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Languages, along with computer literacy, is one of the key element of the so-called "transferable skills", which are common to all engineering disciplines. Others are: understanding the profession, ethics (incl. willingness to serve society and the environment), ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary ...

Six Sigma is about improving process capabilities and control variations, which is the highest level (#5) of capability-maturity models (CMM). In the AEC sector I can imagine application in stationary processes like precasting yards or logistics for construction sites of long duration. Such process redesign ...

I'm living in Switzerland with four official languages: German, French, Italian and Rumantsch (cf. https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/allegra-a-look-at-romansh-switzerlands-fourth-language). Because of a high immigration rate English has become accepted a the 5th language in academia and international ...

Dear all As you may now, LEAN is about reducing waste by delivering a product or service when needed and in the quality needed. The problem in design is often that additional background studies are needed which the Client may not understand, considers an unnecessary detour and is not willing to pay ...

Dear Dara, in my view story-telling has a lot of potential, either in a community meeting like "lunch & learn" or a news letter. I experienced the latter in a railway operating company for sharing the experience of "near misses" in health & safety relevant situations, documented by photos. You will ...