Contractors Case Studies Samples For Students

Introduction:

The case study has pointed out different challenges that is faced by a project manager. The book written by Laufer discusses about different core principles of leadership that is related to this case study. It can be used to successfully manage a project at different environment to achieve the desired objectives. There are many government employees who are not interested on new culture but prefer to close the project. The case study symbolizes it more clearly. As time passes Judy shows them importance of new culture and make them work on it to have profit and an air of ...

Conflicting Ethical Dilemmas

An ethical dilemma that can be distinguished from the first example is the decision of Spire engineering to give Mary the lead reasonability in a construction of a parking structure in an instance where the soil is very poor. Since it is a parking structure carrying heavy loads, Spire engineering need to assign an experienced engineer to manage the construction of concrete structure designed in soils that provide inadequate foundation. Further, Mary’s inexperience with dealing with contractors also provides an ethical situation. The contractor’s superintendent undermines her authority and knowledge. Mary also notices some concerns, which when brought to the ...

Discussion

Peach Computer Company intends to build a $6 million 120,000-foot building near Dayton, Ohio. In the past, the company has purchased similar buildings. The method used for the purchase of the previous buildings has been using plans and specifications. These are provided by an A&E firm and are used as the basis for bidding from contractors who actually build the building. The plans and specifications provided by the A&E firm are also used as the standard on which quality measures are made. The cost of this approach is approximately 8% of the estimated cost of construction. Donald bright ...

Nike does not own any factories; it contracts with many different factories to produce its product. Thus Nike’s manufacturing vision is different than other corporation it stresses on cultivating strong, long term, trust-based relationships and interactions. Nike’s vast size presents multiple strategic which is difficulties in the concept, performance and evaluation of strategy, which is why Nike employs a four-pronged efficiency improvement methods on its supply chain. These include lean manufacturing, economic security and human resources development i.e. lean, green, equity and empowerment (Nike, Inc., 2011, pp. 33-37).
Lean manufacturing focus on the minimization of defects, non-value-adding activities, ...

One of the most important goals of a company is to create brand resonance. The rapid growth of the modern markets, along with the growing demand for quality products and services and the intense competition, has made it imperative that organizations focus more on strategies that meet customer expectations, and it’s no different for a company like AT & T. An organization must place its customers before self. Therefore, for any organization, which includes service-oriented organizations, they must view their service or products (iPhones and smartphones for example) in the context of how customers value them rather than the organization. “A ...

Abstract

The Hurricane Katrina presents one of the most devastating disasters ever witnessed by the global community. From the Engineering perspective, the Katrina disaster is of high relevance because it challenged ethics in engineering professional. The disaster caused a storm surge that levees in New Orleans were unable to sustain. Evidence affirms that the Katrina disaster is attributable to failures in various elements including engineering, political and social systems. In the Katrina case, the engineering failure that prompted the incident is identifiable in the fact that the engineers failed to armor or protect the levees against erosion. Other factors including the ...

Introduction

Among the eight areas that were identified that need policy changes so that FEMA can improve its capabilities is their procurement. Many may overlook this aspect when talking about how FEMA may improve or how it can affect operations in times of emergencies, but this aspect is essential for FEMA. Its improvement will help FEMA’s ability to respond, aid and reconstruct when dealing with emergencies, particularly Hurricane Katrina, to improve (Bea, 2007). This paper will likewise analyze this particular area of change (procurement) and determine how changes in this area can improve FEMA’s capability.

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The changes in ...

1. The sentinel is a new information and case management file developed to integrate the components of commercial (Hite, 2007).

The Sentinel was intended to provide an electronic management, management of the work flow, management of the evidence, repotting capabilities, search and the sharing of information with other law enforcers and the intelligence at the community level by the FBI (Hite, 2007).

This is primarily intended to improve the FBI capabilities by adopting the use of electronic system in information sharing rather than the paper-based system of reporting. The sentinel therefore provides support to the FBI priorities with the key ...

Introduction

For over 50 years, Strong Tie Ltd has essentially focused on making structural products, which help individuals build stronger and safer buildings and homes. This company is among the largest suppliers of the structural building products throughout the world. The connectors that the company produces are typically steel devices, which customers use to support, strengthen, and connect the joints in the commercial and residential construction projects. These connectors enhance the durability and safety of the structures in which the customers install them and help in saving labor costs and time. In addition, the standardized connectors contribute to the structural ...

The major roles of federal court

Federal court is a judicial structure formed by the constitution, and it is largely involved in rulings and decision making. It appears third in the hierarchy of the federal system of the United States of America formed under the Article III of the constitution that states there is only an existence of one Supreme Court structured in a procedural way. Based on the jurisdictions, Supreme Court normally takes the highest position, followed by the courts of appeal and lastly the District Court taking the lowest level. Being a key branch of the government, it performs exceptionally vital roles that are fundamental to ...

Business Process

“Chemito Free” is the manufacturing company that produces the cleaning products free of toxic chemicals and insights. The mission of the company is to protect the environment from the toxic substances and facilitate the society with environmentally-friendly products. The products include household cleaners, vehicle cleaners, hand washes, sanitizers, baby cleaners, fresheners, bathroom cleaners and controllers. The company is going to offer its products in the local as well as in the international market. Being a manufacturing business, it is very required and important for the company to maintain its business processes to make its products outreach to the customers ...

This task is divided into three sections. The first section concerns project risk management. It involves a construction company mandated to build a 6,000 square feet office and an attached building with 20 hotel like room to house its beneficiaries. The budget allocated to the project is tight and the non-profit organization requires to utilize this office as soon as possible. The project is in the planning stage and the project has acquired funds and other requirement documents. This section will detail risk management processes that will be applied to safeguard the project from failure. The second section details the ...

