Performance improvement in Construction companies is a complex task, which
requires great effort and care. The research aims to analyze the status of work at the
general company for building and construction, in order to determine the available
ma
nagement problems and then determine the priorities that will be areas of possible
improvement of the performance of the company.
There used three tools to asses inputs ,processes and outputs , The result of
evaluating the maturity (inputs) of project management showed weakness in performance
as The rate of project management maturity reached 2.3 out of 5. Quality indicators
(outputs) , where rates were less than the average, were identified, as it was the results of
questionnaire of measuring customer satisfaction for a sample of projects implemented by
the company and the mean of customer satisfaction was 2.73 out of 5. Finally main
processes of the company were drown and then the “FMEA " was used to identify the
processes which face trouble which were 41 process.
As a result of this comprehensive analysis the priority areas and procedures for the
performance improvement were proposed.
This researchwas conducted for the first time in Syria in order to studytheeffect of eyestalk ablation on moulting and ovarian maturation in PenaeusSemisulcatusas on essential step in most shrimp hatcheries . 12 females 15,5-17,5 cm and 6 adult males
with a length of 14-16 cm were colectedat the sublittoal zone of city Jableh during the period from the beginning of the month of April 2012 until the end of June 2013. Eyestalks for 6 females were ablated while other females were left as control, and females were gathered with males by 2 : 1 in 150 L- tank connected to the basin 's filtering, controlled temperature range between 27-29 co and 38 ‰ salinity and oxygen dissolved 4 mg / l , Animals were fed individual once daily at a rate of 12 % of body weight with stuffed squid and shrimp.
the study showed that all femaleswith eyestalk ablation were molted during the period of 2-6 days, the ovaries of five females began activeand one of female died, while females withnon of eyestalk ablation over a period of 8-20 days and ovaries oftwoof them showed development.
