Sample records for engineering consulting firm

  1. Integrating ergonomics in design processes: a case study within an engineering consultancy firm.

    PubMed

    Sørensen, Lene Bjerg; Broberg, Ole

    2012-01-01

    This paper reports on a case study within an engineering consultancy firm, where engineering designers and ergonomists were working together on the design of a new hospital sterile processing plant. The objective of the paper is to gain a better understanding of the premises for integrating ergonomics into engineering design processes and how different factors either promote or limit the integration. Based on a grounded theory approach a model illustrating these factors is developed and different hypotheses about how these factors either promote and/or limit the integration of ergonomics into design processes is presented along with the model.

  2. 18 CFR 50.5 - Pre-filing procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES § 50.5 Pre-filing procedures. (a) Introduction. Any applicant seeking a... consultations, project engineering, route planning, environmental and engineering contractor engagement... proceeding. This description also must include the identification of the environmental and engineering firms...

  3. Coevolution in management fashion: an agent-based model of consultant-driven innovation.

    PubMed

    Strang, David; David, Robert J; Akhlaghpour, Saeed

    2014-07-01

    The rise of management consultancy has been accompanied by increasingly marked faddish cycles in management techniques, but the mechanisms that underlie this relationship are not well understood. The authors develop a simple agent-based framework that models innovation adoption and abandonment on both the supply and demand sides. In opposition to conceptions of consultants as rhetorical wizards who engineer waves of management fashion, firms and consultants are treated as boundedly rational actors who chase the secrets of success by mimicking their highest-performing peers. Computational experiments demonstrate that consultant-driven versions of this dynamic in which the outcomes of firms are strongly conditioned by their choice of consultant are robustly faddish. The invasion of boom markets by low-quality consultants undercuts popular innovations while simultaneously restarting the fashion cycle by prompting the flight of high-quality consultants into less densely occupied niches. Computational experiments also indicate conditions involving consultant mobility, aspiration levels, mimic probabilities, and client-provider matching that attenuate faddishness.

  4. 48 CFR 736.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Services 736.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. An USAID Consultant Registry Information System (ACRIS) is maintained in Washington by the USAID Office of Small and...

  5. 48 CFR 736.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Services 736.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. An USAID Consultant Registry Information System (ACRIS) is maintained in Washington by the USAID Office of Small and...

  6. 48 CFR 736.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Services 736.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. An USAID Consultant Registry Information System (ACRIS) is maintained in Washington by the USAID Office of Small and...

  7. 48 CFR 736.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Services 736.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. An USAID Consultant Registry Information System (ACRIS) is maintained in Washington by the USAID Office of Small and...

  8. 48 CFR 736.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Services 736.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. An USAID Consultant Registry Information System (ACRIS) is maintained in Washington by the USAID Office of Small and...

  9. NREL's System Advisor Model Simplifies Complex Energy Analysis (Fact Sheet)

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    2015-01-01

    NREL has developed a tool -- the System Advisor Model (SAM) -- that can help decision makers analyze cost, performance, and financing of any size grid-connected solar, wind, or geothermal power project. Manufacturers, engineering and consulting firms, research and development firms, utilities, developers, venture capital firms, and international organizations use SAM for end-to-end analysis that helps determine whether and how to make investments in renewable energy projects.

  10. WisDOT geotechnical manual development.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-02-01

    The Wisconsin Department of Transportation currently has a Soils Manual and a Geotechnical Bulletin that provides some guidance : to Regional staff and consulting engineering firms on departmental policy and procedures. However, these two publication...

  11. Managing a Standards Collection in an Engineering Consulting Firm.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hamilton, Beth A.

    1983-01-01

    Summarizes efforts to identify, acquire, and organize a standards collection, with emphasis on provision of information services to staff and clientele of the Forensic Engineering and Science Center, Triodyne, Inc., who provide expert testimony in court cases involving accidents caused by defective products and equipment failures. References are…

  12. Laying the Groundwork.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kretchmer, Mark R.

    2000-01-01

    Discusses how to avoid costly errors in high-tech retrofits through proper planning and coordination. Guidelines are offered for selecting cable installers, using multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm, and space planning when making high-tech retrofits. (GR)

  13. 76 FR 4282 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-25

    ... Northampton, PA 18067. prototyping, prototype development, and manufacturing engineering consulting services.... manufactures various wear and corrosion resistant silicon carbide components for industrial customers. Any...

  14. PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM ON COOLING WATER INTAKE TECHNOLOGIES TO PROTECT AQUATIC ORGANISMS

    EPA Science Inventory

    This Symposium brought together professionals from federal, state, and tribal regulatory agencies; industry; environmental organizations; engineering consulting firms; science and research organizations; academia; and other organizations concerned with mitigating harm to the aqua...

  15. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT MODEL (SWMM) MODERNIZATION

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Supply and Water Resources Division in partnership with the consulting firm of CDM to redevelop and modernize the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). In the initial phase of this project EPA rewrote SWMM's computational engine usi...

  16. Acoustical consulting-Reflections on a challenging career

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Braslau, David

    2004-05-01

    The acoustical consulting profession can be entered in a number of ways. The most direct approach is to obtain a degree in acoustics and join a large consulting firm immediately after graduation. Acoustical consulting can also be entered indirectly from various fields of engineering or physics which can provide a somewhat broader background. These disciplines might include, for example, structural engineering and structural dynamics, mechanics of materials, dynamic behavior of solids or geophysics. Acoustical consulting specialization can be very broad or very narrow as seen from the National Council of Acoustical Consultants capability listing. As an acoustical consultant, one must address a wide range of problems which provides both the challenges and joys of this profession. Technical capabilities and professional judgment are constantly developed from exposure to these problems and through interaction with other members of the profession. Selected case studies including sound isolation in buildings, noise and vibration from blasting, control of noise from environmental sources, acoustical design of classrooms and performing spaces, and product design demonstrate the variety of challenges faced by an acoustical consultant.

  17. Stereoscopic applications for design visualization

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gilson, Kevin J.

    2007-02-01

    Advances in display technology and 3D design visualization applications have made real-time stereoscopic visualization of architectural and engineering projects a reality. Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB) is a transportation consulting firm that has used digital visualization tools from their inception and has helped pioneer the application of those tools to large scale infrastructure projects. PB is one of the first Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) firms to implement a CAVE- an immersive presentation environment that includes stereoscopic rear-projection capability. The firm also employs a portable stereoscopic front-projection system, and shutter-glass systems for smaller groups. PB is using commercial real-time 3D applications in combination with traditional 3D modeling programs to visualize and present large AEC projects to planners, clients and decision makers in stereo. These presentations create more immersive and spatially realistic presentations of the proposed designs. This paper will present the basic display tools and applications, and the 3D modeling techniques PB is using to produce interactive stereoscopic content. The paper will discuss several architectural and engineering design visualizations we have produced.

  18. Espey, Huston & Associates Technical Library. A Proposal.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Fortine, Suellen

    This proposal for the establishment of a library or information center for an environmental and engineering consulting firm in Texas is divided into two phases--current problems, and future expansion of library service. Major considerations include informational problems of the existing small library facility, i.e., locational and subject access,…

  19. BUILDING DEFINED MIXED CULTURES TO BIODEGRADE DIVERSE MIXTURES OF CHLORINATED SOLVENTS

    EPA Science Inventory

    The major accomplishment that I can think of is the education of a Master’s student who is now out in practice working for a consulting engineering firm.  This project allowed him to develop expertise with biological treatment systems, which are widely used...

  20. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Platt, F.N. Jr.

    This article examines the treatment of a Superfund site, the Runyon Watershed just outside of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for volatile organic compounds. The beginning of treatment was the result of a 20-year legal battle begun in 1971 and resolved after the city's consulting engineering firm designed and implemented a specialized approach to identify and develop key critical issues.

  1. Explorations of roundwood technology in buildings

    Treesearch

    Jeffrey Cook

    2001-01-01

    A report and critical commentary is presented on the use of small diameter roundwood in building construction in the United States and England. Examples are discussed of roundwood joinery being evaluated at the USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory, and joinery developed by the British engineering consulting firm Buro Happold, working over 15 years in...

  2. A Proposal for the use of the Consortium Method in the Design-build system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Miyatake, Ichiro; Kudo, Masataka; Kawamata, Hiroyuki; Fueta, Toshiharu

    In view of the necessity for efficient implementation of public works projects, it is expected to utilize advanced technical skills of private firms, for the purpose of reducing project costs, improving performance and functions of construction objects, and reducing work periods, etc. The design-build system is a method to order design and construction as a single contract, including design of structural forms and main specifications of the construction object. This is a system in which high techniques of private firms can be utilized, as a means to ensure qualities of design and construction, rational design, and efficiency of the project. The objective of this study is to examine the use of a method to form a consortium of civil engineering consultants and construction companies, as it is an issue related to the implementation of the design-build method. Furthermore, by studying various forms of consortiums to be introduced in future, it proposes procedural items required to utilize this method, during the bid and after signing a contract, such as the estimate submission from the civil engineering consultants etc.

  3. Stereoscopic display of 3D models for design visualization

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gilson, Kevin J.

    2006-02-01

    Advances in display technology and 3D design visualization applications have made real-time stereoscopic visualization of architectural and engineering projects a reality. Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB) is a transportation consulting firm that has used digital visualization tools from their inception and has helped pioneer the application of those tools to large scale infrastructure projects. PB is one of the first Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) firms to implement a CAVE- an immersive presentation environment that includes stereoscopic rear-projection capability. The firm also employs a portable stereoscopic front-projection system, and shutter-glass systems for smaller groups. PB is using commercial real-time 3D applications in combination with traditional 3D modeling programs to visualize and present large AEC projects to planners, clients and decision makers in stereo. These presentations create more immersive and spatially realistic presentations of the proposed designs. This paper will present the basic display tools and applications, and the 3D modeling techniques PB is using to produce interactive stereoscopic content. The paper will discuss several architectural and engineering design visualizations we have produced.

  4. Analyzing Company Economics Using the Leontief Open Production Model

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Laumakis, Paul J.

    2008-01-01

    This article details the application of an economic theory to the fiscal operation of a small engineering consulting firm. Nobel Prize-winning economist Wassily Leontief developed his general input-output economic theory in the mid-twentieth century to describe the flow of goods and services in the U.S. economy. We use one mathematical model that…

  5. A randomised controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of targeted occupational health and safety consultation or inspection in Ontario manufacturing workplaces.

    PubMed

    Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah; Robson, Lynda; Cole, Donald C; Amick, Benjamin C; Tompa, Emile; Smith, Peter M; van Eerd, Dwayne; Mustard, Cameron

    2012-12-01

    From 2004 to 2008, the prevention system in Ontario, Canada ran the High Risk Firm Initiative, an injury-experience based targeted consultation or inspection programme. Our objective was to establish whether prevention system targeting of firms was effective in improving injury outcomes. Randomised controlled parallel groups. Population included all manufacturing firms registered with the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board in 2005. Firms ranked between the 2nd and 10th percentile on a composite measure of occupational health and safety performance were randomised to three study arms in 2006: targeted for Health & Safety Association (HSA) consultation, targeted for Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspection, or services as usual. Data included firm characteristics (sector, size, years in business, region, branches), work injury claims 2002-2008 and measures of consulting and inspecting activity. Negative binomial generalised estimating equations modelled claim and disability day rates by study arm and year, controlling for firm characteristics. Among 2153 firms, firm characteristics and 2002-2005 rates of work injury claims and disability days were similar across arms. Firm outcomes were significantly different from year to year, but study arm by year interactions were insignificant indicating similar trends for all three study arms. 83% of HSA targeted firms were contacted and 63% engaged while 75% of MOL targeted firms were inspected with orders written in 56%. Consultation and enforcement programmes as implemented were not sufficient to reduce work injury outcomes over 21 month follow-up. Lack of benefit could be due to non-specific firm selection methods, limited firm participation in interventions, low intervention intensity or insensitivity of available outcomes.

  6. Teaching Evaluation: A Student-Run Consulting Firm

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cundiff, Nicole; Nadler, Joel; Scribner, Shauna

    2011-01-01

    Applied Research Consultants (ARC) is a graduate student run consulting firm that provides experience to students in evaluation and consultation. An overview of this program has been compiled in order to serve as a model of a graduate training practicum that could be applied to similar programs or aid in the development of such programs. Key…

  7. Consulting-Research Froblems with German and American Multinational Firms.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hildebrandt, Herbert W.

    International researchers need to be aware of international problems and multinational managerial codes when they work with worldwide organizations. This paper develops the premise that consulting with German multinational companies is more complex than consulting with or researching for American firms. Discussion focuses on the following three…

  8. 77 FR 47671 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-09

    ... Project Service Center, 05-- Business Consulting Services, Tele- Workers. 81,633B International Research... sales of the workers' firm; or (B) A loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm described in... Orlando, FL May 15, 2011. Business Machines (IBM), The Project Service Center, 05-- Business Consulting...

  9. Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services for Sustainable Buildings: A Guide for Federal Project Managers

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    2004-06-01

    This guide was prepared to be a resource for federal construction project managers and others who want to integrate the principles of sustainable design into the procurement of professional building design and consulting services. To economize on energy costs and improve the safety, comfort, and health of building occupants, building design teams can incorporate daylighting, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and passive solar design into all projects in which these elements are technically and economically feasible. The information presented here will help project leaders begin the process and manage the inclusion of sustainable design in the procurement process. The section onmore » establishing selection criteria contains key elements to consider before selecting an architectural and engineering (A/E) firm. The section on preparing the statement of work discusses the broad spectrum of sustainable design services that an A/E firm can provide. Several helpful checklists are included.« less

  10. Arbiters of Effectiveness and Efficiency: The Frames and Strategies of Management Consulting Firms in US Higher Education Reform

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McClure, Kevin R.

    2017-01-01

    A growing number of public colleges and universities in the United States have hired management consulting firms to help develop strategies aimed at increasing institutional effectiveness and efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to explore the frames and strategies of consultants in US public higher education reform efforts. Drawing upon a…

  11. How to Hire Fund-Raising Counsel.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hayes, Joanne

    1991-01-01

    As objective outsiders, consultants can bring a fresh and unbiased view to institutional needs and perspectives. However, careful preliminary screening of consulting firms by colleges and universities considering their use is important, addressing a variety of cost considerations; prospective firms' experience and success record; and the specific…

  12. 44 CFR 9.7 - Determination of proposed action's location.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Regional Administrator shall consult the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) the Flood Boundary Floodway Map (FBFM) and the Flood Insurance Study (FIS). (ii) If a detailed map (FIRM or FBFM) is not available, the Regional Administrator shall consult an FEMA Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) . If data on flood...

  13. Enhancing Inter-Firm Networks and Interorganizational Strategies. Research in Management Consulting Series.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Buono, Anthony F., Ed.

    This book contain papers 13 papers on enhancing inter-firm networks, including by intervening in mergers and acquisitions and developing strategic alliances and partnerships. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Anthony F. Buono); "Making Mergers and Acquisitions Work: A Guide to Consulting Interventions" (Mitchell Lee Marks);…

  14. 48 CFR 936.602-70 - DOE selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... the firm and its principal members; (2) Experience and technical competence of the firm in comparable... organizations, consulting firms etc.) including key personnel and a competent supervising representative. (c...

  15. 48 CFR 936.602-70 - DOE selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... the firm and its principal members; (2) Experience and technical competence of the firm in comparable... organizations, consulting firms etc.) including key personnel and a competent supervising representative. (c...

  16. 48 CFR 936.602-70 - DOE selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... the firm and its principal members; (2) Experience and technical competence of the firm in comparable... organizations, consulting firms etc.) including key personnel and a competent supervising representative. (c...

  17. 48 CFR 936.602-70 - DOE selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... the firm and its principal members; (2) Experience and technical competence of the firm in comparable... organizations, consulting firms etc.) including key personnel and a competent supervising representative. (c...

  18. 48 CFR 936.602-70 - DOE selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... the firm and its principal members; (2) Experience and technical competence of the firm in comparable... organizations, consulting firms etc.) including key personnel and a competent supervising representative. (c...

  19. An Exploratory Study of Informal Learning and Team Performance in the Pre-Consulting Phase

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sibarani, Roza Marsaulina

    2014-01-01

    This paper reports the process of informal learning in the pre-consulting phase in management-consulting firms in Indonesia. As the consulting industry significantly grows in Indonesia, more organisations use consultant services to improve their business. Pre-consulting is an important phase to define the right solutions, which involves a lot of…

  20. Data exploration of social client relationship management (CRM 2.0) adoption in the Nigerian construction business.

    PubMed

    Ojelabi, Rapheal A; Afolabi, Adedeji O; Oyeyipo, Opeyemi O; Tunji-Olayeni, Patience F; Adewale, Bukola A

    2018-06-01

    Integrating social client relationship management (CRM 2.0) in the built environment can enhance the relationship between construction organizations and client towards sustaining a long and lasting collaboration. The data exploration analyzed the e-readiness of contracting and consulting construction firms in the uptake of CRM 2.0 and the barriers encountered in the adoption of the modern business tool. The targeted organizations consist of seventy five (75) construction businesses operating in Lagos State which were selected from a pool of registered contracting and consulting construction firms using random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics of the e-readiness of contracting and consulting construction firms for CRM 2.0 adoption and barriers limiting its uptake were analyzed. Also, inferential analysis using Mann-Whitney U statistical and independent sample t-test was performed on the dataset obtained. The data generated will support construction firms on the necessity to engage in client social relationship management in ensuring sustainable client relationship management in the built environment.

  1. Determining economic benefits of satellite data in short-range forecasting

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Suchman, D.; Auvine, B.; Hinton, B.

    1981-01-01

    The chances of enhanced short term weather predictions and economic benefits from the use of GOES satellite data were examined. Results for a meteorological consulting firm before and after the introduction of GOES data were chosen as the method, and monetary benefits were selected as the measure. Services were provided for use by road and street departments, commodities dealers, and marine clients of the consulting firm. The Man-computer Interactive Data Access Program (McIDAS) was employed to furnish 1/2 hour visual or IR imagery for remote access. The commodities clients reconnected the GOES real-time imagery once the study was completed, while the consulting firm, which was personnel and not equipment intensive, did not. Further development of the flexibility of access to the GOES data and improvements in the projected grids are indicated.

  2. Getting Good Advice. How and When to Use Consultants.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Radock, Michael

    1981-01-01

    Suggestions on when to seek a consultant and how to select the one best suited to collegiate needs are discussed. Reliance on recognized firms, professional organizations, and selective free-lance consultants is recommended. Being well-prepared, planning the consultant's time schedule carefully, clarifying arrangements, and setting the terms are…

  3. An imminent human resource crisis in ground water hydrology?

    PubMed

    Stephens, Daniel B

    2009-01-01

    Anecdotal evidence, mostly from the United States, suggests that it has become increasingly difficult to find well-trained, entry-level ground water hydrologists to fill open positions in consulting firms and regulatory agencies. The future prospects for filling positions that require training in ground water hydrology are assessed by considering three factors: the market, the numbers of qualified students entering colleges and universities, and the aging of the existing workforce. The environmental and water resources consulting industry has seen continuous albeit variable growth, and demand for environmental scientists and hydrologists is expected to increase significantly. Conversely, students' interest and their enrollment in hydrology and water resources programs have waned in recent years, and the interests of students within these departments have shifted away from ground water hydrology in some schools. This decrease in the numbers of U.S. students graduating in hydrology or emphasizing ground water hydrology is coinciding with the aging of and pending retirement of ground water scientists and engineers in the baby boomer generation. We need to both trigger the imagination of students at the elementary school level so that they later want to apply science and math and communicate the career opportunities in ground water hydrology to those high school and college graduates who have acquired the appropriate technical background. Because the success of a consulting firm, research organization, or regulatory agency is derived from the skills and judgment of the employees, human resources will be an increasingly more critical strategic issue for many years.

  4. Business Communication Consulting and Research in Multinational Companies.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hildebrandt, Herbert W.

    1978-01-01

    Describes three issues involved in communication research and consulting for multinational companies, particularly those in Germany: qualifications for doing international consulting and research, problems of American scholar-researchers in those firms, and suggestions for dealing with those issues. (JMF)

  5. 78 FR 692 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-04

    ..., injection 59715. moldings, and tooling. Firm provides services for design, lean manufacturing consulting... Manufacturing, Inc...... 910 E. Saint Andrew 12/20/2012 Firm manufactures steel Street, Rapid City, SD doors..., or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm. List of...

  6. Hunting for a headhunter. How to select a physician search firm.

    PubMed

    Walker, R

    1989-05-01

    Many healthcare facilities in search of a physician are bombarded with offers from physician search firms to drum up potential candidates. Determining which firm has the right stuff for the job takes considerable time and skill. More than 60 companies belong to the National Association of Physician Recruiters, and their methods, policies, and results may vary widely. Administrators can begin getting basic information by contacting firms and requesting written material. During the initial telephone call, the administrator in charge of the search should speak with a consultant or principal of the firm (whoever would be doing the search) and find out what experience that person has had with searches for facilities in similar geographical areas, his or her success in placing physicians who specialize in the specialty needed, how many searches the consultant undertakes at one time, whether the firm guarantees its services, and an outline of its fee structure. After evaluating written material, the administrator should choose two or three search firms to make personal presentations. These presentations should follow a logical sequence and include statistics, completion times, ratios, and specific deadlines for various parts of the search process.

  7. Water supply pipe dimensioning using hydraulic power dissipation

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sreemathy, J. R.; Rashmi, G.; Suribabu, C. R.

    2017-07-01

    Proper sizing of the pipe component of water distribution networks play an important role in the overall design of the any water supply system. Several approaches have been applied for the design of networks from an economical point of view. Traditional optimization techniques and population based stochastic algorithms are widely used to optimize the networks. But the use of these approaches is mostly found to be limited to the research level due to difficulties in understanding by the practicing engineers, design engineers and consulting firms. More over due to non-availability of commercial software related to the optimal design of water distribution system,it forces the practicing engineers to adopt either trial and error or experience-based design. This paper presents a simple approach based on power dissipation in each pipeline as a parameter to design the network economically, but not to the level of global minimum cost.

  8. Independent Consulting Topical Interest Group: 2004 Industry Survey

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jarosewich, Tania; Essenmacher, Victoria L.; Lynch, Christina Olenik; Williams, Jennifer E.; Doino-Ingersoll, Jo Ann

    2006-01-01

    The American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Independent Consulting Topical Interest Group (IC TIG) has a membership of over eight hundred individuals who generally work as sole proprietors, in partnerships, or in small consulting firms. Well over a decade ago, the IC TIG conducted a survey of its membership (Bonnet, 1992). To gather current data…

  9. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  10. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  11. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  12. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  13. 48 CFR 236.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. 236.602 Section 236.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEFENSE... ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 236.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer...

