...The Ballard Integrated Managed Services or (BIMS) is support Service Company, headquartered in New York. BIM it is responsible for providing housekeeping and food services to many corporations and institutions to include 22 Fortune-100 businesses. The focus of the research is the BIMS site at Douglas Medical Center (BIMS-DMC). The problem BIMS is facing is to determine the cause for the decrease in worker productivity and morale, which resulted in an increase in complaints from the hospital staff and administration. The purpose of the survey is for BIMS-DMC employees to express their view about their job and to compute descriptive and frequency techniques and further study data for possible correlations. The research questions ask if respondents enjoy working for BIMS, how many times they have called in sick, if they are well trained, if they are paid fairly, and if they like their supervisor. Our assumption is that at 17% participation, this survey will not have enough participants to get enough data to determine the problems in BIMS-DMC; a larger sampling or new sampling method may have to be acquired. The instrument used in collecting the data was from a sample survey. In some sample surveys a couple of questions that may be included could stem from demographics and age brackets. Also, some of other areas of consideration that may be included are a rating scale. For example, a rating scale is stated poor, fair, good, very good, and excellent, but in this survey its...
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...Question Three is request for the desired shift was fulfilled for the employee’s at BIMS, using the megastat results from the box plot and dot plot charts it shows that employees are 2% satisfied with how they are receiving a response for the request for the desire shift fulfilled using the dotplot chart. Using the box chart plot the count is at 78, the mean at 2.81, the sample is 1.41, and the final sample is 1.98. The first quarter using the box plot is 2.00, and the mean is 3.00, while the 3rd quarter is at 4.00, the interquarter is 2.00, with the final category of the mode at 2.00 using the descriptive statistics to final the results for the box plot. This is also used with the frequency distribution- Quantitative and shows the frequency at 78 and the percentage at 100.0. Also using the histogram to find the results at a percentage of 25% are satisfied with the request for the desired shift was fulfilled, the highest point at 2 on the histogram chart. Question four is how many sick days in the past month? The boxplot shows this at a different point than question threes mark as it is lower and using the descriptive statistics shows the count at 78, the mean at 2.77 and the sample at 1.51 and the sample at 2.28. The highest point on the dotplot is at 2 and using the frequency distribution to find the employees have a 100% of how many sick days in the past month. Using other methods to determine that the employees are near 30% using the histogram, and the frequency polygon...
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...information as to why there is a decrease in morale and their answers are far too similar to infer anything about why the morale is low, and why there is a high turnover rate. The cost of constantly training new employees is quite troublesome for the company, which is why the consulting team is looking to reduce these expenses. Hypothesis In order to figure out the cause of BIMS high turnover rate and low morale, our consulting group hypothesizes that by using an employee survey as an instrument to collect data, the company would be able to address the underlying issues of the problem. Purpose The purpose of surveying the workers is to identify the root cause of the decrease in morale and high turnover rate. Due to these concerns, the concentration should be on improving employee motivation and at least keeping employee retention to industry standard. Also, this will help in reducing the cost of training new employees to fill the positions left by unsatisfied employees. Research questions The goal of these research questions is to find the reasons as to why there is a high turnover rate for BIMS. Analyzing the data given by the supported survey, we should be able to detect the pattern as to why there is a growing unhappiness with current employees and use it to understand why the past employees did leave the company. The research questions are mostly in the ordinal level of measurement and are quantitative in nature because they are given numerical values on a likert...
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...Student ID: 1075660 Student Name: Charmaine Fletcher Paper Number: 475120 Stream Number: 24 Assessment: Business Report Professional Practice Lecturer: Brendan McLister In submitting this work electronically I am declaring that: 1. This assessment has been written by me and is my own work 2. The work has not previously been submitted 3. All researched information has been acknowledged and referenced in APA 6th ed 4. I have and will continue to maintain the confidentiality of any persons/organisations referred to in the document 5. I permit this assessment to be copied for academic processes (eg. moderation). 6. I have retained an electronic copy of this assessment Business Report 2010 Image retrieved from the easy stay website (http://www.easystay.co.nz/prop-photos/skycity-002.jpg) Table of Contents Introduction 4 The Tourism Industry 5 Findings 6 Conclusions 10 Recommendations 11 Reference List 12 Appendices 13 Statistics 13 Accounting 17 Finance 21 Introduction The purpose of this investigation is to research the tourism industry in New Zealand and Sky City Entertainment Group Limited (SKC) and to discover whether it is recommended for you to invest your money in this industry or business. In this investigation I will be giving a brief background on the tourism industry and discussing the Statistical, Accounting and Financial analyses on SKC to come up with a logical recommendation for you...
