... INFORMATION RESOURCES U.S. SmallBusiness Administration (SBA) The SBA offers an extensive selection of information on most businessmanagement topics, from how to start a business to exporting ... and prospective owners of small businesses. For general information about the SBA, its policies and assistance programs, contact your nearest SBA office. The SmallBusiness Directory, a listing ... higher prices mean lower volume and vice-versa; however, small U.S. SmallBusiness Administration MT-2 MARKETING FORSMALL BUSINESS: AN OVERVIEW Marketing Series ______________________________________________________________________________...
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... reference on project management. Chapters 1 to 3 present an overview of the construction management and design process which should be of interest to anyone engaged in projectmanagementfor construction. ... the book can fulfill even a small part of its promises to influence the future of projectmanagementfor construction, our efforts will have been amply rewarded. For version 2.1 (Summer 2003), ... of firms that perform construction work for others, and is estimated to be approximately 85% of all construction 1 Project Managementfor Construction Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers,...
... between the two so that modern management techniques developed for general management may be adapted forproject management. The basic ingredients for a projectmanagement framework [2] may be ... assigned to a project. The following principles should be observed: 27 2. Organizing forProjectManagement 2.1 What is Project Management? The management of construction projects requires ... included. 3. Project time management to provide an effective project schedule. 4. Project cost management to identify needed resources and maintain budget control. 5. Project quality management...
... Pre -Project Planning Even before design and construction processes begin, there is a stage of "pre -project planning" that can be critical forproject success. In this process, the project ... manufactured to standard sizes. Even temporary items such as forms for concrete can be assembled off-site and transported for use. Reinforcing bars for concrete can also be pre-cut and shaped to the desired ... Professional Practice for Quality in the Constructed Project, the responsibilities for preparation of shop drawings proved to be the most difficult to develop. [1] The reason for this situation...
... specific jurisdiction rules for different trades set uniform hourly wage rates for journeymen and offer formal apprenticeship training to provide common and equivalent skill for each trade. Contractors, ... Materials Management. To illustrate the type of trade-offs encountered in materials management, suppose that a particular item is to be ordered for a project. The amount of time required for processing ... in the freight business, they do not perform the tasks of freight delivery efficiently. All these factors tend to exacerbate the problems of freight delivery for very large projects. Example...
... prices for different items of work submitted for this project by (1) Ball, Ball & Brosame, Inc. and (2) National Projects, Inc. are shown in Table 5-2. The similarity of their unit prices for ... 5.3 to 5.6) 3. Adjust for inflation index 4. Adjust for local index of construction costs 5. Adjust for different regulatory constraints 6. Adjust for local factors for the new facility Some ... California, for completion in 2003. For the additional information given below, make an order of magnitude estimate of the cost of the proposed plant. 1. In the total construction cost for...
... present. A positive NPV for a project indicates the present value of the net gain corresponding to the project cash flows. 2. Equivalent Uniform Annual Net Value. The equivalent uniform annual net ... Different Forms of Ownership 178 t for a investment project x where x = 1, 2, refer to projects No. 1, No. 2, etc., respectively. Let Ct,x be the annual cost at the end of year t for the ... the best alternative investment opportunity foregone. The foregone opportunities may include not only capital projects but also financial investments or other socially desirable programs. Management...
... the project account for the uniform payment bond, as shown in Column 6 of Table 7-3. For the purpose of comparison, the same amount is borrowed for the coupon bond option even though a smaller ... financing problem for capital investment. Whether project finance is performed at the project or at the corporate level does not alter the basic financing problem. In essence, the project finance ... finances the project through overdraft since the gross operating profit would not be given to the bank. Since overdraft is the most common form of financing forsmall or medium size projects,...
... the scope and alternatives for organizing project information. Back to top 14.2 Accuracy and Use of Information Numerous sources of error are expected forproject information. While numerical ... bulk of information associated with construction projects, formal organization of the information is essential so as to avoid chaos. Virtually all major firms in the arena of project management ... develop formal, computerized databases for even small organizations and projects. In this section, we will discuss the characteristics of such formal databases. Equivalent organization of information...
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