  14. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  15. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  16. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. (a...

  17. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  18. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As...

  19. Training as a Component of the Consulting Contract: A Report from the Conference on Environment and Development: The Future for Consulting Firms, December 7-8, 1982, Houston, Texas.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Carpenter, Richard A.; Dixon, John A.

    1984-01-01

    Expatriate consultants are employed in developing countries to perform assessments of the consequences to natural resources and the environment of projects for economic development. In addition, a training component can be added during the course of consultancies. Some of the barriers to successful training are identified and explored. (Author/JN)

  20. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  1. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  2. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  3. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  4. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  5. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  6. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  7. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  8. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  9. 48 CFR 636.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 636.209 Section 636.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 636.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. The...

  10. 48 CFR 2936.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer firms. 2936.209 Section 2936.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 2936.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. As required by FAR...

  11. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  12. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  13. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  14. 48 CFR 836.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 836.209 Section 836.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER...-engineer firms. (a) When the contracting officer considers it necessary or advantageous to award a contract...

  15. 48 CFR 36.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 36.209 Section 36.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 36.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms. No...

  16. Committees and Controversy: Consultants in the Construction of Education Policy

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Gabriel, Rachael; Paulus, Trena

    2015-01-01

    The increasingly common practice of engaging consulting firms to assist states with educational policy agendas requires an analysis of the role these consultants play in what is positioned as a democratic decision-making process. In this study, we examine the discourse of a state-level advisory committee formed to develop a new teacher evaluation…

  17. University-Industry Spillovers, Government Funding, and Industrial Consulting. NBER Working Paper No. 15732

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jensen, Richard; Thursby, Jerry; Thursby, Marie C.

    2010-01-01

    This paper presents a theoretical model of faculty consulting in the context of government and industry funding for research within the university, which then frames an empirical analysis of the funding and consulting of 458 individual faculty inventors from 8 major US universities. In the theory, firms realize that they free ride on government…

  18. Reengineering Education at Anderson Consulting.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Nowakowski, Alan

    1994-01-01

    Describes new educational approaches and classroom management procedures that are changing the professional education program at a business consulting firm. Highlights include a needs assessment study; skills development; specialists; adapting to change; computer-based self-study training programs; curriculum reassessment; and curriculum…

  19. Denver airport pumping systems achieve optimal [Delta] T's

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mannion, G.F.; Krist, G.D.

    1994-07-01

    This article describes how the pumping and generating systems at the new Denver Airport operate efficiently with the user loops in the buildings producing design temperature rise at all load levels. Fifteen miles east of Denver's Stapleton International Airport lies the newly completed Denver International Airport (DIA)--the world's largest and most high-tech airport. Besides being one of the largest construction projects in the works, it has many of the latest technical innovations available. Of particular interest to the HVAC industry is the design of the heating and cooling water systems. These systems provide environmental cooling and heating water to themore » three concourses, the airport office building, and the main terminal. The mechanical engineers for the project were all from the Denver area. The central plant design was the work of Behrent Engineering Co.; the three concourses were designed by Swanson-Rink Associates; and the main terminal and administrative office building were designed by Abeyta Engineering Consultants. The overall system concept was developed during the initial design phase by engineers from these firms, members of the DIA staff, and application engineers from several manufacturers.« less

  20. An overview of knowledge management (KM) issues for implementation in consultant firms in Malaysian construction industry

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Othman, Azlan; Ismail, Syuhaida; Yahya, Khairulzan

    2017-12-01

    In the past few years, there has been a growing interest in treating knowledge as a significant organisational resource. Thus, effective development and implementation of KM requires a foundation in several rich literatures. As a preparation for the competitive industrial nation, KM is an important countenance that should be the point of convergence for the industry players. This paper wishes to draw the attention on the current situation of KM practice, focusing on consultant firms in Malaysian construction industry. Questionnaires were distributed to about 200 respondents working in the industry, with the objective of appraising the KM implementation amongst consultant firms working in construction industry in Malaysia. This paper also gives the overview on KM definition, process, understanding and challenges in construction industry, besides the critical success factor of KM implementation. The literature is restricted on the recent KM study of 17 years research from 2000 to 2017. Finally, this paper proposes the conceptual ideas of relationship between KM process, KM understanding and KM challenges with critical success factor of KM implementation.

  1. Measuring Economic Discrimination of Hispanic-Owned Architecture and Engineering Firms in South Florida

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Carvajal, Manuel J.

    2004-01-01

    Using data developed for the U.S. District Court, this study compared the performance of Hispanic-owned firms and two groupings of non-Hispanic-owned firms in three South Florida markets: architecture (n= 176), structural engineering (n= 144), and civil engineering (n = 200). Within each market, firms?earnings are expressed as functions of…

  2. An Investigation of Consulting-Training; as a Part-Time or Ultimate Career Option for Business Educators and Their Graduates.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Church, Olive D.

    A study examined the feasibility of consulting-training as a career option for business professionals. Data were gathered from a mail survey completed by a total of 60 firms in Arizona and Colorado and also from interviews, the investigator's participation and collaboration experiences with consultants, and a comparison of the literature on…

  3. Development of Career Motivational Prediction and Selection Procedures.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Culclasure, David F.

    The report constitutes a comprehensive review of the literature related to career motivation and selection procedures. It surveyed the reported techniques for measuring career motivation and interest which were used by 24 industrial firms, 14 personnel and management consulting organizations, 8 marketing research firms, and various governmental…

  4. 5 CFR 950.104 - Local Federal Coordinating Committee responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    .... CFC loaned executives' time should be charged to regular working hours. It is not appropriate to place... not use the services of consulting firms, advertising firms or similar business organizations to... accuracy in solicitations, and sound governance and fiscal management practices as the primary factors in...

  5. 5 CFR 950.104 - Local Federal Coordinating Committee responsibilities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    .... CFC loaned executives' time should be charged to regular working hours. It is not appropriate to place... not use the services of consulting firms, advertising firms or similar business organizations to... accuracy in solicitations, and sound governance and fiscal management practices as the primary factors in...

  6. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Kirby, M.J.; Kramer, S.R.; Pittard, G.T.

    Jason Consultants International, Inc., under the sponsorship of the Gas Research Institute (GRI), has developed guidelines, procedures and software, which are described in this paper, for the installation of polyethylene gas pipe using guided horizontal drilling. Jason was aided in this development by two key subcontractors; Maurer Engineering who wrote the software and NICOR Technologies who reviewed the software and guidelines from a utility perspective. This program resulted in the development of commerically viable software for utilities, contractors, engineering firms, and others involved with the installation of pipes using guided horizontal drilling. The software is an interactive design tool thatmore » allows the user to enter ground elevation data, alignment information and pipe data. The software aides the engineer in designing a drill path and provides plan and profile views along with tabular data for pipe depth and surface profile. Finally, the software calculates installation loads and pipe stresses, compares these values against pipe manufacturer`s recommendations, and provides this information graphically and in tabular form. 5 refs., 18 figs., 2 tabs.« less

  7. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development in-house versus consultant design cost study : technical assistance report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-05-01

    State transportation agencies commonly use consultant firms for some of their highway and bridge design. For example, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (hereafter referred to as the "Department" or "LaDOTD") currently uses bo...

  8. 5 CFR 950.303 - Local federations eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... of failure to correct a prior violation may appeal the LFCC's decision to the Director in accordance... services of private consultants, consulting firms, advertising agencies or similar business organizations... appeal an adverse eligibility decision in accordance with § 950.205. (g) The Director may waive any...

  9. The Dilemma of Covert Action

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-04-20

    Pentagon in any way.14 23 To the outside world, Duncan would retire from the Army and set up a "private" consulting firm, which he would call Business ... Security International, known simply as BSI. It would claim to specialize in assisting domestic firms seeking security for overseas operations. In

  10. Broadening the Earthscan Industry

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1994-01-01

    Law Environmental, Inc. is a professional engineering and Earth sciences consulting firm. When a client, who operates an electricity generating plant required assistance in evaluating the effects of a heated water discharge on aquatic life, Law proposed a Visiting Investigator Program (VIP) to Stennis Space Center (SSC). The VIP is directed toward small companies who could use remote sensing profitably, but do not have the money to explore new technologies. SSC provided remote sensing data to Law enabling it to produce images of the thermal "plume," the water area affected by the discharge. After comparisons of plant and animal life with similar life in an unaffected control area, Law concluded that the discharge effect was not significant.

  11. ECUT: Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies program. Industry, university and research interest in the US Department of Energy ECUT biocatalysis research activity

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Wilcox, R. E.

    1983-01-01

    The results of a Research Opportunity Notice (RON) disseminated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies (ECUT) Program's Biocatalysis Research Activity are presented. The RON was issued in late April of 1983 and solicited expressions of interest from petrochemical and chemical companies, bioengineering firms, biochemical engineering consultants, private research laboratories, and universities for participating in a federal research program to investigate potential applications of biotechnology in producing chemicals. The RON results indicate that broad interest exists within the nation's industry, universities, and research institutes for the Activity and its planned research and development program.

  12. A simpler way to pay.

    PubMed

    Zehnder, E

    2001-04-01

    There have been many changes in professional services since Egon Zehnder founded his executive search firm nearly four decades ago--not the least of which has been a shift in the way professionals pay themselves. When he started, compensation everywhere was strongly tied to seniority. Today, partners at most professional services firms are paid according to the size of their client billings and their ability to bring in new clients. But Egon Zehnder International, which now has 57 offices worldwide, has stuck with the old-fashioned way to pay. In addition to giving partners base salaries and equal shares in a percentage of the profit, the firm apportions another fraction of the profit based only on length of tenure as partner. Yet the firm attracts outstanding consultants, and its turnover rate is low. The reasons, the author says, are simple: the firm's approach to compensation forces it to hire team players--consultants who get more pleasure from the group's success than from their own advancement. And the seniority-based system requires the firm to find people who want to stay for the long haul. Call the system a relic, says Zehnder, but don't call it nonsense. It works. In this article, the author describes the extremely intensive interview process used to hire the right kind of people. By the time the interviews are over, he says, potential hires know that people in the firm's Boston office think and act the same way as people in its Brazil offices--and that they themselves must think and act that way if they are to succeed at the firm.

  13. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  14. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  15. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  16. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  17. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  18. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  19. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  20. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  1. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  2. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  3. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  4. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  5. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  6. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  7. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  8. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  9. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  10. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  11. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  12. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  13. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  14. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  15. 48 CFR 36.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 36.602 Section 36.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 36.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  16. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  17. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  18. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  19. 48 CFR 2936.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2936.602 Section 2936.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2936.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  20. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  1. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  2. 48 CFR 1536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1536.602 Section 1536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  3. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  4. 48 CFR 436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 436.602 Section 436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Service 436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  5. 48 CFR 1336.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1336.602 Section 1336.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1336.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  6. 48 CFR 536.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 536.602 Section 536.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 536.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  7. 48 CFR 636.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 636.602 Section 636.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 636.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  8. 40 CFR Appendix D to Subpart E of... - EPA Transition Policy-Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Consulting Engineering Agreements D Appendix D to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment... Transition Policy—Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements a. access to records—audit 1. Access clause... access clause is included in the consulting engineering subagreement. The clause contained in appendix C...

  9. 40 CFR Appendix D to Subpart E of... - EPA Transition Policy-Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Consulting Engineering Agreements D Appendix D to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment... Transition Policy—Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements a. access to records—audit 1. Access clause... access clause is included in the consulting engineering subagreement. The clause contained in appendix C...

  10. 40 CFR Appendix D to Subpart E of... - EPA Transition Policy-Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Consulting Engineering Agreements D Appendix D to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment... Transition Policy—Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements a. access to records—audit 1. Access clause... access clause is included in the consulting engineering subagreement. The clause contained in appendix C...

  11. 40 CFR Appendix D to Subpart E of... - EPA Transition Policy-Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Consulting Engineering Agreements D Appendix D to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment... Transition Policy—Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements a. access to records—audit 1. Access clause... access clause is included in the consulting engineering subagreement. The clause contained in appendix C...

  12. 40 CFR Appendix D to Subpart E of... - EPA Transition Policy-Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Consulting Engineering Agreements D Appendix D to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment... Transition Policy—Existing Consulting Engineering Agreements a. access to records—audit 1. Access clause... access clause is included in the consulting engineering subagreement. The clause contained in appendix C...

  13. 48 CFR 52.244-4 - Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services). 52.244-4 Section 52.244-4 Federal Acquisition... consultants (Architect-engineer services). As prescribed in 44.204(b), insert the following clause: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998) Any subcontractors...

  14. 48 CFR 52.244-4 - Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services). 52.244-4 Section 52.244-4 Federal Acquisition... consultants (Architect-engineer services). As prescribed in 44.204(b), insert the following clause: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998) Any subcontractors...

  15. 48 CFR 52.244-4 - Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services). 52.244-4 Section 52.244-4 Federal Acquisition... consultants (Architect-engineer services). As prescribed in 44.204(b), insert the following clause: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998) Any subcontractors...

  16. 48 CFR 52.244-4 - Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services). 52.244-4 Section 52.244-4 Federal Acquisition... consultants (Architect-engineer services). As prescribed in 44.204(b), insert the following clause: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998) Any subcontractors...

  17. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  18. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  19. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  20. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  1. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  2. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  3. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  4. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  5. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  6. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  7. 48 CFR 1836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1836.602 Section 1836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  8. 48 CFR 1436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 1436.602 Section 1436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 1436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  9. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  10. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  11. 48 CFR 836.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 836.602 Section 836.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  12. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  13. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  14. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  15. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  16. 48 CFR 2436.602 - Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... architect-engineer contracts. 2436.602 Section 2436.602 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 2436.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts. ...

  17. The Manager's Role in Financial Reporting: A Risk Consultant's Perspective

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    Bell, Reginald L.

    2007-01-01

    This article presents an interview with Ray Gonzalez, a risk consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP, in Houston, Texas, about the financial reporting responsibilities of top, middle, and frontline managers in large and medium-size firms. This interview spotlights the necessity for timely and accurate reporting of financial information relating to…

  18. Executive Searches and the Use of Consultants

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    Atwell, Robert H.

    2009-01-01

    Formerly, search consultants were used in higher education at only a small number of institutions--and even there, only when recruiting presidents. But over the years, the industry has grown to the point that many large and small firms now compete for higher education searches, including ones for administrators and even some for endowed faculty,…

  19. Organizational Learning, Knowledge Management Practices and Firm's Performance: An Empirical Study of a Heavy Engineering Firm in India

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    Jain, Ajay K.; Moreno, Ana

    2015-01-01

    Purpose: The study aims at investigating the impact of organizational learning (OL) on the firm's performance and knowledge management (KM) practices in a heavy engineering organization in India. Design/Methodology/Approach: The data were collected from 205 middle and senior executives working in the project engineering management division of a…

  20. FRP : Strengthened RC Structures

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Teng, J. G.; Chen, J. F.; Smith, S. T.; Lam, L.

    2002-01-01

    The strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures using advanced fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, and in particular the behaviour of FRP-strengthened RC structures is a topic which has become very popular in recent years. This popularity has arisen due to the need to maintain and upgrade essential infrastructure in all parts of the world, combined with the well-known advantages of FRP composites, such as good corrosion resistance and ease for site handling due to their light weight. The continuous reduction in the material cost of FRP composites has also contributed to their popularity. While a great amount of research now exists in the published literature on this topic, it is scattered in various journals and conference proceedings. This book therefore provides the first ever comprehensive, state-of-the-art summary of the existing research on FRP strengthening of RC structures, with the emphasis being on structural behaviour and strength models. The main topics covered include: Bond behaviour Flexural and shear strengthening of beams Column strengthening Flexural strengthening of slabs. For each area, the methods of strengthening are discussed, followed by a description of behaviour and failure modes and then the presentation of rational design recommendations, for direct use in practical design of FRP strengthening measures. Researchers, practicing engineers, code writers and postgraduate students in structural engineering and construction materials, as well as consulting firms, government departments, professional bodies, contracting firms and FRP material suppliers will find this an invaluable resource.

  1. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  2. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  3. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  4. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  5. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  6. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  7. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  8. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  9. 48 CFR 436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 436.209 Section 436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  10. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  11. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  12. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  13. 48 CFR 1436.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1436.209 Section 1436.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1436.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  14. 48 CFR 1536.209 - Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... with architect-engineer firms. 1536.209 Section 1536.209 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction 1536.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer...

  15. Information Seeking on the Web--An Integrated Model of Browsing and Searching.

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    Choo, Chun Wei; Detlor, Brian; Turnbull, Don

    This paper presents findings from a study of how knowledge workers use the Web to seek external information as a part of their daily work. Participants were mainly IT specialists, managers, and research/marketing/consulting staff working in organizations that included a large utility company, a major bank, and a consulting firm. Thirty-four…

  16. The Future of the Digital Library: An Interview with Tom Peters

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Morrison, James L.; Peters, Tom

    2005-01-01

    This article presents an interview with Tom Peters, an academic librarian and founder of TAP Information Services, a firm that provides consulting services to libraries and other organizations in the information industry. Peters also serves as a consultant to LibraryCity, an ambitious project that seeks to make thousands of e-books in easy-to-use…

  17. First Nations, Consultation, and the Rule of Law: Salmon Farming and Colonialism in British Columbia

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    Schreiber, Dorothee

    2006-01-01

    Many coastal First Nations communities, particularly in British Columbia, see consultation as a positive way of getting around the firmly entrenched position of both provincial and federal governments on fish farming. Even those Native groups such as the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council (MTTC) and the Homalco First Nation, who are adamantly…

  18. Ethics education in the consulting engineering environment: where do we start?

    PubMed

    Elder, Keith E

    2004-04-01

    As a result of in-house discussions stimulated by previous Gonzaga engineering ethics conferences, Coffman Engineers began the implementation of what is to be a company-wide ethics training program. While preparing a curriculum aimed at consulting engineers, we found very little guidance as to how to proceed with most available literature being oriented towards the academic environment. We consulted a number of resources that address the teaching of engineering ethics in higher education, but questioned their applicability for the Consulting Engineering environment. This lack of guidance led us to informal research into the ethical knowledge and attitudes of both consulting engineers and engineering students. Some of our findings were unexpected, and suggest that a simpler approach to teaching ethics to working professionals might be preferred to that typically promoted in higher education.

  19. [Temporary work].

    PubMed

    Del Forno, E; Candura, F

    2002-01-01

    In recent years, labour market has really changed in Italy: in addition to traditional categories of workers, self-governing or subordinate, a "tertium genus" was born, that of "temporary workers". This new modality allows firms which need to introduce temporary workers in production processes, to find them through the activity of skilled intermediary agencies. This type of agencies, regularly authorized by the Ministry of Labour, was born to select subordinates, who will work in other firms, without engagement. (The low which regulates temporary work in Italy is the Act n. 196 of 1997). The subject analysed the most closely in the text, is the really interesting question of responsibility for prevention, safety and health in work places: in fact, temporary work creates a complex system of bilateral relations, but the only real work contract is between provider firms and temporary workers. The Act n. 196 states that the provider firm must fulfill its duties of contribution, security, aid and insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases. Therefore, according to a series of argumentations developed in the text, only the occupational health consultant designated by the temporary agency is reasonably responsible for medical supervision, but he has to coordinate and collaborate with the occupational health consultant of third firms (Directive 383 of 1991 and article 7 of Legislative Decree n. 626 of 1994). On the contrary, firms which need temporary workers, must fulfill duties of information and training for workers. As a consequence, to draw a conclusion, on the ground of principles of European Union and national laws (in force since '50s in this field), the responsibility for medical supervision falls on temporary agencies; on the contrary, economic responsibility falls on firms which request workers, in order to achieve protection of workers' health.

  20. Guidelines for Management Consulting Programs for Small-Scale Enterprise. Appropriate Technologies for Development. Manual M-14.

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    Vaughan, Gary L.

    This manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are: the role of the SSE in third world development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of management assistance to…

  1. Uniqueness of family therapists as family business systems consultants: a cross-disciplinary investigation.

    PubMed

    Lee, Jinhee; Danes, Sharon M

    2012-06-01

    The purpose of this study is to address how the consulting approaches of family therapists working with family businesses differ from those of business consultants. The logic of analytic induction was used to analyze qualitative data from family business consultants with and without training in family therapy. Consultants were asked to respond to two vignettes: one emphasized primarily family system problems, whereas the other emphasized business problems with influencing issues at the family/business intersection. Both similarities and differences were found in reference to problem assessment, consulting goal orientation, intervention strategy focus, consultant role and function, and consulting setting preference between consultants with and without family therapy training. Results indicate that consultants of each discipline provide a unique perspective and expertise that allow them to successfully address the spectrum of issues that family firms face. Further, findings highlight the unique contribution of family therapists to an interdisciplinary consulting team. © 2012 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

  2. Funding innovation: Moving the business forward.

    PubMed

    Henry, Gary F

    2016-11-01

    Gary F. Henry is the Principal Consultant of G F Henry and Associates, a management consulting firm based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Henry has more than 30 years of distinguished experience, including CEO, CFO and COO roles in both established and start-up companies. Gary was named an Ernst & Young Virginia Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  3. The private sector: revenue source of the 80's.

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    York, D R

    1985-01-01

    An important and largely untapped source of revenue for community mental health centers is private business and industry. A model describes how one center is meeting the challenge of decreased government funding and budget cutbacks by offering profitable and needed services to local industry. Through the center's human resource consulting firm, Hamilton Associates, five programs are being delivered to businesses: Needs Assessment Programs, Management Training and Development Programs, Employee Assistance Programs, Health and Wellness Promotion Programs, and Selection and Appraisal Programs. The consulting firm publishes a bimonthly newsletter on human resource topics, conducts training workshops for the community, delivers regular speaking presentations to various business associations, and holds "wellness" luncheons to promote individual health. Suggestions and recommendations are given about service offerings, marketing, and development of such services.

  4. My 65 years in acoustics

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Beranek, Leo L.

    2004-05-01

    My entry into acoustics began as research assistant to Professor F. V. Hunt at Harvard University. I received my doctorate in 1940 and directed the Electro-Acoustic Laboratory at Harvard from October 1940 until September 1945. In 1947, I became a tenured associate professor at MIT, and, with Richard H. Bolt, formed the consulting firm Bolt and Beranek, that later included Robert B. Newman, becoming BBN. My most significant contributions before 1970 were design of wedge-lined anechoic chambers, systemization of noise reduction in ventilation systems, design of the world's largest muffler for the testing of supersonic jet engines at NASA's Lewis Laboratory in Cleveland, speech interference level, NC noise criterion curves, heading New York Port Authority's noise study that resulted in mufflers on jet aircraft, and steep aircraft climb procedures, and publishing books titled, Acoustical Measurements, Acoustics, Noise Reduction, Noise and Vibration Control, and Music, Acoustics and Architecture. As President of BBN, I supervised the formation of the group that built and operated the ARPANET (1969), which, when split in two (using TCP/IP protocol) became the INTERNET (1984). Since then, I have written two books on Concert Halls and Opera Houses and have consulted on four concert halls and an opera house.

