiling mounted electronic air cleaner 3 1.4. KITCHEN EXHAUST ELECTROSTATIC AIR CLEANER 4 2. ODOUR CONTROL 5 Examples: 5  Portable

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    Industrial Intern‚ I was assigned a project on Cement Plant Design (1800 TPD)‚ which encompassed Raw-Mix Design and Capacity Calculations for various equipment. Here‚ I got aquainted with the Pollution and Energy Conservation problems faced by the Cement Industry and devoted a significant portion of my project to the pollution abatement methods. My final year dissertation was on the Manufacture of Phosphoric

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    price-cutting suggestions prior to signing a contract? Why or why not? Yes‚ I find it premature for the contractor to offer the suggestions before signing a contract because just like in this senerio‚ the contracter basically gave them ideas to lower the cost and now the owner is looking for a deal even cheaper than the one presented. It’s a cut throat world out there may the best bidder bid‚ never tell your secrets until you sign the deal. c. Do you believe the owner has put the contractor at an unfair

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    Q: Is depreciation expense or depreciation cost is fixed cost or variable cost in nature? Fixed costs: Fixed costs are such costs that do not change with the change in activity level within the relevant range. Where relevant range can be defined in terms of time or activity level. Variable costs: Variable costs are such costs that change with the change in activity level . Coming to the question‚ depreciation expense or depreciation cost can either be fixed or variable and this depends on the

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    Structure Setting and Adjustment | Definition | A pay structure is a collection of pay rates or pay ranges.Structure setting and adjustment is the process of developing‚ adjusting‚ and maintaining a pay structure. | Purpose | Pay structures are used to help organizations: * maintain pay levels that are competitive with the external labor market‚ * maintain internal pay relationships among jobs‚ * recognize and reward differences in level of responsibility‚ skill‚ and performance‚ and

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    Sharon Construction

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    Student Handbook BADM 200W~Analysis of Business Issues A Writing in the Disciplines (WID) Course The George Washington University School of Business Fall‚ 2010 Warren Sharp‚ PhD Visiting Professor‚ School of Business Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 Format of the Course 3 Learning Objectives 4 Methods of Communication 4 Critical Thinking 5 Revision and Feedback (Peer Review) 5 Research and Analysis 6 Career Management Strategy 6 Business Terminology 7

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    managers in the Chinese construction industry Jun Ying Liu a‚*‚ Sui Pheng Low b a b Department of Construction Management‚ Tianjin University‚ Tianjin 300072‚ PR China Department of Building‚ National University of Singapore‚ Singapore 117566‚ Singapore Received 13 December 2009; received in revised form 26 January 2010; accepted 28 January 2010 Abstract Project managers in the construction industry‚ play an important role in achieving project objectives. Construction involves a demanding

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    evolution of project management as a discipline in the construction industry‚ the functions and values would also be evaluated. 2.0 Evolution of Project Management Discipline in the Construction Industry Project management has been in the construction industry since man started erecting buildings; little attention was given to the management of people and activities within the project. The main aim then was to get the building erected until recent times the management and organisation of people started

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