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December
 2015

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SCB International Materials locates to Port of Stockton
   SCB International, a Group D'Amico company and a leading global supplier of raw materials, is locating to  to a four-acre site at the Port of Stockton. 
   SCB is dedicated to the mission of providing innovative materials solutions and technologies for the cement manufacturing industry. SCB International, formerly Bulk Materials International Co. (BMI), has been providing high quality products and support to the Cement industry for almost 30 years.
   The company was founded in 1986 by two executives from the chemical and cement industries who brought to the company a wealth of experience and technical expertise. They were quick
to capitalize on the advantages of sourcing raw materials internationally and using their knowledge to provide economical material and technology solutions for the cement industry.
  In 2011, the company was renamed SCB International with a new focus on non-cementitious products and technologies that targeted cleaning the processes of cement manufacturing and positively impacting the environment. The primary vision of providing superior service, technical support and logistics remains firm.
   
Partnership news!
Holiday Reception 2015
  The San Joaquin Partnership held its annual Holiday Reception December 9th at the Stockton Golf and Country Club.   
L-R Micah Runner, City of Stockton; Mike Ammann, San Joaquin Partnership; Kevin Huber, Grupe Commercial Company; Chuck Winn, San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors
 Right: Riley Moore, EEZZDriver; with Wendy and Thom Foulks, Premier Finishing;
Below:
Brenda Donath, Old Republic Title Company with
Susan Dell'Osso, River Islands at Lathop
  Above-Michele Daugherty and Nicole Goehring, ABC NorCal; Bob Gutierrez, Food 4 Less; Richard Aschieris, Port of Stockton; John Freeman, CA Water Service Co.
  Right - Michele Daugherty, ABC NorCal and Kent Mann, Trinchero Family Estates

Below from Diede Construction George and Lucy Branco with Kathy and Dave Lagorio


 
  Above -Wendy Coddington, Lee & Associates; Judy and Matt Kozina, Haggerty Construction; Andrea Haggerty, Haggerty Construction; Rick Goucher, CBRE, Inc.; Ryan Haggerty, Haggerty Construction
 Left - Jan Klevan, San Joaquin Partnership and Craig Walters, Premier Finishing.
Below: Shannon Ding, AT&T: Sylvester Aguilar, Bank of the West; Brenna Butler Garcia, SJC Hispanic Chamber
 










  Bob Johnson, City of Lodi; Mike Locke, Pennino Management Group; Elbert Holman, City of Stockton; Rick Goucher, CBRE, Inc. 
5 Habits of Successful Construction Project Managers
by Matt Kozina
December Haggerty Happenings
   Technological advancement has opened up many opportunities for the construction industry. However, the construction industry also faces many challenges: projects are becoming more and more complex; economic uncertainty; a myriad of stakeholders; extremely aggressive competition; and high pressure to not just deliver successful projects, but deliver them on time and within or below budget.
These and many other factors put a lot of pressure on the construction manager, as even the smallest of mistakes can cause a delay of the whole project schedule as well as additional costs. Utilizing project management methods effectively can help the building industry reduce the risk of failure and deliver projects more efficiently.
 
1. Managing costs, change and risks
The most important aspect in construction is the cost factor as it determines the financial success of a project and affects, and is affected, by other project variables such as scope, time and quality. Construction project managers need to plan the budget accurately but also need to constantly compare the estimated costs with the actual costs and adjust the budget plan accordingly.
   Changes and risks also pose threats to the budget plan. For example, the subcontractor might increase prices or there might be delivery delays, both of which have an impact on the time factor in addition to the cost factor. There are always risks you can anticipate and control, but there are also unforeseeable events that you cannot control. Flexibility is key and for the foreseeable and unforeseeable risks, you should always prepare a plan B (or C or D).
   A lot can and will go wrong in any stage of the construction process which is why comprehensive conflict and crisis management skills are necessary to complete projects successfully.
 
2. Time and task management
  As construction projects become more complex, it is absolutely essential to have a clearly structured task plan and schedule. The first step is to identify the more general tasks and then divide these tasks into more specific sub-tasks.
   It is also important to remember to include tasks that precede the actual construction, such as removing vegetation to clear up the site.
   As for the scheduling of the tasks, you should always prioritize tasks and factor in eventual dependencies as some tasks may run parallel whereas others can only start if the predecessor tasks are finished. 
   Also, include milestones and deadlines which serve as guidelines as well as motivation to the construction team. This may all sound like it is a given for experienced construction managers, but meticulous planning takes a lot of time and effort and is not something that simply just happens.
 
3. Evaluating efficiency and productivity
As construction projects are so diverse and productivity depends on so many different variables there is not one ultimate productivity measure. However, every project can and should regularly compare actual with target performance. This will help you identify unproductive activities and processes and find a solution to increase efficiency and effectiveness immediately.
   Construction managers can take inspiration from software project management methods such as 'Scrum' which helps keep complexities and risks minimal. So-called 'sprints', which are essentially small projects that have a duration of no more than a month, keep the team focused, as at the end of each sprint they have to present a complete product or a specific result. This will ensure that the construction staff works efficiently and productively to meet these requirements.
 
4. Delegating and outsourcing
A great project manager always knows how to delegate and outsource tasks. Allocating the right people to the right jobs is extremely important, especially in construction. You need to assign people according to their skills and expertise - and their availability.
  Managing resources means delegating tasks to the right kind of people at the right time, often across projects at different construction sites. This is a particular challenge in construction, as only some staff possess the certain skills or expertise needed for certain tasks but are needed at several sites, often at the same time.
   Resource management is essential to be able to keep an overview of who has capacities left and who can't take on any more work load. However, there are also tasks and activities that you can outsource such as bookkeeping and other administrative tasks which increases the efficiency of processes and operations while the construction manager can concentrate on key activities of the project.