  5. 78 FR 37782 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-24

    ... staff from state agencies who deal with issues such as coastal water quality and habitat management. The... Ocean Science (NCCOS) and HDR, Inc., an environmental consulting firm. NOAA has a long history of...

  6. 48 CFR 252.236-7011 - Overseas architect-engineer services-Restriction to United States firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ..., resulting from this solicitation, to a United States firm or a joint venture of United States and host... firm or a joint venture of United States and host nation firms. (End of provision) [62 FR 2858, Jan. 17...

  7. Can training improve the quality of inferences made by raters in competency modeling? A quasi-experiment.

    PubMed

    Lievens, Filip; Sanchez, Juan I

    2007-05-01

    A quasi-experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of frame-of-reference training on the quality of competency modeling ratings made by consultants. Human resources consultants from a large consulting firm were randomly assigned to either a training or a control condition. The discriminant validity, interrater reliability, and accuracy of the competency ratings were significantly higher in the training group than in the control group. Further, the discriminant validity and interrater reliability of competency inferences were highest among an additional group of trained consultants who also had competency modeling experience. Together, these results suggest that procedural interventions such as rater training can significantly enhance the quality of competency modeling. 2007 APA, all rights reserved

  8. Faculty Consulting in Natural Sciences and Engineering: Between Formal and Informal Knowledge Transfer

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Amara, Nabil; Landry, Rejean; Halilem, Norrin

    2013-01-01

    Academic consulting is a form of knowledge and technology transfer largely under-documented and under-studied that raises ethical and resources allocation issues. Based on a survey of 2,590 Canadian researchers in engineering and natural sciences, this paper explores three forms of academic consulting: (1) paid consulting; (2) unpaid consulting…

  9. 40 CFR Appendix C-1 to Subpart E... - Required Provisions-Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Engineering Agreements C Appendix C-1 to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... Provisions—Consulting Engineering Agreements 1. General 2. Responsibility of the Engineer 3. Scope of Work 4... drawings, designs, specifications, reports, and incidental engineering work or materials furnished...

  10. 40 CFR Appendix C-1 to Subpart E... - Required Provisions-Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Engineering Agreements C Appendix C-1 to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... Provisions—Consulting Engineering Agreements 1. General 2. Responsibility of the Engineer 3. Scope of Work 4... drawings, designs, specifications, reports, and incidental engineering work or materials furnished...

  11. 40 CFR Appendix C-1 to Subpart E... - Required Provisions-Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Engineering Agreements C Appendix C-1 to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... Provisions—Consulting Engineering Agreements 1. General 2. Responsibility of the Engineer 3. Scope of Work 4... drawings, designs, specifications, reports, and incidental engineering work or materials furnished...

  12. 40 CFR Appendix C-1 to Subpart E... - Required Provisions-Consulting Engineering Agreements

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Engineering Agreements C Appendix C-1 to Subpart E of Part 35 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... Provisions—Consulting Engineering Agreements 1. General 2. Responsibility of the Engineer 3. Scope of Work 4... drawings, designs, specifications, reports, and incidental engineering work or materials furnished...

  13. Strategies for communicating quality expectations for environmental service contracts : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-03-01

    This study explores the communication of quality expectations between the Office of Environment Services (OES) and environmental consulting firms contributing to the Plan Development Process of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The ove...

  14. Inclusive Management.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Garrett, Dave

    1998-01-01

    Discusses and illustrates corporate Internet use in a geographically spread consulting firm (James Martin & Co.), focusing on idea sharing, vision, client information, and results. Argues that an intranet is an effective way of making intangible vision and mission pledges more tangible. (PEN)

  15. Implementation plan and cost analysis for Oregon's online crash reporting system.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-07-01

    Federal, state and local transportation agencies, law enforcement, the legislature, consulting firms, safety advocates and the : public use crash data to quantify emerging traffic safety issues and problems, determine priorities, support decision-mak...

  16. "Best-in-class": an interview with John T. Bigalke.

    PubMed

    Bigalke, J T

    2000-07-01

    John T. Bigalke, FHFMA, MBA, CPA, is national director, healthcare assurance & advisory services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Bigalke began his career in health care in 1977 as a staff auditor and consultant with a Big Five accounting firm. In 1983, he moved to another Big Five firm, where he spent 15 years in leadership positions, including vice chairman of the healthcare practice, before moving to Deloitte & Touche in 1998. A member of HFMA since 1980, he served on HFMA's National Board of Directors from 1997 to 2000.

  17. Pautas para Programas de Asesoramiento Gestional para Microempresas (Guidelines for Management Consulting Programs for Small-Scale Enterprise). Appropriate Technologies for Development. Peace Corps Information Collection & Exchange Manual Series No. M-27.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Vaughan, Gary L.

    Written in Spanish, this manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are the role of the SSE in Third World development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of…

  18. Market development directory for solar industrial process heat systems

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    None

    The purpose of this directory is to provide a basis for market development activities through a location listing of key trade associations, trade periodicals, and key firms for three target groups. Potential industrial users and potential IPH system designers were identified as the prime targets for market development activities. The bulk of the directory is a listing of these two groups. The third group, solar IPH equipment manufacturers, was included to provide an information source for potential industrial users and potential IPH system designers. Trade associates and their publications are listed for selected four-digit Standard Industrial Code (SIC) industries. Sincemore » industries requiring relatively lower temperature process heat probably will comprise most of the near-term market for solar IPH systems, the 80 SIC's included in this chapter have process temperature requirements less than 350/sup 0/F. Some key statistics and a location list of the largest plants (according to number of employees) in each state are included for 15 of the 80 SIC's. Architectural/engineering and consulting firms are listed which are known to have solar experience. Professional associated and periodicals to which information on solar IPH sytstems may be directed also are included. Solar equipment manufacturers and their associations are listed. The listing is based on the SERI Solar Energy Information Data Base (SEIDB).« less

  19. The Demographics of Travel in the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Region

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-02-19

    In March of 2008, the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) contracted with TranSystems, a consulting firm based in Montpelier, to conduct a regional transportation planning study for the region. Called the Demographics of Transportatio...

  20. Directives Relatives a l'Elaboration de Programmes de Conseil en Gestion pour Petites Entreprises (Guidelines for Management Consulting Programs for Small-Scale Enterprise). Appropriate Technologies for Development. Peace Corps Information Collection & Exchange Manual Series No. M-29.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Vaughan, Gary L.

    Written in French, this manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are the role of the SSE in Third World development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of management…

  1. Crispin: capital requirements and reinsurance protect against insolvency.

    PubMed

    Crispin, C

    2001-12-01

    Charles Crispin is president of Evergreen Re, a managed care consulting firm with expertise in the reinsurance industry. Before Joining Evergreen Re, Crispin served as a consultant to the managed care industry. He is a member of the American Association of Integrated Delivery Systems, Glen Allen, Virginia, and the Provider Excess Loss Association, Princeton, New Jersey. Crispin recently talked with HFM about risk-based capital requirements for health plans and the Impact these solvency guidelines could have on healthcare providers.

  2. Challenges, problems, and opportunities in consultation-liaison psychiatry research.

    PubMed

    Dimsdale, J E

    1991-01-01

    While consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry has blossomed as a psychiatric sub-specialty, C-L research remains relatively underdeveloped. Individual case reports or else small series studies predominate. In contrast, relatively few studies are hypothesis-driven, experimental, or include design features such as blinding or randomization. Now that the field has matured, it is ready for such studies. Aside from the fact that developing fields require time to develop a research infrastructure, another reason for the lag in consultation-liaison research is the distraction with other issues such as the continuing debate between advocates of consultation vs liaison, competition with behavioral medicine practitioners, and the quest for formal sub-specialization status. Unless the development of a firm research base is equally emphasized, one worries about the longterm intellectual development of this important area.

  3. 15 CFR 760.3 - Exceptions to prohibitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ..., a U.S. contractor building an industrial facility in boycotting country Y is asked by B, a resident... agency of boycotting country Y to build a pipeline. Y requests A to suggest qualified engineering firms... conducts its operations, to identify qualified engineering firms to its customers so that its customers may...

  4. 15 CFR 760.3 - Exceptions to prohibitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ..., a U.S. contractor building an industrial facility in boycotting country Y is asked by B, a resident... agency of boycotting country Y to build a pipeline. Y requests A to suggest qualified engineering firms... conducts its operations, to identify qualified engineering firms to its customers so that its customers may...

  5. Electrical innovations, authority and consulting expertise in late Victorian Britain

    PubMed Central

    Arapostathis, Stathis

    2013-01-01

    In this article I examine the practices of electrical engineering experts, with special reference to their role in the implementation of innovations in late Victorian electrical networks. I focus on the consulting work of two leading figures in the scientific and engineering world of the period, Alexander Kennedy and William Preece. Both were Fellows of the Royal Society and both developed large-scale consulting activities in the emerging electrical industry of light and power. At the core of the study I place the issues of trust and authority, and the bearing of these on the engineering expertise of consultants in late Victorian Britain. I argue that the ascription of expertise to these engineers and the trust placed in their advice were products of power relations on the local scale. The study seeks to unravel both the technical and the social reasons for authoritative patterns of consulting expertise. PMID:24686584

  6. 48 CFR 909.504 - Contracting officer's responsibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... such firms for interests relating to a potential organizational conflict of interest in the performance... ACQUISITION PLANNING CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 909.504... potential organizational conflict of interest and identify any actions that may be taken to avoid...

  7. 48 CFR 909.504 - Contracting officer's responsibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... such firms for interests relating to a potential organizational conflict of interest in the performance... ACQUISITION PLANNING CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 909.504... potential organizational conflict of interest and identify any actions that may be taken to avoid...

  8. Planning for Public Schools--Infrastructure Fee and Developer Responsibilities.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kirschenstein, Joel

    1980-01-01

    Proposition 13 and other legislation have adversely affected finances available for school planning. Suggested solutions included early involvement of development teams with community and district planning staffs and the use of advisory committees and professional private-sector research consulting firms. (MLF)

  9. The Columbia University Management Program.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Yavarkovsky, Jerome; Haas, Warren J.

    In 1971, a management consulting firm undertook a case study of the Columbia University libraries to improve library performance by reviewing and strengthening the organization and recasting staff composition and deployment patterns. To implement the study's recommendations, an administrative structure was proposed which would emphasize functional…

  10. Consultant management estimating tool.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-04-01

    The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Consultant Management Bureaus primary responsibilities are to negotiate staffing hours/resources with : engineering design consultants, and to monitor the consultant's costs. Currently the C...

  11. 77 FR 38268 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-27

    ... manufactures Wausau WI 54401. engineered hardwood flooring. Bruin Manufacturing, Co 607 North 4th Avenue, 06/08..., connectors, and rings. Homeart Designs, LLC 6419 McPherson Road, 06/14/12 The firm manufactures Laredo TX... firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm...

  12. An Interview with Jim Black

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Burch, Brad

    2006-01-01

    Jim Black is president of SEM WORKS, one of the leading higher education consulting firms in the area of enrollment management. Dr. Black has delivered keynote addresses and conducted training workshops for business leaders and educators worldwide. His areas of expertise include leadership, organizational change, customer service, strategic…

  13. Women as Entrepreneurs.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bianchi, Antoinette

    1989-01-01

    An Afro-American woman discusses her experiences as an entrepreneur, describing the inspiration provided by her parents; the vision which enabled her to create a multi-million dollar business; the loss of her company through industrial sabotage; and her comeback as head of a seminar, speaking, and consulting firm. (JDD)

  14. 77 FR 8804 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-15

    ..., is frequently used to monitor the business cycle. This survey provides an essential component of the... planning and analysis to business firms, trade associations, research and consulting agencies, and academia... project future movements in manufacturing activity. These statistics are valuable for analysts of business...

  15. Roofing: Don't Let What's Over Head Kill Your Bottom Line.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Shannon, James W., Jr.

    1983-01-01

    A Colorado school district employs a professional consulting firm to give an unbiased opinion on the district's roofing needs. Built-up, single-ply, and modified asphalt roofing systems have all been utilized. Preventive maintenance keeps roofing bills to a minimum. (MLF)

  16. SYNTHESIS OF THE RURAL MODEL REVIEWS

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Environmental Protection Agency has undertaken an independent review of eight rural diffusion models, two of which were developed by the EPA; the remaining six were submitted to the EPA for approval by outside agencies and consulting firms. In the first phase of the review pr...

  17. Near East/South Asia Report, No. 2795.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-08-04

    correspondent Shahida Tabassum ; date not specified] [Text] Mr Abdul Hafiz Kardar is the managing director of a firm in Lahore that performs consulting...HURMAT’s representative in Lahore, Shahida Tabassum , met with him and asked his views on industrial, commercial and financial affairs. [Question] Mr

  18. Improving engineering effectiveness

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Fiero, J. D.

    1985-01-01

    Methodologies to improve engineering productivity were investigated. The rocky road to improving engineering effectiveness is reviewed utilizing a specific semiconductor engineering organization as a case study. The organization had a performance problem regarding new product introductions. With the help of this consultant as a change agent the engineering team used a systems approach to through variables that were effecting their output significantly. Critical factors for improving this engineering organization's effectiveness and the roles/responsibilities of management, the individual engineers and the internal consultant are discussed.

  19. 48 CFR 236.602-70 - Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms. [62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997, as amended at 76 FR 58155, Sept. 20...

  20. 48 CFR 236.602-70 - Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms. [62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997, as amended at 76 FR 58155, Sept. 20...

  1. 48 CFR 236.602-70 - Restriction on award of overseas architect-engineer contracts to foreign firms.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, shall be awarded only to United States firms or to joint ventures of United States and host nation firms. [62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997, as amended at 76 FR 58155, Sept. 20...

  2. 18 CFR 430.11 - Advance notice of exploratory drilling.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... exploratory drilling. 430.11 Section 430.11 Conservation of Power and Water Resources DELAWARE RIVER BASIN... exploratory drilling. The Commission encourages consultation with any project sponsor who is considering... project and prior to initiation of exploratory drilling. (a) Any person, firm corporation or other entity...

  3. SAFARI: An Environment for Creating Tutoring Systems in Industrial Training.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Gecsei, J.; Frasson, C.

    Safari is a cooperative project involving four Quebec universities, two industrial partners (Virtual Prototypes, Inc., providing the VAPS software package, and Novasys, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence and training), and government. VAPS (Virtual Applications Prototyping System) is a commercial interface-building and…

  4. 18 CFR 430.11 - Advance notice of exploratory drilling.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... exploratory drilling. 430.11 Section 430.11 Conservation of Power and Water Resources DELAWARE RIVER BASIN... exploratory drilling. The Commission encourages consultation with any project sponsor who is considering... project and prior to initiation of exploratory drilling. (a) Any person, firm corporation or other entity...

  5. 18 CFR 430.11 - Advance notice of exploratory drilling.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... exploratory drilling. 430.11 Section 430.11 Conservation of Power and Water Resources DELAWARE RIVER BASIN... exploratory drilling. The Commission encourages consultation with any project sponsor who is considering... project and prior to initiation of exploratory drilling. (a) Any person, firm corporation or other entity...

  6. 18 CFR 430.11 - Advance notice of exploratory drilling.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... exploratory drilling. 430.11 Section 430.11 Conservation of Power and Water Resources DELAWARE RIVER BASIN... exploratory drilling. The Commission encourages consultation with any project sponsor who is considering... project and prior to initiation of exploratory drilling. (a) Any person, firm corporation or other entity...

  7. 18 CFR 430.11 - Advance notice of exploratory drilling.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... exploratory drilling. 430.11 Section 430.11 Conservation of Power and Water Resources DELAWARE RIVER BASIN... exploratory drilling. The Commission encourages consultation with any project sponsor who is considering... project and prior to initiation of exploratory drilling. (a) Any person, firm corporation or other entity...

  8. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT MODEL QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT: DYNAMIC WAVE FLOW ROUTING

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) is a computer-based tool for simulating storm water runoff quantity and quality from primarily urban areas. In 2002 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Supply and Water Resources Division partnered with the consulting firm CDM ...

  9. 78 FR 12372 - UBS AG, et al.; Notice of Application and Temporary Order

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-22

    ... financial planning and wealth management consulting, asset-based and advisory services and transaction-based... Limited (``ESC GP''); UBS Financial Services Inc. (``UBSFS''); UBS Alternative and Quantitative... Switzerland, is a Swiss-based global financial services firm. UBS AG and its subsidiaries provide global...

  10. Architectural, Engineering, and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1994-02-16

    This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for airport sponsors in the : selection and employment of architectural, engineering, and planning consultants : under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport grant programs. It also : discusses ser...

  11. Early high-Tc commercial activity

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1988-01-01

    The high temperature superconductors have already begun to generate the first stirrings of commercial activity. Companies that supply instruments and chemicals to researchers have enjoyed increased business. At least one company has begun to supply educational materials. Venture capital firms have invested about $15 million in startups to capitalize on developments in high-field applications, superconducting electronics, and magnetic shielding. Consulting firms are gathering and selling market research information. And the federal government is studying the question of how to cooperate with American companies to commercialize the research taking place in the national laboratories. This article discusses these issues.

  12. Analysis Influence of Managerial Competence, Technical Competence, and Strategic Competence on Firm Performance in Electrical Engineering Company in Bandung

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wijaya, E. R.; Irianto, D.

    2018-03-01

    The industry sectors that have an important role in the era of globalization is the electro engineering sector. The era of globalization led to intense competition. One of the negative effects of the intense competition is declining profits. Drop in profits caused many firms reduces their employees without seeking the root cause of declining profits in detail. Whereas, employee is the important resources to maintain competitive advantage. Competitive advantage can be measured by the performance of which is owned by the firm. The firm's performance can be formed of competencies that is unique, rare, irreplaceable, and difficult to imitate within the firm, one of them is the competence of the individual. According to a competency-based approach and the resource- based approach, individual competence that affect the performance of the firm is managerial competence, technical competence, and strategic competence. Questionnaire is built based on the dimensions of the firm's performance, managerial competence, technical competence, and strategic competence, are processed using partial least squares application. The results indicate that managerial competence negatively impact firm’s performance with weak ties. The technical competence and strategic competence positively affect firm’s performance with moderate ties.

  13. Becoming an effective clinical engineering or biomedical technology manager.

    PubMed

    Brush, L C

    1992-01-01

    The BMET or CE Supervisor is a technical manager who is close to the actual work of a biomedical or clinical engineering department. The MPTI is a management training tool that has identified differences between the effective and less-effective technical managers. These behaviors or styles can be considered and applied to the clinical engineering and BMET work environments. Effective BMET or CE Supervisors have a management identity. They are both people-oriented and task-oriented. They are good problem-solvers, and will plan and structure the work tasks and environment. When the situation requires a change in plans, however, they can adapt to the new situation easily. If a decision needs to be made that affects the organization, they will check with higher management or peer managers. Less-effective BMET or CE Supervisors will make important decisions alone, without checking with others. They plan and structure tasks and the work environment, but they are less willing to change when faced with a new situation. They are not people-oriented, and their ability to assess social situations is low. Their need for achievement recognition is often too high. The work environment has an effect on how the competence of a manager is perceived. A "one-desk manager" in a small, one-person biomedical engineering department has more autonomy than a CE Supervisor in a large department. Working for a medical device manufacturing firm often requires a greater management identity. An engineering consultant is often a managing specialist, rather than a traditional manager.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

  14. 78 FR 76614 - Resolution of Systemically Important Financial Institutions: The Single Point of Entry Strategy

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-18

    ... banking agency or other primary financial regulatory agency; (5) retention of accounting and valuation... financial company's independent accounting firm. Additional controls may be imposed by the FDIC as... principles and applicable SEC requirements. The FDIC has consulted with the SEC regarding the accounting...

  15. Development and Evolution of an Interactive HRM Course: A Case Study

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McClurg, Lucy A.

    2005-01-01

    A course in Human Resource consulting ("Human Resources Field Research") was designed and implemented at a university in cooperation with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Students work with local business executives, SHRM representatives, and the class instructor to complete projects for the client business firms. Trial…

  16. A Survey of the Use of Business Games in Academia and Business.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Faria, A. J.

    1987-01-01

    Designed to determine the number of business simulation game users in universities and the business community, this study is based on a survey of business school deans and faculty and business and consulting firms. Results indicate fairly high current usage with good potential for further growth. (LRW)

  17. Landing the Chief

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hann, Christopher

    2008-01-01

    Commercial search consulting firms such as Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, almost unheard of just a generation ago, today help fill a small but growing number of the more than 2,000 superintendent openings that arise each year in the nation's nearly 14,000 public school districts. It is unlikely that the nation's largest school systems,…

  18. Closing Schools without Enraging the Public.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Orrell, Donald B.

    In the late 1970's, declining enrollment in Raytown, Missouri, prompted the school board to employ an outside consulting firm to prepare a 10-year comprehensive demographic forecast. The enrollment forecast clearly indicated that the decline would continue. A facility utilization study found that the overall physical condition of the schools was…

  19. Revive dead patient files.

    PubMed

    Grourke, William; Waskan, Jonathan

    2008-01-01

    Many practices, particularly those specializing in elective surgery, are unaware that they have in their possession voluminous untapped marketing leads. For many of these practices, employing the services of a firm that specializes in outbound medical marketing calls can be a cost-effective and hassle-free way of converting these leads into consultations and procedures.

  20. Bridging the Innovation Gap--An Interview with Robert Johnston.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Larson, Cynthia M.

    1993-01-01

    This interview with a founding partner of a consulting firm specializing in product and process innovation discusses the need for American businesses to rethink their one-shot approach to innovation and implement instead a systems approach to supporting and managing innovation. A strong collaborative effort that reaches throughout the organization…

  1. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  2. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  3. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  4. 48 CFR 719.270 - Small business policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (SDB) except those exempted by 719.271-6(a). (e... personnel to increase awards to small firms. The goals will be set by SDB after consultation with the... between SDB and the contracting officer concerning: (1) A recommended set-aside, or (2) a request for...

  5. Water Management and Sediment Control for Urbanizing Areas.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Soil Conservation Service (USDA), Columbus, OH.

