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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"subcontractors"”.
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Decision-making in the selection of domestic subcontractors
… utilised by main contractors when selecting subcontractors. In Part 1 the types of subcontractor employed are defined, similarly the reasons why subcontractors are used, and the size and importance of this service to the construction industry. The latest JCT Standard Form of Building Contract …
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An investigation of the relationship between main construction and subcontractors in the Zambian construction industry
… a poor relationship between main contractors and subcontractors can be seen as a notorious contributor affecting construction works. The study aimed at investigating the relationship between the main contractors and subcontractors in the Zambian construction industry and recommend a framework that …
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An investigation of the relationship between main construction and subcontractors in the Zambian construction industry
… a poor relationship between main contractors and subcontractors can be seen as a notorious contributor affecting construction works. The study aimed at investigating the relationship between the main contractors and subcontractors in the Zambian construction industry and recommend a framework that …
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Supply chain management practices in construction and inter-organisational trust dynamics
… prompting claims that failure to integrate subcontractors, suppliers and consultants into collaborative arrangements remains a major shortcoming. Main contractor and subcontractor relationships therefore continue to be typified by such problems as late payments, charging fees to tender for …
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An investigation into developing productive construction environments to improve quality performance in Australian building construction
… a customer-supplier relationship between trade subcontractors, changing management and worker attitude to identifying and rectifying defects at source and recognising quality outputs through relevant reward mechanisms. An Action Research approach using baseline survey results, semi-structured …
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Improvement of relationship between main contractor and subcontractor for successful construction project implementation
… of the construction project depends on the subcontractors because they are the party that execute the technical and the operation of the works. The main contractor needs to possess the ability to effectively coordinate and manages the sub-contractors. Despite to this importance, there are …
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The design of human-information interfaces for visual production management in construction
… data analytics that promotes collaboration among subcontractors; (3) accurate model breakdown structure that reflects the plan in production level; (4) centralized information that tracks issues and enables easy access and (5) simple visual indicators (traffic sign metaphor) that communicates …
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Subcontracts in the UK construction industry : an investigation into the root causes of disputes
… disputes between main contractors and subcontractors are a widespread occurrence. The cost of disputes is significant; they reduce profits, affect productivity, are often time consuming, and damage relationships, sometimes irrevocably. Empirical exploration of the root causes of …
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Bargaining Structure and Union Inclusiveness: the impact of coordinated bargaining on non-standard employment in South Korea
… found for temporary agency workers (TAWs) and subcontractors. These results further our understanding of how the identities of union confederations can influence their approach to representing non-standard workers and how those influences can be manifested through workplace-level collective …
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Hydrodemolition for concrete removal in bridge rehabilitation
… general contractors, specialty hydrodemolition subcontractors and hydrodemolition equipment manufacturers. These interviews identified problems encountered with using hydrodemolition. Possible solutions to these problems are presented. These possible solutions are based on both suggestions made …
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Risk assessment of time and cost overrun factors throughout construction project lifecycle
… site management and supervision, incompetent subcontractors, inadequate planning and scheduling, frequent design changes, mistakes and errors in design, change in the scope of the project, delay preparation and approval of drawings, lack of coordination between parties, slow information flow …
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The impact of corporate social responsibility on construction workers
… to subcontract out the work to a supply chain of subcontractors, who may further outsource the work to subbies and agency workers. This results in a fragmented employment structure with an indirect employment relationship between the contractor and workers on the construction sites. Employees are …
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Using forecast variability and risk pooling to determine optimal safety stock levels within a supply chain
… they reside, are manufactured and assembled by subcontractors. This strategy has been pursued to reduce costs and to increase flexibility. To make this system work effectively, considering the long lead times sometimes associated with networking electronic components, Bay Networks forecasts …
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A risk management process for complex projects
… aggressive schedules and multiple contractors I subcontractors). Structured tools and techniques were synthesized to increase the probability of risk identification, to facilitate qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, to graphically portray risk reduction priorities and to provide a …
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Supply chain management for fast-moving products in the electronic industry
… Company's internal and external suppliers and Subcontractors all the way to the end-customers. By considering all these players we were able to globally optimize the supply chain. The inventory policy used was a periodic review policy for which we optimized the reorder, order-up-to level and …
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Haile Selassie and the Religious Field: Generative Structuralism and Christian Missions in Ethiopia
… Evangelical Mission (SEM), to function as his subcontractors for civilization by building schools, establishing medical stations, and evangelizing the non-Orthodox populations. Selassie failed to anticipate how mission structures contributed to the formation of resistant identities for Maale …
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Adaptive Toldo systems T̳M̳
… worldwide communication of interdisciplinary subcontractors, while integrating the product's traditional economy and craftsmanship. Finally, different case studies in Cairo will demonstrate the widened scope of such architectural product and prove the system's reliability, as it confronts real …
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Supply Chain Finance: Exploring the State of Adoption with Small Business Suppliers in U.S. Defense Procurement Contracts
… instrument for SME suppliers performing as subcontractors in the defense business environment. The study found that enterprise orchestration should be considered as a critical mediator for successful SCF adoption in the defense business environment. Contributions include descriptions of …
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Contracting work out to self employed workers : does South African law adequately recognise and regulate this practice?
… (the use of intermediaries such as subcontractors). This study focuses on a work arrangement or practice referred to as contracting work out to self-employed workers. This involves contracting work out to individual workers who in turn employ other workers to assist them. The study …
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Designing and implementation a new supply chain paradigm for airplane development
… but to be delivered to another supplier or subcontractors for installation and assembly. Current processes will not be adequate to handle the large amount of drop-shipped components in the 787 program. It is recommended that Boeing sets up a supplier portal to manage the interactions with …
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