5. Embracing collaboration and communication
    Globalization has led to more rigorous competition for the construction industry, but it has also opened up the labor markets. Construction managers have access to a diverse and highly skilled global work force allowing them to design a more flexible and cost-efficient personnel plan, making use of a talent pool not available to them before.
   New collaboration and communication technologies support this trend of remote teams but also meets the increasing demands of clients to immediate and easy access to information updates regarding the construction project.
   As there are so many stakeholders in a construction project, effective communication is vital for the project's success. In fact, most project failures are a result of insufficient communication between parties concerned. So to ensure that communication doesn't break down, you need to create a clear plan from the very beginning, outlining the communication process and the method, and make sure that everyone knows and sticks to it.
   Designating one person as the communicator can channel the communication between teams and help avoid misunderstandings.
 
 
ATTENTION
Food Manufacturers
____________________________________
 
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) legislation was updated on September 10, 2015.
Implementation begins JANUARY 2016.
 
Are you prepared?
Who must comply?  
A facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food and that is required to register with the FDA is required to comply with the
requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls unless it is covered by an exemption.
Food manufacturers are required by the FDA to implement the following:
  • A written food safety plan (re-analyze at least once every three years or when changes are implemented)
  • Hazard analysis (biological, chemical, physical hazards, as well as economically motivated adulteration)
  • Preventive controls to mitigate hazards
    Monitoring (risk-based environmental monitoring, product testing)
    Corrective actions and corrections
    Verification (validation, verification of monitoring, verification of corrective actions, verification of implemention and effectiveness, and re-analysis)
  • Supply Chain program
  • Recall plan
  • Record Keeping
  • Required activities must be overseen by a preventive controls qualified individual (a qualified individual who has successfully completed certain training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls or is otherwise qualified through job experience to develop and apply a food safety system)

    For details or to arrange an onsite visit/evaluation of your facility, please contact:  
Gary J. Panepinto
Regional Manager
The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence
direct:  925.807.5117
mobile:  916.765.4279 
 
panepinto.gary@manexconsulting.com 

 

 
In This Issue
Holiday Reception Pictorial
Five habits of sucessful construction project managers
Attention Food Manufacturers : Food Safety Modernization Act implementation January 2016! Are you ready?
Central Valley housing market HOT!
GOOD NEWS!
Read the San Joaquin Partnership Annual Report online!
December Investor Anniversaries
The San Joaquin Partnership would like to recognize and thank our investors who are celebrating their anniversaries with us in December!
  
  
24 YEARS - 1991
  4 YEARS - 2011
Hartin & Hume
 
Central Valley housing hot despite slowing
   The Stockton/Lodi metro area is expected to be among the top 10 highest appreciating housing
markets in 2016, according to Weiss Analytics. The company provides analysis of home price indexing, forecasting, and analytics in the US.
   Weiss Analytics expects 89.1 percent of homes in the metro area to gain values by Oct. 2016. That is good enough for the fifth highest percentage in the country. It is down from the 91.7 percent of houses that gained value in 2014 which ranked Stockton/Lodi third for home appreciation in the country.
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2015
Project Wins

        10                         
 Square Feet:
2,800,173
        
Jobs:

975 - 1276 New
(incl. seasonal)
     267 retained 
                 
 
   
Good news here and there
Girl battles hunger in Tracy
  While some Tracy families exchange presents on Christmas Eve, Ashleigh Garcia's family will be handing out 200 free meals at Dr. Powers Park.
   Ashleigh, 11, is a striker for an under-12 team in the Pleasanton Rage Girls Soccer Club. Over the summer, she was selected to join the Rage Leadership Academy, a group of 20 girls from among the 2,000 club members.
   As part of the leadership program, Ashleigh has to plan and complete a community service project.
   "I wanted to do a project that would have a big impact on the community, a big impact on the people it helped and a big impact on me," Ashleigh said.
   She decided to raise money to pay for meals for people who might be hungry. She picked Texas Roadhouse to provide the food because her team has had fundraisers with the restaurant before.
   "The project had to be done by the end of the year, so why not make it a Christmas meal?" she said. "There are some people that don't have that Christmas Eve feel. I wanted to give them something special on Christmas Eve."
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Children's Dream Works brings gifts, tears of joy to needy families

 Natalie Quayle was overcome with emotion as she hugged Rita Sperling during the Children's Dream Works Christmas Giveaway on a drizzly Saturday morning. "Thank you so much", she said as they held hands and embraced, both women with tears in their eyes. "It means a lot to us, Quayle says, explaining what Sperling means to her family. "She has made it possible for us to still have a great Christmas."
  
The event Saturday morning, hosted at GRB Plumbing, is the main event of the year for Children's Dream Works, an organization founded by Rita Sperling 11 years ago. Sperling was named to the Lodi Hall of Fame earlier this year for her efforts of helping local families and their children. A total of 96 families, including over 300 children, will receive the gift of warm clothes, and something from the children's wish list, to ensure they have presents to put under the tree this holiday. In addition to gifts, some families also get gift cards for groceries. The organization also adopts families through the Salvation Army.
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CALENDAR


 
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DECEMBER

2-4 
CCVEDC
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24 & 25 
 Merry Christmas
Offices of the Partnership will be closed

JANUARY

1 
Happy New Year! 
Offices of the Partnership will be closed

18 
 Martin Luther King Day
Offices of the Partnership will be closed

28 
Board of Directors Meeting
8:00 AM
 Partnership conference Room 
 
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