    This handbook, developed for use by the Soil Conservation Service and property owners, land developers, local government agencies, and consulting firms, is designed to provide information on water management and minimizing erosion on land undergoing development in urban areas. The standards and specifications listed in this handbook are to provide…

  6. A Final Report for the Evaluation of the Achieve3000 Programs

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Shannon, Lisa; Grant, Billie-Jo

    2015-01-01

    Achieve3000 publishes a number of online literacy programs that differentiate lessons and activities based on student performance. Magnolia Consulting--an independent, third party evaluation firm--assessed Achieve3000 Solutions' impact on student learning during the 2014-15 school year. The researchers used a randomized control trial, where…

  7. 76 FR 29274 - Interstate Electronics Corp., a Subsidiary of L-3 Communications Including On-Site Leased Workers...

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    2011-05-20

    ... Resources, Systems Pros, Total Tech Services, Triple Crown Consulting, and Ingenium Technology, Inc... Resources, PDS Technical Service, Superior Technical Resources, Systems Pros, Total Tech Services, and... subject firm. The company reports that workers leased from Ingenium Technology, Inc. were employed on-site...

  8. Improving Reference Services: A Maryland Training Program Brings Positive Results.

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    Dyson, Lillie Seward

    1992-01-01

    Maryland's third unobtrusive reference/information survey, which was conducted by an independent consulting firm, found that good reference service is a result of variables within each librarian's control. Training programs that were developed after previous surveys appear to have increased librarians' effectiveness. Findings of the survey are…

  9. The Role of the Professional Field Naturalist in Planning Outdoor Education Facilities.

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    Blythe, Chris

    1994-01-01

    Discusses the role of consulting firms in site development for outdoor education centers and recreational camps. Services include inventories of flora and fauna to assess the site's potential for environmental education, and design recommendations to minimize detrimental effects of development on the environment. (LP)

  10. Professional Development: New Terrain for Big Business?

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    Gabriel, Rachael; Lester, Jessica N.

    2012-01-01

    It has become increasingly popular to say that individual teachers are the single most important factor affecting student achievement. This is hastily followed by pointing out the need to weed out "the ineffectives." Now this rallying cry is being used by educational consulting firms that position themselves as "partners in…

  11. Research Outlook at CPB.

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    Rosenbluth, Leon

    For the fiscal year 1975-1976, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funds were distributed as follows: 30% for syndicated data, 32% for commercial research firms, 15% for consultants, 12% for local research at stations, and 11% for university grants. The major area for research was in new program development and directed toward…

  12. 75 FR 2491 - Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report

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    2010-01-15

    ... strengthen their marketing channels to more effectively reach service firms, it is expected that the number... a marketing/sales project or production/engineering project in their Adjustment Proposals, and 35... types of projects in Adjustment Proposals. More than half of all firms proposed to implement marketing...

  13. Influential aspects of leader’s Bourdieu capitals on Malaysian landscape architecture subordinates’ creativity

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    Zahari, R.; Ariffin, M. H.; Othman, N.

    2018-02-01

    Free Trade Agreements as implemented by Malaysian government calls out local businesses such as landscape architecture consultant firm to explore internationally and strengthen their performance to compete locally. Performance of landscape architecture firm as a design firm depends entirely on creativity of the subordinates in the firm. Past research has neglected studying the influence of a leader’s capitals on subordinates’ creativity, especially in Malaysian landscape architecture firms. The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of subordinates’ perceptions of the leader’s Bourdieu capitals towards promoting subordinate’s creative behaviours in Malaysian Landscape Architecture firms. The sample chosen for this research are subordinates in registered landscape architecture firm. Data was collected using qualitative semi-structured interviews with 13 respondents and analysed using Qualitative Category Coding. Aspects of the leader’s social capital (i.e. knowledge acquisition, problem solving, motivation boosting), human capital (guidance, demotivating leadership, experiential knowledge, knowledge acquisition), and emotional capital (chemistry with leader, respect, knowledge acquisition, trust, understanding, self-inflicted demotivation) that influence subordinates’ creativity were uncovered from the data. The main finding is that the leader’s capitals promote the subordinate landscape architects or assistant landscape architect to be more creative based on three main things, first is knowledge acquisition, motivation, and ability for the leader to influence through positive relationship. The finding contributes to a new way of understanding the leader’s characteristics that influence subordinates’ creativity.

  14. U.S. International Firms and R,D&E in Developing Countries.

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    National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.

    This document provides a panel report of research, development, and engineering (R,D&E) issues confronting international firms operating in developing countries. Biscussed are the R,D&E objectives of developing countries, the objectives of international firms, conflicts and the possibilities for cooperation between the two, and the role of U.S.…

  15. Implications of Technology Transfers for the USSR

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1977-01-01

    process is primarily a people-process. Technology is best transferred from firm to firm and from country to country by people (managers, engineers, sales ... sales engineers, etc.) rather than by publications (including blueprints) or products themselves. In the postwar period, the Soviets have concentrated on...determined as the residual category of end-use, and Soviet gold sales and imports of grain from the Developed West are exogenous rather than determined

  16. Destructive de-energizing relationships: How thriving buffers their effect on performance.

    PubMed

    Gerbasi, Alexandra; Porath, Christine L; Parker, Andrew; Spreitzer, Gretchen; Cross, Rob

    2015-09-01

    In this paper, we establish the relationship between de-energizing relationships and individual performance in organizations. To date, the emphasis in social network research has largely been on positive dimensions of relationships despite literature from social psychology revealing the prevalence and detrimental impact of de-energizing relationships. In 2 field studies, we show that de-energizing relationships in organizations are associated with decreased performance. In Study 1, we investigate how de-energizing relationships are related to lower performance using data from 161 people in the information technology (IT) department of an engineering firm. In Study 2, in a sample of 439 management consultants, we consider whether the effects of de-energizing relationships on performance may be moderated by the extent to which an individual has the psychological resource of thriving at work. We find that individuals who are thriving at work are less susceptible to the effects of de-energizing relationships on job performance. We close by discussing implications of this research. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

  17. A process for capturing CO 2 from the atmosphere

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    Keith, David W.; Holmes, Geoffrey; St. Angelo, David; ...

    2018-06-07

    Here, we describe a process for capturing CO 2 from the atmosphere in an industrial plant. The design captures ~1 Mt-CO 2/year in a continuous process using an aqueous KOH sorbent coupled to a calcium caustic recovery loop. We describe the design rationale, summarize performance of the major unit operations, and provide a capital cost breakdown developed with an independent consulting engineering firm. We report results from a pilot plant which provides data on performance of the major unit operations. We summarize the energy and material balance computed using an Aspen process simulation. When CO 2 is delivered at 15more » MPa the design requires either 8.81 GJ of natural gas, or 5.25 GJ of gas and 366 kWhr of electricity, per ton of CO 2 captured. Depending on financial assumptions, energy costs, and the specific choice of inputs and outputs, the levelized cost per ton CO 2 captured from the atmosphere ranges from 94 to 232 $/t-CO 2.« less

  18. The Test and Evaluation of Non-Chromate Finishing Agent

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    Okhio, Cyril; Gulley, Harold; Steele, Gynelle (Technical Monitor)

    2002-01-01

    Clark Atlanta University (CAU) has engaged a team comprised of university faculty members, student research assistants, and consultants from industrial and technology firms in order to ensure that NASA receives a quality product on time and within budget. In addition to the current related expertise which CAU possess, we have enlisted materials and aid from several other agencies, and machine manufacturers to assist us in completing the project on time and according to plan and budget. The research team is employing sound engineering principles in its approach to this project. Each phase of the project is preceded by a thorough and complete planning session that details the work plan and provide a comprehensive review of the work to be accomplished during the particular phase and by whom. Maximum use is being made of existing or already planned capabilities to ensure maximum economy, and frequent online reviews are being held to measure progress and to identify a potential problem in sufficient time to allow for corrective action.

  19. A process for capturing CO 2 from the atmosphere

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Keith, David W.; Holmes, Geoffrey; St. Angelo, David

    Here, we describe a process for capturing CO 2 from the atmosphere in an industrial plant. The design captures ~1 Mt-CO 2/year in a continuous process using an aqueous KOH sorbent coupled to a calcium caustic recovery loop. We describe the design rationale, summarize performance of the major unit operations, and provide a capital cost breakdown developed with an independent consulting engineering firm. We report results from a pilot plant which provides data on performance of the major unit operations. We summarize the energy and material balance computed using an Aspen process simulation. When CO 2 is delivered at 15more » MPa the design requires either 8.81 GJ of natural gas, or 5.25 GJ of gas and 366 kWhr of electricity, per ton of CO 2 captured. Depending on financial assumptions, energy costs, and the specific choice of inputs and outputs, the levelized cost per ton CO 2 captured from the atmosphere ranges from 94 to 232 $/t-CO 2.« less

  20. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Hennagir, T.

    Competition is transforming one of Scandinavia`s largest engineerng firms into a comprehensive, global turnkey supplier of energy systems. Since the late 1970s, Finland`s IVO International Ltd. has operated according to a goal-oriented, long-term business development strategy. By the year 2005, the comapny`s business plan charts an aggressive growth curve; the goal is to make the IVO Group a significant player in the developing and soon-to-be liberalized Nordic electric market. Elsewhere, projections call for overseas energy business expansion equaling current domestic levels; IVO International is expected to increase its international turnkey activity. Currently, the company specializes in contracting, engineering, planning, design,more » and consulting related to energy generation and transmission systems. The key ingredient for IVO`s success has been across-the-board cooperation and synergistic know-how that is international in scope; to date IVO has developed more than 600 projects worldwide. In the midst of change, these skills serve the company as it prepares for a future filled with power market challenges both at home and abroad.« less

  1. Ensuring Lessons Teach the Curriculum with a Lesson Plan Resource

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Craft, Heddi; Bland, Paul D.

    2004-01-01

    The Curriculum Leadership Institute (CLI) and classroom teachers working in conjunction with Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, developed the Lesson Plan Resource system. The CLI is a not-for-profit school consulting and publishing firm, also based in Emporia, Kansas, whose curriculum development model is used in over 1,000 schools in…

  2. Lone Star

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    Eisele-Dyrli, Kurt

    2010-01-01

    In education, Texas has been a source of both controversy and innovation. According to Don McAdams, founder and president of the Houston-based school-board training and consulting firm Center for the Reform of School Systems, every state is different and unique in its education system, but Texas is one state that is really different and unique.…

  3. 32 CFR 651.50 - Public interaction phase.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... representatives of any Army-contracted consulting firm, if one has been retained to participate in writing the EIS... or will be prepared that are related to but are not part of the scope of the impact statement under.... It is a working session where the gathering and evaluation of information relating to potential...

  4. The University as a Real Estate Developer--A New Role for an Old Institution.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sensbach, Werner

    1989-01-01

    The history of higher education's attitudes toward and involvement in real estate is chronicled, and the University of Virginia's recent confrontation of these issues is explained. The university's planning process included employing a consulting firm that recommended policy and regional cooperative efforts. Results to date are described. (MSE)

  5. Nonprofit Institutions Could Make Gains in Online Education, Report Says

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Carnevale, Dan

    2007-01-01

    The dominance that for-profit colleges enjoy in online education may erode as nonprofit institutions press forward in the marketplace and take advantage of their traditional assets, according to a new report by Eduventures. The education-consulting firm, which is based in Boston, found that typical advantages held by traditional institutions, such…

  6. Training Guidelines: Fork Lift Truck Driving.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ceramics, Glass, and Mineral Products Industry Training Board, Harrow (England).

    This manual of operative training guidelines for fork lift truck driving has been developed by the Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products Industry Training Board (Great Britain) in consultation with a number of firms which manufacture fork lift trucks or which already have training--programs for their use. The purpose of the guidelines is to assist…

  7. Making Partner: A Mentor's Guide to the Psychological Journey.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Ibarra, Herminia

    2000-01-01

    In this era of talent wars, partnerships at professional firms can no longer afford to have a "survival of the fittest" mindset toward the consultants, investment bankers, and junior accountants aspiring to join their ranks. Instead, they must understand--and guide--the complex emotional transformation that every "partner hopeful" must go through.…

  8. Developing New Lines of Business: A Case Study

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Clegg, Judith; Smart, Dawn Hanson

    2006-01-01

    Developing a new line of business in an independent consulting firm provides an excellent way to expand, increase income for the company, and create cross-marketing opportunities. If it is not done correctly, however, this potential opportunity can imperil the existence of the business. This chapter's case highlights the benefits new lines of…

  9. 48 CFR 236.102 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Engineering Command, or Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineering. (3) Marshallese firm is defined in the... any organizational level of the DoD that— (i) Is responsible for the architectural, engineering, and...

  10. AFRL Solid Propellant Laboratory Explosive Siting and Renovation Lessons Learned

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-07-01

    Area 1-30A explosive facility and provide consultation/support during the review process for each of the site plans. • Applied Engineering Services...provided consultation/support during the siting review process. • Applied Engineering Services (AES) Inc. performed a detailed structural, blast, thermal... Applied Engineering Services (AES) Inc. structural, blast, thermal and fragment hazard analysis to determine the appropriate siting values based on

  11. 76 FR 61746 - Western Digital Technologies, Inc.: Hard Drive Development Engineering Group Irvine (Formerly at...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-05

    ... worker group at the Lake Forest, California facility. The investigation revealed that the business model... Forest, California facility, the subject firm asserted that the firm's business model calls for the...

  12. Influence of podiatry on orthopedic surgery at a level I trauma center.

    PubMed

    Jakoi, Andre M; Old, Andrew B; O'Neill, Craig A; Stein, Benjamin E; Stander, Eric P; Rosenblatt, Joseph; Herman, Martin J

    2014-06-01

    Level I trauma centers frequently see trauma at or below the ankle, which requires consultation with the orthopedic surgery department. However, as podiatry programs begin to firmly establish themselves in more Level I trauma centers, their consultations increase, ultimately taking those once seen by orthopedic surgery. A review of the literature demonstrates that this paradigm shift has yet to be discussed. The purpose of this study was to determine how many, if any, lower extremity fracture consultations a newly developed podiatry program would take from the orthopedic surgery department. A retrospective review was performed of emergency department records from January 2007 to December 2011. Seventeen different emergency department diagnoses were used to search the database. Ultimately, each patient's emergency department course was researched. Several trends were noted. First, if trauma surgery was involved, only the orthopedic surgery department was consulted for any injuries at or below the ankle. Second, the emergency department tended to consult the podiatry program only between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm. Third, as the podiatry program became more established, their number of consultations increased yearly, and, coincidentally, the orthopedic surgery department's consultations decreased. Finally, high-energy traumas involved only the orthopedic surgery department. Whether the orthopedic surgery department or podiatry program is consulted regarding trauma surgery is likely hospital dependent. Copyright 2014, SLACK Incorporated.

  13. 78 FR 19530 - RG Steel Sparrows Point LLC, Formerly Known as Severstal Sparrows Point LLC, a Subsidiary of RG...

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    2013-04-01

    ..., Alliance Engineering, Inc., Washington Group International, Javan & Walter, Inc., Kinetic Technical... Consulting, Crown Security, Eastern Automation, EDS (HP), TekSystems, URS Corporation, B More Industrial... Service Company, Sun Associated Industries, Inc., MPI Consultants LLC, Alliance Engineering, Inc...

  14. A Contingency View of the Strategies of Sustainable Development and Disclosure: Study of ENR's Top 10 Contractors

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ho, Shih Ping; Yu, Chong Yang; Hsu, Yaowen

    2017-04-01

    More and more international firms in the A/E/C (Architecture/Engineering/ Construction) industries voluntarily invest in sustainable development and disclose their efforts publicly. Especially, the sustainable development efforts of the firms in Construction industry draw more attentions from the public, compared to that in A/E industries. There are various reporting systems in practice for reporting the performance of a firm's development on sustainability. The most well known reporting systems include Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and the AA1000 Accountability Principal Standards. However, most of these reporting systems are very complicated in terms of the performance indices and the categories and subcategories of these indices. It is impossible and also unnecessary for a firm to be evaluated on all the indices. However, it is also not clear on what indices are more important for a firm than other indices and why. The more fundamental questions are "what sustainable development efforts contribute more to a particular firm's competitive advantages and why?" In this research, we studied the world's top 10 contractors in ENR (Engineering News Records). We analyzed how these contractors disclose their efforts and performance in sustainable development and, most importantly, why. Lastly, based on the insights obtained from the analysis, we developed a contingency view of sustainable development and disclosure strategies. This strategic framework can be further examined from the perspective of firms' competitive advantages and give implications to how a firm's top managers should implement the firm's sustainable development program.

  15. 11. Photographic copy of photograph, photographer unknown, 2 July 1938 ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    11. Photographic copy of photograph, photographer unknown, 2 July 1938 (original print located at U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Upper Columbia Area Office, Yakima, Washington). "Inspecting concrete on upstream face of Keechelus Dam spillway. Joseph Jacobs, consulting engineer; M.B. Lemon, Gatetender; Paul Taylor, assistant engineer; and C.H. Paul, consulting engineer." - Keechelus Dam, Spillway, Yakim River, 10 miles northwest of Easton, Easton, Kittitas County, WA

  16. 76 FR 81912 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

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    2011-12-29

    ... parts and components such as plugs, clips, rings, handles and small doors. Applied Engineering, Inc... Dyess Ave. Rapid 12/1/2011 The firm manufactures City, SD 57701. semiconductor devices, nanotechnology...

  17. 14 CFR 1274.208 - Intellectual property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... business organization for experimental, developmental, research, design or engineering work in support of... WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS Pre-Award Requirements § 1274.208 Intellectual property. (a) Intellectual... similar arrangement) with a domestic nonprofit organization or a small business firm for experimental...

  18. 14 CFR 1274.208 - Intellectual property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... business organization for experimental, developmental, research, design or engineering work in support of... WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS Pre-Award Requirements § 1274.208 Intellectual property. (a) Intellectual... similar arrangement) with a domestic nonprofit organization or a small business firm for experimental...

  19. 14 CFR 1274.208 - Intellectual property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... business organization for experimental, developmental, research, design or engineering work in support of... WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS Pre-Award Requirements § 1274.208 Intellectual property. (a) Intellectual... similar arrangement) with a domestic nonprofit organization or a small business firm for experimental...

  20. A Case for Common Core State Standards: Gifted Curriculum 3.0

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    VanTassel-Baska, Joyce

    2012-01-01

    The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is the most successful attempt to gain consensus across states for 21st century standards in language arts and mathematics. So far, 46 states have accepted these standards, with two consortia organized to translate them into resources and sample activities. A consultant firm has been hired to develop the…

  1. Emergent Learning Practices in Globalizing Work: The Case of a Finnish-Chinese Project in a Finnish Technology Consulting Firm

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    Toiviainen, Hanna; Lallimo, Jiri; Hong, Jianzhong

    2012-01-01

    Purpose: This article aims to analyze emergent learning practices for globalizing work through two research questions: "What are the conceptualizations of work represented by the Virtual Factory and how do they mediate globalizing work?" and "What is the potential of expansive learning efforts to expand conceptualizations towards…

  2. University-Industry Cooperation: Preferences and Interests and Small- and Medium-Sized Firms in the Amsterdam Region, The Netherlands.

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    Schnek, Peter; Tordoir, Pieter

    1984-01-01

    Results of a survey of Amsterdam-area industries concerning university-industry cooperation and technology transfer are reported. Industries prefer R&D and consulting and indicate great interest in what the universities can offer in such relationships. However, they feel universities should initiate contact. Further cooperative strategies are…

  3. Five Essentials to Greening the Data Center

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Gordon, Dan

    2011-01-01

    A 2008 study by the management-consulting firm McKinsey & Co. projected that the world's data centers would surpass the airline industry in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Certainly adding to those emissions are K-12 districts, whose data centers hold the equipment that serves as the backbone for an ever-growing number of computing initiatives.…

  4. Eocene Footwear. The Power to Change the World.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Eckert, Doug; Nemes, Mark; Wilson, Ruth; Tanner, Gwendolyn; Christman, Scott; Spiker, Karen; Maser, Bryan

    This document is a class simulation that details the work of a fictitious consulting firm that was challenged by a group of 10 doctors (who were each willing to commit $50,000) to study the feasibility of starting a company that would employ the greatest possible number of people from Monongalia and Preston counties in northern West Virginia. The…

  5. Crisis-Management Plans Are Untested, Survey Says

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    June, Audrey Williams

    2007-01-01

    Newly released survey results reveal that many colleges are focusing more than ever on preparing for a crisis since the massacre at Virginia Tech, but that they may not be well equipped to handle one. The online survey was conducted by SimpsonScarborough, a consulting firm that focuses on colleges and universities. It invited 546 people who are…

  6. Suicide in the Workplace.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Berman, Alan L., Ed.; And Others

    1993-01-01

    Presents case of Tillie, 36-year-old female office manager of law firm who committed suicide by jumping off balcony in her home in presence of co-workers. Douglas Jacobs from Harvard Medical School and David Jobes from the Catholic University of America discuss case and role of consultant called in to help co-workers deal with impact of this…

  7. Application of Real Options Theory to DoD Software Acquisitions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-08-01

    words.) The traditional real options valuation methodology, when enhanced and properly formulated around a proposed or existing software investment...Std 239-18 - ii - THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK - iii - Abstract The traditional real options valuation ...founder and CEO of Real Options Valuation , Inc., a consulting, training, and software development firm specializing in strategic real options

  8. Undergraduate Student Task Group Approach to Complex Problem Solving Employing Computer Programming.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Brooks, LeRoy D.

    A project formulated a computer simulation game for use as an instructional device to improve financial decision making. The author constructed a hypothetical firm, specifying its environment, variables, and a maximization problem. Students, assisted by a professor and computer consultants and having access to B5500 and B6700 facilities, held 16…

  9. PLANNING GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AT THE STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN COLORADO.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Colorado Association of State Institutions of Higher Education, Denver.

    GUIDELINES ARE PRESENTED TO INSURE UNIFORM PLANNING AT THE EIGHT STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN COLORADO. TWO PLANNING CONSULTANT FIRMS SUBMITTED UTILIZATION CRITERIA AND SQUARE FOOTAGE CRITERIA WHICH WERE USED TO DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR PLANNING IN THE STATE INSTITUTIONS. STANDARDS WERE SET FOR (1) CLASSROOM UTILIZATION, (2)…

  10. 77 FR 59129 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the...

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    2012-09-26

    ... landings history from April 16, 2006, through January 14, 2011. Comments and Responses NMFS received a..., including those in the recreational sector, restaurant and seafood businesses, and a consulting firm... addition to 50-percent landings history for the total wreckfish landings from April 16, 2006, through...

