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Home Building Industry, 2005.
An overview of the home building industry, including a SWOTT analysis and economic analysis.
3,750 words (approx. 15.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 150.95
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This paper discusses the home building industry, including a brief history of this industry, an industry overview, and a SWOTT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and Trends) analysis of the industry. It also addresses the impact of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate as measured by the consumer price index (CPI). The paper details three economic indicators.
Home Building History
Home Building Overview
Strengths and Weaknesses
Unemployment Rate
Gross Domestic Product
Recommendations
Housing Starts
Personal Income
Recommendations
Interest Rates
Inflation
Interest Rates versus Inflation
Recommendations
Conclusion
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"The home building industry has been around for many years. The design, shape, and style of homes have changed over time. The industry is quite different than it was many years ago. When people first began to build they did not layout and draw plans and specs for their home. The first homes were built with one or two rooms in the entire house. Today, they average home has over 6 rooms, When home building first started there was no set rules and regulations that builders had to follow, now we have organizations such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration who helps set construction regulations for the home building industry. We also have NAHB (National Association Home Builders), which was started in 1942. The NAHB works with the state and local agencies to help establish government and legislature for home builders as well as establish affordable housing for everyone."
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Home-building Industry, 2002.
An analysis of different aspects of the home-building industry.
3,241 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 19 sources, MLA, AU$ 136.95
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This paper examines the home-building industry which plays a major role in the United States' economy, as a significant employer and cash generator. It discusses the industry's dominant economic features and issues relating to Porter's Five Forces, the drivers of changes in the industry and their impact. It also looks at three companies and their positions within the market, key factors for competitive success and the attractiveness of the industry and its prospects for long-term profitability.
Outline
Introduction
The Industry Dominant Economic Features
Market Size and Rivals
Pace of Process and Product Technology Change
Economies of Scale in Purchasing
Porter's Five Forces
Industry Competitors
Threat of New Entrants
Substitutes
Suppliers
Buyers
The Drivers of Change in the Industry and their Impact
Demographics
The Economy and Interest Rates
Company Position
Centex Corporation
D. R. Horton
Pulte Homes
Key Success Factors for Competitive Success
Understanding the Markets
Understanding Local Regulations
Reputation
Industry's Attractiveness, Long-Term Profitability and Conclusion
Works Cited
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"The current shift in American investment patterns away from Wall Street and into real estate has firms that specialize in commercial buildings making a move into homebuilding. The analysts at McGraw Hill cautions the move--the lists of top-400 commercial contractors and the top 100 builders do not overlap, with only a few exceptions such as Centex and Skanska USA (McGraw Hill). The homebuilding market requires experienced project managers, but more importantly financial skills not needed in commercial contracting as well as consumer-oriented marketing skills. Venturing into the intricacies of homebuilding, according to analysts, is risky business (McGraw)."
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Home Building, 2005.
This paper outlines a Home Building Project Implementation Plan for a couple's dream home.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 51.95
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"This paper discusses and outlines a couple's plan for building their dream home. The couple hires a project management company to create a Home Building Project Implementation Plan (PIP). The plan contains the following subsections: executive summary, scope statement, assumptions, constraints, work breakdown structure, network design, responsibility assignment, budget plan, schedule plan, issue and change management plan, quality specifications, project dependencies, project metrics, human resources requirements, and resource planning Gantt chart."
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"Mary-Jo and Bobby Doe have decided to build their dream home and have requested the project management services of Home Builders' Inc (HBI). HBI helps owners to organize and plan the designing, financing and constructing through project management tools for home-building construction. The major participants involved in the Home Sweet Home project include Mary-Jo and Bobby Doe, architects, engineers, financial institution and builders who hire subcontractors for structural, mechanical, electrical and other specialty work."
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Alternative Home Building Methods, 2002.
A look at alternatives to the traditional home building methods.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 194.95
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This paper is on alternative home building methods. It includes the methods other than the traditional use of wood and drywall. It also compares and contrasts, pros and cons, benefits to the owner or disadvantages, and whether it is affordable and/or energy efficient, and a cost analysis of each method. It also has the picture of appendices for cost analysis and summary table.
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Sales Forecasting in Home-Building Industry, 1997.
Completed research on relationship among level of housing starts, gross national product, unemployment, inflation, mortgage rates & housing prices.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 115.95
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"SALES FORECASTING IN THE HOMEBUILDING INDUSTRY
Introduction
This research examines the procedures for sales forecasting in the homebuilding industry. The principal activity of the homebuilding industry is new residential construction?both single-family and multiple-family dwellings.
