1 EQUIPMENT PRODUCTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY The study of productivity though started very early in the field of construction, it has still been one of the chronic problems confronting the organizations having their business in this mammoth industry. Today’s rapid economic development and stiff market competition has made experts take a close note of the revenue generation and profit before executing any project of national and international importance. And lack of productivity has often put
This paper aims to disseminate the results of the impact of foreign workers on employee productivity in 4-star and 5-star hotels in a tourist place named Interlaken in Switzerland. Hotel work is diverse and challenging at all levels, from front-line and housekeeping staff to senior management and migrant workers are represented in all areas of work within the sector across most developing and developed countries. The research paper makes a contribution in the area of research, in focussing on specifically
have a positive impact on effectiveness in the workplace or if ‘eustress’ is just the first stage and the starting point of ‘distress’. The question remains to if organisations can rightfully generate and facilitate ‘eustress’ in order to increase productivity in organisational environments.
occupational safety and health has become a major aspect to each of the management in each organization. The issue of employees receiving treatment as a result of injuries in the workplace increased lately. It is caused by a lack of emphasis on the importance of safety and health in the work becomes the main factor. The idea of Occupational Safety and Health has gained the most attention, and many firms have implemented systems and processes to support an organization to protect, safe, and management
factors have specific importance in software development, it should not be overlooked in risk management process which may lead to improper assessment. So there is a need to identify and describe the human factors in an efficient manner to avoid the potential losses associated with the risk. In the following sections we are going to see the factors which
of international trade and industrial organizations. Two of the most important new features of the contemporary economy is the globalization of production and trade. Therefore, today’s technological systems are characterized by an orientation to productivity; this can be achieved through the apparel engineering which explains the Industrial Engineering activities in the production. Jim Lucas described the origin of Industrial Engineering (IE) wherein it can be traced back to the beginning of the Industrial
may act as interruptions and become a hindrance for task completion and productivity. Notifications are almost always delivered as soon as the related information becomes available without any consideration of the state of the user‘s ongoing task. In this case the notifications can forge into an unnecessary disturbance. Card and Henderson [4] strived to
Ports play an important role in world trade and economy. The importance of ensuring efficiency in ports is strongly related to the ability of international maritime transport cost reduction. The definition of this construct quite broad and vary in perspective of researcher. Basically, port fficiency is the ability of port to operate/manage with a minimum amount of effort and have a desire result. Port efficiency have been define as an importance determinant of international maritime transport costs (Wilmsmier
GDP has declined from 56 per cent in 1950 to approximately 17 per cent in 2008. There has not been any significant shift in the occupational structure (55 per cent of the work force continues to depend on agriculture). Therefore, the agriculture’s importance in terms of economic prosperity and the socio-political fabric of
configuration is contingent primarily on the effectiveness of the human element, the availability of expertise and skills who can taken advantage of physical elements, organizational and push it in the direction you maximize efficiency. Hence the importance of the composition of the human element and the need to develop sound and provide them with the necessary skills and abilities to perform the work and provide a favorable environment. The process of selection and recruitment of personnel the most