Herramientas Esenciales de Gestión de Calidad: Ciclo PDCA, Q7 y M7

Gestión de Calidad: El Ciclo PDCA

El ciclo PDCA (Planificar, Hacer, Verificar, Actuar), también conocido como la Rueda de Deming, es una herramienta fundamental en la gestión de calidad. Ilustra la resolución de problemas y se basa en el principio de mejora continua.

  • Planificar (Plan): Establecer los objetivos y procesos necesarios para obtener los resultados esperados.
  • Hacer (Do): Implementar los procesos planificados.
  • Verificar (Check): Realizar el seguimiento y la medición de los procesos y
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Essential English for Architecture & Career Success

Part 1: Professional & Personal English Vocabulary

Adjectives for Personal & Professional Traits

  • ActiveActivo
  • Computer SavvyExperto en (ordenadores)
  • DiscreetDiscreto
  • HonestHonesto
  • Passionate AboutApasionado de
  • Self-ConfidentCon confianza en sí mismo
  • AdaptableFlexible
  • Conscientious, Thorough, MethodicalMeticuloso
  • DynamicDinámico
  • IndependentIndependiente
  • InnovativeInnovador
  • PersistentPersistente
  • TenaciousTenaz, Firme
  • Analytical, Analytic
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Visigothic Churches of Early Medieval Spain: Design & Legacy

Visigothic Architecture in the Iberian Peninsula

Historical Context and Sources

Isidore of Seville, a prominent figure, authored numerous works, including accounts of historical events like the destruction of Cartagena with the arrival of the Byzantines. His monumental work, Etymologies, functions as a comprehensive encyclopedia, detailing events from the Gothic invasions to the establishment of the Visigothic monarchy.

Architectural Characteristics

From an architectural perspective, the Visigothic

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Architectural Styles Defined: Modernism, Brutalism, Deconstructivism

Brutalism: Raw Concrete & Social Housing

Brutalism, an architectural movement that emerged with Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation, utilized raw concrete to construct affordable, rapid housing during the 1960s and 1970s. Though popular in Britain for social housing, many Brutalist buildings are now in poor condition and often criticized for their aesthetics and perceived links to social problems. Despite these challenges, efforts are underway to preserve these unique structures.

Deconstructivism:

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Key Aspects of Building Construction Regulations

LOE: Object:

1. Regulation of Construction Process

Regulates essential aspects of the construction process, duties and responsibilities of agents, and the guarantees necessary for proper development.

2. Occupational Hazard Prevention

The obligations and responsibilities concerning the prevention of occupational hazards are specified by its laws. When public authorities act as agents of the building process, it is governed by the provisions of the law of contracts of public administrations.

Scope:

1.

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Aviation Security Transformation After 9/11 Attacks

The Aviation Industry in the Post-9/11 World

Before and After the 9/11 Attacks

  1. Unlawful acts have always been present in aviation but were traditionally low impact and low visibility.
  2. Modest security measures had been in effect since the late 1960s, but they were relatively inexpensive and tolerated.
  3. The 9/11 attacks initiated the “Global War on Terror” and led to an exponential increase in security risks, costs, and disruption to air travel.
  4. What we have now is the “new normal” for a generation
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