  11. Managing Inflections in Life and Career: Tale from a Physicist

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bhattacharya, Santanu

    2010-03-01

    By training, a physicist possesses one of the rarest qualities ever imparted in an educational degree program, namely, the ability to take on complex problems, divide them into ``solvable'' parts, derive solutions and put them back as insightful outputs. Dr Bhattacharya, CEO of Salorix, a research, analytics and consulting firm, explains how he has used these skills learned at the graduate school to build a career as a scientist, management consultant and entrepreneur. He will also speak about how the real-life skillsets of understanding and dealing with ``Inflections'', self discovery and introspection can be a great tool for managing one's life and career progression.

  12. Empirical research in service engineering based on AHP and fuzzy methods

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    Zhang, Yanrui; Cao, Wenfu; Zhang, Lina

    2015-12-01

    Recent years, management consulting industry has been rapidly developing worldwide. Taking a big management consulting company as research object, this paper established an index system of service quality of consulting, based on customer satisfaction survey, evaluated service quality of the consulting company by AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation methods.

  13. 14 CFR § 1274.208 - Intellectual property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... business organization for experimental, developmental, research, design or engineering work in support of... AGREEMENTS WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS Pre-Award Requirements § 1274.208 Intellectual property. (a) Intellectual... similar arrangement) with a domestic nonprofit organization or a small business firm for experimental...

  14. 14 CFR 1274.208 - Intellectual property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... organization for experimental, developmental, research, design or engineering work in support of the agreement... COMMERCIAL FIRMS Pre-Award Requirements § 1274.208 Intellectual property. (a) Intellectual property rights. A...) with a domestic nonprofit organization or a small business firm for experimental, developmental, or...

  15. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Glotzer, S. C.; Kim, S.; Cummings, P. T.

    This WTEC panel report assesses the international research and development activities in the field of Simulation- Based Engineering and Science (SBE&S). SBE&S involves the use of computer modeling and simulation to solve mathematical formulations of physical models of engineered and natural systems. SBE&S today has reached a level of predictive capability that it now firmly complements the traditional pillars of theory and experimentation/observation. As a result, computer simulation is more pervasive today – and having more impact – than at any other time in human history. Many critical technologies, including those to develop new energy sources and to shift themore » cost-benefit factors in healthcare, are on the horizon that cannot be understood, developed, or utilized without simulation. A panel of experts reviewed and assessed the state of the art in SBE&S as well as levels of activity overseas in the broad thematic areas of life sciences and medicine, materials, and energy and sustainability; and in the crosscutting issues of next generation hardware and algorithms; software development; engineering simulations; validation, verification, and uncertainty quantification; multiscale modeling and simulation; and SBE&S education. The panel hosted a U.S. baseline workshop, conducted a bibliometric analysis, consulted numerous experts and reports, and visited 59 institutions and companies throughout East Asia and Western Europe to explore the active research projects in those institutions, the computational infrastructure used for the projects, the funding schemes that enable the research, the collaborative interactions among universities, national laboratories, and corporate research centers, and workforce needs and development for SBE&S.« less

  16. 48 CFR 236.102 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Office of the Chief of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, or Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineering. Marshallese firm is defined in the provision at 252.236-7012, Military Construction on Kwajalein... that— (1) Is responsible for the architectural, engineering, and other related technical aspects of the...

  17. 48 CFR 236.102 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Office of the Chief of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, or Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineering. Marshallese firm is defined in the provision at 252.236-7012, Military Construction on Kwajalein... that— (1) Is responsible for the architectural, engineering, and other related technical aspects of the...

  18. 48 CFR 236.102 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Office of the Chief of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, or Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineering. Marshallese firm is defined in the provision at 252.236-7012, Military Construction on Kwajalein... that— (1) Is responsible for the architectural, engineering, and other related technical aspects of the...

  19. 48 CFR 236.102 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Office of the Chief of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, or Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineering. Marshallese firm is defined in the provision at 252.236-7012, Military Construction on Kwajalein... that— (1) Is responsible for the architectural, engineering, and other related technical aspects of the...

  20. 26 CFR 1.414(r)-2 - Line of business.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... section. Example 6. Employer B is a diversified engineering firm offering civil, chemical, and aeronautical engineering services to government and private industry. Employer B provides no other property or... civil engineering services, a second providing all its chemical engineering services, a third providing...

  1. 26 CFR 1.414(r)-2 - Line of business.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... section. Example 6. Employer B is a diversified engineering firm offering civil, chemical, and aeronautical engineering services to government and private industry. Employer B provides no other property or... civil engineering services, a second providing all its chemical engineering services, a third providing...

  2. 26 CFR 1.414(r)-2 - Line of business.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... section. Example 6. Employer B is a diversified engineering firm offering civil, chemical, and aeronautical engineering services to government and private industry. Employer B provides no other property or... civil engineering services, a second providing all its chemical engineering services, a third providing...

  3. 26 CFR 1.414(r)-2 - Line of business.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... section. Example 6. Employer B is a diversified engineering firm offering civil, chemical, and aeronautical engineering services to government and private industry. Employer B provides no other property or... civil engineering services, a second providing all its chemical engineering services, a third providing...

  4. 26 CFR 1.414(r)-2 - Line of business.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... section. Example 6. Employer B is a diversified engineering firm offering civil, chemical, and aeronautical engineering services to government and private industry. Employer B provides no other property or... civil engineering services, a second providing all its chemical engineering services, a third providing...

  5. [Impact and state of the art of regional healthcare planning and management guidelines in a local health authority of the Lazio region (Italy)].

    PubMed

    Priori, Maria Rosaria; Barbato, Angelo

    2007-01-01

    The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of health care planning and management guidelines, elaborated by the Lazio regional healthcare authority, on the organizational structure and operational processes of local health authorities and, more specifically, of the Roma C local health authority. The guidelines are made up of three volumes and mainly describe an operational model, rather than being a set of standard references aimed at standardizing the quality of information low systems in local healthcare authorities. The guidelines are essentially a didactic text, and were elaborated by a consulting firm, Engineering Management Consulting, on behalf of the Lazio regional authority. In the first section, the main concepts are defined, while in subsequent sections, detailed models regarding the specific subject matter are described. Although the guidelines represent a useful tool in the process of converting local health authorities of the Lazio region into "business" organizations, so far they have been of use only in the first phase of assessment of different organizational models for healthcare planning and management. There is still a long way ahead towards defining standard procedures and references for describing activities and costs. This is what should hopefully be achieved briefly and which will necessarily require the introduction of a data warehouse and business intelligence software that will allow monitoring of activities and making short term predictions through the use balanced scorecards and data mining.

  6. Cancel the Cardinals Home Opener?! Lessons in Melting and Evaporation

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Market, Patrick S.

    2005-01-01

    The St. Louis Cardinals are scheduled to play their home opener the next day and Megan Riley, a young meteorologist who works for a private weather consulting firm, is responsible for developing the weather forecast. It's looking like she may need to change her prediction from rain to snow. In this interrupted case study, students work in small…

  7. Survey of Maine Citizens Who Have Not Attained a College Degree. Report Prepared for the Maine Community College System (MCCS)

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Maine Community College System, 2006

    2006-01-01

    In March 2006, the Maine Community College System (MCCS) commissioned the marketing research and consulting firm Strategic Marketing Services (SMS) to conduct a quantitative research study to investigate the reasons why some Maine citizens have not pursued a college degree and identify the characteristics of an educational environment that would…

  8. The increment contract: a potential means of increasing timber production from nonindustrial private forests in the central Appalachians

    Treesearch

    Gary W. Zinn; Gary W. Miller

    1982-01-01

    Nearly 500,000 acres of nonindustrial private forestland have been brought into higher levels of timber production through long-term increment-based cutting contracts involving local woodland owners and large wood products firms in the South. Through personal interviews with forest industry executives and professional consulting foresters, this study examined the...

  9. 76 FR 2148 - Xilinx, Inc. Including On-Site Leased Workers of TEKsystems, Albuquerque, NM; Notice of Revised...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-12

    ..., for integrated circuit test engineers and test equipment engineers for a Product and Test Engineering... engineering services. In the request for reconsideration, workers alleged that the subject firm has shifted abroad the supply of services like and directly competitive with the internal-use engineering services...

  10. 75 FR 65526 - Xilinx, Inc., Including On-Site Leased Workers of TEKsystems, Albuquerque, NM; Notice of Revised...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-25

    ..., for integrated circuit test engineers and test equipment engineers for a Product and Test Engineering... engineering services. In the request for reconsideration, workers alleged that the subject firm has shifted abroad the supply of services like and directly competitive with the internal-use engineering services...

  11. Investigation into the cost-effectiveness of using consultants versus in-house staff in providing professional engineering services for Louisiana's Department of Transportation and Development : technical assistance report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-06-01

    The objective of the work reported in this document is to: (i) review past studies of the cost-effectiveness of using consultants versus in-house staff in conducting professional engineering services for state Departments of Transportation, (ii) repo...

  12. 75 FR 55613 - General Motors Corporation, Renaissance Center, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Accretive...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-13

    ...., Acro Service Corporation, Aerotek, Inc., Ajilon Consulting, Altair Engineering, Inc., Aquent LLC, Global Technology Associates, Ltd, JDM Systems Consultants, Inc., Kelly Service, Inc., Populus Group... Technology Associates, Ltd., JDM Systems Consultants, Inc., Kelly Service, Inc., Populus Group, TEKsystems...

  13. 76 FR 55389 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Architect-Engineer Qualifications (SF...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-07

    ...; Submission for OMB Review; Architect-Engineer Qualifications (SF 330) AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD... extension of a previously approved information collection requirement for the Architect-Engineer... 330, Part I is used by all Executive agencies to obtain information from architect-engineer firms...

  14. The Great Womanhunt.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Seltz-Petrash, Ann

    1980-01-01

    Discusses the aggressive recruitment of women by engineering schools and firms, progress in eliminating sex discrimination barriers, and lingering sex bias problems in the field. Offers suggestions to new women engineering graduates. (SK)

  15. 48 CFR 836.602-1 - Selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602-1... management, and cooperativeness. (2) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or...

  16. 48 CFR 836.602-1 - Selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602-1... management, and cooperativeness. (2) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or...

  17. 48 CFR 836.602-1 - Selection criteria.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect-Engineer Services 836.602-1... management, and cooperativeness. (2) Record of significant claims against the firm because of improper or...

  18. JOB REDESIGN FOR OLDER WORKERS, TEN CASE STUDIES.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    MITNICK, EDWARD; ROTHBERG, HERMAN

    AFTER IDENTIFYING FIRMS WHICH HAD USED JOB REDESIGN TO SALVAGE THE SKILL OF OLDER EMPLOYEES, RESEARCH INVESTIGATORS MADE 10 INTENSIVE CASE STUDIES IN FIRMS PRODUCING AIRCRAFT ENGINES, ALUMINUM FRAMING, BUILDING MATERIALS, CARPETS, COMPUTERS, COPPER PIPE FITTINGS, FOOTWEAR, HEAVY IRON PIPE, PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, AND PRINTED NOVELTIES. EACH STUDY…

  19. Taking care of business: self-help and sleep medicine in american corporate culture.

    PubMed

    Brown, Megan

    2004-01-01

    This article argues that corporate management in the United States has expanded its scope beyond office walls and encompasses many aspects of workers' daily lives. One new element of corporate training is the micromanagement of sleep; self-help books, newspaper reports, magazine articles, and consulting firms currently advise workers and supervisors on optimizing productivity by cultivating certain sleep habits. Although consultants and self-help books make specific recommendations about sleep, most medical research is inconclusive about sleep's benefits for human performance. Using the ideas of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze as a philosophical backdrop, this article examines the complex and often contradictory links between self-help, medicine, and corporate governance.

  20. 48 CFR 36.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... for a geographical region or area, or a specialized type of construction. (b) Qualifications data. To... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Services 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. (a) Establishing...

  1. 48 CFR 36.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... for a geographical region or area, or a specialized type of construction. (b) Qualifications data. To... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Services 36.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. (a) Establishing...

  2. Centralized treatment of industrial wastes

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Saltzberg, E.R.

    1982-08-01

    A low-cost and effective alternative to on-site treatment of industrial wastes which can be used by firms in many areas of the country is described. Under the CWT approach, firms send their wastes to a common processing plant. In the right situations and with the proper kind of inexpensive retrofitting measures, CWT can drastically reduce the cost of treating industrial wastewater because of economies of scale. As well as saving money, CWT has several environmental advantages. First, these facilities are operated by professional waste handlers who should be able to treat and manage the waste more effectively than the generatingmore » firms. Second, the CWT can dramatically increase the potential for recovery of chemicals, which not only reduces the firm's wastewater costs but also the burdens of sludge handling and disposal. EPA, consultants, and local communities have been working on this concept for the last three years. During that time, they have been studying the feasibility of several CWT alternatives already in use in foreign countries for treating electroplating wastewater. In addition to waste treatment, CWT can also provide cogeneration of power, common laboratory facilities and, probably a bulk purchasing cooperative. 3 figures. (JMT)« less

  3. Sources of Information as Determinants of Product and Process Innovation.

    PubMed

    Gómez, Jaime; Salazar, Idana; Vargas, Pilar

    2016-01-01

    In this paper we use a panel of manufacturing firms in Spain to examine the extent to which they use internal and external sources of information (customers, suppliers, competitors, consultants and universities) to generate product and process innovation. Our results show that, although internal sources are influential, external sources of information are key to achieve innovation performance. These results are in line with the open innovation literature because they show that firms that are opening up their innovation process and that use different information sources have a greater capacity to generate innovations. We also find that the importance of external sources of information varies depending on the type of innovation (product or process) considered. To generate process innovation, firms mainly rely on suppliers while, to generate product innovation, the main contribution is from customers. The potential simultaneity between product and process innovation is also taken into consideration. We find that the generation of both types of innovation is not independent.

  4. Sources of Information as Determinants of Product and Process Innovation

    PubMed Central

    2016-01-01

    In this paper we use a panel of manufacturing firms in Spain to examine the extent to which they use internal and external sources of information (customers, suppliers, competitors, consultants and universities) to generate product and process innovation. Our results show that, although internal sources are influential, external sources of information are key to achieve innovation performance. These results are in line with the open innovation literature because they show that firms that are opening up their innovation process and that use different information sources have a greater capacity to generate innovations. We also find that the importance of external sources of information varies depending on the type of innovation (product or process) considered. To generate process innovation, firms mainly rely on suppliers while, to generate product innovation, the main contribution is from customers. The potential simultaneity between product and process innovation is also taken into consideration. We find that the generation of both types of innovation is not independent. PMID:27035456

  5. What Chemistry To Teach Engineers?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hawkes, Stephen J.

    2000-01-01

    Examines possible general chemistry topics that would be most relevant and practical for engineering majors. Consults the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), engineering textbooks, texts from other required subjects, and practicing engineers for recommendations. (Contains 24 references.) (WRM)

  6. Innovative Environments In Health Care: Where And How New Approaches To Care Are Succeeding.

    PubMed

    Bates, David W; Sheikh, Aziz; Asch, David A

    2017-03-01

    Organizations seeking to create innovative environments in health care need to pay attention to a number of factors. These include making available sufficient resources, notably money and physical space, but also coordination and consultation regarding intellectual property and licensing; enabling access to engineers, software developers, and behavioral scientists; making providers and patients available to innovators; having a sufficiently long-term view; and insulating the innovation group from operational demands. If there is a single essential key to success, it is making innovation a strategic priority. Academic health systems are enormous generators of innovation in the form of generalizable research in biomedical sciences. Typically, much of that innovation is externally supported, and little is directed to improving care processes internally. In industries other than health care, organizations invest their own funds in research and development to promote innovation, and this investment is seen as a metric for a firm's commitment to its future. Increased investment in care-process innovation is long overdue. Project HOPE—The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.

  7. Tension Structure

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1978-01-01

    The fabric structure pictured is the Campus Center of La Verne College, La Verne, California. Unlike the facilities shown on the preceding pages, it is not air-supported. It is a "tension structure," its multi-coned fabric membrane supported by a network of cables attached to steel columns which function like circus tent poles. The spider-web in the accompanying photo is a computer graph of the tension pattern. The designers, Geiger-Berger Associates PC, of New York City, conducted lengthy computer analysis to determine the the best placement of columns and cables. The firm also served as structural engineering consultant on the Pontiac Silverdome and a number of other large fabric structures. Built by Birdair Structures, Inc., Buffalo, New York, the La Verne Campus Center was the first permanent facility in the United States enclosed by the space-spinoff fabric made of Owens-Corning Beta fiber glass coated with Du Pont Teflon TFE. The flexible design permits rearrangement of the interior to accommodate athletic events, student activities, theatrical productions and other recreational programs. Use of fabric covering reduced building cost 30 percent below conventional construction.

  8. Trustworthiness as a Limitation on Network Neutrality

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-01-01

    June 24, 2005) (Civil No. 1:05CV01272), available at http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f209700/209728.htm (alleging that actuarial consulting firms moved...43 David D. Clark, Requirements for a Future Internet: Security as a Case Study , ver. 2.0...general solutions; and several high-profile cases had data re-indentified after release. See Bruce Schneier, Anonymity and the Netflix Dataset

  9. Organizational Downsizing: Individual and Organizational Implications and Recommendations for Action

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-06-01

    leave. The complexity of the downsizing phenomenon has tended to foster multidisciplinary study. Different aspects of downsizing have been addressed by...Sutton, 1988; Latack & Dozier, 1986; Sutton & D’Aunno, 1989); and (d) organizational dissolution and death (Sutton, 1983, 1987). Issues relating to...and executives who were terminated have started their own businesses or consulting firms (Beaudoin, 1988; Zoghlin, 1989). Latack and Dozier (1986

  10. Strengthening Manpower Programs for Spanish-Speaking Americans. Report of the Department of Labor Study Group on Manpower Needs of Spanish-Speaking Americans.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Thompson, Lewin, and Associates, Inc., Washington, DC.

    This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a study conducted cooperatively by a management consulting firm and a team of Spanish-speaking manpower specialists. Basic issues explored were: (1) What are the manpower needs of Spanish-speaking Americans, (2) How are manpower programs meeting the needs at present, and (3) What action…

  11. On the Fifth Day: The Pay Equals the Work.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sissom, Leighton E.

    1986-01-01

    Addresses the guidelines most institutions of higher learning use in determining to what extent their faculty can be involved in outside consulting. Reports on a study detailing the amount of time engineering faculty spent doing consulting. Outlines a set of pros and cons concerning faculty consulting. (TW)

  12. 76 FR 7585 - General Motors Corporation Milford Proving Grounds Including On-Site Leased Workers From Adroit...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-10

    ... on-site leased workers from Adroit Software & Consulting, Inc., Aerotek Professional Services, Inc... Corporation Milford Proving Grounds Including On- Site Leased Workers From Adroit Software & Consulting, Inc., Aerotek Professional Services, Inc., Aerotek, Inc., Ajilon Consulting (IS&S), Altair Engineering, Inc...

  13. Industrial Partners in the Education of an Engineer

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Smith, Barnard E.

    1973-01-01

    Discusses the theory, operation, and practical problems encountered in conducting a professional program which emphasizes close contact with industrial engineers in engineering education. Indicates that the partnership program provides one means for firms to participate in educational activities while serving their own interests. (CC)

  14. 78 FR 31592 - T-Mobile Usa, Inc., Core Fault Isolation Team, Engineering Division, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-82,371] T-Mobile Usa, Inc., Core Fault Isolation Team, Engineering Division, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Notice of Affirmative Determination...., Core Fault Isolation Team, Engineering Division, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (subject firm). The...

  15. ECM soldering technologies for small businesses. Final report/project accomplishments summary, project number 93-KCPP-015-E1

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Becka, G.A.

    1997-03-01

    The purpose of this outreach project was to demonstrate, transfer, and educate multiple small and medium-sized US firms in the methodology and technology of environmentally conscious manufacturing soldering techniques. Consultation on replacement solvents for ozone-depleting chemicals, low residue/no clean soldering, and lead-free solder alloys were examples of available FM and T expertise. Depending upon the needs, materials engineering or process engineering help was made available under the program. Requesting businesses could obtain up to 250 hours of assistance from AlliedSignal FM and T on these efforts. The participating companies mainly requested assistance with their immediate needs. Examples of assistance providedmore » included specialized training for their particular product line. FM and T Solder Certification School has an excellent reputation and responded with solder training and help with course outlines for the requesters. One company reported problems soldering certain components. FM and T evaluations determined that the company was received components with solderability levels that did not meet specification rather than experiencing a soldering process problem. Other companies received assistance in incorporating lead-free soldering materials into their production lines and development assistance with fluxless soldering processes. The project was terminated when it was determined that this need could be served by FM and T`s current Technical Assistance Program.« less

  16. 75 FR 34426 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-17

    ... The company designs and manufactures Company. City, MO 64108. custom tents and awnings. A. Rifkin... Engineering & 750 Broad Street, 5/17/2010 Electro Chemical manufactures steel tanks Manufacturing. Emmaus, PA.... TLX Technologies, LLC......... Saratoga Drive, 5/17/2010 The firm designs and manufactures Waukesha...

  17. 48 CFR 436.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Service 436.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. (a) HCA's which....603. (b) The procedures shall include a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers of offices or...

  18. 48 CFR 436.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Collecting data on and... Architect-Engineer Service 436.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms' qualifications. (a) HCA's which....603. (b) The procedures shall include a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers of offices or...

  19. Assessing Student Learning in the Major Field of Study

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Volkwein, J. Fredericks

    2010-01-01

    Assessing student attainment in the major field of study is increasingly important to employers and accrediting bodies alike. Construction and manufacturing firms do not like engineers who design faulty bridges and airplanes. Marketing firms want to hire students who understand the difference between a niche market and a global market. School…

  20. 78 FR 21160 - Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information Collection

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-09

    ... Collection The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science... related activities performed within the United States by industrial firms. In 2004 the National Academy of... industrial firms. However, businesses with fewer than five employees are excluded from this survey. MIST will...

  1. 48 CFR 236.609-70 - Additional provision and clause.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ...-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for architect-engineer contracts... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. [56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, as amended at 62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997...

  2. 48 CFR 236.609-70 - Additional provision and clause.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ...-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for architect-engineer contracts... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. [56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, as amended at 62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997...

  3. 48 CFR 236.609-70 - Additional provision and clause.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ...-Engineer Services—Restriction to United States Firms, in solicitations for architect-engineer contracts... countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. [56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, as amended at 62 FR 2858, Jan. 17, 1997...

  4. The Educational Needs of Graduate Mechanical Engineers in New Zealand.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Deans, J.

