1. Business Management Techniques
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2. Engineering Business What is the main purpose of a Business ?
What can business do to achieve this ?
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3. Engineering Business Techniques have been developed to achieve this
They broadly fall into 4 categories :-
Managing the work activities
Costing systems and techniques
Financial planning and control
Project planning and scheduling
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4. Engineering Business
Activities that take place within an engineering business can be broken down into a number of specific functions.
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5. Engineering Business Engineering Design Manufacturing
Engineering Services
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6. Engineering Business
General
Costs
Benefits
Risk
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7. Engineering Business A Project situation Estimates Budget Schedule
Works Break Down Structure
Statements of Work
Resources
Contract
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8. Exercise Thinks of six different projects ?
Identify is they were a success or an unsuccessful project ?
What lesson could we learn from them ?
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