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Quality Management System Requirements (QMS) Part-2

Quality Management System Requirements (QMS) (Contnd) Part-2 Hello Friends, Welcome back to Civilers Edge. In my last post on QMS -1 as I said a quality management system (QMS) is defined as a formalized system that documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies and objectives. The purpose of a quality management system is to ensure every time a process is performed, the same information, methods, skills and controls are used and applied in a consistent manner. If there are process issues or opportunities, this is then fed into the quality management system to ensure continuous improvement.  I have explained the Scope and Importance of Quality Management System requirements. Lets begin today's post with... 5.4 Planning 5.4.1 Quality Objective Top management shall ensure that quality objectives, including those needed to meet requirements for product,) are established at relevant function and levels within the organization. Thu quality objectiv

Role Quantity Surveyors and Billing Engineers in Construction

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ROLE OF QUANTITY SURVEYERS & BILLING ENGINEERS IN CONSTRUCTION Quantity survey is a very Important subject of Civil Engineering. It includes taking of quantity as per drawings, Preparation of estimates, billing, Rate analysis & costing. Quantity surveying is important in pre & post tendering also.  Quantity surveyor is professional working within the construction industry concerned with construction cost and contract. With the ever-raising prices, large size of projects, tight work schedules and more competitive rates, quantity surveying and contract management has emerged as a professional function in construction and civil works projects in India. This is a function that combines quantities taking off, working out cost improved system of tendering and contractual arrangements, cost planning and efficient contract management. The service provided by quantity surveyor includes: Cost planning and commercial management during the entire life cycle of the project from inceptio

Quality Management System Requirements (QMS) Part-1

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Hello friends,  Welcome to my Blog.. A quality management system (QMS) is defined as a formalized system that documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies and objectives.  The purpose of a quality management system is to ensure every time a process is performed, the same information, methods, skills and controls are used and applied in a consistent manner. If there are process issues or opportunities, this is then fed into the quality management system to ensure continuous improvement. Scope: Normative reference. Terms and co definitions. Quality management system General requirements. Management responsibility.  Resource management. Product realization.  Measurement, analysis and Improvement. 1. Scope 1.1 General This international Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization. 1. needs  to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements,

Importance of Civil Engineering

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Hello friends, Welcome back to Civilers Edge.. Sir John Harvey Jones quoted Go for civil engineering, because civil engineering is the branch of engineering which teaches you the most about managing people. Managing people is a skill which is very, very useful and applies almost regardless of what you do. Importance of CivilEngineering Civilers Edge Civil Engineers build, shape the Society & The Nation. Civil engineers play a major role in the infrastructural development of a country. Civil Engineering is the base of all Engineering, and the oldest stream of Engineering which is growing right from the stone age of civilization . It fulfills one of the basic requirements of the man “Shelter”. Civil engineering deals with all the important fields of the world. Every field revolves around Civil Engineering.   Housing, Water Supply, Sewage Treatment, Dams, Transportation (Roads, Bridges, Railways, Tunnels, Airports, Ports), Irrigation and Agricultural - all of them are d

My First Blog Post

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  My First Blog Post!! Hello Friends, Mukund Kulkarni here. I am a Civil Engineer by profession. I had the opportunity to work with many reputed companies for the last Twenty Years. I had many ups and downs throughout my carrier but they never affected my ability to learn and try new things. I had met wonderful people throughout my carrier who influenced me one or the other way. Everything was going very smoothly and then the whole world struck with this Pandemic called CORONA !!! and suddenly my world became upside down. I lost my Job, lost most dear ones and slowly my financial sources started vanishing. I tried my best to find a new job, but the situation is not favorable due to Pandemic. But the show must go on. I decided to use my civil engineering experience and started my own firm and work independently. I am lucky enough to get two projects the moment I started my firm. But again, things didn’t work due CORONA. The projects never started.   I refused to give up. And