...Light steel construction and modular homes as alternative building methods in South Africa. By: Dewald Barnard 26144362 Submitted in fulfilment of part of the requirements for the degree of B.Sc(Hons)(Construction Management) In the faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and information technology University of Pretoria 1. Chapter 1......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1Research Proposal.......................................................................................................................... 7 1.2. Problem ........................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2.1 Chapter 2................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2.2 Chapter 3................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2.3 Chapter 4................................................................................................................................ 8 1.2.4 Chapter 5................................................................................................................................ 8 1.3. Research methodology ..........................................................................................................
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...BAM 421 Operations Management Unit 4 Examination Follow Below Link to Download Tutorial https://homeworklance.com/downloads/bam-421-operations-management-unit-4-examination/ For More Information Visit Our Website ( https://homeworklance.com/ ) Email us At: Support@homeworklance.com or lancehomework@gmail.com BAM 421 Operations Management Unit 4 Exam 1. The aggregate plan gets input or feedback from which of the following areas? 2. engineering 3. finance, marketing and human resources 4. the master production schedule 5. procurement, production and general management 6. All of the above. 2. Which portion of the master production schedule is normally fixed, frozen or firm? 3. the entire schedule 4. only the aggregate schedule 5. only the middle of the schedule 6. only the near-term portion 7. only the far-term portion 3. In continuous (stock-to-forecast) operations, the master production schedule is usually expressed in terms of _______________. 4. end items 5. modules 6. kits 7. customer orders 8. warehouse orders 4. In job shop (make-to-order) operations, the master production schedule is usually expressed in _______________. 1. end items 2. modules 3. kits 4. customer orders 5. warehouse orders 5. A document calls for the production of 50 small garden tractors in week 1, 50 small garden tractors and 100 riding mowers in week 2, 100 riding mowers and 200 garden utility carts in week 3 and 100 riding mowers in week 4. This...
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...Characteristics of an Effective Paragraph • Direction: a strong topic sentence that states the main idea and sets the course of the paragraph. It answers the question, “What is your point?” • Unity: makes one main point and sticks to that point throughout the paragraph • Coherence: ideas in the paragraph are logically connected and easy to follow ------------------------------------------------- • Development: main idea is well supported with details, facts, examples, reasons, etc. Unity Unity refers to the extent to which all of the ideas contained within a given paragraph "hang together" in a way that is easy for the reader to understand. When the writer changes to a new idea -- one which is not consistent with the topic sentence of the paragraph -- the writer should begin a new paragraph. Unity is important because it aids the reader in following along with the writer's ideas. The reader can expect that a given paragraph will deal only with one main topic; when a new paragraph begins, this signals that the writer is moving on to a new topic. Consider the following example. Note that there are two main ideas presented in this paragraph. The topic sentence indicates that the paragraph will deal with the subject of "employees' attitudes," but the paragraph shifts unexpectedly to the topic of "management's attitudes." To achieve unity in this paragraph, the writer should begin a new paragraph when the switch is made from employees to managers. Example "Employees'...
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...Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/614719/ Modular & Portable Buildings UK Description: This market research report analyses the UK market for modular and portable buildings for a five year review period and a five year forecast period up until 2012. The report includes permanent modular, portable units and semi-permanent portable buildings. Semi permanent portable buildings and portable units have been further segmented by type of frame material, by type of wall material, by type of client and by end-user sector and permanent modular buildings have been further segmented by type of frame material, by type of wall material and by end user sector. This report identifies factors that affect demand as well as analysing distribution and the industry structure within the UK which includes 28 company profiles. With this report, you will find essential data to help you plan your business strategy and budgeting. The quantitative and qualitative analysis in this report includes: UK market for modular and portable buildings, in value, 2003 2012 UK market for modular and portable buildings, by type of building, in value, 2003 2012: - permanent modular - portable units - semi-permanent portable UK market for modular and portable buildings, by end-user sector, in value, 2007: - education - healthcare - construction - offices - hotels - retail - leisure & events - commercial & industrial - prison - military - housing UK market for semi permanent portable...