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...DLN: To be filled up by BIR BIR Form No. Application for Registration Republika ng Pilipinas Kagawaran ng Pananalapi Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas 1902 July 2008 (ENCS) For Individuals Earning Purely Compensation Income, and Non-Resident Citizens / Resident Alien Employee New TIN to be issued, if applicable (To be filled up by BIR) Fill in all applicable white spaces. Mark all appropriate boxes with an “X”. 1 Taxpayer Type Local Employee 2 Date of Registration 3 (To be filled up by BIR) Resident Alien Employee Part I 4 TIN Taxpayer / Employee Information 5 Sex RDO Code (To be filled up by BIR) (MM/ DD/ YYYY) Male 7 Citizenship Date of Birth Female Taxpayer's Name 9 6 8 (For Taxpayer w/ existing TIN) Local Residence Address Last Name First Name Middle Name (MM/ DD/ YYYY) 10 Telephone No. No. (Include Building Name) Street Barangay/Subdivision 12 Municipality Code 11 Zip Code District/Municipality City/Province 13 Foreign Residence Address 14 Tax Type Form Type ATC II 011 Income Tax BIR Form 1700 - (For Individual Earning Compensation Income/Resident Alien Employee) Personal Exemptions Part II 15 Civil Status 16 Employment Status of Spouse: Single Widow/Widower Unemployed Legally separated Married Employed Locally Employed Abroad with qualified dependent child/ren without qualified dependent child/ren Engaged in Business/Practice...
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...Using the BIMS Part I data, Team C presents various descriptive statistics in the forms of frequency distribution table, measures of mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and graphical display of data. The first table is a frequency distribution table of one quantitative question in the BIMS data. Team C finds that the majority of the 78 respondents have between 0 to 20 months service with BIMS. The second highest group has between 40 to 60 months service with BIMS. The lowest frequency of one appears in five of the 17 classes. The classes with the lowest frequency of one are 120 < 140, 140 < 160, 240 < 260, 260 < 280, and 320 < 340. After summarizing the months of service per respondents, Team C focuses on the gender, division of employment, and manager/supervisors role questions. Team C completes the statistical summary of the BIMS data using the first 10 questions that represent the ordinal-level data. Frequency Distribution - Quantitative B. How long have you worked for BIMS? cumulative lower upper midpoint width frequency percent frequency percent 0 < 20 10 20 34 43.6 34 43.6 20 < 40 30 20 8 10.3 42 53.8 40 < 60 50 20 12 15.4 54 69.2 60 < 80 70 20 7 9.0 61 78.2 80 < 100 90 20 7 9.0 68 87.2 100 < 120 110 20 3 3.8 71 91.0 120 < 140 130 20 1 1.3 72 92.3 140 < 160 150 20 1 1.3 73 93.6 160 < 180 170 20...
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...Services, Inc. (BIMS) assignment discusses the integration of a better way to retrieved vital results from employees. A company survey has been the primary means to the way BIMS has collected information about employees. The first survey BIMS conducted was not successful so a second survey was conducted. There has been omissions and additions to the company survey to get the best results possible. BIMS decided to go back to the drawing board after the results from the first survey came out. There were some minor mistakes that occurred with the first survey. Data was logged inaccurately from the results of the employees who took the first survey. The first survey was also considered unreliable, because of the lack of survey inputs from BIMS employees. Some of the employees who took the first survey did not answer all of the questions provided. The second survey was constructed differently and more efficiently to get better results from the employees. New questions have been added to the survey to gain important information about the employees. The new survey changed the wording of some questions because BIMS believed that the old questions were not worded in an understanding manner. Senior management help give recommendations on how the new survey was created. Questions were also added to the new survey to gain important information from the employees. The new survey was designed to get honest feedback from current employees and employees getting ready to leave BIMS. The new survey...
