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本科毕业设计（论文）外文翻译原文CHOICEOFPROPERTYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMFORRESIDENTIALSTRATADEVELOPMENTSINSINGAPORECASESTUDYOFTWORESIDENTIALSTRATADEVELOPMENTSTHISSECTIONPRESENTSACASESTUDYOFTWORESIDENTIALSTRATADEVELOPMENTSINSINGAPORE–REFERREDTOHEREAS“STRATADEVELOPMENTA”AND“STRATADEVELOPMENTB”THECASESTUDYPROVIDESINSIGHTSINTOTHETWODEVELOPMENTS’CHOICEOFPROPERTYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMANDITSIMPLICATIONSBASEDONINTERVIEWSWITHTHEPROPERTYMANAGERANDMANAGINGAGENTOFTHETWODEVELOPMENTS,THEDIFFERENTPROPERTYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSAREEXAMINEDTOESTABLISHHOWAPPROPRIATEANDSUITABLETHEYAREFOREACHSTRATADEVELOPMENTTHESEPROVIDEVALUABLELESSONSFOROTHERRESIDENTIALSTRATADEVELOPMENTSONTHEIMPLICATIONSOFEACHPROPERTYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMCHOICEOFRESIDENTIALSTRATADEVELOPMENTSFORCASESTUDYTHETWODEVELOPMENTSWERESELECTEDFORTHECASESTUDYBASEDONTHEFOLLOWINGCRITERIALOCATIONTHETWOSTRATDEVELOPMENTSARELOCATEDINCLOSEPROXIMITYTOEACHOTHERINAPRIMERESIDENTIALAREAINSINGAPOREASSUCH,THEYSHARESIMILARLOCATIONALATTRIBUTESLIKEDISTANCETOAMENITIESANDACCESSTOPUBLICTRANSPORTAGETHECONSTRUCTIONOFTHETWOSTRATADEVELOPMENTSWERECOMPLETEDAROUNDTHESAMETIME,STRATADEVELOPMENTAIN1977ANDSTRATADEVELOPMENTBIN1979THEIMPLICATIONOFTHEAGEOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTSISTHATITPROVIDESAGOODCOMPARISONWITHREGARDTOTHEPHYSICALDETERIORATIONANDTHEEXTENTOFUPKEEPANDMAINTENANCEREQUIREDFORBOTHOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTSTENURETHETWOSTRATADEVELOPMENTSSHARESIMILARTENURES–BOTHHOLD999YEARLEASEHOLDTITLESDIFFERENTMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSSTRATADEVELOPMENTAHASALWAYSEMPLOYEDANINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAMFORTHEIRSTRATADEVELOPMENTWHILESTRATADEVELOPMENTBHASALWAYSEMPLOYEDAMANAGINGAGENTTOMANAGETHEIRSTRATADEVELOPMENT2DATAAVAILABILITYTHECHAIRSOFTHEMANAGEMENTCOUNCILS,ASWELLASBOTHTHEPROPERTYMANAGERANDMANAGINGAGENTOFBOTHSTRATADEVELOPMENTSWERERESPONSIVEANDFORTHCOMINGWITHREGARDSTOTHEINFORMATIONREQUIREDFORTHISSTUDYSTRATADEVELOPMENTASTRATADEVELOPMENTAISARESIDENTIALSTRATADEVELOPMENTWITHINAPRIMERESIDENTIALAREATHEDEVELOPMENTCONSISTSOF470UNITS,WHICHINCLUDE38TOWNHOUSESANDSIXSHOPHOUSES,WITHTHERESTOFTHEUNITSBUILTINTOFIVEHIGHRISETOWERBLOCKSTHETENUREOFTHEPROPERTYIS999YEARSLEASEHOLDSINCETHEDEVELOPMENTWASCOMPLETEDIN1977,ITHASEMPLOYEDANINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAMTOOVERSEEITSPROPERTYANDFACILITYMANAGEMENTNEEDSTHEREWASJUSTONETIME–ARELATIVELYBRIEFPERIODOFABOUTSIXMONTHS–WHENAMANAGINGAGENTWASENGAGEDASACONSULTANTTHISWASWHENTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTWASSEEKINGANEWPROPERTYMANAGEREVENTHEN,THEMANAGINGAGENTWASNEVERINVOLVEDINTHELINEOFAUTHORITYOFTHEMANAGEMENTCOUNCILOROFTHEINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAMRATHER,THEROLEOFTHEAPPOINTEDMANAGINGAGENTWASMERELYTOACTASACONSULTANTONANYISSUESTHEMANAGEMENTCOUNCILORPROPERTYMANAGERMAYHAVEENCOUNTEREDINTHEMANAGEMENTOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTDURINGTHEINTERIMTHEINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAMFORSTRATADEVELOPMENTACOMPRISESOF28STAFFMEMBERSTHEPROPERTYMANAGERACKNOWLEDGESTHATITISRAREFORARESIDENTIALSTRATADEVELOPMENTINSINGAPORETOEMPLOYANINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAMOFTHISSIZETHEPROPERTYMANAGERHEADSTHETEAM,ALLOFWHOMAREUNDERTHEDIRECTPAYROLLOFTHEDEVELOPMENT’SMANAGEMENTCORPORATIONFIGURE3THEPROPERTYMANAGER,WHOHOLDSAPOLYTECHNICDIPLOMAINPROPERTYMANAGEMENT,ISASSISTEDBYAPROPERTYOFFICER,ACHIEFSECURITYOFFICER,ANADMINISTRATIVEOFFICERANDTWOACCOUNTSOFFICERSINADDITION,THEPROPERTYOFFICERLEADSATEAMOFSIXMAINTENANCESTAFFTHATTAKECAREOFTHEDAILYPHYSICALMAINTENANCEOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENT,INCLUDINGTHEPERIODICSERVICINGOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENT’SWATERTANKSANDPUMPS,ANDREPLACEMENTANDREPAIROFANYFAULTYELECTRICALDEVICESTHECHIEFSECURITYOFFICERLEADSATEAMOFSIXTEENSECURITYGUARDS,WHOSEJOBINCLUDESTHEMANNINGOFTHEDEVELOPMENT’STHREEENTRYEXITPOINTS,ANDTHEPATROLLINGOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTTOENSURETHESAFETYOFTHERESIDENTSINTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTTHEONLYASPECTOFTHERUNNINGOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTWHICHISNOTHANDLEDBYTHEINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAMISCLEANINGANDWASTEDISPOSAL,WHICHISSUBCONTRACTEDTOANEXTERNALCLEANING3COMPANYBYHAVINGTHEENTIRETEAMUNDERTHEDIRECTEMPLOYMENTOFTHEMANAGEMENTCORPORATION,THEISSUEOFCOMMANDANDCONTROLISMOREEFFICACIOUSASWHENCOMPAREDTOTHESITUATIONIFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTWASRUNBYAMANAGINGAGENTBYHAVINGALLTHESTAFFREPORTTOHIM,THEPROPERTYMANAGERHASABETTERGRASPOFTHEDAYTODAYHAPPENINGSINTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTWITHTHISOVERVIEW,HEISABLETORESPONDMOREQUICKLYTOSITUATIONSOREMERGENCIESTHATARISETHEPROPERTYMANAGERALSOPOINTEDOUTTHATINHISEXPERIENCEATTHEDEVELOPMENT,BEYONDTHEPHYSICALASPECTSOFRUNNINGANINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAM；HEHASFOUNDTHATTHESTAFFINTHETEAMDEMONSTRATEAHIGHDEGREEOFCOMMITMENTANDLOYALTYTOTHEIREMPLOYERTHISMAYBECONTRASTEDWITHASTRATADEVELOPMENTMANAGEDBYAMANAGINGAGENT,WHERETHESTAFFAREEMPLOYEDBYTHEMANAGINGAGENT’SFIRMANDTYPICALLYROTATEDBETWEENDEVELOPMENTSINSUCHACASE,ITISMORELIKELYTHATTHEIRCOMMITMENTISDIRECTEDTOWARDSTHEIREMPLOYERTHEMANAGINGAGENT’SFIRM,RATHERTHANTOTHEMANAGEMENTCOUNCILSTHATTHEYAREASSIGNEDTOWORKWITH,WHICHMAYINTURNCHANGEFROMTIMETOTIMETHESTUDYOFSTRATADEVELOPMENTAALSOREVEALSTHATTHEEMPLOYMENTOFANINHOUSEMANAGEMENTTEAMNOTONLYALLOWS,BUTREQUIRESTHEMANAGEMENTCOUNCILTOASSUMEGREATERPOWERANDCONTROLOVERHOWTHESTRATADEVELOPMENTISRUN,THANIFITWEREHANDLEDBYAMANAGINGAGENTSUCHCONTROLCANTRANSLATEINTOBETTERMANAGEMENTOFBOTHTHEDAILYACTIVITIESOFTHERUNNINGOFTHESTRATADEVELOPMENT,ASWELLASTHEFORMULATIONANDCONTINUEDIMPLE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