Ch 10 Advanced Development

Ch 12 Engineering Design

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(((( 6 type of external interfaces that will require critical attention in subway

1-Air monitoring and ventilation

The confined space occupied by the underground subway system can accumulate the pollutants entering from the outside in addition to those generated within the system. Therefore, it is likely that the subway system in an area contains different types of hazardous pollutants. All underground installation is classified as gassy and requires enough ventilation to prevent accumulation of gases to an explosion level. Normal ventilation fans shall, even be designed for continuous operation

2- flood control

In principle, there are many ways of mitigating flood risk in subway to reduce or avoid possible impact of flooding, such as building levees and tidal barriers. Several measures apply directly to underground transport systems. For example, cities can install backup power for pump systems to reduce or avoid the potential for infrastructure damage when power outages occur, and clear flooded tunnels more quickly. Similarly, flood gates and raised entrances at stations could allow the underground transport system to continue operations even during floods. Or by new technology includes subway “plugs”, which look and work like big balloons. They can inflate in just a few minutes to help prevent water from entering underground tunnels. When not in use, the plug packs down to a small storage space in the tunnel, ready for remote, immediate inflation in an emergency. But for all this useful engineering, we do have to realize that there is no feasible way to provide total flood prevention and there will always be some risk of flooding. That means we need to become more resilient to flooding when it does occur through prevention, preparation and planning.

3- Emergency protective, including evacuation plan

In Subway construction we should be consider an area called a( safe stations ), in case of any emergency detected ,one of these stations will be the safest place in the subway .( mentioned in exercise English France tunnel)

4- fire prevention and protection

Underground passenger station should be equipped with a fare collection system and a fare collection control system. Local station control and monitoring shall be at the station fare collection control unit, and remote monitoring/ patron registering shall be by a data transmission interface cabinet

5- Illumination

by providing an atmosphere of relative comfort, pleasantness and cleanliness of surroundings, and a sense of personal safety and security. Lighting for passenger stations should be bright and cheerful, so all artwork illumination shall be approved by the architect.

6- The ground settlement during subway station construction in populous city areas is the most important factor that needs to be controlled ))))))

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A. Kossiakoff W. Sweet, S. Seymour, and S. Biemer. Systems Engineering Principles and Practice, Second Edition, Wiley, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-470-40548-2

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As a senior HR manager of a large Saudi Arabian company, you have been assigned the task of monitoring and evaluating the organization’s current performance management system. You have also been receiving complaints from the customer service employees that their ratings seem inaccurate and inconsistent. These employees feel the criteria of assessing the performance are not fully aligned to their goals. You are worried that this may lead to the issue of higher turnover of the customer service employees and the organization may lose quality employees if these issues are not addressed. Therefore, you have been assigned with the task of designing and implementing a new rater training program for your supervisors in order to rectify these issues.

Using the previous scenario, provide a critical discussion for the reasons why rater errors may be occurring while evaluating customer service employees. Critically analyze the need for the alignment of organizational goals with employee goals and the performance management system. Recommend a suitable rater training program for your supervisors. Include the benefits of the recommended method in order to justify this choice and to highlight the importance of aligning organizational goals with an appropriate strategic measurement method. Be 5 pages in length, which does not include the title page, abstract, or required reference page, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.

Read: “Cementing a Merger of Equals between Lafarge and Holcim Has Been Difficult” on pages 231-232. Prepare a 4 to 6 page APA formatted paper (with six peer-reviewed sources for support):

Answer questions:

1. Of the “Reasons for Acquisitions” discussed in the chapter, which reasons are the primary drivers of Lafarge-Holcim merger strategy?

2. Given that there have been performance difficulties of this “merger of equals,” which of the “Problems in Achieving Acquisition Success” do you believe have most likely affected this deal?

3. The new CEO, Jan Jenisch, has undertaken a restructuring strategy. Why do you think the market reacted negatively to this plan?

4. What would you suggest the firm do to improve it restructuring plan and ultimately its poor performance?