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...Data Collection: Ballard Integrated Managed Services, Inc. QNT/351 Data Collection: Ballard Integrated Managed Services, Inc. Overview Ballard Integrated Managed Services, Inc. (BIMS) is a company that provides housekeeping and foodservices to large corporations and businesses. BIMS employs a total of 452 employees, including full-time and part-time workers as well as upper management employees. The average turnover rate for BIMS is typically 55 to 60%. During the past four months the turnover rate has increased to over 64%. Despite the efforts to get to the root of the issue causing the high turnover rate, management at BIMS has been unsuccessful. The morale is low at BIMS, and there has been an increase in the use of sick leave. The performance of workers has become inadequate, which has caused a number of complaints from clients. Data Collection Instrument A survey instrument was created in an attempt to allow the workers to express their views about their individual experiences at BIMS. The survey begins by asking questions about the employee’s feelings toward his or her position and the relationship he or she has with his or her boss. The survey also includes demographic questions that identifies the division they are assigned to and how long they have been employed. As the consulting group one can expect to find that the increase in turnover to be directly...
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...ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) IN THE NIGERIAN AEC INDUSTRY. A case study of selected firms. BY GYET, DAVID U11AT1038 PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSc.) DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AUGUST 2015 DECLARATION I hereby declare that the work in this project titled “ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) IN THE NIGERIAN AEC INDUSTRY. A case study of selected firms.” has been performed by me in the department of Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria under the supervision of Arc A.S Salisu. The information derived from the literature has been duly acknowledged in the text and a list of references provided. No part of this project report was previously presented for another degree or diploma at this or any other institution. ____________________________ _______________________ Gyet David Date (U11AT1038) . CERTIFICATION This project report entitled “ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) IN THE NIGERIAN AEC INDUSTRY. A case study of selected firms.” By GYET DAVID (U11AT1038) meets the regulations governing the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BSc. Architecture) of Ahmadu Bello University, and is approved for...
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...BIMS Case Study Ballard Integrated Managed Services, Inc. (BIMS) provides food and hospitality services on a contractual basis to patients and staff of corporations and institutions nationwide. Over the past several months, Barbara Tucker, the general manager at BIMS, has noticed an increase in the turnover rate of employees, but no new reasons are being given during exit interviews to justify that increase. In order to find the cause, Barbara gives all employees a survey to complete and return. Instrument used for Data Collected In this data set, Debbie used a number scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being very negative and 5 being very positive. This will help to gain a census of the problems involving the employee's. Provides the reason for the changes of the turnover rate or loss of employees and morale or happy workers. In this data set it will show the positive and negative effects of the workplace environment and hours worked, efficiency of training, degree of pay, equality of treatment, inner office communication and job protection. This study will also show the area the employee worked in and how long they have worked in that position. It also will show the status of their gender (male or female) and determined if a manager or supervisor took the survey. Types of Data Used and Collection Questions 1 thru 10 are quantitative because the variable studied indicates how many or how much. Thus, this study shows how many workers felt negatively or positively about...
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...Analyzing and Interpreting Data: BIMS Week 5 QNT/351 November 1, 2015 Analyzing and Interpreting Data: BIMS Week 5 In the aforementioned survey that Ballard Integrated Managed Services created and conducted it was found to have lacked important material making the survey not as accommodating as it could have been. Ballard Integrated Managed Services had asked that recommendations be made about needed information on the survey that will help in the research of the increase of employee turnover. The previous survey covered elements of the proper training, ethics, and demographics but it likes a few more elements. First the survey was given to active employees and not to employees that were leaving the job. Another element of information that needs to be included is safety, such as do the employees feel like the work environment is safe. One more area that may be helpful information is to give the employee the opportunity to make a comment in a section set for additional comments that the survey may not include. For Ballard Integrated Managed Services to conduct a complete survey it is important the survey includes the information needed to acquire the results needed to help resolve the issues. When looking at the results from the exit interview, it is easy to see that the survey gave BIMS a better idea of why the member of the company was leaving, and not how the employee was feeling about his or her job. The questions were re-worded so not to be leading or easily misconstrued...
