...CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Construction Industry is one of the most growing industries in the whole world. This industry is mainly an urban based one which is concerned with preparation as well as construction of real estate properties. The repairing of any existing building or making certain alterations in the same also comes under Construction Industry. This industry can be categorized into three major categories namely :- * Construction involving heavy and civil engineering * General construction * Constructions involving specialty trades Construction Industry is a booming industry and remains so with the continuation of the development process especially in the developing countries. With the process of development, the migration of people takes place from the rural to urban areas. This phenomenon is most significantly observed in the "Asian Tiger" countries, China and India. Thus, the Construction Industry is also on a rise in such countries. Construction is the process of constructing a building or infrastructure. Construction differs from manufacturing in that manufacturing typically involves mass production of similar items without a designated purchaser, while construction typically takes place on location for a known client. Some Professions of Construction Industry are * Construction Manager * Architect * Design Engineer * Plumber * Electrician * Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher * Carpenter * Sheet Metal Worker *...
Words: 2317 - Pages: 10
...their mental capabilities. 2. Value proposal Our competitive advantage that makes us completely different to other business is the lower cost of our service, taking into account that our principal objective is to focus in the good service and satisfaction of the costumer. 3. Internal processes 1. The construction and maintenance of our web page, because it must have and easy to use platform, in which our clients feel completely comfortable and save. 2. The update of the application in order to fix the problems, and offer new features. 3. The adaptation of games; while the costumer is achieving new levels, the games would be complex, allowing clients to get a higher and effective result. 4. The creation and presentation of conferences, which explain how to maintain and get the brain healthy and stronger. 4. Growth and knowledge The base of our organization are all the individual that work on it, to make it better 1. General Manager 2. Engineering area manager 3. Sales and marketing manager 4. Web designer 5. Programmer 6. Marketing specialist 5. Leadership The functions of the general manager in order to achieve all the objectives of the organization are: * Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing personal growth opportunities. * Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations;...
Words: 355 - Pages: 2
...IT’S MY BIKE Debbie Martin was overjoyed when she was selected the new Supplier Quantity Manager for the commercial product division of Cold Air Corporation. In this role, she was responsible for monitoring the quality of component parts for twelve production lines scattered throughout the large manufacturing plant. When she started the new position, Debbie knew she would be faced with many opportunities and conflicts. Her immediate supervisor, the manager of shipping and receiving, was not known as an easy person to work for. He expected his subordinates to have a take charge attitude and to avoid bothering him with trivial issues. What Debbie had not envisioned was just how trivial and non-productive some of the conflicts in her new position would be. She certainly had not expected to be on the verge of a fistfight. Debbie was just starting her shift when she received a telephone call from Ronnie, one of her subordinates. Ronnie was a purchasing parts inspector, and was responsible for inspecting certain incoming parts for all production lines in the plant. He was complaining that the Airhandler Quality team had borrowed “the bike” for a special project and would not return it. He reminded Debbie of his current project and how covering the entire 15-acre plant on foot would only delay completion of the project. Debbie rolled her eyes as she thought about the logistics of inspecting component past’s three separate buildings. She also realized that Ronnie had a...
Words: 11418 - Pages: 46
... | |Mr. & Mrs. Webster – Owners |The customers who will open and operate the day care center and who will also do the final walk-thru | | |and sign off of the project. | |Project Manager |The project manager is responsible for planning, execution and the completing the project. | |Construction Manager |The construction manager is responsible for the planning, coordination, budgeting and supervision of | | |the construction site from early development to completion. | |Project Management Team |The project management team is responsible to keep the different segments of the project on track from| | |start to finish....
Words: 343 - Pages: 2
...Project Charter Dream Construction Company Version #1 October 18, 2013 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary Overview.............................................................................. II. Strategic Business Alignment Specific Strategic Initiatives ................................................ Project Stakeholders............................................................. III. Project Definition Mission................................................................................. Objectives ............................................................................ Scope/Major Deliverables.................................................... Quality Specifications.......................................................... Assumptions......................................................................... Constraints ........................................................................... Human Resource Requirements........................................... Human Resource Requirements (Optional) ......................... Material/ Equipment Procurement....................................... Order of Magnitude Time Estimate ................................... Preliminary Budget/Cost Estimate..................................... Preliminary Budget ............................................................ ...
Words: 1936 - Pages: 8
...def•i•ni•tion {n} AN INCLUSIVE DEFINITION OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CIOB’S PROFESSIONALISM: def•i•ni•tion {n} A STATEMENT THAT EXPLAINS THE MEANING OF A WORD OR PHRASE A DESCRIPTION OF THE FEATURES AND LIMITS OF SOMETHING CIOB’s PROFEssIONALIsM: an inclusiVe definition of construction management thE CONstRuCtION VALuE stREAM CONstRuCtION MANAGEMENt Is: thE CIOB’s FOOtPRINt OuR VALuE sYstEM John Bale worked in the construction industry before embarking on an academic career which included roles in the UK and elsewhere. He held an industry-sponsored professorship of Construction Management for many years, and is now an emeritus professor of Leeds Metropolitan University. He has also served as an elected city councillor. He was President of CIOB in 2000-01, and is a member of the Board of Trustees. He describes his work on the definition of Construction Management as ‘the culmination of a long-term obsession.’ Copyright © e Chartered Institute of Building, 2010. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission from the Chartered Institute of Building. def•i•ni•tion {n} Designed by pslondon. www.pslondon.co.uk a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase a description...