    1999-01-01

    Surveys graduate and undergraduate mechanical engineering students at the University of Auckland. Shows that the dominant work activities of New Zealand mechanical engineers include design and consultancy and that graduate engineers rapidly migrate into management. (Author/CCM)

  5. 24 CFR 3286.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... otherwise, corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies... creative work requiring education, training, and experience in architecture or engineering sciences and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences in such professional...

  6. 24 CFR 3286.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... otherwise, corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies... creative work requiring education, training, and experience in architecture or engineering sciences and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences in such professional...

  7. 24 CFR 3286.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... otherwise, corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies... creative work requiring education, training, and experience in architecture or engineering sciences and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences in such professional...

  8. 24 CFR 3286.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... otherwise, corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies... creative work requiring education, training, and experience in architecture or engineering sciences and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences in such professional...

  9. 75 FR 453 - FLSMidth, Inc., Cement Division, Product Engineering, Including On-Site Leased Workers of Aerotek...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-05

    ... Division, Product Engineering, Including On-Site Leased Workers of Aerotek Contract Engineering, Allied Personnel Services, Eastern Engineering, Hobbie Professional Services, Mccallion Staffing Specialists, Peak Technical Services, Inc., Yoh Engineering, and Clarke Consulting, Inc., Bethlehem, PA; Amended Certification...

  10. 75 FR 38988 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-07

    ... Manufacturing Company, 65 Tripps Lane, East, 6/10/2010 Fulford Manufacturing company manufactures Inc. RI 02915... decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm. List of Petitions Received by EDA for... Products for filing Flinchbaugh Engineering, Inc... 4387 Run Way, York, PA 6/7/2010 Precision manufacturing...

  11. Centralized waste treatment of industrial wastewater

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Saltzberg, E.R.; Cushnie, G.C. Jr.

    1985-01-01

    Centralized waste treatment (CWT) for industrial wastewater is described in this book. With the CWT approach, industrial firms send their wastes to a common processing plant. The book addresses the engineering and business-related problems that are encountered by private CWT firms, local governments, and industry in creating sufficient CWT capacity to meet the growing demand for CWT services.

  12. Virtual firm as a role-playing tool for biomedical education.

    PubMed

    Blagosklonov, Oleg; Soto-Romero, Georges; Guyon, Florent; Courjal, Nadège; Euphrasie, Sebatien; Yahiaoui, Reda; Butterlin, Nadia

    2006-01-01

    The paper describes design of a role-playing tool based on the experience of the practice firm which allows participants to obtain relevant and practical on-the-job experience. The students played the roles of the employees and the applicants for vacant positions at the virtual firm - a small business specialized in biomedical sector - founded to design the demonstration vehicle for a biomedical device. We found that this innovative concept may be used to improve the young engineers performance and to facilitate their post-graduate integration.

  13. Ontology-Based Model Of Firm Competitiveness

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Deliyska, Boryana; Stoenchev, Nikolay

    2010-10-01

    Competitiveness is important characteristics of each business organization (firm, company, corporation etc). It is of great significance for the organization existence and defines evaluation criteria of business success at microeconomical level. Each criterium comprises set of indicators with specific weight coefficients. In the work an ontology-based model of firm competitiveness is presented as a set of several mutually connected ontologies. It would be useful for knowledge structuring, standardization and sharing among experts and software engineers who develop application in the domain. Then the assessment of the competitiveness of various business organizations could be generated more effectively.

  14. SPS market analysis

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Goff, H. C.

    1980-05-01

    A market analysis task included personal interviews by GE personnel and supplemental mail surveys to acquire statistical data and to identify and measure attitudes, reactions and intentions of prospective small solar thermal power systems (SPS) users. Over 500 firms were contacted, including three ownership classes of electric utilities, industrial firms in the top SIC codes for energy consumption, and design engineering firms. A market demand model was developed which utilizes the data base developed by personal interviews and surveys, and projected energy price and consumption data to perform sensitivity analyses and estimate potential markets for SPS.

  15. 7 CFR 4288.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 12 months of data supported by engineering and design calculations, and site plans, prepared by the construction engineering firm. Biobased products. Products determined by the Secretary to be commercial or... biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials; or (2...

  16. 7 CFR 4288.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 12 months of data supported by engineering and design calculations, and site plans, prepared by the construction engineering firm. Biobased products. Products determined by the Secretary to be commercial or... biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials; or (2...

  17. 7 CFR 4288.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 12 months of data supported by engineering and design calculations, and site plans, prepared by the construction engineering firm. Biobased products. Products determined by the Secretary to be commercial or... biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials; or (2...

  18. Labor Market Slackens for New Science and Engineering Graduates. Science Resources Studies Highlights.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

    Recent recruiting experiences of firms that employ scientific and engineering (S/E) personnel were determined in a followup to a 1981 survey. The following industries, which employ almost three-fourths of the scientists and engineers in private industry, were included in the survey: mining, construction, petroleum refining and extraction,…

  19. Integrating ergonomics knowledge into business-driven design projects: The shaping of resource constraints in engineering consultancy.

    PubMed

    Hall-Andersen, Lene Bjerg; Neumann, Patrick; Broberg, Ole

    2016-10-17

    The integration of ergonomics knowledge into engineering projects leads to both healthier and more efficient workplaces. There is a lack of knowledge about integrating ergonomic knowledge into the design practice in engineering consultancies. This study explores how organizational resources can pose constraints for the integration of ergonomics knowledge into engineering design projects in a business-driven setting, and how ergonomists cope with these resource constraints. An exploratory case study in an engineering consultancy was conducted. A total of 27 participants were interviewed. Data were collected applying semi-structured interviews, observations, and documentary studies. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and categorized into themes. From the analysis five overall themes emerged as major constituents of resource constraints: 1) maximizing project revenue, 2) payment for ergonomics services, 3) value of ergonomic services, 4) role of the client, and 5) coping strategies to overcome resource constraints. We hypothesize that resource constraints were shaped due to sub-optimization of costs in design projects. The economical contribution of ergonomics measures was not evaluated in the entire life cycle of a designed workplace. Coping strategies included teaming up with engineering designers in the sales process or creating an alliance with ergonomists in the client organization.

  20. Defense Science Board 2006 Summer Study on Information Management for Net-Centric Operations. Volume 1: Main Report

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-04-01

    industrial and commercial companies have been very successful at developing this type of organization and management structure, beginning with a... companies like large management consulting firms depends on being extremely proficient at this kind of knowledge and information management. The...technology services company , recognizes that their information base and experience is their most valued corporate asset and they treat it as such. They

  1. Whither the RMA: Two Perspectives on Tomorrow’s Army

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-07-22

    HENRI (ROY) ALCALA heads a consulting firm, Alcala Enterprises, which specializes in national security and foreign policy issues . He retired from the...thinking about national security was too constrained by immediate issues . Downsizing of force structure, budget reductions, Bosnia, and other issues were all...these immediate issues as signposts of the future, even though little evidence existed to support such aI :use. From many years of experience in long

  2. Conflicts of Interest in Medical Technology Markets: Evidence from Orthopedic Surgery.

    PubMed

    Smieliauskas, Fabrice

    2016-06-01

    Financial relationships between physicians and industry are vital to biomedical innovation yet create the potential for conflicts of interest in medical practice. I consider an inducement model of the role of financial relationships in health care markets, where consulting payments induce physicians to use more devices of the firms that sponsor them. To test the model, I exploit a policy shock, whereby government monitoring of payments to joint replacement surgeons resulted in declines of over 60% in both total payments and in the number of physicians receiving payments from 2007 to 2008. Using hospital discharge data from three states, I find that the loss of payments leads physicians to switch 7 percentage points of their device utilization from their sponsoring firms' devices to other firms' devices, an effect which is concentrated among surgeons with low switching costs. These results offer support for the inducement model. I also find evidence of an increase in medical productivity following the policy intervention, which suggests conditions under which regulation of financial relationships would be socially beneficial. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  3. 77 FR 59889 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment...

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    2012-10-01

    ... 11th Street, 9/20/2012 Manufacturer of diesel engine sub- P.O. Box 399, Erie, assemblies and turbocharger engine PA 16501. components. They also provide machining, heat treating and research laboratory...

  4. 46 CFR 182.415 - Carburetors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... acceptable means of backfire flame control. Installation of backfire flame arresters bearing basic Approval... acceptable means of backfire flame control for gasoline engines: (1) A backfire flame arrester complying with... and firmly secured to withstand vibration, shock, and engine backfire. Such installations do not...

  5. 46 CFR 182.415 - Carburetors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... acceptable means of backfire flame control. Installation of backfire flame arresters bearing basic Approval... acceptable means of backfire flame control for gasoline engines: (1) A backfire flame arrester complying with... and firmly secured to withstand vibration, shock, and engine backfire. Such installations do not...

  6. 46 CFR 182.415 - Carburetors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... acceptable means of backfire flame control. Installation of backfire flame arresters bearing basic Approval... acceptable means of backfire flame control for gasoline engines: (1) A backfire flame arrester complying with... and firmly secured to withstand vibration, shock, and engine backfire. Such installations do not...

  7. 46 CFR 182.415 - Carburetors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... acceptable means of backfire flame control. Installation of backfire flame arresters bearing basic Approval... acceptable means of backfire flame control for gasoline engines: (1) A backfire flame arrester complying with... and firmly secured to withstand vibration, shock, and engine backfire. Such installations do not...

  8. 46 CFR 182.415 - Carburetors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... acceptable means of backfire flame control. Installation of backfire flame arresters bearing basic Approval... acceptable means of backfire flame control for gasoline engines: (1) A backfire flame arrester complying with... and firmly secured to withstand vibration, shock, and engine backfire. Such installations do not...

  9. Invention and business performance in the tissue-engineering industry.

    PubMed

    Pangarkar, Nitin; Hutmacher, Dietmar W

    2003-12-01

    Tissue engineering is a young and interdisciplinary scientific discipline but it offers exciting opportunities to improve the quality of health care for hundreds of thousands of patients. Lured by its potential, several start-up companies, pharmaceutical corporations, and medical device enterprises alike are investing heavily in this sector. Invention is a key driver of competition in this sector. In this study, we aim to explain the variation in inventive output across the different firms in the sector. Our major premise is that firms that forge alliances will be able to tap into the expertise of their partners and thus improve their chances of inventive output. We further argue that alliances that enable technology acquisition or learning will enhance the inventive output of firms more than other kinds of alliances. We measure the inventive output of a company by the number of patents filed. On the basis of a preliminary analysis of seven companies, we find support for the hypotheses. We also argue that, to achieve commercial success, firms need to manage time to market (through alliances or otherwise), have a global outlook, nurture their financial resources, and attain critical mass through mergers.

  10. 40 CFR 35.937 - Subagreements for architectural or engineering services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., surveys, evaluations, consultations, planning, programing, conceptual designs, plans and specifications... engineering services. Those professional services associated with research, development, design and...

  11. 40 CFR 35.937 - Subagreements for architectural or engineering services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... engineering services. Those professional services associated with research, development, design and..., surveys, evaluations, consultations, planning, programing, conceptual designs, plans and specifications...

  12. 40 CFR 35.937 - Subagreements for architectural or engineering services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... engineering services. Those professional services associated with research, development, design and..., surveys, evaluations, consultations, planning, programing, conceptual designs, plans and specifications...

  13. 40 CFR 35.937 - Subagreements for architectural or engineering services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... engineering services. Those professional services associated with research, development, design and..., surveys, evaluations, consultations, planning, programing, conceptual designs, plans and specifications...

  14. 40 CFR 35.937 - Subagreements for architectural or engineering services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... engineering services. Those professional services associated with research, development, design and..., surveys, evaluations, consultations, planning, programing, conceptual designs, plans and specifications...

  15. How Can Air Force Civil Engineers Use Expert Systems?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-09-01

    Acknowledgements On this academic path called "thesis", many individuals have befriended me along the way. I would like to express my thanks to Maj James R...that provided their insight into civil engineering throughout the interviews: Col James G. Zody, Col Thomas E. Lollis, Col Joe L. Hicks, Col Nicholas A...training role" ( Basden , 1984: 63-64). Consultant. Using an expert system as a consultant, the non- specialist can obtain counsel, guidance, or information

  16. China’s Aerospace Industry: Technology, Funding and Modernization

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-01-01

    7 was to use a General Electric F404 engine (from the F-20 Tigershark) along with other foreign engines as candidates but that program was again...firms like General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. As the Chinese engine industry gets more behind, more foreign engines are chosen, and the factories have... Electric since 1984.81 Liming Engine Plant makes compressor disks and turbine disks for GE and turbine disks for Pratt & Whitney while the Chengdu Engine

  17. The growth of tissue engineering.

    PubMed

    Lysaght, M J; Reyes, J

    2001-10-01

    This report draws upon data from a variety of sources to estimate the size, scope, and growth rate of the contemporary tissue engineering enterprise. At the beginning of 2001, tissue engineering research and development was being pursued by 3,300 scientists and support staff in more than 70 startup companies or business units with a combined annual expenditure of over $600 million. Spending by tissue engineering firms has been growing at a compound annual rate of 16%, and the aggregate investment since 1990 now exceeds $3.5 billion. At the beginning of 2001, the net capital value of the 16 publicly traded tissue engineering startups had reached $2.6 billion. Firms focusing on structural applications (skin, cartilage, bone, cardiac prosthesis, and the like) comprise the fastest growing segment. In contrast, efforts in biohybrid organs and other metabolic applications have contracted over the past few years. The number of companies involved in stem cells and regenerative medicine is rapidly increasing, and this area represents the most likely nidus of future growth for tissue engineering. A notable recent trend has been the emergence of a strong commercial activity in tissue engineering outside the United States, with at least 16 European or Australian companies (22% of total) now active.

  18. 7 CFR 1767.31 - Administrative and general expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... other payroll taxes, injuries and damages, and other consideration for services, but not including..., bulletins, and subscriptions to newspapers, newsletters, and tax services. 4. Building service expenses for... accountants and auditors, actuaries, appraisers, attorneys, engineering consultants, management consultants...

  19. 75 FR 76041 - Chrysler Group LLC Formerly Known as Chrysler LLC Kenosha Engine Plant Including On-Site Leased...

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    2010-12-07

    ... Formerly Known as Chrysler LLC Kenosha Engine Plant Including On-Site Leased Workers From Caravan Knight..., K+S Services, Inc., G4S Secure Solutions, Crassociates, Inc., CES, Inc., Evans Distribution Systems..., LLC, formerly known as Chrysler, LLC, Kenosha Engine Plant, Kenosha, Wisconsin (subject firm). The...

  20. The organism is the product.

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    Kelly, Jason

    2012-01-20

    A new industry model is emerging where microbes are first developed by specialist organism engineering firms and then deployed by customers in specific application areas. It is now realistic for companies without prior fermentation experience to purchase and deploy an engineered organism to expand their business.

  1. 48 CFR 209.571-7 - Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Systems engineering and... Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts. (a) Agencies shall obtain advice on systems architecture and systems engineering matters with...

  2. 48 CFR 209.571-7 - Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Systems engineering and... Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts. (a) Agencies shall obtain advice on systems architecture and systems engineering matters with...

  3. 48 CFR 209.571-7 - Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Systems engineering and... Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts. (a) Agencies shall obtain advice on systems architecture and systems engineering matters with...

  4. 48 CFR 209.571-7 - Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Systems engineering and... Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest 209.571-7 Systems engineering and technical assistance contracts. (a) Agencies shall obtain advice on systems architecture and systems engineering matters with...

  5. Technology Transfer Challenges: A Case Study of User-Centered Design in NASA's Systems Engineering Culture

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Quick, Jason

    2009-01-01

    The Upper Stage (US) section of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Ares I rocket will require internal access platforms for maintenance tasks performed by humans inside the vehicle. Tasks will occur during expensive critical path operations at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) including vehicle stacking and launch preparation activities. Platforms must be translated through a small human access hatch, installed in an enclosed worksite environment, support the weight of ground operators and be removed before flight - and their design must minimize additional vehicle mass at attachment points. This paper describes the application of a user-centered conceptual design process and the unique challenges encountered within NASA's systems engineering culture focused on requirements and "heritage hardware". The NASA design team at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) initiated the user-centered design process by studying heritage internal access kits and proposing new design concepts during brainstorming sessions. Simultaneously, they partnered with the Technology Transfer/Innovative Partnerships Program to research inflatable structures and dynamic scaffolding solutions that could enable ground operator access. While this creative, technology-oriented exploration was encouraged by upper management, some design stakeholders consistently opposed ideas utilizing novel, untested equipment. Subsequent collaboration with an engineering consulting firm improved the technical credibility of several options, however, there was continued resistance from team members focused on meeting system requirements with pre-certified hardware. After a six-month idea-generating phase, an intensive six-week effort produced viable design concepts that justified additional vehicle mass while optimizing the human factors of platform installation and use. Although these selected final concepts closely resemble heritage internal access platforms, challenges from the application of the user-centered process provided valuable lessons for improving future collaborative conceptual design efforts.

  6. SPS market analysis. [small solar thermal power systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Goff, H. C.

    1980-01-01

    A market analysis task included personal interviews by GE personnel and supplemental mail surveys to acquire statistical data and to identify and measure attitudes, reactions and intentions of prospective small solar thermal power systems (SPS) users. Over 500 firms were contacted, including three ownership classes of electric utilities, industrial firms in the top SIC codes for energy consumption, and design engineering firms. A market demand model was developed which utilizes the data base developed by personal interviews and surveys, and projected energy price and consumption data to perform sensitivity analyses and estimate potential markets for SPS.

  7. Estimated sediment deposition in Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, 1972-85

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Leibbrand, Norman F.

    1987-01-01

    Some difference was found in comparison of the results of the U.S. Geological Survey (Water Resources Division) study and the McCaughan and Etheridge Consulting Engineers study. Total sediment outflow from Lake Corpus Christi was estimated at 177 acre-feet (dry) by the Geological Survey and 1,070 acre-feet (dry) by McCaughan and Etheridge Consulting Engineers. This difference may be due to construction of a new dam, completed in 1958, that is higher and inundated the old dam.

  8. Second Annual Systems Engineering Lessons Learned Conference (2nd) Held in Seaside, California on September 20-21, 2011

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-09-01

    unknown • Assumed to be bigger than Legitimate Market • Security firms pay for security flaws • Example: Netragard (a cybersecurity firm) pays between... RESEARCE Does this research involve Human Subject Research? Y fl N X If yes, list protocol number(s) here and in blook l1 of Form 298, in thesis If yes, have

  9. ASSESSING THE TRAINING NEEDS WITHIN A FIRM (IN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INTERNATIONAL, 2(9)/346-353, SEP 1967).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    1967

    A CASE STUDY BY A SENIOR TRAINING OFFICER OF THE BRITISH ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARD SHOWS WHY A FIRM MUST EXAMINE IN DETAIL A NUMBER OF FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHERE TO APPLY ITS TRAINING EFFORT. EXCESSIVE LABOR COSTS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO INADEQUATE OR INAPPROPRIATE INITIAL TRAINING, HIGH LABOR TURNOVER DUE TO LOW WAGES, ESTABLISHMENT OF…

  10. A Study of Novice Systems Analysis Problem Solving Behaviors Using Protocol Analysis

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-09-01

    conducted. Each subject was given the same task to perform. The task involved a case study (Appendix B) of a utility company’s customer order processing system...behavior (Ramesh, 1989). The task was to design a customer order processing system that utilized a centralized telephone answering service center...of the utility company’s customer order processing system that was developed based on information obtained by a large systems consulting firm during

  11. The role of remote sensing in global forest assessment: A remote sensing background paper for Kotka IV expert consultation; 01.07-05.07.2002, Kotka, Finland

    Treesearch

    Erkki Tomppo; Raymond L. Czaplewski; Kai Makisara

    2002-01-01

    The approach of FRA 2000 by FAO was the reliance on the participation of individual countries for both supply and analysis of information. It is hoped that this approach will lead for further capacity building in countries (FRA 2000 -main report). While countries firmly support this approach, it has sometimes been criticised on the basis that country information may be...

  12. Terrain Analysis Procedural Guide for Drainage and Water Resources (Report Number 8 in the ETL Series on Guides for Army Terrain Analysts).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-04-01

    Geologist Director Oil and Gas Board Bldg., Moscow, Idaho University Campus Phone: TU2-6235 University, Alabama Phone: 8-2528 Illinois State Geological... UTh coordinates) of hydrologic structures not recorded in Data Table 4. d. Data Table 6. Tertiary Drainage Basins (1) Identification symbol (letter...such as oil companies, mining companies, and consulting firms should be contacted for additional geologic and hydrologic information. 3. PROCEDURAL

  13. The joint operating company: an innovative approach to collaboration.

    PubMed

    Mason, S A; Seymour, D W

    1995-06-01

    Hospitals interested in horizontal integration often run into difficulties. In spite of otherwise sound business logic for two organizations to merge, there may be political, legal or financial reasons why a merger option cannot be pursued. Increasingly, enterprises are turning to a joint operating company structure as the solution to their needs. Scott A. Mason and Donald W. Seymour, partners with consulting firm National Health Advisors, explore situations where a JOC model of collaboration may be appropriate.

  14. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  15. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  16. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  17. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  18. 23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ..., design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction... DESIGN RELATED SERVICE CONTRACTS § 172.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Audit means a review to test... individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract. Contracting...

  19. 77 FR 44678 - Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., a Subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Everett Mill...

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    2012-07-30

    ..., UNISEVE Corporation, Jacobs Engineering, STAFFLOGIX Corporation, and Swift Trucking,Everett, WA; Amended... Security Services, Healthforce, UNISEVE Corporation, and Jacobs Engineering, Everett, Washington. The... STAFFLOGIX Corporation. The subject firm produces tissue products and wood pulp. Following the allegation...

  20. 32 CFR 634.24 - Traffic planning and codes.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... enforcement officer, engineer, safety officer, and other concerned staff agencies. Highway engineering representatives from adjacent civil communities must be consulted to ensure the installation plan is compatible... and minor routes, location of traffic control devices, and conditions requiring engineering or...

  1. Louisiana Department Of Transportation and Development in-house versus consultant design cost study.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-06-01

    The use of consultants in providing pre-construction engineering design services for the state's Departments of Transportation has increased over the last twenty years. This has resulted in several investigations into the cost-effectiveness of this t...

  2. DETERMINATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS IN OHIO, A DIGEST OF A PH.D. DISSERTATION. RESEARCH SERIES IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    BENDER, RALPH E.; HALTERMAN, JERRY J.

    THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP CURRICULUMS NEEDED IN TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS IN OHIO. A QUESTIONNAIRE TO INVENTORY THE LABOR FORCE WAS ADMINISTERED TO INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS, BUSINESSES, AND AGENCIES EMPLOYING PERSONS IN AREAS REQUIRING AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND FARM MECHANICS. ANOTHER TO COLLECT INFORMATION…

  3. Labor Markets for New Science and Engineering Graduates in Private Industry. Science Resources Studies Highlights.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies.

    Data are presented on labor market conditions for science and engineering graduates based on responses of 255 firms to mail and telephone surveys conducted in late fall of 1981. Highlights presented in table, chart, and text indicate: (1) definite and likely shortages were concentrated in the computer and engineering fields; (2) chemical,…

  4. 23 CFR 636.208 - May I use my existing prequalification procedures with design-build contracts?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... design-build contracts? 636.208 Section 636.208 Highways FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING Selection Procedures, Award Criteria... use your existing prequalification procedures for either construction or engineering design firms as a...

  5. Youth Exploring Science

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Miller, Diane

    2008-04-01

    This session features Youth Exploring Science (YES), Saint Louis Science Center's nationally recognized work-based teen development program. In YES, underserved audiences develop interest and understanding in physics through design engineering projects. I will discuss breaking down barriers, helping youth develop skills, and partnering with community organizations, universities and engineering firms.

  6. R&D Jobs for BS Engineers.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Basta, Nicholas

    1985-01-01

    Outlines opportunities for beginning engineers seeking employment in research and development (R&D). R&D spending growth, underlying factors, job categories, and divisions within an industrial firm are discussed. Above average grades and additional mathematics courses are primary requirements for an R&D position, which may later lead to…

  7. Computer modeling in the practice of acoustical consulting: An evolving variety of uses from marketing and diagnosis through design to eventually research

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Madaras, Gary S.

    2002-05-01

    The use of computer modeling as a marketing, diagnosis, design, and research tool in the practice of acoustical consulting is discussed. From the time it is obtained, the software can be used as an effective marketing tool. It is not until the software basics are learned and some amount of testing and verification occurs that the software can be used as a tool for diagnosing the acoustics of existing rooms. A greater understanding of the output types and formats as well as experience in interpreting the results is required before the software can be used as an efficient design tool. Lastly, it is only after repetitive use as a design tool that the software can be used as a cost-effective means of conducting research in practice. The discussion is supplemented with specific examples of actual projects provided by various consultants within multiple firms. Focus is placed on the use of CATT-Acoustic software and predicting the room acoustics of large performing arts halls as well as other public assembly spaces.

  8. Resources and the Quality of Life

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jemian, Wartan A.

    1975-01-01

    Describes the speakers involved and presents the issues addressed at the Plenary Session of the American Society of Engineering Education in 1974. Speakers included a historian, a representative of the Army Corps of Engineers, a practicing engineer, and a consultant on national materials policy. (GS)

  9. Medical students' communication skills in clinical education: Results from a cohort study.

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    Bachmann, Cadja; Roschlaub, Silke; Harendza, Sigrid; Keim, Rebecca; Scherer, Martin

    2017-10-01

    To assess students' communication skills during clinical medical education and at graduation. We conducted an observational cohort study from 2007 to 2011 with 26 voluntary undergraduate medical students at Hamburg University based on video-taped consultations in year four and at graduation. 176 consultations were analyzed quantitatively with validated and non-validated context-independent communication observation instruments (interrater reliability ≥0.8). Based on observational protocols each consultation was also documented in free-text comments, salient topics were extracted afterwards. 26 students, seven males, were enrolled in the survey. On average, graduates scored higher in differential-diagnostic questioning and time management but showed deficiencies in taking systematic and complete symptom-oriented histories, in communication techniques, in structuring consultations and in gathering the patients' perspectives. Patient-centeredness and empathy were rather low at graduation. Individual deficiencies could barely be eliminated. Medical students were able to enhance their clinical reasoning skills and their time management. Still, various communication deficiencies in final year students became evident regarding appropriate history taking, communication skills, empathy and patient-centeredness. The necessity of developing a longitudinal communication curriculum with enhanced communication trainings and assessments became evident. A curriculum should ensure that students' communication competencies are firmly achieved at graduation. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.

  10. Implementation of a World Wide Web server for the oil and gas industry

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Blaylock, R.E.; Martin, F.D.; Emery, R.

    1995-12-31

    The Gas and Oil Technology Exchange and Communication Highway, (GO-TECH), provides an electronic information system for the petroleum community for the purpose of exchanging ideas, data, and technology. The personal computer-based system fosters communication and discussion by linking oil and gas producers with resource centers, government agencies, consulting firms, service companies, national laboratories, academic research groups, and universities throughout the world. The oil and gas producers are provided access to the GO-TECH World Wide Web home page via modem links, as well as Internet. The future GO-TECH applications will include the establishment of{open_quote}Virtual corporations {close_quotes} consisting of consortiums of smallmore » companies, consultants, and service companies linked by electronic information systems. These virtual corporations will have the resources and expertise previously found only in major corporations.« less

  11. Implementation of a World Wide Web server for the oil and gas industry

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Blaylock, R.E.; Martin, F.D.; Emery, R.

    1996-10-01

    The Gas and Oil Technology Exchange and Communication Highway (GO-TECH) provides an electronic information system for the petroleum community for exchanging ideas, data, and technology. The PC-based system fosters communication and discussion by linking the oil and gas producers with resource centers, government agencies, consulting firms, service companies, national laboratories, academic research groups, and universities throughout the world. The oil and gas producers can access the GO-TECH World Wide Web (WWW) home page through modem links, as well as through the Internet. Future GO-TECH applications will include the establishment of virtual corporations consisting of consortia of small companies, consultants, andmore » service companies linked by electronic information systems. These virtual corporations will have the resources and expertise previously found only in major corporations.« less

  12. Assessing Leading ERP-SAP Implementation in Leading Firms in Indonesia

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Syaiful, B.; Gunawan, W.

    2017-01-01

    Enterprise resource planning (ERP) enables to bring critical capabilities to an organisation, however, the implementation of such capabilities is often surrounded with problems. The implementing ERP-SAP in Indonesian enterprises are still facing tremendous challenges with the failure rate can reach more than 80% of the cases. The article examines the common problems faced by the consultants whenever they deal with their clients, from the practical perspectives. The article takes the multiple case studies of the leading enterprises in Indonesia, such as: KS (largest steel producer), GEM (large mining producer), and HS (large retailer), with the aim to identify the root of problems of SAP implementation. The outcome of the study is expected to provide the consultants with the guideline to understand the ERP implementation process in their clients and effective solutions to cope with it.

  13. JPRS Report, Science & Technology, Europe & Latin America

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-09-23

    one cannot misuse them. But in this case we have made the real practical utility of the language impossible. As for whether the tools of Ada—in...Fiat’s Financial Performance for 1986 ( INDUSTRIA OGGI, Mar 87) ,. ,, BIOTECHNOLOGY FRG Funds R&D for Genetic Engineering Safety (FRANKFURTER...ELECTRONIQUE ACTUALITES, 20 Mar 87) 11 Italy’s Olivetti Acquires New Firms ( INDUSTRIA OGGI, Apr 87) 12 Fiat/IBM Form Data Processing Firm

  14. Minority shareholder claims foul at Stone & Webster

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Krizan, W.G.

    1994-05-09

    An activist minority shareholder is trying to shake up the management of one of the industry`s oldest firms, New York City-based engineering-constructor Stone & Webster Inc., The shareholder has filed a lawsuit against the 105-year-old firm, claiming that it is understanding losses from construction activities and is using the voting rights of employee-owned stock to perpetuate current management to the detriment of all shareholders.

  15. The emergence of commercial genomics: analysis of the rise of a biotechnology subsector during the Human Genome Project, 1990 to 2004.

    PubMed

    Wiechers, Ilse R; Perin, Noah C; Cook-Deegan, Robert

    2013-01-01

    Development of the commercial genomics sector within the biotechnology industry relied heavily on the scientific commons, public funding, and technology transfer between academic and industrial research. This study tracks financial and intellectual property data on genomics firms from 1990 through 2004, thus following these firms as they emerged in the era of the Human Genome Project and through the 2000 to 2001 market bubble. A database was created based on an early survey of genomics firms, which was expanded using three web-based biotechnology services, scientific journals, and biotechnology trade and technical publications. Financial data for publicly traded firms was collected through the use of four databases specializing in firm financials. Patent searches were conducted using firm names in the US Patent and Trademark Office website search engine and the DNA Patent Database. A biotechnology subsector of genomics firms emerged in parallel to the publicly funded Human Genome Project. Trends among top firms show that hiring, capital improvement, and research and development expenditures continued to grow after a 2000 to 2001 bubble. The majority of firms are small businesses with great diversity in type of research and development, products, and services provided. Over half the public firms holding patents have the majority of their intellectual property portfolio in DNA-based patents. These data allow estimates of investment, research and development expenditures, and jobs that paralleled the rise of genomics as a sector within biotechnology between 1990 and 2004.

  16. 78 FR 70580 - Amphenol Backplane Systems, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Technical Needs and National...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-26

    ... Systems, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Technical Needs and National Engineering, Nashua, New... to the production of electrical connectors and backplane assemblies. The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from Technical Needs and National Engineering. Workers of the subject firm...

  17. A DIRECTORY OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES. PHYSICAL SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

    SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ARE LISTED. THEY INCLUDE--(1) LIBRARIES, (2) CENTRALIZED INFORMATION CENTERS, (3) PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND OTHER SPECIALIZING ORGANIZATIONS, (4) INDUSTRIAL FIRMS, (5) GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR OFFICES, AND (6) OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES WHICH MAKE SCIENTIFIC AND…

  18. The Story of a Typical Atypical Graduate of the Physics Entrepreneurship Program at Case Western Reserve University

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Luta, Adele

    2012-02-01

    An entrepreneurial perspective to life can lead to wearing a myriad of hats. Long gone is the stereotypical start-up role. Entrepreneurs now hold physics degrees and procure innovation when called upon. An alumni of the Physics Entrepreneurship Program, Adele Luta has spent the last 5 years at NASA developing an innovative approach to spacesuit sizing. Previously, she founded Eleda International consulting firm and is currently working with Adjuvat Biosciences, on a proprietary treatment pancreatic cancer.

  19. How to avoid the ten most frequent EMS pitfalls

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Andrews, W.

    1982-04-19

    It pays to do your homework before investing in an energy management system if you want to avoid the 10 most common pitfalls listed by users, consultants, and manufacturers as: oversimplification, improper maintenance, failure to involve operating personnel, inaccurate savings estimates, failure to include monitoring capability, incompetent or fradulent firms, improper load control, not allowing for a de-bugging period, failure to include manual override, and software problems. The article describes how each of these pitfalls can lead to poor decisions and poor results. (DCK)

  20. Guide to a condensed form of NASTRAN

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Rogers, J. L., Jr.

    1978-01-01

    A limited capability form of NASTRAN level 16 is presented to meet the needs of universities and small consulting firms. The input cards, the programming language of the direct matrix abstraction program, the plotting, the problem definition, and the modules' diagnostic messages are described. Sample problems relating to the analysis of linear static, vibration, and buckling are included. This guide can serve as a handbook for instructional courses in the use of NASTRAN or for users who need only the capability provided by the condensed form.

  1. Every Last Penny: Are You Using All of Your E-Rate Dollars? A Well-Equipped District Offers Tips on How to Make the Most of Your Award

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Riley, Sheila

    2006-01-01

    In a time when districts are scraping for every penny, it seems almost unthinkable that they would let E-Rate funds get away. But the truth is, a lot of money is being left behind. In fact, districts' use of awarded E-rate funds declined from 80 percent in 2000 to 55 percent in 2004, according to E-Rate consulting firm Funds for Learning. Wise…

  2. Facilitation of University Technology Transfer Through a Cooperative Service-University-Industry Program.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1997-02-01

    through technology transfer centers for applied engineering training and consulting, and second, in assisting and expanding university technology...both the services and industry with an applied engineering program and the training for new engineers and researchers, (2) serve as an information

  3. Job Prospects in HVAC Engineering.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Basta, Nicholas

    1985-01-01

    Although heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) engineering degrees are not offered, there is a serious need for specialists and consultants in this area (since most have been trained as mechanical engineers). Opportunities exist for individuals possessing a customer-oriented attitude, with knowledge in computerized controls, innovative…

  4. Architectural & engineering handbook

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2003-05-21

    The Architectural and Engineering (A&E) Handbook provides an overview of the contracting process for A&E consultant services. Produced by the Division of Procurement and Contracts, this handbook provides guidance and a structured process for the plan...

  5. Facilitation of University Technology Transfer through a Cooperative Army-University-Industry Program,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-01-01

    through Army technology transfer centers for applied engineering training and consulting, and second in assisting and expanding university technology...industry with an applied engineering program and the training for new engineers and researchers, serve as an information resource for both the Army and

  6. 18 CFR 12.34 - Approval of independent consultant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... consultant. 12.34 Section 12.34 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND... Director of the Office of Energy Projects Licensing for approval, with a copy to the Regional Engineer, a...

  7. 18 CFR 12.34 - Approval of independent consultant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... consultant. 12.34 Section 12.34 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND... Director of the Office of Energy Projects Licensing for approval, with a copy to the Regional Engineer, a...

  8. 18 CFR 12.34 - Approval of independent consultant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... consultant. 12.34 Section 12.34 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND... Director of the Office of Energy Projects Licensing for approval, with a copy to the Regional Engineer, a...

  9. 18 CFR 12.34 - Approval of independent consultant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... consultant. 12.34 Section 12.34 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND... Director of the Office of Energy Projects Licensing for approval, with a copy to the Regional Engineer, a...

  10. 18 CFR 12.34 - Approval of independent consultant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... consultant. 12.34 Section 12.34 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL POWER ACT SAFETY OF WATER POWER PROJECTS AND... Director of the Office of Energy Projects Licensing for approval, with a copy to the Regional Engineer, a...

  11. 77 FR 41806 - RG Steel Sparrows Point LLC, Formerly Known as Severstal Sparrows Point LLC, a Subsidiary of RG...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-16

    ... Leased Workers From Echelon Service Company, Sun Associated Industries, INC., MPI Consultants LLC... International, including on-site leased workers from Echelon Service Company, Sun Associated Industries, Inc... Company, Sun Associated Industries, Inc., MPI Consultants LLC, Alliance Engineering, Inc., Washington...

  12. A comparison of white-collar jobs in regard to mental health consultation rates in a health care center operated by a Japanese company.

    PubMed

    Soeda, Shuji; Hayashi, Takeshi; Sugawara, Yoichi; Takano, Tomoki; Terao, Takeshi; Nakamura, Jun

    2003-04-01

    The aim of this study was to compare the consultation rates (CR) of workers performing several types of white-collar jobs. We collected data from the database inputted at the first consultation to a health care center from April 1996 to March 1999. We found that the CR of engineer group was 2.3 times higher than that of employees involved in research and development group. We speculate that this is partially due to the portion, which is not small, of computer systems engineer (SE) comprising this group; SE has previously been mentioned as a particularly stressful occupation in Japan. Since the result of this study is preliminary, we need to conduct a further study taking into account that multiple factors affect CR.

  13. 48 CFR 36.601-4 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... engineering nature associated with design or construction of real property. (3) Other professional services of..., investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services...

  14. 48 CFR 36.601-4 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... engineering nature associated with design or construction of real property. (3) Other professional services of..., investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services...

  15. 48 CFR 36.601-4 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... engineering nature associated with design or construction of real property. (3) Other professional services of..., investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services...

  16. 48 CFR 36.601-4 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... engineering nature associated with design or construction of real property. (3) Other professional services of..., investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services...

  17. 48 CFR 36.601-4 - Implementation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... engineering nature associated with design or construction of real property. (3) Other professional services of..., investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services...

  18. 75 FR 11917 - Chrysler LLC, Technology Center, Including On-Site Leased Workers from Aerotek, Ajilon, Altair...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-12

    ..., Cer-Cad Engineering Resources, Computer Consultants of America, Computer Engrg Services, Compuware..., Automated Analysis Corp/Belcan, Bartech Group, CAE Tech, CDI Information Services, CER-CAD Engineering...

  19. Management Science/Industrial Engineering Techniques to Reduce Food Costs.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Greenberg, Murray

    This paper examines the contributions of Industrial Engineering and Management Science toward reduction in the cost of production and distribution of food. Food processing firms were requested to respond to a questionnaire which asked for examples of their use of various operations research tools and information on the number of operations…

  20. Diesel and Truck Certification Needs Assessment: Two Surveys.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Broadbent, William A.

    Recommendations for the improvement of the diesel engine and truck components of the Hawaii state certification examination for automobile and truck mechanics were solicited from 14 major private businesses repairing heavy tractor rigs and/or diesel engines on Oahu and a statewide sample of 21 trucking firms and other companies making extensive…

  1. Technology Education; Engineering Technology and Industrial Technology in California Community Colleges: A Curriculum Guide.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Schon, James F.

    In order to identify the distinguishing characteristics of technical education programs in engineering and industrial technology currently offered by post-secondary institutions in California, a body of data was collected by visiting 25 community colleges, 5 state universities, and 8 industrial firms; by a questionnaire sampling of 72 California…

  2. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) GN and C Technical Discipline Team (TDT): Its Purpose, Practices and Experiences

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Dennehy, Cornelius J.

    2008-01-01

    This paper will briefly define the vision, mission, and purpose of the NESC organization. The role of the GN&C TDT will then be described in detail along with an overview of how this team operates and engages in its objective engineering and safety assessments of critical NASA projects. This paper will then describe key issues and findings from several of the recent GN&C-related independent assessments and consultations performed and/or supported by the NESC GN&C TDT. Among the examples of the GN&C TDT s work that will be addressed in this paper are the following: the Space Shuttle Orbiter Repair Maneuver (ORM) assessment, the ISS CMG failure root cause assessment, the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technologies (DART) spacecraft mishap consultation, the Phoenix Mars lander thruster-based controllability consultation, the NASA in-house Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Smart Buyer assessment and the assessment of key engineering considerations for the Design, Development, Test & Evaluation (DDT&E) of robust and reliable GN&C systems for human-rated spacecraft.

  3. The emergence of commercial genomics: analysis of the rise of a biotechnology subsector during the Human Genome Project, 1990 to 2004

    PubMed Central

    2013-01-01

    Background Development of the commercial genomics sector within the biotechnology industry relied heavily on the scientific commons, public funding, and technology transfer between academic and industrial research. This study tracks financial and intellectual property data on genomics firms from 1990 through 2004, thus following these firms as they emerged in the era of the Human Genome Project and through the 2000 to 2001 market bubble. Methods A database was created based on an early survey of genomics firms, which was expanded using three web-based biotechnology services, scientific journals, and biotechnology trade and technical publications. Financial data for publicly traded firms was collected through the use of four databases specializing in firm financials. Patent searches were conducted using firm names in the US Patent and Trademark Office website search engine and the DNA Patent Database. Results A biotechnology subsector of genomics firms emerged in parallel to the publicly funded Human Genome Project. Trends among top firms show that hiring, capital improvement, and research and development expenditures continued to grow after a 2000 to 2001 bubble. The majority of firms are small businesses with great diversity in type of research and development, products, and services provided. Over half the public firms holding patents have the majority of their intellectual property portfolio in DNA-based patents. Conclusions These data allow estimates of investment, research and development expenditures, and jobs that paralleled the rise of genomics as a sector within biotechnology between 1990 and 2004. PMID:24050173

  4. Comment on the International Atomic Energy Agency Report on the Advisory Group Meeting on Stable Isotope Reference Samples for Geochemical and Hydrological Investigation, Vienna, Austria, September 19-21, 1983

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Coplen, T.B.; Friedman, Irving; O'Neil, J.R.

    1984-01-01

    According to U.S. Geological Survey records, a report prepared by R. Gonfiantini summarizing the findings and recommendations of the 1983 Advisory Group Meeting on Stable Isotope Reference Samples for Geochemical and Hydrologic Investigations held in Vienna does not accurately represent the consultants ' consensus on three important points. The consultants (1) recommended no value for the C02-H20 oxygen isotope fractionation factor, not the cited value of 1.04115, (2) adopted a value of 1.0309 rather than 1.03086 to relate the PDB and SMOW scales, and (3) adopted a firm 180 value of -2.20% for NBS-19 on the PDB scale rather than agreeing that this would be a tentative value subject to modification when more measurements in selected laboratories are available. (USGS)

  5. A game-based decision support methodology for competitive systems design

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Briceno, Simon Ignacio

    This dissertation describes the development of a game-based methodology that facilitates the exploration and selection of research and development (R&D) projects under uncertain competitive scenarios. The proposed method provides an approach that analyzes competitor positioning and formulates response strategies to forecast the impact of technical design choices on a project's market performance. A critical decision in the conceptual design phase of propulsion systems is the selection of the best architecture, centerline, core size, and technology portfolio. This selection can be challenging when considering evolving requirements from both the airframe manufacturing company and the airlines in the market. Furthermore, the exceedingly high cost of core architecture development and its associated risk makes this strategic architecture decision the most important one for an engine company. Traditional conceptual design processes emphasize performance and affordability as their main objectives. These areas alone however, do not provide decision-makers with enough information as to how successful their engine will be in a competitive market. A key objective of this research is to examine how firm characteristics such as their relative differences in completing R&D projects, differences in the degree of substitutability between different project types, and first/second-mover advantages affect their product development strategies. Several quantitative methods are investigated that analyze business and engineering strategies concurrently. In particular, formulations based on the well-established mathematical field of game theory are introduced to obtain insights into the project selection problem. The use of game theory is explored in this research as a method to assist the selection process of R&D projects in the presence of imperfect market information. The proposed methodology focuses on two influential factors: the schedule uncertainty of project completion times and the uncertainty associated with competitive reactions. A normal-form matrix is created to enumerate players, their moves and payoffs, and to formulate a process by which an optimal decision can be achieved. The non-cooperative model is tested using the concept of a Nash equilibrium to identify potential strategies that are robust to uncertain market fluctuations (e.g: uncertainty in airline demand, airframe requirements and competitor positioning). A first/second-mover advantage parameter is used as a scenario dial to adjust market rewards and firms' payoffs. The methodology is applied to a commercial aircraft engine selection study where engine firms must select an optimal engine project for development. An engine modeling and simulation framework is developed to generate a broad engine project portfolio. The creation of a customer value model enables designers to incorporate airline operation characteristics into the engine modeling and simulation process to improve the accuracy of engine/customer matching. Summary. Several key findings are made that provide recommendations on project selection strategies for firms uncertain as to when they will enter the market. The proposed study demonstrates that within a technical design environment, a rational and analytical means of modeling project development strategies is beneficial in high market risk situations.

