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Title: A FRAMEWORK FOR LONG TERM ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN USING ASSET PRIORITY INDEX AND CONDITION INDEX FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FERRY SYSTEM
Author: Subramanian, Balagee
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Management, Transportation
Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the North Carolina Ferry System combined have many assets in place. This thesis primarily concerns the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS). The NCFS has a sizable number of assets and a lo...

Title: A Post Construction Evaluation of Subcontractor Performance
Author: Vialet, Kurrisa
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Management
Description: Construction projects are increasing in complexity and thus more contractors are becoming more reliant on subcontractors that are trade specific to complete a project. Since a large portion of the work is subcontractor-driven, the success of a pro...

Title: Benchmarking for Action & Satisfaction in Facility Operations & Maintenance
Author: Dodd, Justin
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Industrial management
Description: While benchmarking is a well-established strategy that organizations have been using to manage performance and seek continual improvement for almost 4 decades, the field of facility management has only started using benchmarking in the last 20 yea...

Title: Effects of space per occupant on janitorial and maintenance costs across the North America, Asia, and Middle East
Author: Rathod, Bhagyashree Uttam
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: BHAGYASHREE UTTAM RATHOD. Effects of Space per Occupant on Janitorial and Maintenance Costs across the North America, Asia and Middle East. (Under the direction of DR. JAKE SMITHWICK) This study explores the relationship between space per occupant...

Title: Evaluating Organizational Readiness to Implement Change Within the Workplace
Author: Kasana, Dipin
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Management
Description: Organizational change is an initiative to transition from a current state to a desired future state, where the initiatives can be either planned or unplanned, based on motivational factors. This study evaluates the impact of organizational charact...

Title: Maximizing Benchmarking Initiatives in the Built Environment for Sustained Continuous Improvement
Author: Dodd, Justin
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Civil engineering, Industrial management
Description: While continuous improvement initiatives such as benchmarking have a history of utilization for core business objectives, their successful utilization in the built environment industries, such as construction and facilities management is not nearl...

Title: OPTIMIZING THE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF DOT PRODUCT EVALUATION PROGRAMS
Author: Kasana, Dipin
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: State transportation agencies (STAs) implement countless transportation products that are identified, evaluated, and accepted through a Product Evaluation Program (PEP). Through an effective PEP, STAs can ensure the continuous availability of high...

Title: Using Customer Satisfaction Measurements To Build a Stronger Business Case
Author: Mambalum Mahendrababu, Monisha
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Customer satisfaction has been talked about for centuries. While the use of it in the industry as a performance measurement tool to communicate value to the owners has come to light in the recent years, the use of customer satisfaction measurement...