Words: 3600 - Pages: 15
... | Project Manager | Nathan Cox | Prioritization | 1 | Owner(s) | Walter Seitz | Start Date: | 4/18/2011 | Scheduled Completion Date: | 6/30/2012 | Mission | Construct a new plant in Huntsville Alabama that would best achieve the strategic goals in the next fiscal year. The #1 priority is to double total sales within the next decade. | | Scope | | * Select resources such as: Architect, Real Estate Consultant, and General Contractor * Recruit and Train Managers for Huntsville Plant * Create a Pre-Production and Production Plan * Create a Building Concept and Design * Procure Building Site, Permits, and Appropriate Approvals * Construct the Huntsville Plant Building * Landscaping on Site * Personnel Recruiting for Plant Operations * Procure Equipment, Raw Material and Truck Fleet * Install Equipment * Create Product Distribution Plan and Pre-Production Plan * Start Up Production and Distribution Out of Scope * Geothermal Heating * Solar Powered Electric Feed * Multi-Level Parking Garage * In-House Food Court * Construction of Separate Distribution Facility | Objectives | | The objective is to construct a new plant in Huntsville Alabama between April 18, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This project is one of several initiatives that align with achieving the SEITZ Corporation’s strategic goal of doubling total sales within the next decade. The construction and project should...
Words: 513 - Pages: 3
...Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (QCF) – Workbook Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (QCF) Level 1: 4 Credits Learner name: | | Learner registration number: | | Centre name/number: | | Assessor/tutor name: | | Your job role (if applicable): | | Main Organization:(This will either be the organization the Learner is employed by or, if the Learner is not currently employed within the construction sector an organization they are familiar with.) | UNIT SIGN OFFI confirm that the answers given within this workbook are my own work. Learner signature: Date: | I confirm that the evidence in this workbook has been assessed against the assessment criteria for this unit and has judged for validity, authenticity, currency, reliability and sufficiency.Assessor/tutor signature: Date: | Assessment Guidance It is expected that the majority of learners who will be undertaking this qualification will be preparing for employment within a construction role in an organization. The expectation is that learners will choose to complete this workbook in the context of their own job role. This method should allow learners to access the material required with ease and utilize the information in the workbook as evidence against a knowledge-based qualification where appropriate. However, it is necessary...
Words: 4807 - Pages: 20
...QUESTION 3: Discuss on the Effects of Procurement System in the performance of construction projects I. INTRODUCTION Procurement is also called as sourcing, which means gathering services and goods from the preparation and of request through the approval of statement for payment. This involves purchase planning, financing, making the purchase, inventory control and stores, specific development, standard determination, supplier research and selection, supply contract administration, disposal and other related functions, value analysis and price negotiation. Procurement plays major role in work relationship between parties involved in the construction process. Identify the primary and secondary objectives of the projects, Risk innate in the proposal, Environmental determination, which it will be implemented and selecting the appropriate procuring method for the proposed project. Procurement was not about a building, it was about entire project which includes obtaining goods and services, also includes obtaining human recourses like, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers and specialists for some purpose. It is the very important step which can show some significant impact on the project success. Procurement is essentially a series of considered risks – each method has individual strengths and weaknesses, which must be carefully calculated by clients and industry alike. There are a number of different types of procurement routes available for clients to select...
Words: 5134 - Pages: 21
... Executive Summary The purpose of this assignment is to provide a report that shows evidence of the student’s understanding and the ability to apply the contents of Module SU235: Project planning and control Management, by digesting the course literature and applying the course specifics. By functionally discussing project planning and control methods on the course website forum, the student absorbed the methodology and processes of project planning and control. With this knowledge the student composed the following assignment based on “Cost Overrun” and “Delays” in projects, annotating methods and processes to overcome these problems. The student delineates the importance of managing project delays and overrun. Highlighting the competitive construction environment, with one of the prime reasons for delay and overrun, being “project change”; suggesting this and other causes are...