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...the adoption of construction industry and the use of prefabrication of components in building construction. IBS is defined as a construction technique in which components are manufactured in a controlled environment (on or off site), transported, positioned and assembled into a structure with minimal additional site work [1-4]. It consists of precast component systems, fabricated steel structures, innovative mould systems, modular block systems and prefabricated timber structures as construction components [3]. Parts of the building that are repetitive but difficult and too time consuming and labor intensive to be casted onsite – are designed and detailed as standardized components at the factory and are then brought to the site to be assembled [3]. The onsite casting activities in IBS utilize innovative and clean mould technologies [1-3]. The construction industry has started to embrace IBS as a method of attaining better construction quality and productivity, reducing risks related to occupational safety and health, alleviating issues for skilled workers and dependency on manual foreign labor, and achieving the ultimate goal of reducing the overall cost of construction. Apart from this, it offers minimal wastage, fewer site materials, a cleaner and neater environment, controlled quality, and lower total construction costs [4-6]. ...
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...University Client: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Project Manager: Campus Development Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Project Architect: AD+RG Architecture Design and Research Group Ltd. Architectural Collaborators: AGC Design Ltd. Wang Weijen Architecture Acknowledgements Received - Green Building Award 2008 Merit Award in the New Construction Category. by Professional Green Building Council - Highest BEAM (Building Environmental Assessment Method) rating of Platinum by HKBEAM Society. (The first educational building in Hong Kong to achieve such rating) Acknowledgements Received - Finalist in “World Architecture Festival 2008” in Barcelona on October 2008 - one of the 12 Finalists in the Learning Category and is the only Hong Kong architectural practice in this Category. 0.0 Project Brief (I) Introduction The Project is a high-rise 19-storey institutional building for the Hong Kong Community College. It aims at providing a dynamic and interactive space for youth education while incorporating the sustainable design considerations and construction techniques into the building. 4 main design and engineering concepts: - Sustainable multi-storey building for the 21st century campus - Design for identity, adaptability and flexibility - Optimizing public communal space to inherit PolyU’s campus quality - Effective circulation design consideration for high-rise campus | 0.0 INTRODUCTION | 1.0 QUALITY | 2...
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...including system design, which is a complex process of studying the requirement of the end user, the market analysis as well as the development of the standardized component. Another researcher named Paris (1997) defined IBS as a system that uses an industrialised production technique, either in the production of component or during the assembly of building, or both. In addition, IBS is defined as a construction process that utilises techniques, products, components, or building system that involves prefabrication work, be it off-site or on site, under controlled environment, and being transported, positioned, and on-site installation with minimum site works. This definition is defined by the IBS roadmap (2003). Besides, other researches named Rahman and Omar (2006) have defined IBS as, the pre-fabricated components that are used to build a construction system. The components are manufactured systematically using machines, formworks and other forms of mechanical equipment. They are manufactured off-site and once completed, they will be delivered to construction sites for assembly and erection. While Chung and Kadir (2007) interpreted IBS as a mass...
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...Facility Planning – Considerations Elizabeth Theodorides February 23, 2015 Intro In this paper I will go over the topics of what is the regulatory requirtement and their effects on the design and equipment and colors sections and noise issues. Also the types of equipment needed examination of budget planning and cost estimates, and description of the role of stakeholders in facility planning and development. Regulatory Requirements Hospitals are among the most regulated of all building types. Like other buildings, they must follow the local and/or state general building codes. However, federal facilities on federal property generally need not comply with state and local codes, but follow federal regulations. For many years the health care system has experienced a continuing decline in the number of beds required for inpatients. As inpatient care is reduced, there is a corresponding trend toward increased outpatient health care. An outpatient clinic is less expensive to build and operate than a hospital. Space need not be devoted to "hotel functions" (the typical nursing units of hospitals), (WBDG) and the extensive dietetic and housekeeping areas that accompany them. Fire code requirements are considerably less demanding and mechanical and electrical systems can be simpler. Multiple shifts of staff are not required, since the building is usually closed at nights and on weekends, and housekeeping can take place after it is closed to patients and most staff, rather than...
