Labor Productivity in Projects of Construction and Industrial Maintenance

2014 ◽  
Vol 615 ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imelda Loera-Hernández ◽  
Gerardo Espinosa-Garza
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Work Sampling ◽  
Industrial Group ◽  
Industrial Maintenance ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The City ◽  
Latin American Countries

This paper is an accomplished investigation in a main industrial group of the city of Altamira, México, as part of a program of improvement of the labor productivity in the area of construction and maintenance of Aguila Industrial Group. The research focuses on the development of a methodology to assess the labor productivity of the industrial maintenance projects. In the methodology, we propose the use of a work sampling tool in order to identify the main factors that affect labor productivity as well as we proposes apply lean manufacturing tools to improvement labor productivity. In the paper, we discuss the implementation findings of the developed methodology as well as the preliminary outcomes of the main factors affecting labor productivity in the construction and maintenance industry; such outcomes provide a guide in the labor productivity management in one of the sectors that exhibits less development grade in most of the Latin-American countries.

scholarly journals Applicability of Warren Buffett's investment criteria in equity securities trading on the Quito Stock Exchange, Ecuador / Aplicabilidade dos critérios de investimento de Warren Buffett em ações negociadas na Bolsa de Valores de Quito, Equador

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 96990-97007
Author(s):  
Mikel Ugando Peñate ◽  
Andrés Wladimir Herrera Manosalvas
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
The Other ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Securities Trading ◽  
The City ◽  
A Company ◽  
Latin American Countries

The Quito Stock Exchange (QSE) through its objective of offering security to investors, has reflected an act based on good corporate governance practices, however, 2% of amounts correspond to shares that are traded nationally, being Ecuador one of the Latin American countries with the lowest amounts traded compared to 8% of GDP. The objective of the investigation is framed in determining if the investment criteria of Warren Buffett have applicability in the negotiations of actions in the QSE, added to this the presumed existence of aversion to risk on the part of the investor, but also the ignorance of the movement of market and securities transactions, with a population that possibly lacks financial education and does not have benchmarks to invest in a seemingly unknown market. The fields of inquiry that have been defined have to do with the buffettology that involves the investment techniques and criteria that have made Buffett the most famous investor worldwide and, on the other hand, the equity certificates of or documents that represent a Part of ownership of the assets of a company that in the future allows you to enjoy the derived benefits. In conclusion, the criteria are partially applicable in an average 72.23% within companies that could be very close to being excellent, with economic, legal and operational barriers that hold back the development of the stock market in the city of Quito.

Defining a Primary Market for Bikesharing Programs: A Study of Habits and Usage Intentions in León, Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 2634 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla M. Gámez-Pérez ◽  
Pilar Arroyo-López ◽  
Christopher R. Cherry
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Potential Demand ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
The City ◽  
Latin American Countries

Bikeshare has emerged as an influential new technology to improve nonmotorized transportation in cities across the globe. Latin American countries have lagged in the implementation of bikeshare systems. As such, there is a lack of studies that focus on bikeshare potential in Latin America. This study contributes to filling that gap by examining the potential demand of a proposed bikeshare system in the city of León, located in the central part of Mexico. The data of a stratified survey of 519 respondents are used to estimate a binary logit model on the stated intention to use the bikeshare system and thus to assess the factors that influence the potential interest in this mode of transportation. Some aspects of the results are consistent with other studies: potential bikeshare users must have a safe infrastructure, they will use bikeshare for regular trips from home to work, and bikeshare is competitive for short-duration trips. A few findings contrast with other studies: potential bikeshare users tend to be lower income and are not already cyclists, and some have very long transit commutes.

Medellin Library Parks

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renny Granda ◽  
Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Pact ◽  
The City ◽  
Latin American Countries

Medellin Library Parks represent a successful case of urban planning that constructed a social pact for the city of Medellin (Colombia), which transitioned from being one of the most violent cities in the world to the most innovative one. This work presents the Medellin Library Parks initiative as research, socialization, education, recreation and leisure spaces; their conceptualization as a new kind of public library, the strategic plan behind them, their results, awards and potential influence in other Latin American countries.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STREET-ROAD NETWORK OF TOMSK

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Anna Birulina ◽  
Liliya Chilinger
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Road Congestion ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Natural Components ◽  
Geochemical Studies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The article analyzes the street-road network of the city of Tomsk, and identifies the main factors affecting the workload of the city’s roads at different times of the day. The characteristic of the main factors affecting the capacity of roads and the environment is given. The analysis of the city’s road network was carried out using general plans and monitoring studies of road congestion according to “Yandex. Traffic jams”. Based on the numerous results of soil-chemical and landscape-geochemical studies, the relationship between vehicle emissions and pollution of natural components has been identified. According to the results of the study, measures have been proposed that allow minimizing and reducing the negative effects on natural and socio-economic systems.

scholarly journals Analysis of factors affecting consumers’ intention to purchase organic vegetables in Ho Chi Minh City