Words: 3932 - Pages: 16
..."THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REVOLUTION" Nine Transforming Keys to Lowering Costs, Cutting Waste, and Driving Change in the Broken Construction Industry. Authors: Rex Miller, Dean Strombom, Mark Immarino & Bill Black. Chapter 2 What Every Executive Needs to Know About Low-Bid Contracting All too often projects suffer because the design and construction team are cobbled together for the first time and have no expectation of ever being together in the future. Worse still, most of them will have been selected on a lowest price basis, where profit margins have been squeezed to the bone and the only way of making a decent profit may well be through claims against other team members, or against the client. —Clive Thomas Cain, Profitable Partnering for Lean Construction The 2004 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team should have won the gold medal. They were the best players on the planet. They all wanted to win gold; they had strong incentives and the pride of representing their country. Yet the team failed. In 2008, the U.S. team—great players with strong incentives and the pride of representing their country on the world stage—did bring home the gold. The difference wasn’t in the varying skills of the individual team members, but in the 1 What Every Executive Needs to Know About Low-Bid Contracting 2 specific kind of leadership provided by Coach Mike Krzyzewski. In picking players for his team, he invested a great deal of time considering not only individual talents...
Words: 6465 - Pages: 26
...(SRL) is a subsidiary company of Sierra Construction group of companies aimed at providing specialized ready mix concrete (RMC) to the Sierra group & to Sri Lankan Colombo-Gampaha-Kaluthara based projects in construction sector. SRL performed well and sustained an exponential growth since inception in 2005 becoming a dominant player in ready mix concrete industry. With 15 competitors springing up in western province, scarcity of materials such as ¾” metal, river sand & constant material price increments due to high demand by Colombo port expansion project & Southern Highway outer circular project, bottom line of the company began to get affected. As to overcome the anticipated materials price shock & competitive low margined market SRL is expecting to diversify into area of construction design development & project management where soft skills would be much stressed upon. 2.0 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 2.1 Diversification is required due to : • Price competition due to 15 competitors with much low overheads. • Price hikes of essential raw materials ¾” metal, river sand due to large scale projects such as Colombo port expansion project & Southern Highway outer circular project. • Shrinking bottom line due to above stated reasons. • Company’s product – RMC supply can only cover a limited geographical area in Colombo-Kaluthara-Gampaha districts (geographical constraints due to transportation time) • Main internal buyers – Sierra Construction (Pvt.) Ltd., Sierra Piling (Pvt.) Ltd...
Words: 2081 - Pages: 9
...Score 6% A Review of Risks Associated With Estimating a Home Building Project Introduction In building and construction, there are risks associated with estimating a home building project. These risks in construction are all the same across the board regardless the construction. Therefore, a home building projects is confronted with the same risks as any other project in the construction industry. The risks involved are such as; project management risks. The project management risks are mainly because of improper schedule. The improper schedule may be caused by poor allocation of time in various projects that may be involved in a home building project. Poor resource planning is another management risk. This is because due to poor allocation of resources often lead to misuse and many unaccounted losses. In addition, improper and poor management of disciplines or methodologies result into management risks in a home building project. Disciplines and methodologies are tricky and need a lot of experience to manage. Therefore, a minor mistake in management of discipline and methodology is a risk that can cause a huge negative impact in a home building project. Such risks are better identified with scheduled risks. Organizational risk is a major risk that most building and construction projects have to face, Most organizational risks in home building projects results from issues such as; resource conflicts. Such conflicts are brought...
Words: 1501 - Pages: 7
...Written Assignment 1 Unit Four: Written Assignment Joseph Shaw San Joaquin Valley Online Construction/110 D1 Michael McGuire 05-27-10 Written Assignment 2 Chapter 15 Review Questions 1. How does the type of contract influence the format of the payment request? The contract self dictates payment terms for instance; payment on a lump sum contract allows for payment based upon quantities installed. 4. What is retention? What is it used for? Retention is when you hold back a portion of the monthly pay request with respect to the subcontractor. It is used as a cash tool; this helps bring the subcontractors focus on completing the project. 7. What is interim lien releases used for? Interim lien releases should be collected and filed just in case a problem occurs. Chapter 17 Review Questions 3. Why is project-specific quality control plans needed? Why are generic quality control plan’s unacceptable? Quality control plans and project specific quality control plans are needed to identify quality control systems for each major work package. Generic quality control plans are not accepted because they do not discuss enough detail of the work or specific materials. 4. What are mockups and why are they needed? Mockups are used to establish workmanship standards and they are sometimes used for testing such as climate testing. Written Assignment 3 Chapter 19 Review Questions 4. What is the difference between owners initiated change order proposal...
Words: 540 - Pages: 3
...| 1.2 Executive summary The Hamlet of Cambridge Bay, NWT has shown significant growth in population and infrastructure over the past 10 years and is predicted to grow considerable in the years to come. The 44 year old power plant that is supplying electricity to the town is stressed to the point of failure due to increased demand that has been put in it. A new power generating station is being proposed so increased demands for electricity will be met and a reliable source of electricity will be available for the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay. The Goal is to build a modern power plant to supply reliable electricity to support the people of Cambridge bay Project Milestones are to prepare contracts, award contracts, site road construction, building construction, generator and auxiliary...
Words: 2196 - Pages: 9