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...December 8, 2013 Earthship Design, Materials, and Sustainability Earthship design is a movement initiated by Michael Reynolds. Earthship Biotecture is a method of architecture and design that incorporates recycled materials, earthen materials, and renewable energy sources into a sustainable and self-sufficient home. The purpose of this according to Michael Reynolds it to achieve energy independence, sustainable housing, and relieve the burdens of stress on the environment from conventional building methods while keeping cost minimal. Utilizing waste and earthen materials, Michael was able to construct comfortable living, beautiful architectural design, and self-sufficiency with sustainable technologies. In achieving low cost construction methods, as little as $20 a square foot, a new way of living can be imagined in which utilities, mortgages, and sustenance cost are reduced. This reduction in expenses provide for the availability of greater opportunities due to decreased economic constraints, but furthermore provides a cost effective and sustainable method for supplying homes for those stricken with poverty. The purpose of this writing is to discus some of the materials and methods required and the various components that work together to create a dynamic self-sufficient home. The first concept discussed is the principle of thermal mass to maintain a constant temperature. Houses are built with south facing walls, typically glass, providing the energy from the...
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...John (CEO) and Jean Abernathy (CFO), a husband and wife team, owned and operated J&J Electrical Contractors, Inc. (J&J).1 J&J performed commercial, industrial, residential, and public electrical-contracting work. Electrical work included wiring and installing anything to do with power, lighting, or other electrical equipment, and electrical contractors had to be licensed by the state of California. Often, electrical contractors were called to a job by a general contractor who had overall responsibility for constructing a building or remodeling it. But they could also bid on projects independently, especially in the public sector. By May 2006, John and Jean had successfully grown J&J from a company of three electricians to one of fifty-four employees. They took the company to 2005 revenues of $5.22 million, a 75 percent growth over revenues of $2.98 million in 2001. J&J prided itself on its reputation for good customer service as reflected by John: Our most important accomplishment has been customer service. We have built our reputation on integrity, responsibility and reliability. Even though we are not always the cheapest, when customers hire J&J Electrical for a project they know what they are going to get; there are not a lot of surprises. When we do have a bad project, we never have to go to court. Instead of letting it go to our bonding company or walking away from the project and going into litigation, we just fix the problem, take the loss, and go on. You ...
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...Total Quality Management Vol. 21, No. 9, September 2010, 953 –969 Barriers and benefits of quality management in the construction industry: An empirical study Peter Hoonakkera∗ , Pascale Carayona,b and Todd Loushinec a Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (CQPI), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA; bDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering University of WisconsinMadison, Madison, USA; cDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, USA In this paper we discuss the problems of defining quality in the construction industry, examine possible benefits of implementing quality, and look at barriers to quality implementation in construction. We use data collected during interviews with contractors and data from questionnaire surveys. Results show that contractors do understand the potential benefits of quality implementation but that there are also many barriers to implementation. We describe recent developments that might help to overcome the barriers. However, the different actors in construction need to understand that change is a slow and often painful process and that much effort is required to implement quality in construction industry. Keywords: quality management; construction industry; interview; survey Introduction During the past decades the construction industry has been criticised for its poor performance and productivity in relation to other industries (Alarcon & Ashley, 1992; Forbes, 1993;...
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...Grant Lewis 1043 WRC Dr. Roberts November 23, 2011 Social Architecture The term architecture takes into consideration a number of things. These are space, mass, volume, light, texture, shadow, program and materials. The building that is the end product is a creative manipulation of all these elements. The term also includes the pragmatic elements like construction, technology and cost. And thus, the architect achieves something, which is functional, aesthetic, socially conscious and most of the times artistic too. Taken to its deeper roots, even an ordinary structure does need someone to design and supervise the construction. So, it would have been difficult to think of any building, be it a home, office, school, church or anything else, without the help of an architect. Thus, the industry of architecture has been in existence since the time man thought of building a private hut (Bennett). And by the 21st century, it has flourished into a full-fledged business. An architect designs and sometimes supervises the construction of buildings. Anything from tunnels that run far beneath the ground, to skyscrapers that tower above it, architects have always had a hand in building these great structures (Front Cover). Architects have designed the greatest buildings in history, from the stoic World Trade Center in New York, to the graceful and natural Falling Waters house in Pennsylvania, building styles differ as much as the architects who build them. The Social Architect's...