The hypothesis that is tested in this research is as follows: The level of housing starts varies positively with GNP (gross national product) and negatively with unemployment, inflation, mortgage rates, and housing prices. The independent variable in this hypothesis is the number of housing starts, while the dependent variables are GNP, unemployment, inflation, mortgage rates, and housing prices.
The dependent variable. Economic activity in the homebuilding.."
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The Home Depot: Industry and Future Options, 2008.
An analysis of the Home Depot and its future options for expansion.
1,540 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 73.95
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This paper discusses the business operations, strategies, and future options of the Home Depot, a leader in the retail building and supply industry. The paper points out that the Home Depot's dominance in the all important "do-it-yourself" (DIY) industry caused many small regional operators and businesses to close down. The paper gives a brief overview of the factors contributing to the company's success, such as pricing strategy, customer service , an established brand name, efficient corporate structure, human resources, use of technology, and their ability to grow both abroad and domestically. In conclusion, the paper suggests that, in order to ensure Home Depot's continued success, thorough risk assessment, formulation assistance, development of new products, and testing are necessary steps it must undertake.
Outline:
Retail Building and Supply Industry
The Professional Business Segment
Internal Strengths
Impact Analysis
Potential Weakness of Recommendations
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"The Home Depot has several internal strengths it can rely on going into the future. The list includes but is not limited to: Pricing Strategy (marketing and sales), customer service (service), an established brand name, efficient corporate structure (operations), human resources (inbound logistics), use of technology (outbound logistics) and their ability to grow abroad and domestically in both RYI and Professional market segments.
"Establishing a dependable relationship with its suppliers is one of the main reasons that Home Depot is able to undercut the competition by as much as 25% in price. The majority of the 5,700 vendors Home Depot does business with are purely manufactures, allowing for "corner cutting" on prices accordingly. This simply reinforces their slogan of "Everyday Low Prices". Reinforcing this corporate philosophy into the global market through cheaper labor is key. Any sort of expansion would involve improvising this internal corporate strength."
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A Building is not Just a Building, 2001.
Differing opinions on the J.Paul Getty Museum.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 34.95
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This paper looks at the differing opinions with regards to the J.Paul Getty Museum and the way it was built. Reviews from the Los Angeles Times and the Atlanta Constitution Journal contend that a building is not just a building. The two critics from the above newspapers agree and disagree with regards to certain points about the building.
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"Ouroussoff writes in the Times:
But although these public areas are thoughtfully balanced, the complex as a whole does not cohere. The more private structures (aside from the auditorium) seem isolated on the wrong side of the trackless-tramway. A palm-lined garden, submerged three stories below plaza level--is the area's central event. Around it, cloistered walkways and metal bridges connect the various buildings. Meier skewed placement of these buildings slightly to line them up with the freeway rambling by below. But the shift is imperceptible, and you never feel its weight. Instead, the buildings simply seem detached, their function hidden behind slick metal and glass facades (p. A1)"
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A Building is Not Just a Building, 2003.
This essay critiques the J. Paul Getty Museum design with reference to two journal articles.
615 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 32.95
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This paper looks at the differing opinions with regards to the J. Paul Getty Museum and the way it was built. Reviews from the Los Angeles Times and the Atlanta Constitution Journal contend that a building is not just a building. The two critics from the above newspapers agree and disagree with regards to certain points about the building.
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"Ouroussoff writes in the Times:
"Of the two assessments, Ouroussoff?s seems by far the more accurate. From my own visit to the museum I must say that it seemed very much a premodern structure resting like a fortress on a hill from a time long, long before Frank Lloyd Wright would make so many people believe that glass was an acceptable material for walls and that white was the only color that one needed."
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The Housing Construction Industry, 2008.
A report to establish the current and future market trends in the home building industry.
796 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 41.95
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The paper evaluates the housing market from the perspective of a housing industry competitor. The paper examines the macroeconomic indicators related to gross domestic product and personal incomes in analyzes the housing industry itself. The paper concludes with a recommendation for the company.
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Abstract
Overview
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Personal Income
Housing Starts
Conclusion
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"Gross domestic product or GDP is most basic leading indicator of economic growth. GDP is the market value of all the goods and services of a market that are produced within that market over a given period of time (Economic, 2007). Over the past 4 quarters the GDP of the nation has shown steady growth. The first quarter of 2006 real GDP rose 4.8%, while for the second quarter it rose 2.9%, and another 2.0% during the third quarter of 2006 (Economic, 2007). While overall this trend exhibited a solid 3.2% growth on average, the trend that is beginning to develop is of a contracting economy. The fourth quarter of 2006, as released in the first quarter of 2007, was a meager 0.7% increase which fuels speculation that the economy is contracting (Economic, 2007)."