The Mission and Value of Google Company

The corporate culture and mission of Google Company reflects a philosophy of creating money without doing wickedness or evil. Moreover, work must be challenging and fun. At Google, these beliefs dictate life. The Google’s Inc certified mission statement is arranging or organizing information of the world and making it globally useful and accessible (Corporate Information 3). It has a value of no retaliation. Google Company forbids retaliation against any employee within the firm who participates in or reports an investigation enquiry of a likely violation of their code (Google’s Corporate Information 10).

History of the Google Company

Sergey Brin and Larry Page, classmates at Stanford ...

This paper is going to present a discussion on Nike’s main officers, their compensations and some corporate governance issues that the company is facing.

Nike’s Main Officers

The main officers in Nike include Philip Knight, the chairperson of the Board of Directors; Mark Parker, the President, CEO, and a member of the Executive Committee; Donald Blair, the Executive Vice President and also the Chief Financial Officer; Trevor Edwards, President of Nike Inc. Brand; Jeanne Jackson, President, product and Merchandising; Erick Sprunk, the Chief Operating Officer (Nike Inc., 2014).

Brief Description Officers

Philip Knight
Knight is Nike’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. He moved ...

Make-a-Bed is a furniture manufacturer and distributor with plants in three U.S. states. To save on money, the company President decided to hire an independent contractor to streamline its manufacturing processes. John Engineer was thus hired to study the company’s systems and processes and was told that he should come up with recommendations on how to do the consolidation within one year. As part of the expectations, he was supposed to report to the president his progress on a monthly basis, should handle all meeting schedules and travel arrangements, was expected to turn in work equivalent to 20 hours per ...

Fig 1: NDRC Techniques

Introduction

Non-Disruptive Road Crossings are manuals which outline unifying and standardizing measures of Road Engineering Practices. The significant objective of the project is to enhance the management, planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of all roads and related infrastructures to ensure a safe and uniform operational and structural capacity throughout the road network in Dubai. The complexity in road construction and to some point other engineering projects leaves very little to be argued about on their significance with respect to the influence they have on the environment. It is a fact that projects like roads, bridges, and dams ...

Nike is responsible for working conditions in foreign countries it sub contracts because it should vet the companies it is trading with in terms of its ability of manufacturing its products in conducive work conditions free of criticisms before it signs any contract with them.
Labor standards that Nike should hold the factories manufacturing its product include; Payment of wage which is commensurate with the labor provided which is competitive and not less than the minimum wage of the country it’s operating in. It should also comply with minimum age limit of the workers it’s employed ...

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Mattel recalled nearly twenty million toys in a span of eighteen months and the loss incurred in recalling these toys ran into millions. All these toys were manufactured by Chinese suppliers who did not follow the norms required by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Nearly 2 million of the recalled toys were sprayed with high-lead content paint, or contained small magnets that could be easily swallowed by the children. These problems happened in Mattel as the Chinese suppliers did not perform the quality testing and Mattel’s auditing also failed to find these defective toys.
Mattel’s Asian toy ...

Table of Contents

Introduction.2

Mission and Goals2
Situation Analysis3
Corporate Level Strategy..10
Business Level Strategy11

Executive Summary

This is a case analysis of Turner Construction Company, a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF operating in the construction industry and offering related services. The report starts with a short introduction followed by the company’s goals and objectives. This is followed by situational analysis of the company’s past and present situation using strategic tools such as SWOT analysis. The subsequent section that follows is the company’s corporate and business level strategy. This is followed by business structure, promotion and finally recommendation of ...

Contents Page

Contents Page
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Introduction
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Company Structure
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Legislation
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Code of Conduct
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Advantages of Code of Conduct
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Disadvantages of Code of Conduct
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Ethical Issues
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Conclusions
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Bibliography
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Introduction

Mac Contract Services Limited has received a contract from Moneymusk Electric Savacentres Limited in order to provide consulting and development services related to the technology functions and process operations of the company. Based on the current status of the organisation, there are various issues pertaining to the ...

Introduction

Mac Contract Services Limited has received a contract from Moneymusk Electric Savacentres Limited in order to provide consulting and development services related to the technology functions and process operations of the company. Based on the current status of the organisation, there are various issues pertaining to the maintenance and access of the systems, including the upgradation of the company systems and adequate maintenance of the applications and software developed within the organisation.

In this report, there will be a detailed assessment of the current functions and IT org chart for Moneymusk Electric Savacentres Limited and the importance of creating an IT ...

Questions on Seen Case Study

Question one:

Discuss how the changing technological environment present threats and opportunities to the outsourcing of production from any single country of your choice.

In the present day business environment outsourcing has served as one of the most popular tools for management in almost every organization. Many companies both private and public continue to increase their business operations through outsourcing some of their services to outside vendors. There is an increasing debate among company managers regarding what to outsource and what to produce internally (Eliot, 1998). The high rate of change in technology is posing a lot of threats to ...

Introduction

Boeing Company is multinational aerospace enterprise that is is registered in the United States. The company also deals in the manufacture of aerospace products for defense agencies in the United States and also outside the country. The company was started by William Boeing in 1916 at Seattle. Over the years the company has expanded from the small company established in Seattle to one that has offices in almost every continent. In 1997 Boeing merged with the McDonnell Douglas which was a major boost for its market share and brand positioning. Since 2001 the company’s headquarters were moved Chicago, Illinois. ...