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...What are managers at strategic level responsible for? Managers at this level within an organisation generally set organisational objectives and plan how to achieve them. For this reason, it is also known as the planning level. They must deal with long-term plans that are concerned with securing the company’s future. Historical information is collected (both from within and outside the organisation) and used at this level by senior managers to: plan the objectives of the organisation (futuristic planning) assess whether or not objectives are being met. The information which managers at strategic level typically require includes: • overall profitability • economics – at micro and macro level • profitability of different segments of the business • future market prospects • social and demographic trends • availability and cost of raising new funds • total cash needs • total manning levels • capital equipment needs • competitors’ activities • legislation. • Strategic information will be used for strategic planning and decisions of a long-term nature. What are managers at tactical level responsible for? Managers at this level gather information (predominantly from within the organisation) on a weekly or monthly basis in order to plan for the medium term. This is also known as the information level. Information that is several years old is used for measuring past and current...
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...Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent model-based process that provides insight to help you plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure. BIMs are files that can be exchanged or networked to support decision-making about a place. Businesses and Individuals use BIM software to construct and maintain physical infrastructures from water, wastewater, electricity, bridges, ports, apartment buildings, schools, warehouses and much more. The term “Building Information Model” was first documented in a paper written by Van Nederveen and Tolman (1992), from TU Delft in the Netherlands, although the concept of BIM has existed since the 1970s. The US National Information Model Standard Project Committee has the following definition for BIM: “Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition” Before BIM, traditional building designs were largely reliant upon two-dimensional drawing. BIM has facilitated this process augmenting the three primary spatial dimensions width, height, and depth. With BIM we now have time as a fourth dimension and cost as a fifth dimension. BIM design tools allow extraction of different views from a building model for drawing production and other uses. BIM facilitates the communication...
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...current public BIM use. This will be completed through the analysis of organizational websites and other publications. This will help to ensure that the organization’s internal processes are understood allowing for onsite meetings to be as productive as possible. The BIM Champion should verify the organizational background and add information if necessary. Meeting with BIM Champion Early in the process an informal meeting with the BIM Champion, the lead contact for the organization, should be conducted. In this meeting the research team will review the methodology for the case study and establish a more detailed plan and schedule. During this meeting, the team will begin to identify necessary personal for each operating unit to be interviewed. It may be helpful to this task, to diagram the hierarchy of the different operating units and their different basic tasks. The goals of the case study will also be distinctly defined during this meeting. Additionally the BIM champion will be asked to begin locating artifacts of the organization including products and publications. The artifacts should include general statements about the organization and also the details of their BIM Implementation. It is important to understand the background of the organization’s BIM Use and whether or not they have a documented BIM Plan. If they have a BIM plan what are their goals for BIM Use as they relate to the mission of the organization. After the informal meeting with the BIM champion is completed...
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...Ballard Integrated Managed Services, Inc. (BIMS) is a service company that provides various service products to their clients, mainly large businesses and corporations. BIMS services consists from janitorial cleaning to foodservice, and even physical plant maintenance. BIMS allows companies to outsource all of their non-business operations activities from one spot. This makes things very simple for BIMS clients and it also makes BIMS a very marketable company. Unfortunately, BIMS has been feeling the pressure of low employee morale and turnover numbers have been increasing. Our team will be looking at researching why this issue is happening to BIMS. We will try to un-code data collected from an employee survey to see if we can help BIMS find a solution to this problem that is slowly crippling them. One of BIMS largest contracts is with their client, The Douglas Medical Center (DMC). BIMS provides DMC with three major services housekeeping, food service, and physical plant management. BIMS would like to solve it’s high turnover issue so that they can guarantee the retention of the DMC contract. Here are some possible research questions: Why is employee morale dropping? Is there a direct correlation between low morale level and the increasing turnover rate? Can we control the turnover rate by attempting to improve employee morale? Human resources at BIMS deployed an employee survey to try to figure out the reason morale levels were low, this may help them pinpoint the underlying...
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