Determining the causal structure of rework influences in construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-517

  Love, P E D ^a,b   Manual, P ^a   Li, H ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Causal loop diagramming; Quality management; Rework; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

CASE BASED REASONING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM THEORY;

CASE STUDY APPROACH; CAUSAL LOOP DIAGRAMMING; INDUCTIVE REASONING; PREVENTION STRATEGIES; PROCUREMENT PROCESS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; REWORK; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0001187120     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461999371420     Document Type: Article

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