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (05) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Chung T. Q. Le
Keyword(s):  
Present Situation ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
Organic Vegetables ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The City ◽  
Consumer's Perception ◽  
Data Processing Methods

Food safety is a matter of concern to the society, in which the organic food market is developing very strongly in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the Vietnam market in general. The study was conducted by interviewing 372 consumers living in the city to analyse the present situation of organic vegetables consumption in the investigated area, to analyse factors affecting the intention to consume organic vegetables and propose measures to develop organic vegetables market in Ho Chi Minh City. Data processing methods included Cronbach's Alpha, EFA, CFA, and SEM. Research results showed that there were four main factors influencing the intention to consume organic vegetables. The most important factor was subjective noms, followed by consumers' beliefs in organic vegetables, the attitude of consumers towards organic vegetables and consumer's perception of the price of organic vegetables.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT OF THE TERRITORY OF THE CITY OF NOVOSIBIRSK

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Revonenko ◽  
Natalia O. Mitrofanova ◽  
Ekaterina N. Loseva
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Insufficient Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Municipal Administration ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Municipal Management ◽  
Territorial Structure ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The City

The work is devoted to the consideration of the features of the territorial structure and municipal land administration of Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk has some features of the territorial structure associated with the specifics of its formation, which one way or another should be taken into account in the municipal administration of the territory. In addition to the features associated with the territorial structure, as in other cities of Russia, factors of violation of land legislation, inaccuracy and incompleteness of data on real estate, and insufficient information and cartographic support impede effective municipal management. The paper presents the main factors affecting the effectiveness of the municipal government of the city of Novosibirsk.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF RECREATIONAL AREAS BY USING DISTURBED URBAN LANDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
R. Galdin ◽  
N. Aleinikova ◽  
T. Yarmosh
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Forest Park ◽  
Environmental Situation ◽  
Urban Territories ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The article is devoted to the problems of disturbed lands that are part of urban territories, the need for reclamation and the creation of recreational spaces based on them. There are a large number of quarries on the territory of the Belgorod region, many of which are no longer functioning and they need to be transformed. The work in this direction entails an improvement in the environmental situation, increases the quality of the urban environment and makes these objects attractive for investment. The authors consider the main factors affecting the reclamation of the territory, analyze the types of soil and identify the relationship of geodesy with the architectural component of reclamation, present foreign and domestic experience in solving problems related to disturbed lands, comply a table of the main quarries of the Belgorod region in order to identify features characteristic of this region. As a result of the research, proposals and methods are put forward, taking into account regional peculiarities, for the reclamation of a chalk quarry in order to create a recreational space and then integrate it into the forest park framework in Belgorod, which will lead to an improvement in the environmental situation and aesthetic perception of the city as a whole.

scholarly journals The Graffitour of the 13: an aesthetic, political and historical trajectory through Medellín

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Pérez Torres
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Collective Experience ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Fixed Boundaries ◽  
The City ◽  
Latin American Countries ◽  
And Diffusion

Abstract To think the borders of the metropolis beyond the representations associated with precariousness and crime presupposes recognizing the abundance and vitality of aesthetic practices and productions that are reconfiguring the discourses on the peripheries. In both Brazil and other Latin American countries, the emergence and diffusion of languages produced in the "margins" of cities call into question the center/periphery dualism - relativizing the existence of fixed boundaries, while proposing other ways of narrating different collective experiences. Commonly seen as a peripheral product, graffiti is an artistic language that express the multiplicity of agencies on the metropolitan edges. In the city of Medellín, Colombia, different groups formed mainly by young people from the edges have been taking on graffiti and hip hop as a resource to understand, narrate and distance themselves from the violence that crosses them. A significant sample of this type of collective experience is the Graffitour proposal, an "aesthetic, political and historical" route organized by the Centro Cultural Casa Kolacho in the Commune 13. Based on the assumption that the Graffitour transcends the simple representation of the medellinense periphery and constitutes a form of cultural and political organization to speak about the violence that appears in the city, this work reports the experience of having carried out this journey through Commune 13. In this sense, it aims to reflect on how discourses are produced on metropolitan edges in contemporary times and on the role of urban artistic manifestations in the interpretation of violence and in the construction of social memory.

scholarly journals Economic Integration In The Americas: 1975-1992

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Garman ◽  
Janis Petersen ◽  
Debora Gilliard
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Central American ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Economic Distance ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Latin American Countries ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

<span>Latin American countries renewed their interest in regional trading blocs during the 1980s. According to Salgado, this renewed interest took the form of two phases: 1984-87, and from 1986 on. This paper uses a gravity equation to examine Latin American and Caribbean trade flows to ascertain the effectiveness of the Central American Common Market, Andean Pack and Latin American Integration Association, and to identify the factors affecting Latin American integration. Geographic distances are adjusted for the level of infrastructure development in an attempt to better proxy economic distance. A Chow Test is used to test for Salgados two phases.</span>

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