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...september 16,200x Tellememer Insurace Company, 25 Main St, Suite R Albuquerque,nm 87122 Dear Sir or Madam, RE: Ron Emerson, I understand from Mr.Emerson that the insurace company feels that the changes for my sercice on July 30,200x,are excessive. Mr.Emerson was seen on an early sunday morning with a stab wound in the cheast, which had penetrated his lung producing an air leak into his chest wall. In addition, he had a laceration of his lung. After consulation and review of his x-rays, his laceration was repaired. He was observed in the hospital for 2 days, to be sure that he did not have continuing hemmorrhage or collapse of his lung. I feel, that the bill given to Mr.Emerson is a fair one.Wereceived on July 31,200x, a Tellememer Insurance Company check for $200: and feel that, your payment of $180 is unreasonable.It is doubtful,that one could get a plumber to come out early Sunday morning to fix a leaky pipe for $200; and Mr.Emerson's situation in my opinion,was much more serious then would be encountered by a plumber. We will bill Mr.Emerson for the remainder of the $680 balanceon his account but i want you to know,that we feel that your payment is insufficient.If he feels that the bill is excessive,we would be glad to submit to arbitration through the County Medical Society Fee Committee.If this fails,I suggest we seek help through the New Mexico Insurance Commission. Sincerely Yours, William A. Berry, Md rl Encolsed:...
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...1.0 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING (MRP) DEFINITION Material requirements planning (MRP) is a production planning and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes. It is the process that helps companies makes volume and timing calculation. Most of MRP is based on the software, sometime company use the existing software and make the new software based on the company wants. The objectives of MRP system are to: • Ensure materials are available for production and products are available for delivery to customers. • Maintain the lowest possible material and product levels in store. • Plan manufacturing activities, delivery schedules and purchasing activities. • Required goods are available when required at a right place and time. • Reduce storage and inventory holding cost and improve customer service. MRP system typically requires certain data records which the MRP programs checks and update. The chart below shows the information required to perform MRP and some of the output. Customer order record exactly what each customer has ordered, how many they ordered and when they required delivery. Forecast demand using historical data to predict future trends, cycle and seasonality is always difficult. This process is more to predict of the orders. Inventory record in MRP is to know how some of the required items already in stock. This stock may be in the progress or in raw of material. Bills of the material contains detailed...
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...Barilla SpA (Written Case Report) By Imran Chaudhry Overview: Barilla SpA one of the world’s largest pasta producer has growing burden of demand fluctuations and venialities on its manufacturing and distribution system. Giorgio Maggiali as director of logistics trying to implement idea of JITD (Just-in Time Delivery) so that Barilla’s own logistics department could manage more effectively delivery quantities and meet end consumer’s needs and more evenly distribute the workload on its manufacturing and logistics systems. Giorgio Maggiali after couple of years of efforts to implement the idea has not been successful and could not make significant progress. Problems to implement JITD The problems and weaknesses Giorgio Maggiali has to implement the JITD are: • Barilla’s distributors unwilling to support the idea as they do not want to give up their authority to place and order and lose control over it • Distributors reluctant to provide sales data upon which Barilla could forecast demand and make decisions to improve delivery and manufacturing, as a result Barilla is relying on distributors demands, which is having bullwhip effect for Barilla. • Barilla’s own marketing and sale people resisting the idea. Bullwhip Effect: Bullwhip Effect is a phenomenon in supply chain where distorted information is passed through large variations and swings in demand Barilla’s Distribution system: Barilla has divided its product line into Dry which represents...
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