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The Home Improvement Retail Industry, 2004.
This paper analyzes the home improvement retail industry, with specific focus on two organizations: Home Depot and Lowe's.
3,635 words (approx. 14.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 147.95
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This paper explains that the home improvement retail industry, which today is a booming success, began with large wholesalers selling building supplies to the American public in the early 1900s. By the 1920s, the store sizes decreased and became the first "mom and pop" style hardware stores, which are now being replace by warehouse-style "big boxes" that have taken over the industry today. The author points out that the major companies of this industry, Home Depot and Lowe's, build and operate "big box" stores, which can sell products at lower prices because of their heavy customer volume. The paper states that, once a company like Home Depot and Lowe's establishes a base, the difference in their success is customer service and building customer loyalty.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Home Improvement Retail: A Brief History
Economic Features
Porter's Five Competitive Forces
Driving Forces
Competitive Position of Major Companies
Competitor Analysis
Key Success Factors
Industry Outlook
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"The most basic economic feature is the industry's market size and growth rate. According to the National Retail Hardware Association's (NRHA) annual industry report, the industry produced $208 billion in sales revenues for the year 2003. This is nearly double from 1993's total sales revenue of $110.2 billion. Home improvement retail accounts for over 30% of the entire specialty retail industry of which home improvement retail is a sub-industry. In addition to a large market size, the home improvement industry has seen a yearly industry average growth rate from 1997 to 2003 of 6.7%. Further, the industry is projected to grow at a rate of 5.2% per year until at least 2008."
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Using Concrete for Building, 2002.
Discussion on the use of concrete for building purposes.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 38.95
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The following paper talks about using concrete to build homes, commercial buildings bridges, and roads.
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KB Homes, 2006.
An analysis of the successes of the KB Homes company that builds and sells new homes in the United States.
9,736 words (approx. 38.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 288.95
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The author examines the financial achievements of the KB Homes business and offers many statistics about the company's work, for example, the amount of homes they sold and the prices they were sold for. The financial strength of the company is emphasized with, for instance, data showing the increasing value of their shares. The growth of this business to the fifth largest of its kind in the United States is shown with plenty of facts and figures.
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"KB Home is involved in building houses for the purpose of selling the houses to those who need newly constructed houses. For over half a century, families have been approaching KB Home in order to build their dream homes. In the present situation, KB Home has a reputation in terms of "architectural innovation, tremendous quality, superior customer service and warranties". (About Us- The KB Story) KB Home is a Fortune 500 company which has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol of 'KBH' (KB Home Ranks in Top Three for Customer Satisfaction in Albuquerque, Austin, Houston and Las Vegas According to J.D. Power and Associates Study) The name of the company has changed and it was earlier known as Kaufman and Broad Homes. The operations of the company are in US and France, as the functions of the constituent companies were, before they were joined together to form this company. Within United States they have grown into being the fifth largest builder and seller of homes through take over of many other builders. Their main competitors are now companies like DR Horton, Lennar and Pulte Homes."
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The Chrysler Building, 2004.
A description of the famous building in New York City called the Chrysler Building.
2,003 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 92.95
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This paper offers a look at the history and design of the famous Chrysler Building. The writer describes both the exterior and interior of the building, as well as the architectural structure. The paper then offers some information on the architect himself, William Van Alen, and the original deal that led to the purchase of the site and plans to build the building.
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"Architect William Van Alen originally designed the Chrysler Building for real estate speculator William H. Reynolds, but in 1928, Walter Percy Chrysler, head of the Chrysler Motor Corporation, purchased the site on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan, as well as Van Alen's plans. (Sandler, 1996) Those plans were changed as the design began to reflect Chrysler's forceful personality. The project soon became caught up in the fixated quest for height that swept through the city's commercial architecture in the 1920s and 1930s. Buildings rose taller and taller as owners sought both to maximize office space as well as to increase consumer visibility. Van Alen's initial design anticipated a 925-foot building with a rounded, Byzantine or Moorish top. At the same time, however, Van Alen's former partner, H. Craig Severance, was building the 927-foot Bank of the Manhattan Company on Wall Street. Not to be outdone, Van Alen revised his plans, with Chrysler's blessing, to include a new tapering top that culminated in a spire, bringing the total height to 1,046 feet and establishing the Chrysler Building as the world's tallest, briefly anyway."