  6. STS-114 Engine Cut-off Sensor Anomaly Technical Consultation Report

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Wilson, Timmy R.; Kichak, Robert A.; Ungar, Eugene K.; Cherney, Robert; Rickman, Steve L.

    2009-01-01

    The NESC consultation team participated in real-time troubleshooting of the Main Propulsion System (MPS) Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensor system failures during STS-114 launch countdown. The team assisted with External Tank (ET) thermal and ECO Point Sensor Box (PSB) circuit analyses, and made real-time inputs to the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) problem resolution teams. Several long-term recommendations resulted. One recommendation was to conduct cryogenic tests of the ECO sensors to validate, or disprove, the theory that variations in circuit impedance due to cryogenic effects on swaged connections within the sensor were the root cause of STS-114 failures.

  7. 75 FR 71097 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-919); Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-22

    ... professions including consultant economists, lawyers, and electrical engineers. The costs of engaging these... economist, lawyer, and electrical engineer according to Salary.com data. (See http://salary.com ). Public... electrical engineer according to Salary.com data, for the hours required in 18 CFR 35.37(a) for market power...

  8. A Hierarchical Model and Analysis of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Timber as a Bridge

    Treesearch

    Robert L. Smith; Robert J. Bush; Daniel L. Schmoldt

    1995-01-01

    The Analytical Hierarchy Process was used to characterize the bridge material selection decisions of highway engineers and local highway officials across the United States. State Department of Transportation engineers, private consulting engineers, and local highway officials were personally interviewed in Mississippi, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin to identify...

  9. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  10. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  11. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  12. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  13. 48 CFR 836.603 - Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Construction and Facilities Management, for Central Office; the Director, Office of Construction Management... VETERANS AFFAIRS SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS Architect...

  14. Optimizing BMP Placement at Watershed-Scale Using SUSTAIN. A presentation

    EPA Science Inventory

    SUSTAIN is intended to support local and county government engineers/planners, federal/state regulatory reviewers, private consulting engineers, concerned citizens, stakeholders, and academicians in the development of watershed-based management plans. The users are expec...

  15. The Requirement for Vocational Skills in the Engineering Industry in the Areas of Modena and Vienna. Synthesis Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Gatti, Mario; Mereu, Maria Grazia; Tagliaferro, Claudio; Markowitsch, Jorg; Neuberger, Robert

    Requirements for vocational skills in the engineering industry in Modena, Italy, and Vienna, Austria, were studied. In Modena, employees of a representative sample of 90 small, medium, and large firms in the mechanical processing, agricultural machinery, and sports car manufacturing sectors were interviewed. In Vienna, data were collected through…

  16. New Technology, Skills and Management. Human Resources in the Market Economy.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Campbell, Adrian; Warner, Malcolm

    A study examined the effect of national culture and institutional tradition on the response of engineering companies and their management to product-technology and market changes in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Data were collected from semistructured interviews of managers at 24 small, medium, and large engineering firms. The introduction of…

  17. Community Needs Assessment for an Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Program at Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Pezzoli, Jean A.

    In June 1992, Maui Community College (MCC), in Hawaii, conducted a survey of the communities of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Hana to determine perceived needs for an associate degree and certificate program in electronics and computer engineering. Questionnaires were mailed to 500 firms utilizing electronic or computer services, seeking information…

  18. Legal, regulatory & institutional issues facing distributed resources development

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    This report describes legal, regulatory, and institutional considerations likely to shape the development and deployment of distributed resources. It is based on research co-sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and four investor-owned utilities (Central & South West Services, Cinergy Corp., Florida Power Corporation, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company). The research was performed between August 1995 and March 1996 by a team of four consulting firms experienced in energy and utility law, regulation, and economics. It is the survey phase of a project known as the Distributed Resources Institutional Analysis Project.

  19. Health benefits for the terminally ill: reality and perception.

    PubMed

    Gabel, J R; Hurst, K M; Hunt, K A

    1998-01-01

    This paper examines the availability and scope of hospice benefits as well as employers' attitudes and knowledge about care for the terminally ill. Data are drawn from a national random sample of 1,502 employers with 200 or more workers and from focus groups with employee benefits managers and their insurance advisers, brokers, and consultants. Major findings are that 83 percent of employers offer explicit hospice benefits, with most other firms covering hospice through high-cost case management. Most employers support the concept of hospice care because they believe that it reduces medical expenses.

  20. The utility of Pro Forma Income Statements.

    PubMed

    Reiboldt, Max; Reiboldt, John

    2002-01-01

    Recent headlines surrounding the financial demise of the nation's seventh largest company, Enron, and its subsequent entanglements with its accounting and consulting firm, Arthur Andersen, have placed a cloud of suspicion upon many reasonable business practices that otherwise are considered standard procedure. The proforma income statement is one of those practices. An oft-used tool in financial management, pro formas play a useful role for projecting financial performance based on predictable forecasts or assumptions. Regardless of the current scrutiny, there is still a valid use for accurately prepared statements.

  1. Developing an SSAC Self-Assessment Tool for Operators and Regulators

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Frazar, Sarah L.; Innes-Jones, Gemma; Hamilton, Ian

    Enabling an SSAC to understand why it is performing inefficiently can help it allocate resources more effectively to better support IAEA safeguards implementation. In collaboration with international consulting firm, Environmental Resources Management (ERM) and a U.S. based nuclear fuel cycle facility, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has been developing a framework for a future self-assessment tool for nuclear operators and regulators. This paper will describe the effort to date, with particular emphasis on the steps the team took to align the framework with relevant IAEA self-assessment tools.

  2. 500 Contractors Receiving the Largest Dollar Volume of Prime Contract Awards for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-10-01

    development (exploratory, advanced, engineering, operational systems, or management and support services). Full definitions for each of these categories are ...displays the order of ranking for each, and shows how each has been categorized for reporting purposes. The categories are business firm (B...small businesses are further identified by an "S." The net value of awards to each of the firm’s reported locations is also provided. Tables 3, 4, and

  3. Using Genre Analysis To Teach Writing in Engineering. Report on a Pilot Video-Teleconference for Engineering Teaching Assistants and Writing Center Consultants.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Alford, Elisabeth; And Others

    A pilot project tested and evaluated teleconferencing as a medium for training engineering teaching assistants in technical writing. The teleconference, which linked 15 participants in the engineering departments and writing centers of the University of South Carolina and Ohio State University, also included a training session on the use of genre…

  4. Inter-organizational design: exploring the relationship between formal architecture and ICT investments

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Iubatti, Daniela; Masciarelli, Francesca; Simboli, Alberto

    This chapter aims to explore how the information-processing capabilities that emerge from a network structure affect the diffusion of innovation in a multidivisional organization. In particular, this study analyzes the role of firm investments in ICT to facilitate communication and knowledge diffusion. Using a qualitative approach, we investigate the behavior of an Italian multinational firm, Engineering S.p.A., analyzing our data using a content analysis procedure. Our results show the limited role of ICT in favoring knowledge exchange both inside and outside the firm's divisions: traditional communication patterns are generally preferred over the use of technologies for information sharing. Additionally, we find that key individuals who play a central role in the firm's communication network are unable to use ICTs for knowledge transfer. We conclude that this is the result of a strategic decision to keep top management practically unchanged since the firm was established. Therefore, key individuals act as filters to knowledge flows. Knowledge, in particular tacit knowledge, is transferred from key individuals to other actors through face-to-face contacts, thereby creating a diseconomy for the organization.

  5. 42 CFR 86.13 - Project requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ...), a school of nursing, a school of public health or its equivalent, and a school of engineering or its... career categories, e.g., industrial toxicology, biostatistics, epidemiology, and ergonomics. Training... engineering, among others, by providing curriculum materials and consultation for curriculum/course...

  6. 33 CFR 385.31 - Adaptive management program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ....31 Section 385.31 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMMATIC REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN... Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District shall, in consultation with the Department of the...

  7. 33 CFR 385.31 - Adaptive management program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ....31 Section 385.31 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMMATIC REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN... Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District shall, in consultation with the Department of the...

  8. 33 CFR 385.31 - Adaptive management program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ....31 Section 385.31 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMMATIC REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN... Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District shall, in consultation with the Department of the...

  9. 33 CFR 385.31 - Adaptive management program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ....31 Section 385.31 Navigation and Navigable Waters CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMMATIC REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN... Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District shall, in consultation with the Department of the...

  10. A Hierarchical Analysis of Bridge Decision Makers ... The Role of New Technology Adoption in the Timber Bridge Market: Special Project

    Treesearch

    Robert L. Smith; Robert J. Bush; Daniel L. Schmoldt

    1995-01-01

    Bridge design engineers and local highway officials make bridge replacement decisions across the United States. The Analytical Hierarchy Process was used to characterize the bridge material selection decision of these individuals. State Department of Transportation engineers, private consulting engineers, and local highway officials were personally interviewed in...

  11. Customer Satisfaction with Air Force Civil Engineering Support

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-09-01

    Regulation aS-l states, "No other base organization directly affects the living environment of every person on base as does the BCE (Base Civil Engineering...accounting, engineering, and legal firms; personal services such as housekeeping, barbering, and recreational services; and most of the nonprofit areas of...a single package via Lear jet to keep a promise to a customer" (Lele, 1987: 45). Frito Lay maintains a 10,000 person sales force in what is a

  12. Ethics consultation and autonomy.

    PubMed

    Varelius, Jukka

    2008-03-01

    Services of ethics consultants are nowadays commonly used in such various spheres of life as engineering, public administration, business, law, health care, journalism, and scientific research. It has however been maintained that use of ethics consultants is incompatible with personal autonomy; in moral matters individuals should be allowed to make their own decisions. The problem this criticism refers to can be conceived of as a conflict between the professional autonomy of ethics experts and the autonomy of the persons they serve. This paper addresses this conflict and maintains that when the nature of both ethics consultation and individual autonomy is properly understood, the professional autonomy of ethics experts is compatible with the autonomy of the persons they assist.

  13. Philip T. Pienkos | NREL

    Science.gov Websites

    Valorization: Development of a Methane-to-Adipic Acid Bioprocess (consultant) Areas of Expertise Molecular engineering Enzyme and protein engineering Techno-economic analysis Education Ph.D., Molecular Biology Principal Research Supervisor, NREL, Aug. 2007-May 2011 Research Director, Molecular Logix, Inc., The

  14. Using VineUp to Match Students with Alumni Industry Mentors in Engineering: A Pilot Study

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Halupa, Colleen; Henry, Matthew

    2015-01-01

    This pilot study evaluated users' perceptions of the effectiveness of the VineUp platform to match mentors from a large United States manufacturing firm and mechanical engineering students in an honors program at a small private university. Four mentor/mentee pairs were surveyed and interviewed at the end of the nine-month program. Although the…

  15. STATION BUILDING. United Engineering Company Ltd., Alameda Shipyard, Ship Repair ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    STATION BUILDING. United Engineering Company Ltd., Alameda Shipyard, Ship Repair Facilities. Plan, elevations, sections, details. Austin Willmott Earl, Consulting Engineer, 233 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California. Drawing no. 504. Various scales. January 20, 1945, no revisions. U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards & Docks, Contract no. bs 76, amendments 4 & 5. blueprint - United Engineering Company Shipyard, Electrical Services & Switching Station, 2900 Main Street, Alameda, Alameda County, CA

  16. Ultraviolet spectrometer and polarimeter (UVSP) software development and hardware tests for the solar maximum mission

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Bruner, M. E.; Haisch, B. M.

    1986-01-01

    The Ultraviolet Spectrometer/Polarimeter Instrument (UVSP) for the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) was based on the re-use of the engineering model of the high resolution ultraviolet spectrometer developed for the OSO-8 mission. Lockheed assumed four distinct responsibilities in the UVSP program: technical evaluation of the OSO-8 engineering model; technical consulting on the electronic, optical, and mechanical modifications to the OSO-8 engineering model hardware; design and development of the UVSP software system; and scientific participation in the operations and analysis phase of the mission. Lockheed also provided technical consulting and assistance with instrument hardware performance anomalies encountered during the post launch operation of the SMM observatory. An index to the quarterly reports delivered under the contract are contained, and serves as a useful capsule history of the program activity.

  17. 15 CFR 801.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... and wholesale trade, advertising, accounting, construction, design, engineering, management consulting, real estate, professional services, entertainment, education, and health care. (h) International...

  18. 15 CFR 801.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... and wholesale trade, advertising, accounting, construction, design, engineering, management consulting, real estate, professional services, entertainment, education, and health care. (h) International...

  19. The Institute for Software Engineering.

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    Inselbert, Armond

    1982-01-01

    The Institute for Software Engineering, a data processing education, publishing and consulting organization with offices and members worldwide, is described. The goal of the Institute is to assist data processing management and staff in providing the service levels required to support an organization's business needs. (Author/MLW)

  20. National Program for Inspection of Non-Federal Dams. Millen Lake Dam (NH 00236), NHWRB Number 245.04, Connecticut River Basin, Washington, New Hampshire. Phase I Inspection Report.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-03-01

    Engineering Branch Engineering Division CARNEY M. TERZIAN, KENBER Design Branch Engineering Division RICHARD DIBKO CHIRA Water Control Branch...State of New Hampshire. Authorization and notice to proceed were issued to S E A Consultants Inc. under a letter of November 5, 1979 from William

  1. Tunneling : the State of the Industry

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1976-05-01

    Tunneling is examined as an industry. The demand for its services, the makeup of the industry, some history and its problems and prospects, are analyzed. Industry participants are listed: owners, engineer firms, tunnel builders and specialized suppli...

  2. 15 CFR 801.7 - General definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ..., transportation, communications and data processing, retail and wholesale trade, advertising, accounting, construction, design, engineering, management consulting, real estate, professional services, entertainment...

  3. 15 CFR 801.7 - General definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ..., transportation, communications and data processing, retail and wholesale trade, advertising, accounting, construction, design, engineering, management consulting, real estate, professional services, entertainment...

  4. The Strategic Partners Network's Extraction: The XStrat.Net Project

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Taifi, Nouha; Passiante, Giuseppina

    The firms in the business environment have to choose adequate partners in order to sustain their competitive advantage and their economic performance. Plus, the creation of special communities consisting of these partners is essential for the life-long development of these latter and the firms creating them. The research project XStrat.Net aims at the identification of factors and indicators about the organizations for the modelling of intelligent agents -XStrat intelligent agents- and the engineering of a software -XStrat- to process these backbones intelligent agents. Through the use of the software, the firms will be able to select the needed partners for the creation of special communities for the purpose of learning, interest or innovation. The XStrat.Net project also intends to provide guidelines for the creation of the special communities.

  5. An Examination of the Selection Criteria Used in the Architect-Engineer Selection Process of Air Force Base Civil Engineers.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-09-01

    overall goal of hiring highly qualified firms on a fair basis. In conducting this research and writing its report of findings, I have benefited greatly... it . Introduction................... . . ... .. .. ..... Overview.................. . . ... .. .. ... Background........ ...... .. .. ...... Focus of...the focus of the study, its purpose and justification, its specific objective, and the scope of the study’s application. Background In recent years

  6. Influence of Firm Size on the Competencies Required to Management Engineers in the Jordanian Telecommunications Sector

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Conchado Peiró, Andrea; Bas Cerdá, María del Carmen; Gharaibeh, Khaled M.; Kaylani, Hazem

    2017-01-01

    The objective of this study is to identify the competencies required to achieve success in the transition from higher education to the labour market based on the perceptions of employers. This paper analyses the assessments made by a group of engineering company employers. An item-battery of 20 competencies was grouped into 3 dimensions by using…

  7. Occupational Safety and Health Professionals

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    Wash, Pat

    1975-01-01

    The growing concern for safety in both the workplace and in consumer products will create many new jobs through the mid-1980's--especially in private industry. The largest number of safety professionals are safety engineers; others include fire protection engineers, industrial hygienists, loss control and occupational health consultants, and…

  8. 78 FR 40511 - RG Steel Sparrows Point LLC, Formerly Known as Severstal Sparrows Point LLC, a Subsidiary of RG...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-05

    ..., Alliance Engineering, Inc., Washington Group International, Javan & Walter, Inc., Kinetic Technical... Consulting, Crown Security, Eastern Automation, Eds(Hp), Teksystems, URS Corporation, B More Industrial..., Alliance Engineering, Inc., Washington Group International, Javan & Walter, Inc., Kinetic Technical...

  9. 39. REBUILT ENGINES AND WINDING MACHINERY: Photocopy of December 1906 ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    39. REBUILT ENGINES AND WINDING MACHINERY: Photocopy of December 1906 photograph of the steam engines and winding machinery at the Washington and Mason Street powerhouse. View towards west. United Railroads of San Francisco rebuilt the damaged engines and winders shown in CA-12-60 and CA-12-61. There are no cables strung over the winders in this photograph, indicating that the firm had yet to resume service. Note the rough shed erected over the engines to protect them from weather while work continued on the reconstruction of the powerhouse. - San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

  10. External Tank Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) Prepress Regression Analysis Independent Review Technical Consultation Report

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Parsons, Vickie s.

    2009-01-01

    The request to conduct an independent review of regression models, developed for determining the expected Launch Commit Criteria (LCC) External Tank (ET)-04 cycle count for the Space Shuttle ET tanking process, was submitted to the NASA Engineering and Safety Center NESC on September 20, 2005. The NESC team performed an independent review of regression models documented in Prepress Regression Analysis, Tom Clark and Angela Krenn, 10/27/05. This consultation consisted of a peer review by statistical experts of the proposed regression models provided in the Prepress Regression Analysis. This document is the consultation's final report.

  11. Life cycle of a data warehousing project in healthcare.

    PubMed

    Verma, R; Harper, J

    2001-01-01

    Hill Physicians Medical Group (and its medical management firm, PriMed Management) early on recognized the need for a data warehouse. Management demanded that data from many sources be integrated, cleansed, and formatted. As a first step, an operational data store (ODS) was built and populated with data from the main transactional system; encounter data were added. The ODS has served its purpose well and has whetted management's appetite for more information and faster, more reliable access, all in one location. PriMed hired Annams Systems Consulting (Annams) for this effort. A team was formed, made up of consultants from Annams and members of PriMed's information services (IS) team. The "classical" approach is being taken: enhancing the ODS, which is largely normalized in structure, and integrating data from various sources, along with enforcing business rules. The team is designing and implementing data marts and a "star schema" style of data modeling--a useful tool for management to evaluate results before investing further.

  12. A Preliminary Look at How Non-Academic, Off-Campus Patrons Use College and University Library Engineering Materials and Services.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Franklin, Hugh

    Libraries at 52 U.S. colleges and universities offering engineering programs were surveyed by mail to determine how they handled the engineering information needs of off-campus, nonacademic users. Twenty-five provided usable responses. For this sample, 60.4% of the estimated service is to companies, 18.8% to consultants/entrepreneurs/inventors,…

  13. PILING PLAN OF SHIPBUILDING WAYS AND WHIRLEY CRANE SUPPORT. United ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    PILING PLAN OF SHIPBUILDING WAYS AND WHIRLEY CRANE SUPPORT. United Engineering Company Ltd., Alameda Shipbuilding Plant. General plan and two sections. James J. Walsh, Consulting Engineer. Sheet no. 2. Scales 1 inch to 10 feet, and 1/4 inch to one foot. April 20, 1941, revised 5/7/41. blueprint - United Engineering Company Shipyard, Shipway Nos. 1 & 2, 2900 Main Street, Alameda, Alameda County, CA

  14. In Search of Search Engine Marketing Strategy Amongst SME's in Ireland

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Barry, Chris; Charleton, Debbie

    Researchers have identified the Web as a searchers first port of call for locating information. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategies have been noted as a key consideration when developing, maintaining and managing Websites. A study presented here of SEM practices of Irish small to medium enterprises (SMEs) reveals they plan to spend more resources on SEM in the future. Most firms utilize an informal SEM strategy, where Website optimization is perceived most effective in attracting traffic. Respondents cite the use of ‘keywords in title and description tags’ as the most used SEM technique, followed by the use of ‘keywords throughout the whole Website’; while ‘Pay for Placement’ was most widely used Paid Search technique. In concurrence with the literature, measuring SEM performance remains a significant challenge with many firms unsure if they measure it effectively. An encouraging finding is that Irish SMEs adopt a positive ethical posture when undertaking SEM.

  15. Assessment of Attack Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Machining, Cutting and Drilling Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-09-29

    Date: June 20, 2006 Name Organization Email Jim Corwin Consultant JCAI/Army corwinj@att.net Cindy Fenny Process Engineer Bell / Process Engineering...bellhelicopter.textron.com Cindy Fenny Process Eng 817-280-2549 cfenny@bellhelicopter.textron.com Max Trull Process Eng 817-280-2678 mtrull@bellhelicopter.textron.com Ron

  16. Mentor Program Provides STEM Options

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Abdul-alim, Jamaal

    2011-01-01

    The ACE Mentor Program provides early career exposure, mentoring, and scholarships to high school students in an attempt to encourage them to enter one of the three fields that make up the ACE acronym: (1) architecture; (2) construction; and (3) engineering. Founded in 1993 by longtime engineering consultant Charles Thornton, the program is…

  17. DEMONSTRATION BULLETIN: NEW YORK STATE MULTI-VENDOR BIOREMEDIATION - ENSR CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING/LARSEN ENGINEERS EX-SITU BIOVAULT

    EPA Science Inventory

    The ENSR Biovault Treatment Process is an ex-situ bioremediation technology for the treatment of organic contaminated soils. Contaminated soils placed in specially designed soil piles, referred to as biovaults, are remediated by stimulating the indigenous soil microbes to prolife...

  18. CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS' WORKSHOP, REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS (ATLANTA, MAY 17-20, 1967).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    DOBROVOLNY, JERRY S.

    THIS REPORT ATTEMPTS TO SHOW ADMINISTRATORS OF JUNIOR COLLEGES, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, AND GOVERNMENT OR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS CERTAIN CRITICAL PROBLEMS IN THE TRAINING OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS. THE PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION REQUIRES ATTENTION AS DOES THE IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM AND SUCCESSFULLY…

  19. FHWA and USGS cooperate to provide environmental engineering/science curricula developed for the stochastic empirical loading and dilution model (SELDM) to universities and colleges.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-01-01

    Managers and engineers at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) indicate that they need researchers, employees, consultants, and regulators who understand the unique challenges involved in managing a...

  20. Which Refrigeration System is Best for Your School?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Little, Philip F.

    1963-01-01

    Several types of refrigeration systems available to the consulting engineer are discussed. The engineer should analyze all energy sources and base his recommendations on comparative costs and availability of sources, keeping in mind that operating costs are of primary importance to schools. The analysis begins with a careful appraisal of the…

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