Then and now: construction management practices in Romania and the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Tudor Cristian Petrescu ◽  
Ionut Ovidiu Toma ◽  
Hans Voordijk
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Practices

Then and now: construction management practices in Romania and the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Tudor Cristian Petrescu ◽  
Hans Voordijk ◽  
Ionut Ovidiu Toma
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Practices

Dimensions for improvement of construction management practice in Ethiopian construction industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desalegn Girma Mengistu ◽  
Gangadhar Mahesh
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organization Management ◽  
Project Management Organization ◽  
Industry Needs ◽  
Improvement Intervention

Purpose The state of the different practices in construction industry determines its performance level. Hence, improving performance of construction industry needs assessing state of the practices in the industry and devising improvement intervention. The purpose of this paper is to measure improvement requirement level of different construction management practice areas and to identify the underlying improvement dimensions in Ethiopian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire survey was developed for data collection based on a thorough literature review which yielded 28 construction management practice areas. Purposive sampling method was used to select respondents for the survey. Mean score was used to identify the required improvement level, and one sample T-test was carried out to identify significance of improvement requirement. Factor analysis was conducted to identify the underlying dimensions of the construction management practice areas. Findings Findings indicate 27 areas need significant improvement. This shows the low level of adoption of good construction management practices in Ethiopian construction industry. Factor analysis resulted in the areas being grouped to four broad improvement dimensions, namely, project management, organization management, knowledge and risk management and project development and contract management. Originality/value The findings provide information for appropriate action by the stakeholders to raise standards of adopted construction management practices. It also show areas of construction management which require more focused research in the context of Ethiopian construction industry. Considering the similarity of nature of construction industry problems in developing countries, the findings can be extended to similar countries.

Guidebook for Construction Management Practices for Rural Projects

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Hallowell ◽  
Daniel Tran ◽  
Keith Molenaar ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Management Practices

scholarly journals Comparative analysis and implications of sustainable Flood Risk Management in four front-end countries: The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States, & Japan 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faith Ka Shun Chan ◽  
Liang Emlyn Yang ◽  
Gordon Mitchell ◽  
Nigel Wright ◽  
Mingfu Guan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Flood Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Flood Risk Management

Abstract. Sustainable flood risk management (SFRM) has become popular since the 1980s. Many governmental and non-governmental organisations have been keen on implementing the SFRM strategies by integrating social, ecological and economic themes into their flood risk management (FRM) practices. However, justifications for SFRM are still embryonic and it is not yet clear whether this concept is influencing the current policies in different countries. This paper reviews the past and present flood management approaches and experiences from flood defence to FRM in four developed countries with the aim of highlighting lessons for developing mega deltas. The paper explored recent strategies such as “Making Space for Water, PPS 25, and NPPF” in the UK; “Room for Rivers” in the Netherlands which was promoted to cope with flooding, integrate FRM with ideas on sustainability, and deliver good FRM practice for next generations. The United States has also established a sound National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and Japan has developed an advanced flood warning and evacuation contingency system to prepare for climatic extremes. These case studies showed some good lessons to achieve long term SFRM direction to deliver flood management practices with social-economic and environmental concerns. Most of developing coastal megacities especially in Asia are still heavily reliant on traditional hard-engineering approach, that may not be enough to mitigate substantial risks due to human (exist huge populations, rapid socio-economic growth, subsidence) and natural (climate change) factors. We understand different countries and cities have their own interpretation on SFRM, but recommend policy makers to adopt “mixed options” towards thinking about long term and sustainability that with social, economic and environmental considerations. 

The efficiency of artificial insemination in pigs : lessons from australian research

1992 ◽  
Vol 1992 ◽  
pp. 58-58
Author(s):  
John Dunne
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Litter Size ◽  
Artificial Insemination ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Conception Rate ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Behavioural Changes ◽  
General Ability ◽  
Pig Farms

Recent years have seen a small but consistent growth in the use of AI on commercial pig farms in Britain. Currently about 12 percent of all matings are artificial and 25 percent or more of farms are using some AI.(6) This figure still falls well short of our continental neighbours, with Denmark and the Netherlands inseminating 50 percent of their sows. The conception rate and litter size achievable with AI (6) can at least equal results from natural matings. However, it is recognised that some people achieve far superior fertility results to others when using AI. Part of this is due to different genotypes employed (e.g. purebreds vs crossbreds), different production systems and management practices imposed. It is most likely, however, that an unquantified but substantial part of the reason for such big differences between farms in fertility following AI is due to differing abilities of stockpeople performing the inseminations. “Ability’ refers not only to the actual insemination technique, which is straightforward and can be quickly learned, but to their general ability to recognise behavioural changes in their stock, to interact with their stock and generally get the best out of their stock i.e. their level of stockmanship skills.

Ultra Large Diameter Glass Reinforced Plastic Pipe Outsourcing of Concrete Structure for Conventional Island Construction Management Practices

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Mengwu ◽  
Xia Hongjun ◽  
Yang Yong ◽  
Zhang Xiaofei ◽  
Gao Zhaopu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Schedule Control ◽  
Plant Construction ◽  
Plastic Pipe ◽  
Construction Techniques ◽  
Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Construction Organization

It is very rare to adopt ultra large diameter glass reinforced plastic pipe in the Chinese nuclear power field. The construction techniques like safety and quality control, design tracking, construction organization, schedule control and other perspectives are still lacking of experiences. So the accumulation of construction experiences for this kind of structure became a key work in the nuclear power plant construction phase.

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