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Building on Landfill, 2002.
This paper discusses the issues of building multistory buildings on areas of landfill, areas of dumped discarded items such as debris and garbage, using Battery Park City, New York City as an example.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 64.95
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This paper reports that one way that builders are finding available land is by using places previously thought unsafe or unsuitable to build on, such as landfill sites. This paper explains that landfill sites can safely be used to build high-rise buildings, provided the density of the landfill, the size of the foundation pieces and the deepness of the foundation pilings are taken into consideration. The author points out that there have been no reported problems from the settling of the landfill site on which Battery Park City was built.
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"First, it is important to understand what landfills are and why they are here. Landfills are areas where the city or other municipality has dumped discarded items such as debris and garbage. The city often dumps large items there, as well, and eventually the landfill reaches its capacity. Landfills are important because debris and garbage has to go somewhere, but many people remain concerned that landfills are dangerous, and that hazardous materials are being dumped into landfills, which could harm people in the future. When someone decides to build on a landfill site, as the one in Battery Park City, the question of stability comes up. After all, they are essentially building on garbage and debris, which seems likely to shift and move as it settles."
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Improving Building Codes and Their Administration, 2001.
An examination into the trend towards the adoption of a single building code throughout the U.S.
19,203 words (approx. 76.8 pages), 34 sources, MLA, AU$ 363.95
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The regulation of building construction can be traced back 4,000 years to cultures such as the Chinese, Greek, and Roman empires. Building regulations arose from the attempts of our ancestors to establish ways to control or avoid devastation from building fires and construction failures. Today, there are a number of specific parameters that affect the cost of buildings, including government building codes, which are enacted to protect public health and safety; these can take the form of both prescriptive and performance requirements, as well as industry demands that may not be reflected in actual building codes themselves, which consist of such desirable factors as climate control, elevators, and other aesthetics. Based on the efficiencies provided by standardized codes, the trend toward adoption of such codes nationally and internationally would seem to be a prudent choice for builders and municipalities. This study examines what the three code-making bodies within the United States were doing, are doing, and how they are now working together to produce a common building code for the United States to improve the safety, aesthetics, and functionality of the building conditions required for the entire country. The hypothesis of this paper is that, as a result of this leadership and innovation in the United States, improvements in building codes will extend to the developing countries of the world.
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"Gene Fessenbecker, author of Building Codes and the Construction Contractor, says that, ?The regulation of building construction can be traced back 4,000 years to cultures such as the Chinese, Greek and Roman empires. Building regulations arose from the attempts of our ancestors to establish ways to control or avoid devastation from building fires and construction failures. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson tried to establish some of the earliest design and construction regulations in America for the purpose of protecting public health and safety? (Fessenbecker 1). Today, there are a number of specific parameters that affect the cost of buildings including government building codes, a which are enacted to protect public health and safety; these can take the form of both prescriptive and performance requirements, as well as industry demands which may not be reflected in actual building codes themselves which consist of such desirable factors as climate control, elevators and other aesthetics. This study is intended to examine what the three code-making bodies within the United States were doing, are doing and how they are now working together to produce a common Building Code for the United States to improve the safety, aesthetics, and functionability of the building conditions required for the entire country. The hypothesis of this paper will be that as a result of this leadership and innovation in the United States, improvements in building codes will extend to the developing countries of the world."
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Information Systems in the Tourism Industry, 2000.
This paper examines how the tourism industry is turning to technology to build relationships and loyalty with their customers. This paper focuses on three areas: 1) database marketing 2) use of internet and email and 3) emerging trends.
1,043 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 53.95
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The report focuses on three items and their impact on the tourism industry. First, how database and loyalty marketing has helped relationship marketing. Second, how Internet and email has affected how customers search for information and purchase. Third, best practices and trends used by companies to gain a competitive advantage in their industry.
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"Information systems are helping businesses better target their marketing efforts by storing information from customers received from surveys, invoice information, forms and contest giveaways. This allows Managers to execute complex communications programs that reinforce their name and build brand loyalty. Business owners know that to stay in business, some customers have to become repeat and loyal customers. According to an article in Ecom World (Shelton, 1999), customer loyalty is critical for three reasons:
1. Loyal, repeat customers cost less in marketing, support and advertising
2. Positive word-of-mouth from loyal customers brings new customers
3. Customers that have a poor experience will tell others."
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